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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.
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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