Effect of Disabled Counselors' Self-Disclosures on Client Perceptions of the Counselor.

Mallinckrodt, Brent; Helms, Janet E.

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ERIC Number: EJ342255

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Effect of Disabled Counselors' Self-Disclosures on Client Perceptions of the Counselor.

Mallinckrodt, Brent; Helms, Janet E.

Journal of Counseling Psychology, v33 n3 p343-48 Jul 1986

Results indicated that counselors in several of the disability conditions were rated as being significantly more expert and attractive than able-bodied counselors. Counselor self-disclosures did not have a clearly negative or positive effect on subjects' perceptions. (Author/BL)

Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Client Relationship, Counselors, Physical Disabilities, Self Disclosure (Individuals)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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