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IMA
MEMBERS CAN ACCESS:
1. A great benefit
of IMA membership is access to other IMA members' expertise and support.
That access is available constantly through the on-line IMA Membership
Directory, the email links, and the IMA events.
Join
IMA so YOU can access IMA's huge range of mentoring expertise
from across the world and in all types of organizational settings, PLUS
the vast resources we provide.
2. Best
Practices in Mentoring
- Ideas and descriptions are helpful, but THIS information is proven by
research and expert practitioners to be the most effective.
- The dozens
of Key Questions every mentoring
program must ask and answer. NONmembers can access the questions,
but only IMA Members can read all the ANSWERS. Sure, you can think
logically and use your common sense and experience to answer these
questions yourself, but why NOT consider the advice of mentoring experts
first? For example, check out these answers to four of the Key Questions:
- The
Core Mentoring Principles - Take a peek at one resource
- Conceptual frameworks
for mentoring and mentor programs
- Effective program
models and a self-assessment for programs - compare your program to
the Best Practice Program Model
- Models and a
self-assessment for mentoring - compare your practice to the Best
Mentoring Practice Model
- Best practices
and assessments for mentor program leaders.
3. The
IMA WEB SITE
with over 350 web pages and growing almost every day! Of special
note are the new Resource Portals that provide multiple ways
to access all the information on the web site.
- The
Resources By TOPIC Portal - This is a massive listing
under four categories with 53 topics related to mentoring practice
and programs in specific fields and across all settings. The articles
come from all the resources published by IMA since 1988. Take a peek
at the list!
- The Resources
by ROLE Portal - Are you a Mentor Program Leader, mentor, protege,
a mentoring consultant, researcher, a supervisor, or in another role?
Now you can access ALL the information that you need for success in
the role you play in the mentoring process, in ONE PLACE, collected
from the whole IMA web site.
- The Resources
by PROCESS Portal - All the IMA resources from every category
rearranged to support accessing them as a part of the work flow or
processes you must do. Designing an effective NEW mentoring program,
designing & using needs assessments, evaluating & improving
an EXISTING mentoring program, mentoring, the protege's experience,
and much more.
- IMA sponsors
the Mentoring ListServe and an electronic Mentoring Bulletin
Board for it's members. Through these services, members can access
on-going support, ideas, and resources for your professional growth
and the support of your program. Join IMA
and gain access to these services.
- The Mentoring
Body of Knowledge Data Base contains about 4,000 annotated
citations to the mentoring literature! Wow, and all in a searchable
on-line data base to make sure that YOUR access is easy. Stay current
with the growing mentoring knowledge base.
- Research Studies
& Findings/Reports - This is a constantly growing knowledge
base of best practices, research studies, and findings from the research
of IMA members' and many other sources.
- Professional
Development Events - You needn't be a member of IMA to attend
the several professional growth opportunities IMA sponsors each year.
However, members receive discounts on the fees for their registration
at those events.
AND ... An ARCHIVE
of past "Mentor Connection"s, our quarterly electronic newsletter.
PLUS...
4. IMA Member Discussion Group - Chat and network with colleagues
to learn what you need
5. An IMA Membership Directory - their contact information, publications,
and mentoring strengths
6. Mentoring LINKS Page - Connections
to other resources
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