“Reflect upon and evaluate the different aspects of the mentorship role. (much of the reflection is of a community-based mental health team.)”

Bennett (2003) sees that the role of a mentor is facilitating student learning whilst also supervising and assessing their practice. It has also been noted (Quinn 2000) that the skills learnt through practical experience from professional placements appear to be more meaningful and appropriate to the proposed role of becoming a registered nurse.  In recollecting my own time as a mental health student I recollected that on placements where I was given a mentor who came closest to the standards that the Nursing and Midwifery Council set down in 2007 were the individuals who I felt I learn the most from, and from whom I set the standards for my own practice.

Prior to attending a preparation for mentorship course I had had a great deal of contact with students, involving both one-to-one teaching, supervising and supporting….(short extract)