A child at loose ends needs help, and someone steps in--a Big
Brother, a Big Sister, a mentor from the growing ranks of
volunteers offering their time and guidance to more than two
million American adolescents. Does it help? How effective are
mentoring programs, and how do they work? Are there pitfalls, and
if so, what are they? Such questions, ever more pressing as youth
mentoring initiatives expand their reach at a breakneck pace, have
occupied Jean Rhodes for more than a decade. In this provocative,
thoroughly researched, and lucidly written book, Rhodes offers
readers the benefit of the latest findings in this burgeoning
field, including those from her own extensive, groundbreaking
studies.
Outlining a model of youth mentoring that will prove invaluable
to the many administrators, caseworkers, volunteers, and
researchers who seek reliable information and practical guidance,
"Stand by Me" describes the extraordinary potential that exists in
such relationships, and discloses the ways in which nonparent
adults are uniquely positioned to encourage adolescent development.
Yet the book also exposes a rarely acknowledged risk: unsuccessful
mentoring relationships--always a danger when, in a rush to form
matches, mentors are dispatched with more enthusiasm than
understanding and preparation--can actually harm at-risk youth.
Vulnerable children, Rhodes demonstrates, are better left alone
than paired with mentors who cannot hold up their end of the
relationships.
Drawing on work in the fields of psychology and personal
relations, Rhodes provides concrete suggestions for improving
mentoring programs and creating effective, enduring mentoring
relationships with youth.
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