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According to the “laws of mentoring” in Payne’s book, it is important to only share success stories with those you are mentoring.

Community organizing began as a tool to empower people in poor areas of inner cities to address political and economic systems that contributed to their poverty. At it’s best this would be an example of:      

The most significant motivator for someone in generational poverty who is learning to negotiate middle class rules is relationship.

In most circumstances, working with the poor provides better outcomes than doing for those who are poor.

Adults who have not learned mediation are described as being unable to plan, predict, or identify consequences of actions. If this is not learned as a child, it cannot be taught.    

Race does not affect a person’s potential for employment because laws such as civil rights legislation are in place to protect against discrimination.

Statements such as “you shouldn’t do that” use the: child voice parent voice adult voice  

Statements such as “you shouldn’t do that” use the: child voice parent voice adult voice  

When the “parent voice” is used with young people in poverty who are essentially functioning as their own parent, the outcome is often:    

When the “parent voice” is used with young people in poverty who are essentially functioning as their own parent, the outcome is often: