Resources
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Below is a list of other resources to help with beginning and maintaining a mentoring relationship and developing your career:
Mentorship Workbooks and Guides
- Mentorship Workbook (pdf) – strategies for implementing the five phase mentoring model
- Selecting a mentor (pdf)
- Example of a complete mentorship action plan (pdf)
- Mentorship relationship agreement form (pdf)
Mentorship Websites
- Mentoring: Positive Outcomes of Mentoring Relationships
http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/management/Mar-No/Mentoring.html - Guide for Mentors
https://faculty.medicine.iu.edu/let-us-help/mentoring/mentoring-toolkit/for-mentors/ - Tips for Mentees
https://faculty.medicine.iu.edu/let-us-help/mentoring/mentoring-toolkit/for-mentees/ - CNA – Mentorship Program
https://www.cna-aiic.ca/en/certification/exam-preparation/mentorship-program
Professional Development and Knowledge Resources
- de Souza Institute – offers online courses in cancer and palliative care
- Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) – provides information for certification and general nursing continuing education
- Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO) – advances oncology nursing excellence through practice, education, research and leadership
- Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology (CAPO) – professionals trained to help patients and families cope with emotional, psychological and social stresses caused by cancer
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) – an alliance of 27 of the world’s leading cancer centres, working together, to develop treatment guidelines for most cancers, and dedicated to research that improves the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of cancer care; NCCN offers a number of programs to give clinicians access to tools and knowledge that can help guide decision-making in the management of cancer