Editor’s Blog

Springtime in Paris: Reflections on the forthcoming European Mentoring Summit

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By Jean Rhodes The U.S. continues to account for most formal…

Who exactly was Mentor?: A stunning revelation and some important lessons

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by Jean Rhodes Researchers and practitioners often refer to…

“Then a miracle occurs:” Why we need a better understanding of youth mentoring

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by Jean Rhodes Early in my career, I developed a conceptual…

Encouraging results: A sneak preview of a new meta-analysis on natural mentoring

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Levi Van Dam, L., Wildschut, B., Smit, D., Branje, S., Rhodes,…

Embedded mentoring: An important new approach to helping today’s youth

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by Jean Rhodes My friend Rick recently shared a graduation…

Ending mentoring relationships: Important lessons from child psychotherapy

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

What we can learn from a “glittering ounce” of good news

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"Good news is rare these days, and every glittering ounce of…

Tipping points and a path to more effective mentoring

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By Jean Rhodes In a recent JAMA psychiatry paper, Boston University…

Mentoring in the age of inequality

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by Jean Rhodes For the past year, I’ve been writing a book…

Five factors that explain our field’s resistance to evidence-based practice

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by Jean Rhodes Over the past few decades, considerable federal,…

Empowering girls and women in these confusing times

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Jean Rhodes Issues of sexual misconduct are in the limelight.…