Mentoring Practice

Here we provide the latest science of different approaches to mentoring practice, from how to encourage engagement to managing closures —and everything in between.

What’s new in public policy? Mid-October, 2018

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By Janet Forbush Background:  In less than three weeks voters…

New research shows mentor-youth similarities to have impact on mentoring match duration

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Raposa, E. B., Ben‐Eliyahu, A., Olsho, L. E., & Rhodes,…

The crisis of connection: Roots, consequences, and solutions

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Written by Niobe Way, Psychology Today At the beginning of…

Gender Matching: An Investigation of Same- versus Cross-gender Matches

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Kanchewa, S. S., Rhodes, J. E., Schwartz, S. E. O., & Olsho,…

Youth mental health is a global issue

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Written by Amanda Nguyen Society of Research on Adolescence A…

Youth with high stress need mentors carefully chosen to match with them

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by Elizabeth Raposa, youthtoday.org In recent decades, youth…

What’s New in Public Policy? October, 2018

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by Janet Forbush, Contributing Editor Background:  Earlier…

Why mentoring matters, and how to get started

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By Lizz Schumer, New York Times My first desk had an inert…

A Spotlight on The Mentoring Enhancement Demonstration Project (MEDP)

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by Bobbi Jo Ortiz, LCSW, CEO & Annette Baumann, Big Brothers…

Sustaining the volunteer base for mentoring programs

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By Meanie Ervin, Director of Communication, Adopt A Class A…