Adolescent Mentorship

Perhaps the greatest gift that can ever be received is life; and perhaps an argument could be made for the runner-up—whenever a mentor is successfully received. Mentors generally take on a role as best suited to the needs of their pupil; in this case, the word “pupil” is referring specifically to; a foster child, troubled teenager, or at-risk youth. Mentors create pathways into life by connecting their pupils to an academic career-goal, contributing to society, or strengthening familial bonds. Adolescent mentorship has the potential to benefit all elements that it’s exposed to; even though some people think very little into detail of the underlying nature that leads to adolescent misfortunes, at times, preferring to shift the burden of responsibility

However, that understanding is not shared for very long, and by the time we’re able to recognize social differences, we become subject to experience a positive or negative change in attitude and self-esteem; as a result, the bias perplexes normal reasoning. The effects that such implications reflect are no easier understood, yet, the idea of—fairness for all—is expected as often as it is repeated on the human psyche, wherever inequality is at play. Whether or not these implied biases are perceived the same will usually vary. My point is that adolescent mentoring programs have similarities of humane circumstances, yet—often—younger adults grow into society having never received the assistance of a mentor.

Linnehan (2003), who studied work-based mentoring programs for young people, defined a mentor as an older person who listens, wants to help, advises, and respects young people. Youth mentoring is generally defined as a trusting relationship between a young person and an older, more experienced non-parental figure who provides guidance, support, and encouragement to the mentee (Dubois & Karcher,

Huge progress has been made over the last many years with understanding the elements that are associated with adolescent mentoring programs. From an optimistic point-of-view, one might say that it becomes apparent to say, that, when correcting unfairness, both, morality and compassion must be implemented in order to continue reaping the rewards of a meritorious effort. Resilience research has consistently identified the presence of a supportive and caring non-parental adult in the lives of children and youth who succeed despite adversity and hardship (Master & Garmezy 1995; Werner