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Meeting the Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults with Disabilities: An E-Mentoring Approach

Meeting the Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults with Disabilities: An E-Mentoring Approach

Katharine Hill, Joe Timmons, Christen Opsal
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781615208616|ISBN10: 1615208615|EISBN13: 9781615208623
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-861-6.ch008
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Hill, Katharine, et al. "Meeting the Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults with Disabilities: An E-Mentoring Approach." Telementoring in the K-12 Classroom: Online Communication Technologies for Learning, edited by Deborah A. Scigliano, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 135-147. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-861-6.ch008

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Hill, K., Timmons, J., & Opsal, C. (2011). Meeting the Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults with Disabilities: An E-Mentoring Approach. In D. Scigliano (Ed.), Telementoring in the K-12 Classroom: Online Communication Technologies for Learning (pp. 135-147). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-861-6.ch008

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Hill, Katharine, Joe Timmons, and Christen Opsal. "Meeting the Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults with Disabilities: An E-Mentoring Approach." In Telementoring in the K-12 Classroom: Online Communication Technologies for Learning, edited by Deborah A. Scigliano, 135-147. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-861-6.ch008

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Abstract

Resilience in at-risk youth is anchored by supportive adults who may be relatives, neighbors, teachers, employers, or other members of the community. Telementoring or electronic mentoring (e-mentoring) is a promising practice for improving transition-to-adulthood outcomes for youth with disabilities through connections with caring adults. E-mentoring supports the development of technological and social skills and also increases their understanding of the employment and educational opportunities that await youth upon completion of high school. Connecting to Success (CTS) is an e-mentoring program for transition-age youth with disabilities. In this chapter, CTS is discussed in the context of healthy youth development and transition to adulthood. An overview of the CTS program model is provided, and a discussion of future directions is identified.

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