@article{Watson_2017, title={Keeping Hope Alive: Mentoring African American Male Social Workers and Students}, volume={18}, url={https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/1613}, abstractNote={<p>In this article, I describe the forces that influenced my decision to become a social worker and mentor. I detail the relationship between growing up as a “Y Kid” and my decision to become engaged in the life-long mentoring process. While telling my story, I explore value-driven role modeling, the process of selecting mentees and mentors through attraction rather than promotion, and the concept of developmental networks. Finally, I share the lessons learned from more than fifty years of involvement in the mentoring process.</p>}, number={3}, journal={Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping}, author={Watson, Jerry}, year={2017}, month={Aug.}, pages={20–26} }