Cultivating Emotional Wellness and Self-Care through Mindful Mentorship

Author(s)

Kelly A. Concannon, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Janine Morris, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Nicole I. Chavannes, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Veronica Diaz, Nova Southeastern University

ORCID ID

0000-0001-7593-3874, 0000-0002-0319-4918

Publication Title

WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship

Publication Date

1-2020

Abstract

The practice of mindfulness is growing both in higher education (Wenger) and in writing centers (Johnson; Kervin and Barrett). Because mindfulness involves being attuned to what’s happening in a given moment and maintaining a purposeful awareness of what one feels, thinks, and does, we argue that writing center administrators can utilize principles of mindfulness for mentoring writing center tutors. We adopt Jennifer Clary-Lemon and Duane Roen’s definition of mentoring as an “activity that is both reciprocal and transformational” (181), whereby “the mentor is learning by monitoring and evaluating his or her mentoring activities and their effects on the mentee” (179). Their definition incorporates elements of mindfulness: self-awareness, reflection, and presence.

Volume

44

Issue

5-6

First Page

10

Last Page

17

NSUWorks Citation

Concannon, K. A., Morris, J., Chavannes, N. I., & Diaz, V. (2020). Cultivating Emotional Wellness and Self-Care through Mindful Mentorship. WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship, 44 (5-6), 10-17. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_facarticles/813