Mentoring for Young People in Care and Leaving Care: Theory, Policy and Practice

Author:   Bernadine Brady (National University of Ireland, Galway) ,  Pat Dolan (National University of Ireland, Ireland) ,  Caroline McGregor (National University of Ireland,Galway)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138551411


Pages:   156
Publication Date:   24 September 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Mentoring for Young People in Care and Leaving Care: Theory, Policy and Practice


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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.

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Author:   Bernadine Brady (National University of Ireland, Galway) ,  Pat Dolan (National University of Ireland, Ireland) ,  Caroline McGregor (National University of Ireland,Galway)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9781138551411


ISBN 10:   1138551414
Pages:   156
Publication Date:   24 September 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Children in Care and Leaving Care: Issues and challenges Chapter 3: Natural and youth-initiated mentoring Chapter 4: Formal Youth Mentoring for Children in Care and Leaving Care Chapter 5: Introducing the Current Study Chapter 6: Young people’s Perspectives on the Benefits of Mentoring Chapter 7: Youth perspectives on relational dynamics and quality in mentoring relationships Chapter 8: Mentoring for Young People in Care: Mess ages for policy and practice

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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.

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