ReCAPP: Professional Credits: Youth Mentoring

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Theories and Approaches:
Youth Mentoring

Continuing Education
Self-Study Quiz
for CHES and CFLE Contact Hours

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Self-Study Quiz

The majority of youth mentoring literature is based on which type of relationship?
1. Group.
2. Team.
3. Teen to teen.
4. Youth to adult.

Which mentor actions contribute positively to youth development?
1. Advocacy.
2. Listening skills.
3. Talking with youth.
4. All of the above.

Research suggests that mentoring demonstrates positive outcomes across which behavioral areas?
1. Academics, psychosocial development, peer relations.
2. Risk behaviors, psychological development, familial relations.
3. Academics, psychosocial development, risk behaviors.
4. Independence, academics, risk behaviors.

According to Rhodes, the literature suggests the importance of which three program practices relative to a mentoring relationship?
1. Frequency, duration, quality.
2. Frequency, quality, listening skills.
3. Duration, listening skills, openness.
4. Mutual respect, duration, frequency.

Studies addressing adolescent pregnancy prevention found in the mentoring literature are predominantly designed to:
1. Prevent primary pregnancy.
2. Prevent secondary pregnancy.
3. Increase infant health.
4. Lead to a greater commitment to breast feeding.

The goal of the StartRight/Teen MOMs Program is to:
1. Link the adolescents from prenatal care to adolescent health care and family planning services.
2. Build resilience necessary for parenting teens to make a successful transition to independent adult life.
3. Build mentor relationships.
4. Teach pregnant and parenting teens life skills.

In the StartRight/Teen MOMs mentor program, mentors are:
1. Retired.
2. Teenagers.
3. Paid.
4. Volunteer.

The repeat pregnancy rate for youth in the StartRight/Teen MOMs program is:
1. About 25%.
2. Greater than 75%.
3. Less than 4%.
4. Greater than 95%.

In 2003, the StartRight/Teen MOMs program began a pilot mentoring program for:
1. Siblings of parenting teens.
2. Teen fathers.
3. Parents of parenting teens.
4. Friends of parenting teens.

In addition to supporting teen moms, the "JUMP-funded StartRight/Teen MOMs Mentoring Program" also focuses on:
1. Economic development and sustainability.
2. Life skills.
3. Academic-oriented outcomes.
4. Physical health-oriented outcomes.

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