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Youth
Mentoring
The October
2003 edition of ReCAPP focuses on youth
mentoring. You will find all of the new information on this topic in its
own section under "Theories and Approaches." This section was
written by ReCAPP Consultant Mark Fulop. It is divided into the following
articles:
- A brief introduction
to the topic of youth mentoring.
- Designing a Mentoring
Program: Four Dimensions
This article covers the four essential elements or dimensions of mentoring
programs that designers need to consider: the relationship
between the mentor and the youth being mentored; the context
(community-based, site-based, or technology-based) in which the mentoring
takes place; the type of structure or support (formal
vs. informal); and the outcome-focus (goals and outcomes)
that the program is seeking to achieve.
- What We Know about
Youth Mentoring
Here you will find a summary of what the last decade of research tells
us about youth mentoring programs and their effects on academics, risk
behaviors and psychosocial development.
- Mentoring
and Pregnancy Prevention
This article briefly summarizes studies of mentoring as a pregnancy
prevention strategy.
- Implications for
Practice
This article provides three operating principles to consider when
developing or adapting a mentoring program to meet your agency's specific
needs.
- Two Case Studies
Here you will find information about two mentoring programs that have
proven to work with pregnant and parenting teens — the StartRight/Teen
MOMs Program in Kansas City, Missouri and the expansion of that program
which was established at a second location in 2001. Included for each
is an overview of the program, a summary of program outcomes, challenges
and barriers, advice, and contact information.
- Getting Started
This article offers advice to agencies considering mentoring as a pregnancy
prevention strategy. Included is information on what needs to be considered
in terms of agency capacity, program design, effective community partnerships,
sustainable resource development, and program evaluation. Links to several
organizations that provide support to mentoring programs are also included.
- Foundations of a Successful
Youth Mentoring Program: a Checklist
This checklist will help you track what's needed to launch a successful
youth mentoring program.
- Summary
- Resources
A list of web sites, books, and other key research on youth mentoring.
- References
A list of books and articles referred to in this section on youth mentoring.
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