Creating a Peer Mentorship Program for Incoming Autistic Students
| dc.contributor.author | de Wijze, Jacob | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-28T19:36:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-28T19:36:30Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2023 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-09-28 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This summer was focused on building the foundation to create a peer mentorship program for autistic students at UVIC. I created a list of campus resources including financial and social supports that will be helpful for students. In addition, I developed a survey to learn what autistic students would want from a peer mentorship program. This survey will be circulated this fall. Dr. Ames and I also wrote and submitted a proposal to the ethics review board so that we would be able to distribute posters and surveys to student groups. Dr. Ames, Kai Punt, and I will be working this fall on creating a university-wide advisory council to help oversee the program and to make sure there are minimal barriers to participating. Future steps include creating a training program for mentors, recruiting interested students, and reaching out to university departments to help increase the likelihood of students hearing about this program. This is a long-term project, and the goal is to have it up and running in the next couple of years. | en_US |
| dc.description.reviewstatus | Reviewed | en_US |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Undergraduate | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Valerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Awards (VKURA) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/15466 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Peer-Mentorship | en_US |
| dc.subject | autism | en_US |
| dc.subject | support | en_US |
| dc.subject | UVIC | en_US |
| dc.subject | psychology | en_US |
| dc.title | Creating a Peer Mentorship Program for Incoming Autistic Students | en_US |
| dc.type | Poster | en_US |