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.

Creating birds of similar feathers: How emphasizing similarities can improve matches

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Editors note: This study has important implications for mentoring…

A conversation with Professor Nancy Deutsch

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Editors note: Several of the studies we've highlighted in…

Getting active can help boost mentors’ and mentees’ happiness: New research

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Written by Justin Preston The benefits of exercise in helping…

Policy Corner: March Updates with Janet Forbush

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Written by Janet Forbush, Senior Advisor with the Center for…

Perfectionism: What it is and 5 ways mentors can help their mentees shake it

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Written by Justin Preston “Anything worth doing, is worth…

Support in transition: The characteristics of natural mentors for youth in foster care

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Duke, T., Farruggia, S. P., & Germo, G. R. (2017). “I don’t…

Informal mentors increase help-seeking behavior in young male apprentices

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  Corney, T., & du Plessis, K. (2016) Apprentices'…

4 strategies (and 2 tools) to improve cultural competency in youth mentoring

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by Bernadette Sánchez, PhD. How can we overcome cultural…

Ending mentoring relationships: Important lessons from child psychotherapy

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by Jean Rhodes Research on early terminations in therapy, including…