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9781849051484

A Guide to Youth Mentoring

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  • ISBN13:

    9781849051484

  • ISBN10:

    1849051488

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-12-15
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub
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Summary

This book is a comprehensive guide to youth mentoring programmes, illustrating how, if managed well, they can increase the social support available to young people. It outlines the objectives and benefits of mentoring, how it works, and howto mentor successfully. Youth mentoring in community and school settings is covered, as well as mentoring for vulnerable youth. The book illustrates different mentoring models and provides practical strategies for assessing, setting up, and monitoring the mentoring relationship and its outcomes for the young person. The challenges and difficulties associated with mentoring programmes and strategies to overcome them are also addressed.

Author Biography

Pat Dolan is UNESCO Chair and Director, Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway, Ireland. He is an expert in family support and community-based interventions in helping adolescents, including youth mentoring models. He is co-editor, with John Canavan and John Pinkerton, of Family Support and Family Support as Reflective Practice, published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Bernadine Brady is Senior Researcher, Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, Ireland. She was lead researcher on a major evaluation of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Programme in Ireland, an internationally renowned youth mentoring programme. Her research interests include youth mentoring, family welfare conferencing and children's participation.

Table of Contents

About the Authorsp. 8
Introductionp. 9
Understanding Social Support and Its Role in Youth Mentoringp. 30
Assessing Social Support for Youth within a Mentoring Contextp. 53
Good Practice in Mentoring Programmesp. 75
School-based Mentoringp. 93
Providing Social Support through Mentoring for Specific Groups of Young Peoplep. 108
Conclusionp. 128
Subject Indexp. 137
Author Indexp. 140
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