Taking the stone from my heart: An exploration of the benefits of a mentoring programme (PROMISE) for children at risk of significant harm

Rudi Dallos*, Hassina Carder-Gilbert

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Abstract

<jats:p> 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. </jats:p>
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)417-432
Number of pages0
JournalClinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Volume24
Issue number3
Early online date15 Oct 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2019

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