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Rehman R, Arooj M, Ali R, Ali TS, Javed K, Chaudhry S. Building stronger foundations: exploring a collaborative faculty mentoring workshop for in-depth growth. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2024; 24:797. [PMID: 39048986 PMCID: PMC11271188 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05775-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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BACKGROUND Mentorship training programs demand a paradigm shift from theory-driven to hands-on practical approach with prioritization of preparation of mentors and mentees for their roles through self-awareness and targeted professional development planning. There is a lack of evidence generated from the health professions education institutions of global south regarding effectiveness of workshops in fostering mentorship culture. METHODS This mixed method study with convergent parallel design was conducted through a collaborative mentoring workshop; "Faculty Mentoring-Building stronger by digging deeper" by Aga khan University Medical College, Karachi and University of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Objective of the research was to emphasize the importance of faculty mentoring program, roles and responsibilities of mentors and mentees and perception of the participants regarding the associated role of institutions. It aimed to educate faculty members to develop personal development plans for becoming effective mentors and mentees. The demographic data was collected before the workshop, during the workshop data was collected from SWOT analysis, followed by goal settings and the action plans made by participants at the end. Post workshop online feedback was acquired by a questionnaire to comprehend participants' educational attainment. Association between quantitative findings was done through ANOVA, while the qualitative data was subjected to thematic analysis. RESULTS Total of 37 faculty members participated in the hands-on workshop. All faculty equally perceived the workshop as satisfactory and reported that hands-on practice led to positive experience of setting clear goals and action plans in developing oneself both as mentor and mentee. Themes identified were; Faculty Mentorship Program, Personal development Plan of Mentors and Mentees and Building Positive Mentor-Mentee Relationships. Voluntary structured program, choice of more than one faculty mentor and portfolio development based on personal SWOT was recommended by participants for the success of formal mentoring programs. CONCLUSION Medical Faculty of Pakistani Universities at all career levels is interested in development of formal mentoring programs in their universities. Formal training for the same is also recommended by the participants. Institutions should cultivate a culture of mentorship that supports the professional growth and success of academics for cultivating the minds that are in turn shaping our future generations.
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- Rehana Rehman
- Department of Biological and Biomedical sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Director Medical Education, Principal University College of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department for Educational Development, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Medical Education, University College of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- CHPL, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
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Karcher MJ, Sass DA, Herrera C, DuBois DL, Heubach J, Grossman JB. Pathways by which case managers' match support influences youth mentoring outcomes: Testing the systemic model of youth mentoring. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2023; 51:3243-3264. [PMID: 36867024 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.23010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Keller's systemic model of youth mentoring posits there are multiple pathways through which all stakeholders in the youth mentoring process, including the program staff who support the match (or case managers), influence youth outcomes. This study examines case managers' direct and indirect contributions to match outcomes and tests how transitive interactions facilitate a theorized sequence of mentoring interactions to effect greater closeness and length, specifically in nontargeted mentoring programs. A structural equations model of case manager contributions to match outcomes was tested using data from 758 mentor-mentee matches, supported by 73 case managers across seven mentoring agencies. Results reveal direct effects of mentor-reported match support quality on match length and indirect influences on match length through increasing youth-centeredness, goal-focused orientation, and closeness. The findings confirm the presence of multiple pathways of influence, including indirect effects on outcomes via transitive interactions in match support that scaffold youth-centeredness and goal-focused interactions in the match. Findings also suggest supervisors' evaluations of case managers may provide little information about how match support influences the nature of mentor-mentee interactions.
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- Michael J Karcher
- Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Department of Management Science and Statistics, Alvarez College of Business, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Institute of Health Research and Policy (M/C 275), University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, New York City, New York, USA
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Spencer R, Drew AL, Gowdy G. Going the distance: A longitudinal qualitative study of formal youth mentoring relationship development. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2023; 51:3083-3102. [PMID: 36693421 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.23006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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More enduring formal youth mentoring relationships tend to be more effective, but our understanding of how such relationships develop and are sustained remains limited. This prospective, qualitative study examined the development of 67 one-to-one, community-based mentoring relationships over a 2-year period. Data included interviews with mentors, youth, and the youth's parent/guardian across multiple time-points and agency case notes. Five developmental trajectories were identified: (a) continued growth, (b) initial growth that plateaued, (c) initial growth followed by decline and then recovery, (d) initial growth followed by decline with no recovery, and (e) little to no growth or connection. Matches in the continued growth and recovery groups were more enduring and experienced by participants as meaningful connections. Factors that appeared to have contributed to these different trajectories were youth interest in the mentoring relationship, mentor empathy, flexibility, and commitment, and program support.
