title: The critical ingredient: caring youth-staff relationships in after-school settings.
abstract: After-school settings are interpersonal in nature, and the quality of the relationships that are forged can directly influence youths' attendance decisions and the developmental benefits they derive. Programs should more effectively capitalize on this potential for caring adult-staff relationships.
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: Jean E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Rhodes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002651:Child Advocacy / Q000523:psychology*; D002654:Child Care; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D017146:Models, Organizational; D024382:Professional Role; D016730:Program Development; D012574:Schools / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States