CPP Youth Development & Mentoring Programs 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which mentoring model involves a group of youth being guided by one or more adult mentors simultaneously?
- One-to-one mentoring
- Group mentoring (Correct answer)
- Peer mentoring
- E-mentoring
Correct answer: Group mentoring
Group mentoring pairs one or more adult mentors with multiple youth at the same time, offering a cost-effective alternative to one-to-one models.
Question 2: In positive youth development (PYD) frameworks, the 'Five Cs' model includes competence, confidence, connection, character, and which fifth element?
- Commitment
- Caring (Correct answer)
- Creativity
- Courage
Correct answer: Caring
The Five Cs of positive youth development are Competence, Confidence, Connection, Character, and Caring (compassion).
Question 3: Which federal initiative provides funding and standards for mentoring programs targeting disadvantaged youth in the United States?
- Head Start Program
- Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
- Mentoring Children of Prisoners program (Correct answer)
- DARE Program
Correct answer: Mentoring Children of Prisoners program
The Mentoring Children of Prisoners (MCP) program, funded through the Department of Health and Human Services, provides structured mentoring to youth with incarcerated parents.
Question 4: A youth development program wants to measure 'social bonding.' Which assessment tool is most appropriate?
- Beck Youth Inventories
- Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale (Correct answer)
- Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment
- Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
Correct answer: Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale
The Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale (CASSS) directly measures perceived social support from parents, teachers, classmates, and close friends.
Question 5: Which concept refers to the number of supportive, caring adults a youth has in their life and is a key protective factor in prevention?
- Social capital density
- Connectedness quotient
- Natural mentoring network (Correct answer)
- Developmental asset density
Correct answer: Natural mentoring network
The natural mentoring network describes the informal web of caring adults (relatives, coaches, clergy) who naturally support a young person's development.
Question 6: According to MENTOR's Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring, how frequently should program staff conduct check-ins with mentors during the first year?
- Monthly
- Quarterly
- Twice per year
- Twice per month (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Twice per month
MENTOR's Elements of Effective Practice recommend that program staff contact mentors at least twice per month to provide support and monitor match quality.
Question 7: Which risk factor classification system is used in structured decision-making for youth prevention programs to categorize family, school, community, and peer domains?
- Risk Needs Responsivity (RNR) model
- Social Development Model
- Social Ecological Model
- Communities That Care (CTC) risk factor framework (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Communities That Care (CTC) risk factor framework
The Communities That Care (CTC) framework organizes empirically validated risk and protective factors across community, family, school, and peer domains to guide prevention planning.
CPP Youth Development & Mentoring Programs 2
Which mentoring model involves a group of youth being guided by one or more adult mentors simultaneously?