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Intergenerational mentoring : promoting the psychosocial wellbeing of older men and teenage boys through meaningful occupation

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Abstract

Background / Aims: Many teenage boys who are at risk of social dysfunction often have few, if any, positive male role models. Their future participation in society as healthy, active and productive members of society is uncertain. Nine teenage boys, aged between 14-16 years and at risk of exclusion at school, participated in a weekly shared construction project with older male mentors aged between 60-75 years at the local men's shed over 1 school term. This research aimed to explore the older men's perception of the project.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAllied Health Research Symposium, 8-12 October 2012, Townsville Hospital
PublisherAllied Health Research
Pages25-25
Number of pages1
Publication statusPublished - 2012
EventAllied Health Research Symposium -
Duration: 1 Jan 2012 → …

Conference

ConferenceAllied Health Research Symposium
Period1/01/12 → …

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

  • mentoring
  • social integration
  • Men's Sheds

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