The Potential Contribution of Mentor Programs to Relational Permanency for Youth Aging out of Foster Care

Autor/in	Avery, Rosemary J.
Titel	The Potential Contribution of Mentor Programs to Relational Permanency for Youth Aging out of Foster Care
Quelle	In: Child Welfare, 90 (2011) 3, S.9-26 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-4021
Schlagwörter	Evidence; Mentors; Child Welfare; Foster Care; Adolescents; Parents; Program Effectiveness; Educational Practices; Student Needs; Program Evaluation; Research; Public Policy; Childhood Needs; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique); Social Support Groups; Child Development; Interpersonal Competence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evidenz; Kindeswohl; Pflegehilfe; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Eltern; Bildungspraxis; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Forschung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Childhood; needs; Kindheit; Bedürfnis; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Kindesentwicklung; Interpersonale Kompetenz
Abstract	This article summarizes published research regarding the effectiveness of mentor programs in general, and for youth in foster care specifically, as a basis for evidence-based practice in child welfare. It examines the pros and cons of mentor programs and characteristics of programs that are more or less effective for achieving specific social goals. The author explores the opportunity cost of investments in transitional mentor programs versus efforts to find permanent parents for youth aging out of care, and concludes with practice and policy implications of these findings. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Child Welfare League of America. P.O. Box 932831, Atlanta, GA 31193-2831. Tel: 800-407-6273; Tel: 770-280-4164; e-mail: order@cwla.org; Web site: http://www.cwla.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10