Mentoring for young people in care and leaving care [electronic book] : theory, policy and practice / Bernadine Brady, Pat Dolan and Caroline McGregor.
By: Brady, Bernadine [author]
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Contributor(s): Dolan, Pat [author] | McGregor, Caroline [author].
Material type: 
BookSeries: Adolescence and society: Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: online resource ([vii], 156 pages.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781138551435 (paperback); 9781138551411 (hardback); 9781351376099 (e-book).Subject(s): Mentoring in social service | Youth -- Services for | Youth -- Institutional careAdditional physical formats: Print version: Mentoring for young people in care and leaving careDDC classification: 362.7083 Online resources: Access eBook Also available in print form.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | |
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| eBook | MTU Online eBook | 362.7083 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | CIT Module LEGS 7006 - Core reading. |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Mentoring for Young People in Care and Leaving Care offers a rich exploration of the theory, research and practice relating to youth mentoring as a means of essential social support. Brady, Dolan and McGregor ground their work on the premise that the informal social support provided through a high-quality mentoring relationship can help young people in care to sustain positive mental health, cope with stress and fulfil their potential through adolescence and into adulthood.
It provides an up-to-date synthesis of research findings in relation to natural mentoring, formal mentoring and youth-initiated mentoring for children in care and explores the challenges and considerations relating to practice in this area. Illustrated with the details of original research with care-experienced young people, it offers much-needed insight into how young people interpret and make sense of their experiences in care and of mentoring.
Written to be accessible by those with limited knowledge of youth mentoring, this timely publication will be essential reading for academics, policy makers and practitioners in the fields of adolescent development, social care, social work and youth work.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CIT Module LEGS 7006 - Core reading.
Also available in print form.
Electronic reproduction:. ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access; World Wide Web.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgements (p. vii)
- 1 Introduction and overview (p. 1)
- 2 Children in care and leaving care: issues and challenges (p. 25)
- 3 Natural and youth-initiated mentoring (p. 43)
- 4 Formal youth mentoring for children in care and leaving care (p. 59)
- 5 Introducing the current study (p. 77)
- 6 Young people's perspectives on the benefits of mentoring (p. 93)
- 7 Youth perspectives on relational dynamics and quality in mentoring relationships (p. 119)
- 8 Mentoring for young people in care: messages for policy and practice (p. 135)
- Index (p. 151)
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Dr Bernadine Brady is a Lecturer and Senior Researcher at the UNESCO Child Family Research Centre, NUI, Galway.Professor Pat Dolan is Director of the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre at NUI, Galway and holder of the UNESCO Chair in Children, Youth and Civic Engagement.
Professor Caroline McGregor is Professor at the School of Political Science and Sociology, NUI, Galway with lead responsibility for the discipline of social work. She is also a Senior Research Fellow at the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre.