Table 4.

Near Peer Mentor Activities.

1. Pre-program Orientation Meeting - One half-day meeting to review previous experience, develop strategies, and orient NPMs to high school student guidance strategies.

2. NPM – High School Student Meetings - One-hour lunch meetings, one each week for eight weeks for NPM and high school students to examine psycho-emotional stressors.

3. NPM Debriefing Meetings - One-hour meeting, weekly times eight, immediately following NPM-High School Student meeting for an NPM to debrief and develop strategies with high school guidance counselor, counseling for success and program leadership.

4. Post-program Evaluation and Focus Session - One-hour review and focus session to consider lessons learned, follow-up and develop plans for following year.