Youth mentoring

Society (AGS) is pleased to announce a unique mentoring program designed to foster professional growth and personal development for the membership. The program provides an opportunity for experienced members of the AGS to give back and assist in the professional development of other members. It gives those being mentored the chance to build their professional network, define career goals and overcome obstacles in obtaining those goals. As every mentoring relationship is unique and may take on…

task that is not easy, as anyone who has ever tried mentoring troubled youth can attest to. Mentoring troubled youth, putting them on the right path, and actually connecting with them, is all something that is learned through experience. No one is great at dealing with youth the first time around. So, if you have experience dealing with troubled youth, either because you were a counselor at one point, or you simple grew up around troubled youth and know how to connect with them, then you can…

friends, adversaries and their own inner voices. A substantial amount of research has proven the benefits from “best practices” of youth mentoring programs. Research states that 59 percent of mentored teenagers earn better grades. 27 percent of mentored youth are less likely to begin using alcohol. 52 percent of mentored youth are less likely to skip school. Youth with mentors have increased likelihood of going to college, better attitudes toward school, increased social and emotional…

this would be. The article, Kids Behind Bars, introduced a new way to avoid this happening to the children committing crimes. The article explains how a small town in Chicago, Illinois thought of the idea that, “As soon as a young person arrives at a youth center, an aftercare specialist will begin to work with him or her, assessing any needs, like mental health issues. They may also have to develop a plan for their release (ASK ABOUT CITATION-No Author).” By following this practice, it…

Professors, advisors, and administrators are the fundamentals to a university. They are the ones who will guide and help prospective and current students. The ones every student interacts with and the students get to know throughout the semester. Now, students have other options when seeking help. Peer educators are the umbrella for the smaller roles certain students have in the university. Peer mentors, advisors, and tutors are the helping roles for academic advisors and professors. They are…

Using “Mentoring Programs: A Framework to Inform Program Development, Research, and Evaluation” (2006) I realized that the term “peer mentoring” has been used to describe a variety of different things, such as cross-age peer mentoring, peer tutoring, and peer education to name a few (Karcher et al., 2006, p. 712). Dictionary.com defines the word peer as: “a person who is…

The REACH Program Students with intellectual or developmental disabilities can go to college! Why should students with disabilities go to college? Just like any other student going to college, students with disabilities should attend college so they can have a career and pursue their passions. Particularly students with disabilities should attend college so they can develop not only their academic skills, but also their non-academic skills(socialization and independent living). Both skill sets…

For many youth today, the transition from childhood to adulthood is a challenging one. This journey requires youth ages 8-17 to understand and manage such things as physical changes in their bodies, relationships with authority, friendships and relationships with others, greater freedom and responsibility for personal decisions and increased peer pressure. Through Boys & Girls Clubs Healthy Lifestyles initiative developing young people's capacity to engage in positive behaviors that nurture…

Youth in Foster Care and Transition to Adulthood Many youth are dependent on their families, receiving financial and emotional support. A youth experiencing foster care does not have the same support network making transition into adulthood challenging. Adolescents in foster care require more intensive monitoring of their health care needs in all aspects. The foster care system in the United States strives to provide care and protect both children and adolescents from their biological family…

Knowledge of the Children Act, Prevent and Safeguarding agendas. (E) I have been working as a Head Youth Worker at Mosaic LGBT Youth Centre for almost a decade and one of my primary responsibilities was Safeguarding (Children Act) as well as an implementation of Prevent. I am also a trained social worker, although I am trained abroad I found it being a very transferable skill set in order to implement the said functions. Knowledge of developments in education – particularly post 16/ learning…