Innovation Research & Training, Durham, NC, USA.
Am J Community Psychol. 2018 Jun;61(3-4):398-410. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12246. Epub 2018 Apr 15.
Implementation of research- and safety-based program practices enhance the longevity of mentoring relationships, in general; however, little is known about how mentoring programs might support the relationships of mentees in foster care. Benchmark program practices and Standards in the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring, 3rd Edition (MENTOR, 2009) were assessed in the current study as predictors of match longevity. Secondary data analyses were conducted on a national agency information management database from 216 Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies serving 641 youth in foster care and 70,067 youth not in care from across the United States (Mean = 11.59 years old at the beginning of their matches) in one-to-one, community-based (55.06%) and school- or site-based (44.94%) matches. Mentees in foster care had shorter matches and matches that were more likely to close prematurely than mentees who were not in foster care. Agency leaders from 32 programs completed a web-based survey describing their policies and practices. The sum total numbers of Benchmark program practices and Standards were associated with match length for 208 mentees in foster care; however, neither predicted premature match closure. Results are discussed in terms of how mentoring programs and their staff can support the mentoring relationships of high-risk youth in foster care.
实施基于研究和安全的项目实践通常可以延长导师关系的持久性；然而，对于导师计划如何支持寄养中的受辅导者的关系，我们知之甚少。本研究评估了《有效辅导实践要素基准计划实践和标准》（MENTOR，2009 年）的第三版中的基准计划实践和标准，作为匹配持久度的预测指标。对来自 216 个“大哥哥大姐姐”机构的全国机构信息管理数据库中的数据进行了二次数据分析，这些机构为来自美国各地的 641 名寄养青年和 70067 名不在寄养中的青年提供服务（在他们的匹配开始时平均年龄为 11.59 岁），匹配形式为一对一、社区（55.06%）和学校或地点（44.94%）。与不在寄养中的受辅导者相比，寄养中的受辅导者的匹配时间更短，且更有可能提前结束。32 个项目的机构负责人完成了一项在线调查，描述了他们的政策和实践。对于 208 名寄养中的受辅导者，基准计划实践和标准的总和数量与匹配长度相关；然而，两者都没有预测提前结束的匹配。结果从辅导计划及其工作人员如何支持高风险寄养青年的辅导关系的角度进行了讨论。
