About the Mentorship Programme
Mentoring is a process to aid career development and a common business practice that has proven benefits for mentors and mentees alike. The field of psychology has benefited from mentoring relationships, although often these are informal arrangements between trainees and practicing psychologists or between early graduate psychologists and more experienced practitioners.
The purpose of this Mentoring Programme is:
- Support less experienced psychologists in their professional and personal development.
- For more experienced psychologists with greater expertise, experience, knowledge, and wisdom to counsel, guide, teach, and help less experienced/ early graduate psychologists develop skills, knowledge, and attitudes to support them in their careers.
- Develop the whole person rather than specific skills.
Examples of Areas of Focus within the Mentoring Relationship for PSI Members
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- Professional Development
- Curriculum Vitae
- Making Applications to Postgraduate Study
- Making Job Applications
- Research
- Public Speaking
- Making Connections in Specific Locations
- Early Career Psychologist Experiences
- Networking
- Skills Building
- Career Planning & Development
- Role Transition
- Problem-Solving
- Exit management
- Personal Development
- Social & Political Savvy
More information:
For more information on the mentoring relationship, process, and guidelines please see our mentoring toolkit here.
Join Us
Become a Mentor:
Mentors are more experienced than their Mentee counterparts and work in a sector related to psychology (i.e. schools, hospitals, research, clinics, voluntary health sector, private practice, etc.) Mentors have a particular interest in fostering the personal and professional development of psychology students, early graduates, trainee psychologists, and less experienced psychologists. Mentors are more experienced in the profession and familiar with the stresses and strains of working in psychology-related services. Mentoring can earn the mentor CPD points and can be considered authentic professional learning - a type of approach that considers learning as continuing, social, active, related to practice, and situated within a community that supports learning. Furthermore, mentors can take satisfaction from networking and supporting the future of psychology as a profession.
Requirements:
- A member of the Psychological Society of Ireland who has experience in their area/discipline.
- Mentors can vary in their experience due to the varying experience of Mentee applicants. For example, a Mentor may be:
- An Assistant Psychologist/Psychology Assistant;
- A Research Assistant;
- A PhD Student;
- Enrolled in a doctorate programme;
- Enrolled in an internship programme;
- A Basic Grade Psychologist;
- A Senior Grade Psychologist;
- Many other roles.
- All Mentors will be paired with less experienced Mentees.
To join as a mentor:
To join as a Mentor, please:
- Log in to your PSI account at the top right of this page. You may have to refresh this page after logging in.
- Complete the Mentor EOI form
- Attach your EOI form to the bottom of this page.
To join as a Mentee:
Please note the 2023 Mentee applications closed on the 31st of March.
Mentoring has the potential to be of great benefit to PSI members; from early career psychologists who are at to well-established members who are considering a transition or meeting a new challenge and would welcome the
opportunity to avail of advice and guidance from a more experienced member. Mentoring has been shown to support career development and satisfaction. Mentees get clear guidance, access to additional resources, and improve their self-confidence.
Requirements:
- A member of the Psychological Society of Ireland who is inexperienced in their area of interest/discipline.
Apply:
- Applications for Mentees are now closed.