Mentoring programs have an important opportunity to maximize the benefits of their program for mentees by helping matches become more media literate. […]
A recent study found that incorporating mindfulness-based interventions in mentoring programs positively impacted mentees’ behavioral and mental health outcomes, and improved the acceptability of the mentoring program.1 Mindfulness-based interventions aim to teach learners how to [...]
MENTOR’s Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™ (EEPM) is a guidebook for mentoring programs that outlines standards of practice that are proven by research to have positive impacts on mentoring relationships or mentees. By following [...]
You probably already know that the small choices your mentoring program makes matter. Your day-to-day mentoring program practices can have tremendous positive or negative impact on the mentees you serve. In addition, the way that [...]
When volunteering for a mentoring program, mentors take on a responsibility to support their mentee as they work towards their goals or face challenges. This often includes providing their mentee with emotional support, doing fun [...]
The fifth and newest edition of the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™ (EEPM) is now available. MENTOR releases a new edition of the EEPM each year to provide mentoring programs with the latest research [...]
Mentoring Central, a division of iRT, is pleased to welcome Sarah Soson as the newest member of our team of world-renowned researchers and creative professionals. […]
Mentoring Central is excited to announce that it has received funding from the National Institutes of Health to evaluate the impact of a web-based training program on mentors working with mentees who have been impacted [...]
At the beginning of the new year, most youth are returning to school from a holiday break and entering a new semester. At this point in the academic year, it can be easy for students [...]
Participation in sports is common in American youth. In fact, approximately 54% of 6- to 17-year-olds in the United States participate in an organized sport, such as school-based sports teams, local leagues, or traveling athletic [...]
