Contribution to Book
Social Networks and Mentoring
Handbook of Youth Mentoring
(2013)
Abstract
Social networks and mentoring Youth mentoring relationships are embedded within webs of other relationships. The many individuals in the social networks of both mentee and mentor, such as the mentee's parent or guardian, the mentor's coworker, or the mentoring program coordinator, are bound to influence the nature and course of the mentor-mentee relationship. In turn, the mentoring relationship can influence the ways in which the mentor and mentee interact with other important people in their lives. Likewise, the mentoring relationship itself will alter the structure and quality of these social networks, if only by virtue of the new bond between mentee and mentor. Situating the mentoring relationship within its complex interpersonal environment provides a more comprehensive and accurate view of mentoring as a systemic intervention (Keller, 2005b), in which relationships are viewed as interdependent and “the quality of one relationship influences and is, in turn, influenced by other relationships”
Keywords
- Youth -- Counseling of -- United States,
- Mentoring -- United States,
- Youth development -- United States,
- Social work with youth -- United States
Disciplines
Publication Date
June, 2013
Editor
David L. DuBois & Michael J. Karcher
Publisher
Sage
Citation Information
Thomas E. Keller and Jennifer E. Blakeslee. "Social Networks and Mentoring" 2Thousand Oaks, CAHandbook of Youth Mentoring (2013) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/thomas_keller/29/