A Guide to Establishing Relationships with Mentors as a Mentoring Program Staff Member Though a mentoring relationship is defined as a partnership between a mentor and a mentee, mentoring program staff understand better than anyone that there is a lot that goes on “behind the scenes” to create strong, long-lasting matches. From recruiting and screening […]
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Prevent Substance Use and Promote Healthy Decision-Making in Mentees: Incorporating Media Literacy Skill-Building Opportunities in Your Program
Prevent Substance Use and Promote Healthy Decision-Making in Mentees: Incorporating Media Literacy Skill-Building Opportunities in Your Program Mentoring programs have an important opportunity to maximize the benefits of their program for mentees by helping matches become more media literate.
Improve Mentee Outcomes by Incorporating Mindfulness in Your Mentoring Program
Improve Mentee Outcomes by Incorporating Mindfulness in Your Mentoring Program A recent study found that incorporating mindfulness-based interventions in mentoring programs positively impacted mentees’ behavioral and mental health outcomes, and improved the acceptability of the mentoring program.1 Mindfulness-based interventions aim to teach learners how to be aware of and manage their feelings, thoughts, and behaviors […]
How Mentoring Central Can Help Your Program Meet Standards in the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™ (EEPM): Part 1
MENTOR’s Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™ (EEPM) is a guidebook for mentoring programs that outlines standards of practice that are proven by research to have positive impacts on mentoring relationships or mentees. By following the standards outlined in the EEPM, mentoring programs can ensure that they are positively impacting the lives of youth and […]
How the EQUIP Evaluation System Can Help You Improve Your Mentoring Program
How the EQUIP Evaluation System Can Help You Improve Your Mentoring Program You probably already know that the small choices your mentoring program makes matter. Your day-to-day mentoring program practices can have tremendous positive or negative impact on the mentees you serve. In addition, the way that you manage your program can influence your chances […]
Tips to Help Mentors Become Advocates for their Mentees
Tips to Help Mentors Become Advocates for their Mentees When volunteering for a mentoring program, mentors take on a responsibility to support their mentee as they work towards their goals or face challenges. This often includes providing their mentee with emotional support, doing fun activities with their mentee that support their goals, or giving them […]
New Evidence-Based Standards of Practice for Mentoring Programs Outlined in the Fifth Edition of MENTOR’s Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™
New Evidence-Based Standards of Practice for Mentoring Programs Outlined in the Fifth Edition of MENTOR’s Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™ The fifth and newest edition of the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™ (EEPM) is now available. MENTOR releases a new edition of the EEPM each year to provide mentoring programs with the latest […]
New Research Intern Joins Mentoring Central
New Research Intern Joins Mentoring Central Mentoring Central, a division of iRT, is pleased to welcome Sarah Soson as the newest member of our team of world-renowned researchers and creative professionals.
Mentoring Central to Evaluate the Impact of Training Mentors on Youth Impacted by Substance Misuse
Mentoring Central to Evaluate the Impact of Training Mentors on Youth Impacted by Substance Misuse Mentoring Central is excited to announce that it has received funding from the National Institutes of Health to evaluate the impact of a web-based training program on mentors working with mentees who have been impacted by substance misuse.
Motivating Mentees to Participate and Engage in School
Motivating Mentees to Participate and Engage in School At the beginning of the new year, most youth are returning to school from a holiday break and entering a new semester. At this point in the academic year, it can be easy for students to feel burnt out or struggle to adjust back to a school […]