Entries by Jeremy Astesano

2020 Mentoring Summit registration is now open!

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The Mentoring Summit 2020, hosted by MENTOR, is happening on January 31st, 2020! See the information below to sign-up and attend: The 10th annual National Mentoring Summit will take place January 29 – 31, 2020 at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown. The National Mentoring Summit is the only national convening of youth mentoring professionals, researchers, […]

Mass Mentoring Day 2020 Update!

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Mass Mentoring is hosting their Mentoring Day 2020 in January. See below for their description of the event: 2020 YOUTH MENTORING DAY UPDATE! Thursday, January 23 10 AM – 3 PM Massachusetts State House THE POWER OF COLLECTIVE IMPACT Next year’s Youth Mentoring Day will celebrate the power we have to change policy and positively […]

National Mentoring Summit 2020

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Held in Singapore, the Mentoring Summit 2020 is a one-day impactful conference where youth agencies, mentoring practitioners, researchers, Corporates and stakeholders from the Community and Government, come together to share ideas, learning, and best practices about mentoring. The intent is to level-up on mentoring knowledge and practices, and to promote the widespread use of mentoring […]

Boys and girls take different paths to empathy

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By Tara Kuther, Society for Research on Adolescence Empathy is a trait that develops during adolescence. However, it seems that the course of development might be gender-specific. Empathy, the capacity to take another person’s perspective and appreciate their emotion, is thought to increase over the course of adolescence with advances in cognition and emotion. Some […]

[Webinar] Supporting and including youth with disabilities

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Date: Thursday, December 19th 1-2:15PM Eastern Description: This webinar will focus on strategies and best practices for mentoring youth with disabilities. Attendees will hear from three programs with unique models located across the country that work to support youth and young people with disabilities. Presenters will discuss the importance of inclusive mentoring and ways to ensure that our […]

What is the impact of social support on youth coping effectiveness in the context of urban poverty?

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Reife, I., Duffy, S., & Grant, K. E. (2019, July 22). The Impact of Social Support on Adolescent Coping in the Context of Urban Poverty. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000296 Summarized by Jeremy Astesano Notes of Interest: The authors of this study were interested in the impact of stressors on […]

The number of uninsured children is on the rise

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By Nickolas Bagley, Youth Today “For many years, the nation has been on a positive trajectory reducing the number and rate of uninsured children. Having health insurance is important for children as they are more likely to receive needed services, have better educational outcomes, and their family is protected from the financial risks associated with […]

When mentors and mentees communicate, what role does self-disclosure have?

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Dutton, K.L. Deane, P. Bullen, Opening up: An exploration of youth mentor self- disclosure using laboratory-based direct observation, Children and Youth Services Review (2019), doi: https:// doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104654 Summarized by Jeremy Astesano Notes of Interest: These authors sought to understand how communication, a crucial element of building strong relationships, occurred in a mentoring context. Specifically, they […]