Pathways to Peace Mentor Program
Choosing a Pathways to Peace Mentor
One way for people to make the best possible use of the Pathways to Peace
program is to choose an anger management mentor from the Pathways to Peace
group. A mentor is a "role model." A Pathways to Peace mentor
is someone who once had a serious problem with anger and rage but is now
able to manage anger appropriately. It is strongly suggested that male
Pathways to Peace members choose male mentors and female members choose
female mentors. A Pathways to Peace mentor should, logically, be a member
of Pathways to Peace who demonstrates a thorough understanding of the
Pathways to Peace program and has stopped using physical and verbal violence
to feel powerful. Of course, a potential mentor should have the time to
be available for the Pathways to Peace member who wishes his or her help
or support.
Becoming A Pathways to Peace Mentor
Becoming a Pathways to Peace mentor should not be taken lightly. It
is a big responsibility. However, a mentor is not responsible for anyone
else's choices or actions. Each Pathways to Peace member is solely responsible
for his or her own choices and actions, whatever they might be. But in
order to fulfill the job of mentoring in the very best way, a mentor's
choices and behavior in the world must reflect, as much as possible, all
of the Pathways to Peace Principles. In other words, a Pathways to Peace
mentor must be a good role model. A mentor should have a good working
knowledge and understanding of the Pathways to Peace workbook
material.
The most successful Pathways to Peace members have had the guidance and
support of mentors who have successfully changed their lives by applying
the concepts and skills they, themselves, learned in Pathways to Peace.
The Pathways to Peace concept and action of mentoring is similar
to the idea of sponsorship in Twelve Step fellowships. Sponsorship
is one of the main reasons Twelve Step programs have enjoyed so much success
in helping alcoholics and drug addicts stop using alcohol and other drugs.
It is no secret that AA and NA have been much more successful than professional
treatment programs, and sponsorship, as practiced by AA and NA, is one
of the main reasons for their success.
It is recommended that someone wishing to become a mentor should be a
Pathways to Peace member who has not used verbal or physical violence
for a period of at least three months. It is further recommended that
a Pathways to Peace mentor recognize that being a mentor requires a serious
commitment to all of the Eight Principles
of Pathways to Peace.
Pathways to Peace mentors are not counselors. They are unpaid peers who
offer information and support, based on their own personal life experiences
around issues of anger and rage, to other Pathways to Peace members. Pathways
to Peace mentors work one-on-one with those who ask for help. Pathways
to Peace mentors assist newcomers in understanding the Pathways to Peace
program. They offer one-on-one support to Pathways to Peace members who
may be going through particularly difficult times as they struggle to
change old behaviors and build a new, more harmonious life.
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