Becoming an FGC Mentor
Mentors have a critical role in the training and development of new FGC Coordinators. As the second stage of the process, rostered Mentors work directly with FGC Coordinators in Training, supporting the development of their understanding of FGC Ontario model and their skills in facilitating FGC.
Coordinators who have been practicing Family Group Conferencing for three or more years and who meet the criteria below are asked to reflect on whether they want to expand their practice to include mentoring newcomers to the field of FGC/FGDM.
Mentors find that the work is very rewarding and often realize that the process of reflecting and responding to the many questions of their mentee actually strengthens their own practice.
While the agreement for mentorship is a private arrangement between the mentor and the mentee, the Family Group Conferencing Ontario Provincial Resource is responsible for approving and rostering mentors and providing support to mentors.
Application Criteria
- Applicants must be registered on the Ontario FGC Coordinator Roster.
- Applicants must have completed a minimum of 20 conferences (not referrals but referrals that successfully went to conference) AND have a minimum of 3 years of Family Group Conferencing practice experience.
- Applicants must be currently registered or have the ability to be registered with the regulatory body governing their respective profession, where applicable.
- Applicants must be recognized in their community as a leader in FGC/FGDM practice.
Process for Selection of Mentor Applicants
Applicants complete the FGC Mentor Application package and submit to the Provincial Resource Office. To download the Mentor Application Package, click here.
Please email provincialresource@georgehull.on.ca to request a Word version of this form.
An applicant must provide a nomination letter from someone in their community with extensive exposure/knowledge of FGC/FGDM. The nominator may be consulted by the Admissions Committee.
In addition to the nomination letter, reference letters from two of the following four categories must be provided:
- A colleague who can speak to the applicant’s potential as a mentor
- A referral source who can speak to feedback they have received about the applicant and qualities that would be conducive to mentoring
- A CAS supervisor who can speak from experience participating in numerous conferences with the candidate
- A mentor whom the applicant has consulted as a coordinator.
Applicants will be interviewed in-person/virtually by a panel comprised of 2-3 people from the Admissions Committee.
Once accepted as a mentor, the applicant must identify a plan for their support and consultation/supervision in their initial years of active mentoring.
Submit Application for Becoming a Mentor and required documents to:
The FGC Ontario Provincial Resource
The George Hull Centre for Children and Families
81 The East Mall, Third Floor
Toronto, Ontario,
Canada M8Z 5W3
Or via email to ProvincialResource@georgehull.on.ca