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Mentoring: implications for career development.

M Bunjes1, D D Canter

  • 1Nobel-Sysco Company, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Journal of the American Dietetic Association
|June 1, 1988
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Mentoring offers career and psychosocial rewards for mentors and protégés in dietetics. This review explores mentoring models and networking to support dietitians

Area of Science:

  • Dietetics
  • Professional Development
  • Organizational Behavior

Background:

  • Mentoring involves behaviors supporting career development.
  • It offers mutual benefits: psychosocial rewards for mentors and opportunities for protégés.
  • Rewards vary based on individual age and needs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Review current mentoring literature for dietetics professionals.
  • Present concepts to enhance mentoring relationships in dietetics.
  • Propose a model for the mentoring process in dietetics.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of mentoring and career development.
  • Exploration of the patron system as an alternative/extension of mentoring.
  • Discussion of networking's role in facilitating mentor-protégé connections.

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Main Results:

  • Mentoring provides significant career and psychosocial benefits to both mentors and protégés.
  • The patron system, including peer pals, guides, and sponsors, represents a continuum of support.
  • Networking is crucial for identifying and connecting potential mentors and protégés.

Conclusions:

  • Entry-level dietitians benefit from mentorship for leadership development.
  • Effective support structures for mentoring relationships are needed in work settings.
  • A proposed model aims to guide the mentoring process within the dietetics profession.