Peer mentoring

development, coaching and mentoring as well as access to social knowledge within the organization. While line manag-ers play a very important role in providing career development and coaching as well as men-toring support, peers are seen as a source to access social knowledge. This is somewhat in line with the findings of Mezias and Scandura (2005) that suggest several mentors to assist with adjustment challenges, but contradicts their recommendation to use peers as a source for mentoring…

matter our race or gender. 52 years later, after Dr. King has died for his beliefs he has inspired me to do the same, to try and better my community. It’s a big task to try and accomplish, but with doing simple tasks like donating to goodwill, mentoring young bright kids at my local elementary school, and just open to have a conversation…

Leadership is about inspiring others to give their best, cultivating collaboration, and delivering results. Created with input from senior leaders and staff, Dartmouth LEADS is an investment in high potential/high performance individuals who demonstrate a commitment to ongoing learning and professional development. The intensive, 9-month program is cohort-based, with space for 16 - 20 participants representing a unique cross-section of Dartmouth. Nominations and applications are closed for the…

race and gender for African American women working at predominately white institutions as faculty, staff, and/or administrators. Many Black women working in higher education often experience marginalization, social exclusion, and lack effective mentoring in academia. Using a theoretical approach, I will use the critical race theory and black feminist thought as the framework to explore the effects race and gender has on African American women professional careers in higher education. Throughout…

Eloise Anderson is at risk of becoming socially isolated. Eloise has no siblings and dislikes interacting with other children. She’s having difficulties playing and socializing with the children at her school. Ms. Katie, Eloise’s teacher has reported Eloise playing alone during recess for the past 3weeks.Due to the fact that Eloise has recently lost her grandmother, her behaviors may worsen. Eloise has reported that the students in her class teases her about her skin color and big hair. Girls…

reference that will be summarized for this assignment is Peer Support: What Makes It Unique? Written by Shery Mead MSW and Cheryl MacNeil Ph.D. In this article, they describe peer support as a group of people who have like experiences that provide support to each other. These peer support programs can better relate to people with mental health issues and can offer the individual compassion and validation for their feelings. (Mead andMacNeil,2006) The peer in these groups, can share their…

In the field of juvenile justice, many of the concepts have been formulated by integrating the fields of psychology, sociology, social work, and law enforcement. The integration of these fields makes up the fundamental structure of the juvenile justice system. Whether you are a probation officer, judge, lawyer, counselor or clinician, all of these professions must understand the various fields that make up the juvenile justice system. Over 60 of my credit hours at the University of New Orleans…

sometime the juvenile didn’t have self-control or they just thought they were doing the correct thing. Being a teenager is sometimes hard which leads to some of them committing crimes. Juvenile sometimes just hang around the wrong people. This can lead to peer pressure to do certain things such as drugs, alcohol, and crimes. Most of the time the juvenile didn’t even want to commit the crime. They just wanted to look cool around their friends that’s why sometimes they break laws. Also juveniles…

coached them and provided directions when they needed it. Secretary Baskerville, encouraged other´s to run for office, especially women, since there were only a few in office. She opened doors for future leaders to follow in her footsteps by mentoring them and guiding them to possible careers in the public…

There is a lack of comprehensive support for at-risk youth and their families in America. At-risk youth face severe challenges to becoming well-adjusted adults. Without these intensive supportive programs, at-risk youth resort to gang life, dropping out of school, developing mental health issues, and becoming substance abuse users. These behaviors often lead to incarceration and cost tax payers millions of dollars in rehabilitation costs. According to Barnert (2015), characteristics of at-risk…