Making a “Big” Impact in Child Welfare: The Challenges and Successes of Mentoring Foster Youths
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: Implementation Highlights• Agency leadership had difficulties recruiting appropriate mentors to work with foster youths.• Communication problems and unmet expectations caused disruptions of matches between mentors and pregnant or parenting foster youths.• Data findings suggest that foster youths felt engaged with mentors and were satisfied with having a relationship that was focused on them.• Mentors received training in the 3-5-7 Model™ to help them build better connections with their youths.
Authors: Efren Gomez, Molly Latham
Language: English
Topic: Child Welfare and Adoption
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2891836512