Introduction

The following material highlights the key concepts and essential behaviors associated with the six critical mentoring functions.

For each of the separate dimensions, a broad range of possibilities are offered to illustrate the different scenarios mentors could encounter within the anticipated boundaries of that particular category. Also, representative examples are provided to accurately portray the important mentor-mentee interactions most likely to occur with a specific phase.

This section is designed to offer mentors a source of information—from the unique perspective of this model of learning— that they can utilize as a reference point to guide them through the basic reasoning and strategies important to mentoring decisions.