The Neuroscience Of Mentor - Mentee Relationships

Brent Holman, the workers’ compensation insurance program coordinator for the University of Texas System, discusses the Neuroscience of Mentor/Mentee Relationships. 

The benefits of mentorship date back to ancient history, such as passing on the knowledge of how to create fire. Brent Holman explains the art of mentoring from personal experience as a mentee and mentor. He provides insights into the biggest challenges, risks of mentoring but emphasizes the value of this relationship out weighing the risk as studies show supporting others reduces stress levels, increases a sense of autonomy, social connection and happiness. 

He shares modern day situations and the brain’s process when experiencing the collaborative and social factors from mentorship along with the many skills and tips he’s learned from being a mentee and mentor.

The Neuroscience Of Mentor - Mentee Relationships

In this episode of PRIMA Podcasts, Angelique Dale shares some methods that may be employed by organizations in order to manage the risk of sexual abuse. Angelique indicates that changes in how organizations approach and deal with these risks have not been as radical as one would hope, despite the fact that incidents of this nature are constantly being reported by the media. Many organizations still rely solely on criminal background checks, which is problematic because only 40% of offenders actually have a criminal background. This may be attributed to the fact that very few offenders get caught.

Preventing Sexual Abuse in Organizations by Angelique Dale from Praesidium

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The Neuroscience Of Mentor - Mentee Relationships

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