Considerations for Mentoring Indigenous Children and Youth

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Considerations for Mentoring Indigenous Children and Youth

This guide contains 10 considerations for the design and delivery of quality mentoring programs for and with children, youth and families of Indigenous descent. These considerations are based on research and the combined expertise Elders and Traditional Knowledge Keepers, as well as children, youth, mentors, educators, and other partners.

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Considerations for Mentoring Indigenous Children and Youth

This guide contains 10 considerations for the design and delivery of quality mentoring programs for and with children, youth and families of Indigenous descent. These considerations are based on research and the combined expertise Elders and Traditional Knowledge Keepers, as well as children, youth, mentors, educators, and other partners.

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Description of Resource:

This guide contains 10 considerations for the design and delivery of quality mentoring programs for and with children, youth and families of Indigenous descent, including creating inclusive advisory groups, tips for recruitment and retention and screening of indigenous and non-indigenous mentors, and key understandings and terminology related to acknowledging identity and land. These considerations are based on research and the combined expertise Elders and Traditional Knowledge Keepers, as well as children, youth, mentors, educators, and other partners.

 

Goals:

To equip program coordinators with recommendations for the design and delivery of quality mentoring programs for and with children, youth and families of Indigenous descent.

 

Target Population/Eligibility of Target Sites:

This guide is intended to support primarily non-Indigenous organizations that desire to develop and deliver quality mentoring programs for and with children, youth, and families of Indigenous descent.

 

Corresponding Elements of Effective Practice:

All

 

Key Personnel:

Mentoring Program Coordinators

 

Additional Information:

The guide provides an extensive list of organizations as well as community elders who provided guidance and insight into the recommendations found in the guide.

Resource Name:

Considerations for Mentoring Indigenous Children and Youth

 

Publisher/Source:

Alberta Mentoring Partnership

 

Author:

Not specified

 

Date of Publication:

August 2017

 

Resource Type:

Program Management Resources

Evaluation Methodology:

Resource has not been evaluated for effectiveness

 

Evaluation Outcomes:

Resource has not been evaluated for effectiveness

 

Evaluation Validity:

Resource has not been evaluated for effectiveness

Accessing and Using this Resource:

This resource can be accessed freely online on Alberta Mentoring Partnership’s website: https://albertamentors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Considerations-for-Mentoring-Indigenous-Children-and-Youth-Alberta-Mentoring-Partnership.pdf

References:

None

 

Evidence Base:

N/A

 

Additional References:

N/A

  • Description of Resource:

    This guide contains 10 considerations for the design and delivery of quality mentoring programs for and with children, youth and families of Indigenous descent, including creating inclusive advisory groups, tips for recruitment and retention and screening of indigenous and non-indigenous mentors, and key understandings and terminology related to acknowledging identity and land. These considerations are based on research and the combined expertise Elders and Traditional Knowledge Keepers, as well as children, youth, mentors, educators, and other partners.

     

    Goals:

    To equip program coordinators with recommendations for the design and delivery of quality mentoring programs for and with children, youth and families of Indigenous descent.

     

    Target Population/Eligibility of Target Sites:

    This guide is intended to support primarily non-Indigenous organizations that desire to develop and deliver quality mentoring programs for and with children, youth, and families of Indigenous descent.

     

    Corresponding Elements of Effective Practice:

    All

     

    Key Personnel:

    Mentoring Program Coordinators

     

    Additional Information:

    The guide provides an extensive list of organizations as well as community elders who provided guidance and insight into the recommendations found in the guide.

  • Resource Name:

    Considerations for Mentoring Indigenous Children and Youth

     

    Publisher/Source:

    Alberta Mentoring Partnership

     

    Author:

    Not specified

     

    Date of Publication:

    August 2017

     

    Resource Type:

    Program Management Resources

  • Evaluation Methodology:

    Resource has not been evaluated for effectiveness

     

    Evaluation Outcomes:

    Resource has not been evaluated for effectiveness

     

    Evaluation Validity:

    Resource has not been evaluated for effectiveness

  • Accessing and Using this Resource:

    This resource can be accessed freely online on Alberta Mentoring Partnership’s website: https://albertamentors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Considerations-for-Mentoring-Indigenous-Children-and-Youth-Alberta-Mentoring-Partnership.pdf

  • References:

    None

     

    Evidence Base:

    N/A

     

    Additional References:

    N/A