Entries by Ariel Ervin

WT Grant Foundation: Learning Across Contexts: Bringing Together Research on Research Use and Implementation Science

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By Lauren Supplee, Allison Metz, and Annette Boaz, reprinted from the William T. Grant Foundation Recent publications by implementation researchers underscore promising new directions in implementation science while also acknowledging potential challenges for the field to address in the years ahead (Beidas et al., 2022; Metz et al., 2022).12 At the same time, scholars in […]

New study explores the risks for premature match closure in an online mentoring program

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Uebler, C., Emmerdinger, K. J., Ziegler, A., & Stoeger, H. (2023). Dropping out of an online mentoring program for girls in STEM: A longitudinal study on the dynamically changing risk for premature match closure. Journal of Community Psychology.  https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.23039 Summarized by Ariel Ervin Notes of Interest: Although mentoring is an efficient approach to promoting youths’ academic, professional, […]

Digital Mental Health Use and the Role of Paraprofessionals: A Conversation with Dr. Bethany Teachman

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 Interviewed By Megyn Jasman Q: Dr. Teachman, you have been involved in mental health and evidence-based skill literature for a while. What made you interested in digital mental health interventions and the role of technology in mental health care?  I am not someone who you might have predicted would get involved in digital mental health […]

MENTOR and NPSS release quality standards for mentoring programs

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By and reprinted from MENTOR The National Partnership for Student Success (NPSS) recently announced the release of its Voluntary Quality Standards, a set of standards designed for use by schools, districts, state education agencies, youth-serving organizations, foundations, community groups, and others to better understand essential components of quality, set goals as part of existing or […]

For Lower-Income Students, Big Tech Internships Can Be Hard to Get

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Critics say the intern selection process often favors wealthier students, just like the admission process at some elite colleges. By Natasha Singer, Reprinted from The New York Times Jalaun Ross, a computer science major at Central Connecticut State University, knew it would be difficult to land an internship at a prominent tech company this summer. […]

Relationships in Schools Are Central to Young People’s Growth

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By and reprinted from the Search Institute Our world is changing rapidly, but one thing remains constant. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the educational challenges and adaptations it brought, the teacher-student relationship remains central to young people’s development. But how do parents view the importance of this relationship? Search Institute is sharing new data that […]

New “mega-analysis” points to valuable role for mentors: Practicing skills with mentees

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Christensen, K. M., Assink, M., van Dam, L., Stams, G.-J., Poon, C. Y. S., Astesano, J., & Rhodes, J. E. (2023). Youth interventions with and without supervised practice: A second-order meta-analysis. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-023-00921-4 Summarized by Ariel Ervin Notes of Interest: Many prevention interventions (e.g., psychotherapy and universal prevention programs) recently started transitioning […]

Guide Helps Organizations Engage Youth in Program Evaluation

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By and reprinted from the Annie E. Casey Foundation Youth Engage­ment in Research and Eval­u­a­tion, a new guide for youth-serv­ing orga­ni­za­tions, makes a com­pelling case for part­ner­ing with young peo­ple in the eval­u­a­tion of pro­grams and poli­cies. Pub­lished by the UCLA Cen­ter for the Devel­op­ing Ado­les­cent and fund­ed by the Annie E. Casey Foun­da­tion, the […]

It’s going to help me in life”: Forms, sources, and functions of social support for youth in natural mentoring relationships

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Varga, S. M., Yu, M. V. B., Johnson, H. E., & Deutsch, N. L. (2023). “It’s going to help me in life”:  Forms, sources, and functions of social support for youth in natural mentoring relationships. Journal of Community Psychology.  https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.23045 Summarized by Ariel Ervin Notes of Interest: Research shows that social support is linked to psychological […]

[Webinar] Successful Mentoring Program Expansion: Breaking the Mold

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Date: Apr 20, 2023, 01:00 PM EST How can organizations sustain or bolster their services while simultaneously addressing the diminishing presence of staff members, mentors, and mentees due to burnout, COVID-19 concerns, and other related stressors? Join this workshop to learn more about new approaches that promote program expansions that thrive. To register for the […]