A qualitative evaluation of mentors’ experiences of a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic mentor scheme for clinical psychologists

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Table 1. Qualified mentor characteristics.

Name	Age	Gender	Ethnicity	Years qualified
Interviews
Susie	34	Female	Mixed White	2–5
Chidera	42	Female	Black British	2–5
George	49	Male	White British	10+
Holly	32	Female	White British	0–1
Sarah	37	Female	White British	2–5
Zara	34	Female	White British	2–5
Hardeep	46	Female	Indian	10+
Online Completion
Brian	50	Male	White British	10+
Florence	39	Female	White British	DNP
Heather	54	Female	White British	10+
Gemma	38	Female	White British	10+
Samantha	42	Female	White British	10+
Natalie	31	Female	White British	0–1

DNP = Data not provided by participant.

Table 2. Trainee mentor characteristics.

Name	Age	Gender	Ethnicity
Interviews
Julian	26	Female	White Other
Phoebe	25	Female	White British
Anja	31	Female	White Other
Imogen	26	Female	White British
Amelia	26	Female	Mixed White & Asian
Lan	27	Female	Chinese
Emily	30	Female	White British
Zoe	30	Female	White British
Celeste	DNP	Female	Asian
Leah	28	Female	White British
Online Completion
Lily	29	Female	White British
Olivia	32	Female	White British
Amber	31	Female	White British
Isla	26	Female	White British
Lauren	42	Female	White British
Erin	28	Female	White British

DNP = Data not provided by participant.

Figure 1. Thematic map.

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A figure depicting the four themes generated through the analysis. Theme 1: Mentoring is a learning curve (“I’d say as a whole it exceeded it, but…”: Managing expectations; “There’s no set template to it”: Learning by doing; “Guided by both sides”: Navigating mentoring dynamics). Theme 2: Mentoring in the context of BAME (Discussing “the elephant in the room”: Race, ethnicity, culture; “Anything I can do to hold the mirror up to myself”: Reflections on self-identity). Theme 3: Why we mentor: The impact (“I’m definitely a do-er. So what can I do?”: Diversifying our workforce and increasing representation within clinical psychology; “It’s like a two-way thing”: The mutual benefits of participation). Theme 4: Moving the scheme forward: What next? (“A handbook is a must”: Developing comprehensive guidelines; “The earlier we can offer these kinds of things the better”: Expanding what is offered; “As a team we can all learn from each other”: Building a mentoring community).

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.