Mentoring Programs for At-Risk Youth
By Gregory Clinton, M.Ed.
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 9, Number 1, 2002, Pages 1,3
Abstract:
In this article Mr. Clinton introduces the concept of mentoring, relating it to resiliency, and outlines five characteristics that make up an effective mentoring relationship. Mr. Clinton is also the author of our second article, titled "Setting Up a School-Based Mentoring Program." In this article, Mr. Clinton outlines twelve steps for starting a school-based mentoring program, from establishing the need, to recruiting mentors, to evaluating the process.
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This article can be found in the issue:
Mentoring
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 9, Number 1, 2002
Recent evaluations have shown the importance and effectiveness of mentoring programs in the lives of adolescents. This issue examines this important prevention method which focuses on the positive relationship between an adult and a youth.
This issue also featured these articles:
- • Assessing the Effectiveness of Mentoring Programs, Pages 8-11
- • Family Mentors and Educational Resilience Among Native Students, Pages 14-15
- • Mentoring Lesbian and Gay Youth, Pages 16
- • Mentoring Programs for At-Risk Youth, Pages 1,3
- • Mentors' Contributions to Gifted Adolescents' Development, Pages 12-13
- • Setting Up a School-Based Mentoring Program, Pages 4-7
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