A Guide to Youth Mentoring - Providing Effective Social Support (Paperback)

Youth mentoring can be an effective way of supporting troubled youth, helping them sustain positive mental health, cope with stress, and lead successful lives through adolescence and into adulthood. This book is a comprehensive guide to youth mentoring programmes, illustrating how, if managed well, they can increase the social support available to young people. It outlines the objectives and benefits of mentoring, how it works, and how to mentor successfully. Youth mentoring in community and school settings is covered, as well as mentoring for vulnerable youth. The book illustrates different mentoring models and provides practical strategies for assessing, setting up, and monitoring the mentoring relationship and its outcomes for the young person. The challenges and difficulties associated with mentoring programmes and strategies to overcome them are also addressed. This will be an essential guide for anyone working with young people, including youth workers, social workers, residential care staff, foster carers, community development workers, teachers and community police.

General

Imprint:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2011
First published:	December 2011
Authors:	Pat Dolan • Bernadine Brady
Dimensions:	229 x 151 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	140
ISBN-13:	978-1-84905-148-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > Counselling
LSN:	1-84905-148-8
Barcode:	9781849051484

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