Young Black males living in single-parent homes, in spite of never having a mentor, understand the value of a responsible same-sex mentor. Thirteen Black males between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five offered well-expressed thoughts on mentoring and why they believe mentoring adds value to their lives. They characterized unstructured mentoring as a process without a specific agenda. The consideration of Black males struggling without a father in the home requires the serious consideration of strategic mentoring as a solution for change. Strategic mentoring has a clear purpose, is communication-centric, is designed to develop during the course of a long-term mutual commitment between mentor and mentee, and incorporates the child’s mother into the mentoring experience.

尽管从未有过指导者，但住在单亲家庭中的年轻黑人男性却了解负责任的同性指导者的价值。13位年龄在18到25岁之间的黑人男性对指导以及他们为何相信指导为他们的生活增添了价值，表达了很好的想法。他们将无组织的辅导描述为没有特定议程的过程。考虑黑人男性在家里没有父亲的情况下挣扎，需要认真考虑战略指导，以作为变革的解决方案。战略指导的目的很明确，以交流为中心，旨在在指导者与被指导者之间长期相互承诺的过程中发展，并将孩子的母亲纳入指导经验中。