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Ensure that all youth who seek mentoring services will reap the benefits
of an ongoing, consistent, caring, and safe mentoring relationship. This
how-to guide provides a clear, systematic way of implementing mentoring
best practices. Created from the practical experience of the Friends
of Youth Mentoring Institute, the manual is based on latest mentoring
research and information gathered from working with hundreds of mentoring
programs over two decades. Make sure your program is following the 10
Quality Assurance Standards.
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From
Running a Safe and Effective Mentoring Program:
In 1993, mentoring professionals from across the nation gathered to
identify and define the building blocks necessary for the success of
any type of mentoring model. The Quality Assurance Standards were created
as the non-negotiable elements that must be in place in any safe and
effective mentoring program. The 10 Quality Assurance Standards are:
- A Mission Statement and a Long Range Plan
- A Recruitment Plan for Mentors
and Mentees
- Customized Orientations for Mentors and Mentees
- Eligibility Screening/Application
Process for Mentors and Mentees
- A Training Curriculum for all Mentors
- A Matching Strategy
- A Monitoring Process
- Relationship Closure Steps
- A Mentor Support, Recognition, and Retention
Component
- An Evaluation
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