PMC:4694192 / 18796-21014
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Content of training may include: Defining the roles of a parent mentor: To actively and empathetically listen to and encourage NICU parents without trying to solve their problems or give them advice;19, 20, 40\nTo assist parents in identifying and utilizing their current support systems;\nTo offer emotional and informational support;\nTo encourage advocacy for their baby;\nTo empower parents to step into their parental role as an essential member of their NICU baby's care team; and\nTo identify when to ask for help and where help is available for parents that mentors are supporting.20\nDefining expectations of a parent mentor: To maintain confidentiality: the manner in which each hospital handles the sharing of patient information should be communicated;\nTo treat all parents with respect, regardless of their cultural, racial and ethnic backgrounds, socioeconomic status and religion; and\nTo make a time commitment for the program.\nDevelopment of essential skill set: Basic communication and reflective listening skills;\nUnderstanding the expected and normal emotional responses of NICU parents, and responses that indicate parents might be at risk for more serious mental health issues;\nUnderstanding the dynamics of grief and loss;30 and\nKnowledge of hospital and community resources.\nParent mentor training should be offered to groups of 8 to 12 parents whenever practical, allowing for a group that is small enough to result in intimacy but large enough to stimulate conversation and interaction.20 Demonstrations and observations, role-play, practice interviews and videotaped interviews10 can be utilized as training methods. Mentors should be encouraged to reflect on their own NICU experience and consider how it may affect their provision of support to NICU parents.23 Ongoing supervision of peer mentors is recommended to ensure that both group facilitators and individual mentors are supported and provided guidance when needed.","divisions":[{"label":"title","span":{"begin":0,"end":18}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":19,"end":1565}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":307,"end":860}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":346,"end":483}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":484,"end":561}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":562,"end":607}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":608,"end":645}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":646,"end":756}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":757,"end":860}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":861,"end":1210}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":903,"end":1032}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":1033,"end":1167}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":1168,"end":1210}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":1211,"end":1565}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":1247,"end":1299}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":1300,"end":1466}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":1467,"end":1518}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":1519,"end":1565}}],"tracks":[{"project":"TEST0","denotations":[{"id":"26597805-127-133-1693997","span":{"begin":473,"end":475},"obj":"[\"9220808\"]"},{"id":"26597805-131-137-1693998","span":{"begin":477,"end":479},"obj":"[\"8715849\"]"},{"id":"26597805-101-107-1693999","span":{"begin":858,"end":860},"obj":"[\"8715849\"]"},{"id":"26597805-213-219-1694000","span":{"begin":1779,"end":1781},"obj":"[\"8715849\"]"},{"id":"26597805-92-98-1694001","span":{"begin":1871,"end":1873},"obj":"[\"21520682\"]"},{"id":"26597805-228-234-1694002","span":{"begin":2054,"end":2056},"obj":"[\"7676072\"]"}],"attributes":[{"subj":"26597805-127-133-1693997","pred":"source","obj":"TEST0"},{"subj":"26597805-131-137-1693998","pred":"source","obj":"TEST0"},{"subj":"26597805-101-107-1693999","pred":"source","obj":"TEST0"},{"subj":"26597805-213-219-1694000","pred":"source","obj":"TEST0"},{"subj":"26597805-92-98-1694001","pred":"source","obj":"TEST0"},{"subj":"26597805-228-234-1694002","pred":"source","obj":"TEST0"}]},{"project":"2_test","denotations":[{"id":"26597805-9220808-64143625","span":{"begin":473,"end":475},"obj":"9220808"},{"id":"26597805-8715849-64143626","span":{"begin":477,"end":479},"obj":"8715849"},{"id":"26597805-8715849-64143627","span":{"begin":858,"end":860},"obj":"8715849"},{"id":"26597805-8715849-64143628","span":{"begin":1779,"end":1781},"obj":"8715849"},{"id":"26597805-21520682-64143629","span":{"begin":1871,"end":1873},"obj":"21520682"},{"id":"26597805-7676072-64143630","span":{"begin":2054,"end":2056},"obj":"7676072"}],"attributes":[{"subj":"26597805-9220808-64143625","pred":"source","obj":"2_test"},{"subj":"26597805-8715849-64143626","pred":"source","obj":"2_test"},{"subj":"26597805-8715849-64143627","pred":"source","obj":"2_test"},{"subj":"26597805-8715849-64143628","pred":"source","obj":"2_test"},{"subj":"26597805-21520682-64143629","pred":"source","obj":"2_test"},{"subj":"26597805-7676072-64143630","pred":"source","obj":"2_test"}]}],"config":{"attribute types":[{"pred":"source","value type":"selection","values":[{"id":"TEST0","color":"#ec93bf","default":true},{"id":"2_test","color":"#93d9ec"}]}]}}