Lessons relevant to psychologists who serve as mentors for international students.

Do you have opportunities to teach, counsel, or mentor international students at your university or in your practice? Do you supervise international students in practica and internships? If so, are you aware of the different cultural backgrounds of your students and their sometimes unique educational and personal needs? This article briefly reviews the literature on mentoring and examines the mentoring relationship with a particular focus on the needs of international students. The authors highlight the difficulties confronting international students learning to cope with a different, challenging, and sometimes bewildering new environment and recommend ways in which psychologists can support international students through mentoring. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)