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Countertransference and Empathy: The Complex Relationship between Two Divergent Concepts in Counseling.
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Peabody, Shelley Ann; Gelso, Charles J. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1982
Examined the relationship of male counselor trainees' (N=20) empathic ability to measures of countertransference behavior and countertransference feelings. Indicated empathy was negatively related to countertransference behavior and was positively related to counselor reports of openness to countertransference feelings. (Author)
Descriptors: Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Client Relationship, Counselors, Empathy
Countertransference Reactions to Lesbian Clients: The Role of Homophobia, Counselor Gender, and Countertransference Management.
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Gelso, Charles J.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1995
Examined male and female counselors' countertransference reactions to lesbian versus heterosexual client actresses, and the role of counselor homophobia and countertransference management ability in countertransference reactions. Counselors did not exhibit more countertransference with lesbian clients. Countertransference management did not…
Descriptors: Bias, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Client Relationship
Male Counselors' Discomfort with Gay and HIV-Infected Clients.
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Hayes, Jeffrey A.; Gelso, Charles J. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1993
Examined male counselors' reactions to gay and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected clients. Findings from 34 counselors revealed that counselors experienced greater discomfort with HIV-infected that HIV-negative clients, and counselors' homophobia predicted their discomfort with gay male clients. Client sexual orientation did not affect…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Anxiety, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counselor Attitudes
Differential Effects of Style of Interpretation: Another Look.
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Jones, Alissa S.; Gelso, Charles J. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1988
Resistant, intermediate, and nonresistant female college students (N=150) listened to counseling session with female counselor using either tentative or absolute style of interpretation. Subjects rated counselor's expertness, attractiveness, trustworthiness; helpfulness and effectiveness of interpretations; and willingness to see counselor.…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), College Students, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques