New Elements of Effective Practice Announced by MENTOR

MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership has announced the release of the 3rd Edition of the Elements of Effective Practice, their cornerstone guidance resource for the development of youth mentoring services. This new edition strives to better align mentoring research with the specific recommended program practices.

From the MENTOR website:

This new publication includes six evidence-based standards addressing mentor and mentee recruitment; screening; training; matching; monitoring and support; and closure. Each standard offers benchmarks for day-to-day operations, and they are applicable in stand-alone mentoring programs, as well as programs where mentoring is one element. Each standard also offers enhancements that program staff can incorporate, based on the experience of outstanding mentoring practitioners.

In addition, this resource includes a section on practical advice in building a new mentoring program or strengthening an existing one. It focuses on program design and planning; program management; and program evaluation.

The full version of the new Elements can be downloaded in PDF format at: http://www.mentoring.org/downloads/mentoring_1222.pdf