{"id":7166,"date":"2022-08-24T19:56:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T19:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irtinc.us\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=7166"},"modified":"2024-06-18T18:11:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T18:11:26","slug":"development-and-evaluation-of-a-self-paced-web-based-interactive-training-for-mentees-and-their-parents-or-caregivers","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"http:\/\/irtinc.us\/es\/avada_portfolio\/development-and-evaluation-of-a-self-paced-web-based-interactive-training-for-mentees-and-their-parents-or-caregivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Development and Evaluation of a Self-Paced, Web-Based, Interactive Training for Mentees and Their Parents or Caregivers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Investigaci\u00f3n<\/h2><\/div>
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Purpose: To develop and evaluate a self-paced, web-based, interactive training program for mentees and their parents or caregivers<\/p>\n<\/div>

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OVERVIEW<\/span><\/h2>\n

Training mentored youth and their caregivers to work together successfully with their mentor and mentoring program is critically important for achieving a safe, high-quality, sustained mentoring relationship, and for obtaining positive youth outcomes. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Training for mentees and their caregivers is considered a best practice in the field of mentoring; however, many programs struggle to provide them with systemic and adequate training experiences.<\/p>\n

This gap in preparedness may explain the challenges that some mentors report in their relationships with the caregivers of their mentees, which include communication breakdowns, unexpected termination of the relationship, boundary violations, and misuse of power. Training in these areas can provide families with the skills, knowledge, and cognitions needed to develop a strong relationship with their mentor and mentoring program staff members.<\/p>\n

Given the negative impact of prematurely terminated relationships, programs report a great need for figuring out ways to sustain and support mentoring relationships, and training mentees and their caregivers is one critically important strategy. Through advances in mobile technology and the rise of internet and mobile technology use, there now exists an opportunity to provide innovative and accessible web and mobile-based training resources for parents and youth across the country, including those living in rural areas.<\/p>\n

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The overall goal of the proposed project was to use an iterative process to develop training for mentees and their caregivers that is accessible via Internet, tablet, and smartphone devices. The finished project includes two multimedia, interactive courses, one designed for mentees and one for their parents to complete.<\/p>\n

The course content addresses topics such as defining mentoring, explaining the importance of training, the benefits of mentoring, common motivations and expectations for mentoring, roles of everyone involved in a mentoring relationship, child safety and boundaries issues, and preparing for the first match meeting. Caregivers and mentees are able to utilize downloadable tip sheets to help guide conversations with the mentor and mentoring program staff. A complete set of mobile applications for mentees and caregivers to use in training were developed.<\/p>\n

Three focus groups were conducted with mentors, mentees, and their caregivers. They provided feedback on program content and methods. A One-to-One Evaluation study with five mentee\/caregiver dyads provided feedback on program usability and consumer satisfaction. Finally, a Feasibility Study was conducted to examine the short-term effectiveness of the training for mentees and caregivers for improving their attitudes and knowledge regarding preparing for a mentoring relationship and to obtain consumer satisfaction feedback.<\/p>\n

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TEAM MEMBERS<\/h2><\/div>
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\"Janis<\/span><\/div>
Janis Kupersmidt<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Rebecca Stelter<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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RELATED PRESENTATIONS <\/span><\/div><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Stelter. R. L., & Rucker, T., (2019, January). Enduring relationships and thriving for mentees: Results and recommendations from a recent long-term follow-up study of former mentees.<\/em> Paper presented at the 2019 National Mentoring Summit. Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

Stelter, R. L., Kupersmidt, J. B., & McNeil, S. (2016, October). What is a mentor? Building the foundation web-based training for mentees and their parents. <\/em>Paper presented at the 2016 Society for Research in Child Development Technology and Media in Children\u2019s Development Special Topics Meeting. Irvine, California.<\/p>\n

Stelter, R.L., & Schwartz, S. (2015, January). Helping close the mentoring gap: Innovative approaches to training and engaging youth and their caregivers. <\/em>Paper presented at the 2015 National Mentoring Summit: Expanding the Mentoring Effect, Washington DC.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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