You chose:

"I know exactly what you mean. When I was in high school, I thought that I would drown in all the work that I had. I just tried to hang in until the holidays came and then I’d get a break. Don’t worry about it. You’ll get through this. I did."

This is NOT the correct answer.

Here the mentor does not remember to use the DO IT! strategy.

In this example, the mentor:

• does not listen to Barb and take her seriously
• does not ask questions to help Barb describe her specific problem and describe why it is a problem
• does not focus on Barb’s problem
• does not help Barb brainstorm to outline plans to solve this problem
• "yakkity yak yaks" about her own experiences

This research is supported by Grant #H133G8004 from The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). The opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research and no official endorsement should be inferred.