PUBLICATIONS


MENTORING PUBLICATIONS


MENTORING FACTSHEET
A  brief  overview of Mentoring related topics.

How to Develop An Operations Manual For Your Mentoring Program 
Developed by Jerry Sherk, M.A.

Starting a Mentoring Program (2002)
Developed by Dustianne North, M.S.W., Jerry Sherk, M.A., and Judy Strother Taylor

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MENTORING REGIONAL TRAINING CURRICULA

The following curricula were developed for previous Regional Training Symposiums. They are now posted for your reference and use.

Best Practices for Mentoring Programs (1999)
Developed by Jerry Sherk, M.A.

Designing An Effective Training Program For Your Mentors (2001)
Developed by The EMT Group, Inc.

Designing and Customizing Mentor Training (2004)
Developed by Elsy Arévalo with contributions by DeVone Boggan and Lynne West

Going to Market - Marketing Concepts for Mentoring Programs (2000)
Developed by Barbara E. Webster, M.N.A.

Incorporating an Understanding of Youth Culture and Development into
Your Mentor Program (2005)
Developed by Dustianne North, M.S.W. and Maggie Escobedo-Steele.

Introduction to Youth Gangs (1999)
Developed by The EMT Group, Inc.

Mentoring Essentials: Risk Management for Mentoring Programs (2002)
Developed by Dustianne North, M.S.W. and Jerry Sherk, M.A.

Responsible Mentoring - Talking About Drugs, Sex and Other Difficult Issues (2000)
Developed by Dustianne North, M.S.W.

Sustaining Program Viability (1999)
Developed by Barbara E. Webster, M.N.A.

When Stakes Are High: Research-Based Mentoring for Youth With Multiple Risk Factors (2003)
Developed by Brenda Ingram, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.; Denise Johnston, M.D.; and  Dustianne North, M.S.W.

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WORKSHOP SERIES CURRICULA

The following curricula were developed for previous MentoringPlus Workshops. They are now posted for your reference and use. Click here for an abstract on available trainings. Click here to read about hosting a workshop in your community.

Creating and Sustaining A Winning Match (2000)
Developed by Dustianne North, M.S.W. and Jerry Sherk, M.A.

Foster Youth Mentorship Training for Program Managers (2003)
Developed by Brenda Ingram, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. and  Dustianne North, M.S.W.
Preparing Mentees for Success: A Program Manager's Guide (2003)
Developed by Dustianne North, M.S.W. and Jerry Sherk, M.A.

Responsible Mentoring (2002)
Developed by Dustianne North, M.S.W.
SHOW US THE MONEY! Fundraising for Mentoring Programs (2001)
Developed by Barbara E. Webster, M.N.A.

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  MENTORING TACTICS
  Mentoring Tactics is published periodically by CARS under its Mentoring Project contract with the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. The purpose of this publication is to help agencies, coalitions, communities and programs in the mentoring field stay abreast of best practices emerging from current research and to provide practical tools and resources for implementing proven strategies.
     
    Mentoring Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth (April 2005)
Developed by Juan Barajas

 



ALCOHOL & DRUG PREVENTION PUBLICATIONS


 

A  brief  overview of AOD related topics.
 

Ecstasy: The High and the Lowdown
Click here to download file

 

Methamphetamine
Click here to download the file in ENGLISH

Click here to download the file in SPANISH

 

Prevention Technical Assistance
Click here to download file

 

SYNAR
Focus on California Tobacco Prevention Efforts:
The Federal SYNAR Amendment and California Stake Act

Click here to download file

 



A quarterly publication on current alcohol and  other drug prevention issues and programmatic theories and approaches. It highlights a different strategy or approach in each issue.

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Prevention Technical Papers
In the spirit of presenting alternative practices, The EMT Group, Inc. will be presenting a series of editorials regarding new and promising methods of alcohol and other drug (AOD) prevention.  We hope you enjoy this discussion.

A Public Health Perspective on High-Risk Youth Behavior: Harm Reduction in Prevention Policy
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The Economic Benefits of Alcohol and Drug Prevention in California
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Web-based Instructions for Adult Professional Development and Continuing Education
Click here to download file

Literature Review of Youth Development Asset/Tools
Click here to download file

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Starting Early Starting Smart (SESS) Study

Issues in the Multi-Cultural Assessment of Parent-Child Interaction: An Exploratory Study from the Starting Early Starting Smart Collaboration. (2005)
Applied Developmental Psychology 26 (2005) 241-275. Victor J. Bernstein, Elizabeth J. Harris, Claudia WeLaLa Long, Elizabeth Iida, Sydney L. Hans.

To view the publication of SESS study, click on the following link http://www.emt.org/eval_sess.htm.

To learn more about the SESS project, click on the following link http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/promos/sess/research.asp.

 

 

CSAP National Cross-Site Evaluation of High-Risk
Youth Program (HRY) Study

To view the publication of HRY study, click on the following link http://www.health.org/govpubs/FO36/.

To learn more about the HRY project, click on the following link http://www.emt.org/eval_hry.html.