Is mentoring with a therapeutic focus eligible in the Adult-Youth Relationships measure?
Many mentoring programs have multiple goals. If a mentoring program has a therapeutic goal and a social emotional development goal that builds positive adult-youth relationships, then the program would be eligible in this measure. These programs need to clearly define who will serve as mentors for the youth. If staff are filling this role, that would create a blurred line between counseling and mentoring and would not be eligible in the Adult-Youth Relationships measure. Instead, these programs may be eligible in the Positive Behaviors measure.
