Tools for Mentoring Adolescents
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This series of 10 fact sheets for mentors reviews many critical topics related to mentoring youth across the adolescent years.
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This series of 10 fact sheets for mentors reviews many critical topics related to mentoring youth across the adolescent years.
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These Tools for Mentoring Adolescents were developed by the Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota, in collaboration with the Search Institute, to support and strengthen relationships between mentors and mentees. Ten downloadable tip sheets cover topics from “Developmental Characteristics of Younger and Older Adolescents” to “Setting Boundaries.” They can be used as part of a staff-led mentor training or as a supplemental resource to share with current or prospective mentors.
The full list of topics:
- TMA 1 – Mentoring Adolescents: Training Needs
- TMA 2 – Making the Most of Mentoring an Adolescent
- TMA 3 – Aren’t Mentors for Little Kids
- TMA 4 – Building Trust Attachment with Your Mentee
- TMA 5 – Let’s Get Real: Positive Communication
- TMA 6 – Setting Mentoring Boundaries
- TMA 7 – Influence of Culture on Mentoring Relationships
- TMA 8 – Developmental Characteristics of 12-14 Year Olds
- TMA 9 – Developmental Characteristics of 15-18 Year Olds
- TMA 10 – Activity: What’s Hot and What’s Not
Goals:
These materials are intended to give mentors information about adolescent development and tips about specific mentoring approaches that can support youth over this age range. This resource is also designed to support training development.
Target Population/Eligibility of Target Sites:
These materials emphasize the “ever-changing, but always interesting, adolescent years.”
Corresponding Elements of Effective Practice:
Training
Monitoring and Support
Key Personnel:
None.
Additional Information:
None.
Resource Name:
Tools for Mentoring Adolescents
Publisher/Source:
Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
Author:
Search Institute
Date of Publication:
2007
Resource Type:
Mentor Guides and Handouts
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
References:
None
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Overview Description of Resource:
These Tools for Mentoring Adolescents were developed by the Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota, in collaboration with the Search Institute, to support and strengthen relationships between mentors and mentees. Ten downloadable tip sheets cover topics from “Developmental Characteristics of Younger and Older Adolescents” to “Setting Boundaries.” They can be used as part of a staff-led mentor training or as a supplemental resource to share with current or prospective mentors.
The full list of topics:
- TMA 1 – Mentoring Adolescents: Training Needs
- TMA 2 – Making the Most of Mentoring an Adolescent
- TMA 3 – Aren’t Mentors for Little Kids
- TMA 4 – Building Trust Attachment with Your Mentee
- TMA 5 – Let’s Get Real: Positive Communication
- TMA 6 – Setting Mentoring Boundaries
- TMA 7 – Influence of Culture on Mentoring Relationships
- TMA 8 – Developmental Characteristics of 12-14 Year Olds
- TMA 9 – Developmental Characteristics of 15-18 Year Olds
- TMA 10 – Activity: What’s Hot and What’s Not
Goals:
These materials are intended to give mentors information about adolescent development and tips about specific mentoring approaches that can support youth over this age range. This resource is also designed to support training development.
Target Population/Eligibility of Target Sites:
These materials emphasize the “ever-changing, but always interesting, adolescent years.”
Corresponding Elements of Effective Practice:
Training
Monitoring and SupportKey Personnel:
None.
Additional Information:
None.
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Profile Resource Name:
Tools for Mentoring Adolescents
Publisher/Source:
Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
Author:
Search Institute
Date of Publication:
2007
Resource Type:
Mentor Guides and Handouts
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Evaluation and Evidence 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
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References References:
None