Establishing Connections and Collaborations

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Summit Year:

2013

Overview: First time attendees and new program liaisons will be assigned, upon request, a mentor to assist them with understanding the NCIN program requirements. Mentors will be previously funded grantees who will share best practices, challenges they experienced, and strategies to minimize these challenges.

Objectives:

1. To provide a designated space where program participants engage in 1:1 mentoring dialogue based upon mutually agreed upon discussion topics.
2. Experienced program liaisons, mentors, will share challenges and successes with new NCIN program liaisons, mentees, with implementation of program requirements.

Dialogue:

Dialogue and processing will be the most important aspects of these sessions. The group discussions follow this format:

Helpful Tips:

1. Create an open atmosphere where all can participate

2. Prepare a brief introductory statement

3. Work hard to remain neutral

4. Encourage creative, critical, constructive thinking

5. Each group member is invited to engage with the group dialogue regarding discussion topics

Establishing Connections and Collaborations

An initiative of AACN and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation