Taking the stone from my heart: An exploration of the benefits of a mentoring programme (PROMISE) for children at risk of significant harm
Abstract
This article reports on a multi-methods longitudinal evaluation of the PROMISE mentoring scheme which was developed in Somerset UK to offer a continuing relationship for vulnerable young people with a volunteer mentor. The overall findings indicate that mentoring was experienced very positively and contributed to both fostering a sense of trust and to reducing the insecure attachments of the young people. The findings are considered within a relational and attachment framework to offer a model of how mentoring achieves positive change. Implications for development of the service and encouragement for others to develop similar services are discussed.
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- Authors
- Dallos, R., & Carder-Gilbert, H.
- Affiliations
- University of Plymouth (GB)
- University of Plymouth, UK
- Corresponding author
- Dallos, Rudi
- ORCID
- Dallos, Rudi
- Venue
- Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2018-10-15
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 417-432
- ISSN
- 1359-1045 (ISSN-L)
- 1461-7021
- OpenAlex
- W2896143265
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 22
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 0.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- PROMISE mentoring scheme (2)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Child Welfare and Adoption
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mentoring and Academic Development
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Youth Development and Social Support
- Keywords
- mentoring programs, vulnerable young people, volunteer mentors, insecure attachment, trust, child protection services, service evaluation
- MeSH terms
- Mentoring, Adolescent, Child, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mentors, Program Evaluation, Trust, Young Adult
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