Big Brothers Case Study

An additional weakness is that relationships may fail to follow through if a mentor or mentee fail to show up, or from a mentor cancellation with little reasons why (Moodie, & Fisher, 2009, Moodie, 2004). To reduce early endings of mentoring relationships, and increase the positive impact on youth development, BBBS should implement an effective method of screening to ensure that potential mentors are committed to helping the adolescence thrive over a significant period of time, not just short term (Wesely, Dzoba, Miller, & Rasche,

The mentoring program for new grads at this facility has been very successful. The facility has found that the mentoring program builds confidence in the new grads and respect for the mentor. It makes the new grads believe they are wanted and helps them adapt to the

All across the globe, there are children growing up in single-parent households, and through some research

Mentoring is necessary to a healthy society because it prevents pregnancies, peer pressure, & diseases. Sixth graders are in a transitioning stage from elementary to middle schools. A lot of them are experiencing peer pressure. They see friends do things and they're not sure

This study is limited to the freshman mentor program at one high school in a 30 high school district located in Maryland. Data was collected from a representative group of mentors. Interviews were limited to discussion of the role of the mentor in working with the freshmen mentees. Although many high schools have freshmen mentor programs, each school develops a unique program to fit the needs of the students feeding into their school. Data was collected from a small representative group of mentors and they were all

This report will determine the value of coaching and mentoring; highlight some factors to consider when developing coaching and mentoring and show models and methods

Mentoring has arguments both for and against its effectiveness in relation to at-risk youth. These programs have been known to help in areas of self-esteem, attitudes toward drugs and alcohol, grades, attendance and disciplinary problems in school. Although, the scope of at-risk youth can be quite narrow, if administered correctly it can be inclusive of all teens with emotional and behavioral problems. These programs should not be considered a quick fix to such a large problem, but it can be used as a means to an end.

A mentoring program has been coordinated by Millie DiStefano and high school students to mentor elementary school students each day for 30

Tim saw this and became inspired to become a mentor with the Helping Services For Northeast Iowa. In order to be a mentor “The ability and willingness to value the mentee as a person; Develop mutual trust and respect; Maintain confidentiality; Listen both to what is being said and how it is being said; Help the mentee solve his or her problems, rather than give directions; Focus on the mentee’s development and resist the urge to produce a clone.” (University of Washington). Since the start of the Youth Mentoring Services in Northeast Iowa, 1,137 youth have been connected to a role model (“Youth Mentoring Services”). Kids who are mentored have ”significantly more confident in their academic abilities and considerably less likely to display behavioral problems.”(Centre for Addiction and Mental Health). Through the mentoring experience, Tim has learned that the best part is guiding some fun into a child's life while educating them (Egemo). Tim has helped a few children become better human beings through this mentoring

Several years ago mothers normally stayed in the home with their children while the fathers took on the role as sole provider. Family life has changed dramatically over the years. Most families now being dual-income families where both the mother and father work, today it is much more common to see a child being raised by an outside caregiver or a single parent than it was just 40 years ago. Although this is more widely accepted than it once was, what are the effects on the children? Does the family structure make a difference in a how a child grows up and adapts to the world? Furthermore does is effect their future intimate relationships with other people as adults?

Research suggests that mentoring has the potential to be a powerful and effective mechanism for success within African American males (Woodland, 2008; Bandy & Moore, 2011). Supportive adult-child relationships are critical to the social and emotional development of children. Children who have these relationships tend to demonstrate more confidence, experience a greater sense of security, have higher grades, and for African American youth in particular, mentoring has also been associated with higher rates of college attendance (Suarez-Orozco, Pimentel, & Martin, 2009; Woodland, 2008). Additionally, research also supports fostering partnerships between the communities and schools, and connections between youth programs and families as promising practices for serving African American males (Bandy & Moore,

As a program coordinator for Colonial Mentors, I demonstrated my ability to effectively plan, develop, and implement organizational structure to a program. Colonial Mentor is a mentoring program designed to aspire college students to succeed in their academic careers. With my role, I was responsible for the organizational direction of the program and communicating the progress to the program director, my supervisor. I began the planning process with researching and gathering the materials needed to compose an effective mentoring program. I developed the program curriculum, policies, code of conduct, procedures for recruitment, training, and matching of mentors and mentees. Once the innovations were approved by the program director, I introduced

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA), is the largest example of a formal mentoring program in the United States which pair youth with other mentoring agencies pattern the largest and most well-known program of its kind. An expansion of similar programs has evolved over the past decade to address issues for at risk youth. Approximately three million youth are in formal one-to one mentoring relationships in the country as a result (Rhodes & DuBois, 2008).

Peer mentoring showed success in a few areas, two areas are highlighted. First area was enrollment and participation. Over one hundred and fifty students participated. Many of the mentees identify wanting to be a mentor themselves, and to date twelve youth have made the transition (11.5 %.). (Crooks, Chiodo, & Thomas, 2010) The second area is the pride that the students carry while being in the program.

This essay will start by defining mentoring, and giving a brief understanding of mentoring. This essay will then go on to identify and evaluate a number of key factors that may influence the effectiveness of a mentoring relationship. This essay will focus on the example of mentoring within schools and a learning mentor to be more specific.