Mentoring goals differ across positive youth development programs. It’s important to identify the mentoring goals of your program as well as the goals for each individual mentee. Find out how to create goals that support each match.
Orientation and training are often used interchangeably. Yet, they are different experiences that serve different purposes. In the context of a mentoring program, orientation introduces volunteers to a new experience, whereas training teaches new skills and influences attitudes and beliefs that are supportive of the mentoring relationship. An orientation covers the essential historical information about […]
The foundation for engaging volunteers to be impactful mentors is an evidence-based, interactive training program. The ultimate goal is that the mentoring relationship will affect, in some way, the course of the lives of mentees. It is a rewarding experience, and it is made safer and more effective with training that builds self-efficacy.
Matching or pairing mentors with mentees for achieving maximally positive outcomes is the goal of any mentoring program. Long-term mentoring relationships, lasting one year or more, typically result in the most effective youth outcomes. Cultivating those beneficial relationships begins with finding the right fit between mentors and mentees.
There have been numerous discussions and reports about the mental health issues experienced by youth today. New and unique stressors associated with the pandemic have affected children’s academic, family, and social adjustment, as well as their mental health. And mentors have had increasing concerns about their mentee’s mental health as well as other stressors such […]
We all like to look at the world around us and feel like we’re represented. Whether it’s race, sex, a disability, or anything else that makes us unique — spending quality time with others who have our specific view of the world can have a positive impact on our health and well-being. Mentoring is one […]
Virtual mentoring (also known as e-mentoring, online mentoring, or digital mentoring) happens when a mentor and a mentee primarily communicate through a computer or mobile device (e.g., smartphone, tablet, video game console, text, etc.) Communicating with technology is becoming more common in many aspects of our lives today including in mentoring relationships.
Mentoring Central is pleased to introduce instructional materials for conducting a new standalone, in-person, instructor-led training designed to benefit all organizations that truly value their mentoring programs. The Orientation to Mentoring for Mentors kit includes a compilation of information and situations that your mentoring program can use to introduce new volunteers to the history and requirements […]
iRT Presents Results of Evaluation of National Demonstration Project Designed to Enhance the Impact of Mentoring on Children of Incarcerated Parents When a parent or caregiver of a child is incarcerated, the impact of incarceration on the child can be a traumatic experience with long-lasting effects. Children of incarcerated caregivers are susceptible to a wide […]