aboriginal ementoring bc
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Presentation given to the e-Health 2012: Innovations in Health e-Care conference in Vancouver, BC.TRANSCRIPT
Aboriginal eMentoring BC
eHealth ConferenceMay 28, 2012
Sandra Jarvis-Selinger, PhDLee Brown, PhD
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Background
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eMentoringBC is an online mentoring program for Aboriginal youth. Using the internet, we are matching Aboriginal youth with mentors who are 100% dedicated to helping them figure out what they want
and how to get there.
Mentoring has positive effects
across variety of outcomes
Education as a health intervention
Gap in graduation rates
Increase number of Aboriginal youth eligible for post-secondary
health science education
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Project Goals – CIHR 2010 to 2014• Engage 100 youth (grade 6-12) in rural and urban areas and 50
mentors in health science programs
• Develop culturally relevant, interactive and engaging online mentoring content (i.e. Personal Quest)
• Create a culturally appropriate mentor training plan to help Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal post-secondary students prepare to mentor
• Guide and develop an ethical and culturally relevant research plan that seeks to understand impact and successes
• Surrey School District• Adams Lake Indian Band• Akisq’nuk First Nation• Central Okanagan School
District• Sto:lo Nation• Westbank First Nations
• College of New Caledonia• SFU Health Sciences
• UBC Summer & CEDAR Science • UBC Indigenous Students in Science
• Health Science Students Associations• UBC Okanagan Peer Support Network
• UBC FN House of Learning• UBC Departments of Family Practice,
Emergency Medicine & Surgery• UBC Institute for Aboriginal Health
• UBC College of Health Disciplines• University of Victoria
• icouldbe.org• First Nation’s Technology Council• Urban Native Youth Association• Vancouver Island Health Authority• Indigenous Leadership Development Institute
• eHealth Strategy Office
Community-University Partnership
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Curriculum and Technology
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Personal Quest
Challenges and school supports
Time management and study skills
Building volunteer/work experience
Career and college exploration
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Example of Quest Activity
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Mentors
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Stages to become a Mentor
• UBC Vancouver• UBC Okanagan • Have 40 active mentors
• Application From• Panel Interview• References• Criminal Record Check
• Online cultural awareness course
• In-person orientation
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Mentees
Akisq’nuk First Nation
Adams Lake Band
Central Okanagan School District #23
Sto:lo Nation
Surrey School District #36
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Research
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How can we measure eMentoring’s success?
To guide and develop an ethical and culturally relevant research plan that seeks to understand:
• The impact eMentoring has on Aboriginal students’ interest in staying in school and intention to pursue a health career.
• The process of collaboration throughout the project to help generate continuous feedback to improve the project and learn.
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Data Collection Sources
Evaluation Data Source Participant GroupDate
Commenced
Impact
Baseline Survey (O1)
Mentees Dec-11
Mentors Dec-11
Parents/Caregivers Dec-11
Impact Survey (O2)
Mentees Jun-12
Mentors Jun-12
Parents/Caregivers Jun-12
Impact Survey (O3)
Mentees Dec-11
Mentors Dec-11
Parents/Caregivers Dec-11
Mentor-Mentee Communication
Mentees Nov-11
Mentors Nov-11Weekly icouldbe Stats Reports Mentees Jan-12
Process
Box.net Activity Project Team Apr-11Meeting Documentation Project Team
Evaluation Survey (O1) Project Team (Forum) Dec-10Partner Survey (O2) Project Team Aug-11Project Lead Experiences Project Team Aug-11Process Evaluation Interviews (O3)
Project TeamFeb-12
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Mentee – Time on Site (# of logins)
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Mentee – Time on Site (minutes)
eHealth Strategy OfficeMentor-Mentee Communication
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Mentee Conversation
To finish Unit #1 think about everything you learned in this unit.Complete the following sentence:
If I think of:•How this program can be useful for me,•How I want people to see me,•Being safe online,•My mentors,•My role models,•The salmon metaphor.I think I could be ___________
Author: cristy22 (mentee)Date: 2/5/2012 6:48:00 PM
I think I could be the person I dreamed of being my whole life.
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Current State of Affairs
~40 Mentors~60
Mentees
5 CL’s
Teachers
Chief and Council
Aboriginal Education Support Workers
School Administrators
Ab. Ed. District Principals
Parents and Relatives
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Acknowledgements
COMMUNITIES• Akisq’nuk First Nation• Adams Lake Band• Sto:lo Nation• Surrey School District• Okanagan School District• Westbank First Nation
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS• College of New Caledonia• UBC-Okaganan• UBC Okanagan Peer Support Network• SFU Health Sciences• University of Victoria
EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS• First Nation’s Technology Council• Vancouver Island Health Authority• icouldbe.org• Urban Native Youth Association• Indigenous Leadership Development InstituteACADEMIC RESEARCH TEAM
• Sandra Jarvis-Selinger• Helen Novak Lauscher• James Andrew• Kendall Ho• Lee Brown• Lesley Bainbridge• Michal Fedeles• Robert Woollard• Tim Michel
UBC PARTNERS• College of Health Disciplines• Summer Science Program• Indigenous Health Science Students• Health Science Students Association• First Nations House of Learning•Departments of Family Practice, Emergency Medicine & Surgery• Institute for Aboriginal Health
FUNDER: CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH
