Pat Dolan, Bernadine Brady

A Guide to Youth Mentoring

Providing Effective Social Support

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a comprehensive guide to youth mentoring programmes, illustrating how they can increase the social support available to young people. It outlines the objectives and benefits of mentoring, how it works, and how to mentor successfully. Youth mentoring in community and school settings is covered, as well as mentoring for vulnerable youth.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9781849051484
• ISBN-10: 1849051488
• Artikelnr.: 33765652

Autorenporträt

Pat Dolan holds a UNESCO Chair in Children, Youth and Civic Engagement at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He leads the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre and directs the MA in Family Support Studies, which for over 15 years has had the development of family support as a major goal. At different times in his career he has been a successful practitioner and senior manager in the area of family support. Apart from his extensive research experience in the field, he has provided policy advice on family support to national statutory and voluntary agencies and to international organisations. Pat is widely published on Family Support.

Inhaltsangabe

About the Authors. Introduction. 1. Understanding Social Support and Its
Role in Youth Mentoring. 2. Assessing Social Support for Youth within a
Mentoring Context. 3. Good Practice in Mentoring Programmes. 4.
School-based Mentoring. 5. Providing Social Support through Mentoring for
Specific Groups of Young People. Conclusion. Useful Contacts. Subject
Index. Author Index.