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The Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring

The Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring
Find out more about the Summer Institute's innovative model for fostering research-informed practice...
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Featured Videos: Mentoring in Juvenile Justice & Foster Care

Featured Videos: Mentoring in Juvenile Justice & Foster Care
Hear from a dozen leading researchers and foster youth about mentoring in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems...
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Video Feature: Major New Mentoring Research in the News

Video Feature: Major New Mentoring Research in the News
Find out about the new meta-analysis straight from the source: leading mentoring researcher and Summer Institute fellow David Dubois
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Bringing together top researchers and practitioners in the field of youth mentoring to create innovation, leadership and quality-based practice

The Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring at Portland State University brings mentoring researchers and experienced practitioners from around the world for an intensive week-long seminar presenting the latest developments in theory and research on youth mentoring. Participants have ample time to think critically and creatively about their own program issues and explore opportunities for innovation. In its sixth year, the Summer Institute has become one of the premiere professional development opportunities in the field of youth work.

 

 

Institute Director Thomas Keller, and participant McKeever Moham of the Dallas County Juvenile Department explain the Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring and how it successfully bridges research and practice

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