Download or read book The Mentor's Companion written by Rhianon Washington and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clarifying theories. The book makes sense of the sometimes conflicting arguments, for example, relating to the definition of coaching and mentoring. Applying theories and features in a practical way. All features are explored through real-life scenarios to make them more easily understandable to the reader. Introduction of the Distal model. This model, based on the author’s doctoral research in 2013, provides a link to the reduction of toxicity in mentoring relationships. The book offers practical help, for example, a guide to setting up a mentoring scheme.