Entries by Cyanea Poon

New study on parent mentoring program for families with ASD children

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Moody, E. J., Kaiser, K., Sharp, D., Kubicek, L. F., Rigles, B., Davis, J., … & Rosenberg, C. R. (2018). Improving Family Functioning Following Diagnosis of ASD: A Randomized Trial of a Parent Mentorship Program. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 1-12. doi:10.1007/s10826-018-1293-z Summarized by Rachel Thompson Notes of Interest: This study points out the complexity […]

How to help youth activists change the world

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By Daren Howard, youthtoday.org I love working with kids and supporting the people who work with kids. If you are reading this, you probably do too. I’ve devoted my career to serving children and youth, and I’ve never really questioned the direction of my career — until recently. Over just the last few years I have […]

Mentors for all

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By Chris Palmer, American Psychological Association In the spring of 2013, Mei Chen was seeking advice on applying to graduate school. She wrote emails to a handful of professors asking for guidance but got no response. A few weeks later, she wrote to a few others. Again, no response. In reality, though, there was no […]

Webinar: Developing a mentorship mindset: Critical mentoring strategies to support every child

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Developing a mentorship mindset: Critical mentoring strategies to support every child March 26, 2019 8:30PM-9:30pm EDT Caregivers, educators, coaches, extended family members and other adults in young people’s lives have opportunities to have meaningful conversations with young people every day – conversations that can help young people process their emotions, understand their experiences and the […]

New study on mentoring immigrant teachers

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Mercado, G., & Trumbull, E. (2018). Mentoring beginning immigrant teachers: How culture may impact the message. International Journal of Psychology. doi:10.1002/ijop.12555 Summarized by Rachel Thompson  Notes of Interest: This article highlights the importance of mentoring immigrant teachers, especially in retaining new teachers and improving their practice. Furthermore, it can positively impact student achievement. The researchers discuss […]

A mentoring initiative that strives to support the whole child

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By Nury Crawford, Gwinnett County Public Schools National Mentoring Resource Center Gwinnett County Public Schools’ Community-Based Mentoring Program in Gwinnett County, Georgia plays an important role in our school district’s efforts to support students. In 2008, our CEO/Superintendent created the program to address a need in our community—a need to support underserved African American young […]

New research on Just-in-Time Training and Task Shifting

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McQuillin, S., Lyons, M., Becker, K., Hart, M., Cohen, K. (2019) Strengthening and expanding child services in low resource communities: The role of task-shifting and just-in-time training. American Journal of Community Psychology. doi:10.1002/ajcp.12314 Highlights: Task–shifting refers to redistributing tasks from professionals to workers who have less training. Task–shifting may be a key strategy in expanding child services in low resource […]

DOJ Updates: 2019 Fiscal Year Performance Budget

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The DOJ 2019 Fiscal Year Performance Budget is released. While there is an overall 2.1% increase in DOJ funding, there is a 11.9% cut to NIJ’s budget. This demonstrated a redistribution of funding, moving away from research to more direct service programs, including areas such as opioid addiction recovery and school violence prevention. According to […]

Want to leave a legacy? Be a mentor

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By Jane Brody, New York Times Encouraged by a grandfatherly professor at Cornell, in my sophomore year I gave a speech asking my fellow students “when you come to the end of your days, will you be able to write your own epitaph?” I urged them to focus on establishing meaningful goals and the legacy […]