Mentoring Philosophy My mentoring philosophy focuses on making a difference on my mentee's development towards becoming an independent scholar/practitioner. I believe that each mentee can bring different experiences and perspectives that may impact their experience as a mentee. To address the diversity of mentees, my role as a mentor is to help my mentees identify and use their strengths to achieve their short- and long-term goals. To achieve these, I listen my mentees to understand their strengths, weaknesses, and challenges to provide them directions and recommendations as they navigate through their studies/research. Finally, I create opportunities for my students to become independent scholars and/or practitioners. During this process, I provide my students with timely and constructive feedback so that they can graduate with a set of strong skills that demonstrates a strong potential for scholarship.