LEADER 04051nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910963643003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780674266636 010 $a0674266633 010 $a9780674042681 010 $a0674042689 024 7 $a10.4159/9780674042681 035 $a(CKB)1000000000786822 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000250499 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11219648 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000250499 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10231734 035 $a(PQKB)11454343 035 $a(DE-B1597)583438 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674042681 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3300094 035 $a(OCoLC)1301547536 035 $a(Perlego)1148499 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000786822 100 $a20011107d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aStand by me $ethe risks and rewards of mentoring today's youth /$fJean E. Rhodes 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCambridge, MA $cHarvard University Press$d2002 215 $a1 online resource (176 p.) 225 1 $aFamily and public policy 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780674007376 311 08$a0674007379 311 08$a9780674016118 311 08$a0674016114 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [131]-154) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction -- $t1 Inventing a Promising Future -- $t2 How Successful Mentoring Works -- $t3 The Risks of Relationships -- $t4 Going the Distance -- $t5 Mentoring in Perspective -- $tNotes -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIndex 330 $aA child at loose ends needs help, and someone steps in--a Big Brother, a Big Sister, a mentor from the growing ranks of volunteers offering their time and guidance to more than two million American adolescents. Does it help? How effective are mentoring programs, and how do they work? Are there pitfalls, and if so, what are they? Such questions, ever more pressing as youth mentoring initiatives expand their reach at a breakneck pace, have occupied Jean Rhodes for more than a decade. In this provocative, thoroughly researched, and lucidly written book, Rhodes offers readers the benefit of the latest findings in this burgeoning field, including those from her own extensive, groundbreaking studies. Outlining a model of youth mentoring that will prove invaluable to the many administrators, caseworkers, volunteers, and researchers who seek reliable information and practical guidance, Stand by Me describes the extraordinary potential that exists in such relationships, and discloses the ways in which nonparent adults are uniquely positioned to encourage adolescent development. Yet the book also exposes a rarely acknowledged risk: unsuccessful mentoring relationships--always a danger when, in a rush to form matches, mentors are dispatched with more enthusiasm than understanding and preparation--can actually harm at-risk youth. Vulnerable children, Rhodes demonstrates, are better left alone than paired with mentors who cannot hold up their end of the relationships. Drawing on work in the fields of psychology and personal relations, Rhodes provides concrete suggestions for improving mentoring programs and creating effective, enduring mentoring relationships with youth. 410 0$aFamily and public policy. 606 $aYouth with social disabilities$xServices for$zUnited States 606 $aSocial work with youth$zUnited States 606 $aVolunteer workers in social service$zUnited States 606 $aMentoring$zUnited States 615 0$aYouth with social disabilities$xServices for 615 0$aSocial work with youth 615 0$aVolunteer workers in social service 615 0$aMentoring 676 $a361.060830973 700 $aRhodes$b Jean E$01814416 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910963643003321 996 $aStand by me$94368324 997 $aUNINA