Mentor Training for the Voice Up Media Network
Self-paced online modules that prepare you to mentor fellows in the Purpose & Public Health Media Fellowship — built on the Fuller Method, the B Curriculum, and the Five Principles of Voice Up.
Complete modules in order at your own pace. Submit reflections to unlock the next module and earn your certification as a Voice Up Media Network Mentor.
The Fuller Method
Attunement → Deepening → Reframing → Anchoring → Forward Movement
The B Curriculum
Bamboo, Fire, Water, Wind, Earth
Five Principles
Collaboration, Humility, Precision, Patience, Empathy
This NIH-ready, WHO-aligned training prepares you to mentor fellows in the Voice Up Media Network — embodying the Fuller Method (Attunement → Deepening → Reframing → Anchoring → Forward Movement), the B Curriculum (Bamboo, Fire, Water, Wind, Earth), and Voice Up's Five Principles. Complete modules at your own pace—they're flexible online learning, not strict daily sessions. Sequential completion with reflection submissions required for certification.
Voice Up Media Network mentors are:
Guides who help fellows rise into clarity, purpose, and possibility — helping them turn the truth of their lived experience into media that connects people to purpose. Not editors, directors, or advice-givers.
This work demands humility, empathy, emotional presence, and a deep respect for the human experience. It is powerful. It is sacred. And it changes lives.
Mentoring Within the Purpose & Public Health Media Fellowship
The Purpose & Public Health Media Fellowship is an 8-week experience that moves fellows through Humility, Precision, Connect, Build, and Share — turning the truth of their lived experience into media that connects people to purpose. As a certified mentor, you guide fellows through that journey: you listen first, help them find the precise story only they can tell, and support them as they build and share it with the network.
You are not editing their story. You are helping them tell it with dignity, precision, and purpose.
Self-Paced Training Modules
Work through each module on your own timeline. Modules must be completed sequentially, with reflections required to progress.
Foundations of Mentoring in the Voice Up Media Network
Objective: Ground mentors in the Voice Up Media Network mission, the Purpose & Public Health Media Fellowship, and the mentor's role guiding fellows
Core Topics:
What Voice Up is & why it exists: connecting people to purpose
The Voice Up Media Network — a network built by people, powered by participation
The Purpose & Public Health Media Fellowship: the 8-week experience (Humility → Precision → Connect → Build → Share)
The Five Principles in action: Collaboration, Humility, Precision, Patience, Empathy
The mentor's role: guiding fellows as they turn lived experience into media
Ethics and emotional standards of mentoring in a media network
Outcome: Understand your role as a mentor within the Voice Up Media Network
The Fuller Method (Part I): Attunement + Deepening
Objective: Teach mentors the first two stages — presence and emotional understanding
Core Topics:
Attunement as a neurological and relational skill
Recognizing emotional states without labeling
Using neutral, dignifying language
Fuller Method Steps 1 & 2
Practice exercises with real student quotes
Outcome: Master the ability to "meet the student where they are"
Complete Module 1 and submit your reflection to unlock
The Fuller Method (Part II): Reframing + Anchoring
Objective: Equip mentors to guide students toward insight and stability
Core Topics:
Cognitive reframing without dismissing experiences
Anchoring values and stabilizers
How to validate while guiding
Fuller Method Steps 3 & 4
Strength spotting and meaning reframes
Outcome: Help students reinterpret their stories with dignity
Complete Module 2 and submit your reflection to unlock
The Fuller Method (Part III): Forward Movement
Objective: Teach mentors how to guide purpose-based action
Core Topics:
Fuller Method Step 5: Forward Movement
Micro-Goals vs. Macro-Aims
How Voice Up differs from advice-giving
Building "Purpose Loops"
Three types of forward movement
Outcome: Translate reflection into action compassionately
Complete Module 3 and submit your reflection to unlock
Integration, Ethics & Evaluation
Objective: Understand how to apply this safely, ethically, consistently, and measurably
Core Topics:
Integration: Moving fluidly between Fuller Method steps
APA Ethical Principles & Trauma-Informed Care
Equity-Centered Coaching & Motivational Interviewing Ethics
NIH Best Practices for Behavioral Interventions
Fuller Method Decision Tree
Mentor evaluation using Fuller Method Competency Scale
Student feedback loops and continuous quality improvement
Outcome: Practice with integrity and impact using evidence-based frameworks
Complete Module 4 and submit your reflection to unlock
Advanced Case Studies & Cultural Responsiveness
Objective: Mentor responsibly and effectively across cultures, identities, and lived experiences
Core Topics:
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (Ladson-Billings, Gay)
Cultural Humility (Tervalon & Murray-García)
Social Determinants of Mental Well-Being (WHO)
Psychological Safety (Edmondson)
Identity-Centered Motivation (Oyserman, Markus & Kitayama)
Case Studies: First-gen, international, athletes, untapped purpose
Cultural Humility Rubric & NIH-level competency assessment
Outcome: Mentor any student from any background using Fuller Method and Voice Up principles
Complete Module 5 and submit your reflection to unlock
Capstone Integration, Certification & Competency Demonstration
Objective: Demonstrate mastery and step into the Mentor Identity
Core Topics:
Five-Principle Integration Test
Live Mentoring Simulation (OSME - Objective Structured Mentoring Exam)
Purpose Design Challenge with real student profiles
Reflective Practice Essay (bias awareness, cultural humility)
B Curriculum practical skills demonstration
Certification levels: Standard, Advanced, Master Mentor
Competency-based assessment (NIH/WHO-aligned)
Outcome: Certified Voice Up Mentor ready for global implementation
Complete Module 6 and submit your reflection to unlock
Standard Mentor
Full competency demonstrated across all modules
Advanced Mentor
Exceptional performance + high cultural responsiveness
Master Mentor
Contributes to research, trains others, excels in narrative-based mentoring
A digital learning academy
A micro-credential or university badge
A professional certification recognized by NIH or WHO partners
A scalable international mentor community
A multimedia content series linked to the game