Avery Rosemary J
Cornell University, USA.
Child Welfare. 2011;90(3):9-26.
This article summarizes published research regarding the effectiveness of mentor programs in general, and for youth in foster care specifically, as a basis for evidence-based practice in child welfare. It examines the pros and cons of mentor programs and characteristics of programs that are more or less effective for achieving specific social goals. The author explores the opportunity cost of investments in transitional mentor programs versus efforts to find permanent parents for youth aging out of care, and concludes with practice and policy implications of these findings.
本文总结了已发表的关于导师计划总体有效性的研究，特别是针对寄养青年的研究，以此作为儿童福利循证实践的基础。它审视了导师计划的利弊以及对实现特定社会目标或多或少有效的计划特征。作者探讨了在过渡性导师计划上的投资与为脱离寄养照料的大龄青年寻找永久父母的努力相比的机会成本，并得出了这些研究结果对实践和政策的启示。