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- Family Translational Research Group, New York University, New York, New York, USA
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- Sociology & Social Work, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Keller TE, Drew AL, Herrera C, Clark-Shim H, Spencer R. Do program practices matter for mentors?: How implementation of empirically supported program practices is associated with youth mentoring relationship quality. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2023; 51:3194-3215. [PMID: 36840743 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.23019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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This study investigates how the implementation of program-level practices by formal youth mentoring programs is associated with the quality of youth mentoring relationships as contexts for youth development and also examines whether this connection is mediated by the mentor-staff working alliance. Using data from mentors (n = 542) participating in multiple programs (n = 55), multilevel path models examined hypothesized direct and mediated effects. Parallel analyses were conducted with assessments of program practices from staff (n = 219). Greater exposure to program practices was associated with higher ratings of mentoring relationship satisfaction, commitment, and security and lower mentor-youth relationship negativity. The mentor-staff working alliance either partially or fully mediated these associations. Staff-reported practices predicted mentoring relationship satisfaction and commitment without mediation by the working alliance. This study suggests program practices contribute to stronger youth mentoring relationships. The findings also highlight the mentor-staff working alliance in supporting the development of positive mentoring relationships.
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- Thomas E Keller
- Portland State University School of Social Work, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- New York University Family Translational Research Group, New York City, New York, USA
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- Herrera Consulting Group, L.L.C., Washington, D.C., USA
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- Portland State University School of Social Work, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Boston University School of Social Work, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Uebler C, Emmerdinger KJ, Ziegler A, Stoeger H. Dropping out of an online mentoring program for girls in STEM: A longitudinal study on the dynamically changing risk for premature match closure. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2023; 51:3121-3151. [PMID: 37009871 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.23039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Premature closure of mentoring relationships decreases positive effects of mentoring or can even lead to negative effects for mentees. Past studies retrospectively investigated mechanisms of premature match closure. However, a deeper understanding of the dynamics that lead to premature match closure is still missing. In our study, we longitudinally examined the preprogram characteristics, program adherence, as well as program communication and networking behavior of girls (N = 901, M = 13.80 years) who took part in a 1-year online mentoring program in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), comparing girls who dropped out of the program prematurely (N = 598) with girls who were considered as non-dropouts (N = 303). We used survival analysis methods to simultaneously analyze time-independent characteristics and time-dependent dynamics of mentees' communication and networking behavior. Besides mentees' interest in STEM and compliance with program specifications, a frequent and steady communication with their mentors decreased the risk for premature match closure, especially, if it focused on STEM. Mentors' mentoring experience, mentees' program-wide networking and their networking with other mentees reduced the risk for premature match closure. Regarding the STEM focus of networking, we found competing influences, which need to be further explored in future research.
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- Claudia Uebler
- Department of Educational Sciences, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Educational Psychology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Nürnberg, Germany
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- Department of Educational Sciences, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Luo L, Stoeger H. Unlocking the transformative power of mentoring for youth development in communities, schools, and talent domains. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2023; 51:3067-3082. [PMID: 37555757 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.23082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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Mentoring is a highly individualized educational measure that can support youth development in communities, schools, and talent domains. Depending on the target population, goals, structure, and medium, mentoring for youths can differ considerably. This article first reviews the main types of mentoring programs and practices for youth development in communities, schools, and talent domains. Despite the popularity of mentoring programs, many programs fail to realize the full potential of mentoring as meta-analyses consistently show relatively small effects of mentoring. The discrepancy between the potential and actual effect of mentoring is referred to as the mentoring paradox. Crucial aspects that are held responsible for the mentoring paradox, such as adequate planning and implementation of mentoring programs, adherence to research-based mentoring practices, as well as quality assurance of mentoring programs through systematic program research and evaluation are described. Finally, implications on how to professionalize mentoring are provided for different stakeholders.
