Mentoring Standards

Mentoring Health Play Specialists Standards

M1	Work within organisational policies, procedures, and ethical frameworks for Mentoring.
M2	Work within the boundaries of the SoHPS Professional Standards.
M3	Establish the mentoring relationship.
M4	Maintain the knowledge, skills, and behaviours you need for safe and effective practice.
M5	Provide honest, accurate and constructive feedback to students.
M6	Explore goals and options with student.
M7	Enable student to progress towards goals.
M8	Support students learning to help them develop their professional competence and confidence.
M9	Review progress and achievements with student.
M10	Record and maintain notes of interactions with student.
M11	Only delegate tasks and duties that are within the Student’s scope of competence, making sure that they fully understand your instructions.
M12	Always support your students/apprentice, to follow the SoHPS Professional Standards. They must have the knowledge, skills, professional behaviours, and confidence for safe practice; and understanding how to raise any concerns linked to any circumstances where the Code has, or could be, broken.

^{Adapted from: Royal College of Nursing (2010) RCN Mentorship resources: 2. RCN mentoring relationships standards.}