Reprinted from the Search Institute Engaging young people can sometimes feel like pulling teeth. Trust between adults and students doesn’t just happen, it takes intention, openness, and patience. Like most of us, students respond to kindness, repeated interest, empathy and compassion. Finding students’ sparks, their passions that they find deeply motivating, and building a relationship […]
Date: October 25, 16:00 – 18:00 CEST Mentoring in Europe: building a society of engagement to reduce social inequalities is the first mentoring event in the European Union, where the field of European Mentoring can connect with members of the European Parliament. Members of the European Parliament Ilana Cicurel and Mentoring Europe will be hosting […]
Roorda, D. L., Koomen, H. M. Y., Spilt, J. L., & Oort, F. J. (2011). The influence of affective teacher–student relationships on students’ school engagement and achievement: A meta-analytic approach. Review of Educational Research, 81(4), 493–529. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654311421793 Summarized by Maggie Bayly Notes of Interest: Research has shown that affective teacher-student relationships (TSRs) influence students’ social […]
Date: July 28, 2022, 01:00 PM EST Mentoring programs had to quickly adapt at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to meet the needs of families and mentors while keeping everyone safe. Join MENTOR in learning more about how to augment youth, family, and mentor engagement during these times based on recent research and practices. […]
Date: May 26, 2022, 01:00 PM EST Healing Centered Restorative Engagement (HCRE) promotes a strengths-based approach to working with youth and acknowledges the detrimental effects toxic stress and trauma have on youth well-being. Join this webinar to learn a) why HCRE is vital for proactivity to individual trauma and b) why a healing focus is […]
Sjogren, A. L., & Melton, T. N. (2021). The complexities of student engagement for historically marginalized youth in an after-school program. Journal of Youth Development, 16(5), 105–121. https://doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2021.1068 Summarized by Ariel Ervin Notes of Interest: Although after-school programs are known for promoting positive youth outcomes, families from under-resourced backgrounds are less likely to have access to […]
Hambrick, E., Lee, S.-K., Weiler, L., Collins, J. O., Rhodes, T., & Taussig, H. (2022). Engagement in a preventive intervention for preadolescent children in foster care: Considerations for intervention design. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-022-01341-8 Summarized by Ariel Ervin Notes of Interest: High levels of engagement are essential for preventative interventions. However, it’s challenging […]
Werntz, A., Silverman, A. L., Behan, H., Patel, S. K., Beltzer, M., Boukhechba, M. O., Barnes, L., & Teachman, B. A. (in press). Lessons learned: Providing supportive accountability in an online anxiety intervention. Behavior Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2021.12.002 Summarized by Ariel Ervin Notes of Interest: Although technology-delivered interventions (TDI) can help bridge the gap in seeking mental […]
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