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- Linlin Luo
- Department of School Research, Development, and Evaluation, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of School Research, Development, and Evaluation, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Anderson AJ, Jones KV, Melton TN, Keller TE, DuBois DL. Identifying predictors of psychological well-being among volunteer mentors in Big Brothers Big Sisters. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2023; 51:2802-2827. [PMID: 37459294 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.23073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) facilitates mentoring relationships between youth and volunteer mentors. Although research has examined outcomes for youth in BBBS, relatively less investigation has been undertaken for volunteer outcomes. This study explored factors associated with changes in psychological well-being among BBBS volunteer mentors. Participants included 593 mentors (Mage = 31) surveyed at study baseline and 15-month follow-up. A classification and regression decision tree approach was used to predict residualized change in psychological well-being from study baseline with match length included as the first split variable, and demographic, individual, and relationship variables included as candidate predictors. Analyses indicated that mentors with longer relationships (>4.5 months) reported more positive change in psychological well-being compared with mentors with shorter relationships. Perceived quality of program supervision was a further predictor within both groups of volunteers. Findings suggest that longer relationships and greater program support may contribute to mentor well-being.
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- Amy J Anderson
- Department of Educational Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA
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- School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- College of Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA
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- School of Social Work, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Division of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Tidmarsh G, Whiting R, Thompson JL, Cumming J. Assessing the fidelity of delivery style of a mental skills training programme for young people experiencing homelessness. EVALUATION AND PROGRAM PLANNING 2022; 94:102150. [PMID: 35952482 DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2022.102150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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There is a need for positive youth development/strengths-based approaches to support the wellbeing and social inclusion of young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. My Strengths Training for Life™ (MST4Life™) uses a strengths-based approach with the aim to improve young people's resilience, self-worth, wellbeing and engagement in education, employment, and training. This mixed methods study assessed the fidelity of delivery style of the MST4Life™ programme, the extent to which frontline service staff can delivery psychologically informed programmes to service users and identified barriers and enablers to delivering with fidelity to the intended style. Observations of programme delivery (two facilitators per session) took place across early, middle, and late phases of the programme across a pilot phase (n = 18) and main study (n = 45). Facilitators also completed self-reflection forms following each session. The mean observation score was 82.2 ± 15.7 %, and facilitator self-report mean adherence score was 89.3 ± 6.2 % which indicate that the programme was delivered with high fidelity. Quantitative data was also analysed using non-parametric statistical test (Mann-Whitney U Test). There was a significant difference between observation scores for deliverers with postgraduate psychology training compared to deliverers without postgraduate psychology training (p = .029). Qualitative data were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. Barriers and enablers included communication, frontline staff support, logistics, and participant behaviours. Overall, this study highlights that despite the challenges of delivering complex community programmes to young people experiencing homelessness, it was possible for frontline service staff to deliver MST4Life™ with high fidelity.
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- Grace Tidmarsh
- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
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- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom; Institute for Mental health, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Lyons MD, Edwards KD. Strategies for monitoring mentoring relationship quality to predict early program dropout. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2022; 70:127-138. [PMID: 35230715 PMCID: PMC9542253 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 11/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We examined data from a nationally implemented mentoring program over a 4-year period, to identify demographic and relationship characteristics associated with premature termination. Data were drawn from a sample of 82,224 mentor and mentees. We found matches who reported shared racial or ethnic identities were associated with lower likelihood of premature termination as was mentee's positive feelings of the relationship. We also found that, if data were used as a screening tool, the data were suboptimal for accuracy classifying premature closure with sensitivity and specificity values equal to 0.43 and 0.75. As programs and policymakers consider ways to improve the impact of mentoring programs, these results suggest programs consider the types of data being collected to improve impact of care.
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- Michael D. Lyons
- Department of Human Services, School of Education and Human DevelopmentUniversity of VirginiaCharlottesvilleVirginiaUSA
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- Department of Human Services, School of Education and Human DevelopmentUniversity of VirginiaCharlottesvilleVirginiaUSA
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