Youth Development & Mentoring Programs Flashcards
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Which mentoring model involves a group of youth being guided by one or more adult mentors simultaneously?
Answer: Group mentoring
Group mentoring pairs one or more adult mentors with multiple youth at the same time, offering a cost-effective alternative to one-to-one models.
In positive youth development (PYD) frameworks, the 'Five Cs' model includes competence, confidence, connection, character, and which fifth element?
Answer: Caring
The Five Cs of positive youth development are Competence, Confidence, Connection, Character, and Caring (compassion).
Which federal initiative provides funding and standards for mentoring programs targeting disadvantaged youth in the United States?
Answer: Mentoring Children of Prisoners program
The Mentoring Children of Prisoners (MCP) program, funded through the Department of Health and Human Services, provides structured mentoring to youth with incarcerated parents.
A youth development program wants to measure 'social bonding.' Which assessment tool is most appropriate?
Answer: Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale
The Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale (CASSS) directly measures perceived social support from parents, teachers, classmates, and close friends.
Which concept refers to the number of supportive, caring adults a youth has in their life and is a key protective factor in prevention?
Answer: Natural mentoring network
The natural mentoring network describes the informal web of caring adults (relatives, coaches, clergy) who naturally support a young person's development.
According to MENTOR's Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring, how frequently should program staff conduct check-ins with mentors during the first year?
Answer: Twice per month
MENTOR's Elements of Effective Practice recommend that program staff contact mentors at least twice per month to provide support and monitor match quality.
Which risk factor classification system is used in structured decision-making for youth prevention programs to categorize family, school, community, and peer domains?
Answer: Communities That Care (CTC) risk factor framework
The Communities That Care (CTC) framework organizes empirically validated risk and protective factors across community, family, school, and peer domains to guide prevention planning.