Author: Kevin M. LaChapelle

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2008-10-22

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0595612008

Former police officer Kevin M. LaChapelle has been mentoring at-risk young people for almost twenty years, making a profound impact upon himself and those he's mentored. He's motivated hundreds of young people who faced despair and had no hope for their lives. Many of those young people have gone from being gang members to successful professionals. LaChapelle shares his proven strategies in training, equipping and motivating in order to help those who would like to become mentors. Writing candidly about the sacrifices, heartache and rewards that come with mentoring another individual, he stresses the importance of genuine motives, sincerity, discipline, perseverance and time. Some of those he has aided, mentees, also provide information concerning what mentoring techniques worked for them and which ones hindered them. Learn to help others keep their focus on the solution, not the problem. PowerMentor: The Art of Mentoring, Changing Lives, One Person at a Time! provides school teachers, college instructors, religious leaders, police officers, probation officers, social workers, managers, youth workers, parents and all who wish to mentor others with tools to impact and develop those around them, so that these people can achieve their full potential and become positive role models for others.