Mentoring gets a face lift in this handbook for fostering a healthy, successful mentoring program. Developed with input from Big Brothers Big Sisters and MENTOR/The National Mentoring Partnership, this guide provides a comprehensive approach that factors in the needs of the entire mentoring team, including program leaders, mentors, mentees, parents, and caregivers. Ideal for schools, organizations, and communities starting new mentoring programs or seeking fresh ideas for an existing one, the included activities address such topics as mentor recruitment, the mentor's role, conversation starters, low-cost activities, and practical ways for parents and caregivers to influence the mentor–mentee relationship. More than 50 reproducible materials provide program leaders with easily administered, ready-made tools and activities.
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Kristie Probst is the author of How to Hold a Youth Summit. She is a partner services manager for Search Institute and a former AmeriCorps program manager. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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You have decided to work in mentoring at least in part because you want to make a positive difference in the lives of young people. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
invite your mentee, let your mentee, mentee with opportunities, mentoring program staff, help your mentee, copyright line, formal mentoring relationship, asset framework, mentoring experience, internal assets, search institute, building assets, asset building, boundaries and expectations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Developmental Assets, Asset-Building Tips, Search Institute, Incorporating Asset-Building Strategies, Clever Questions New!
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You have decided to work in mentoring at least in part because you want to make a positive difference in the lives of young people. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
invite your mentee, let your mentee, mentee with opportunities, mentoring program staff, help your mentee, copyright line, formal mentoring relationship, asset framework, mentoring experience, internal assets, search institute, building assets, asset building, boundaries and expectations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Developmental Assets, Asset-Building Tips, Search Institute, Incorporating Asset-Building Strategies, Clever Questions New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Raising Kids (Dialog) by Beacon Hill Press in Back Matter
- Developmental Assets: A Synthesis of the Scientific Research on Adolescent Development by Peter C. Scales PhD in Front Matter
- Coming Into Their Own: How Developmental Assets Promote Positive Growth in Middle Childhood by Peter C. Scales PhD in Front Matter
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