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Counselling Human Beings of the Female Sex.
Delehanty, Rosalyn – Canadian Counsellor, 1979
Considers whether women experience sex discrimination in counseling and whether an adequate solution to experienced sex bias is counseling with the same sex counselor. Concludes that there is little evidence that male counselors are more subject to bias than female counselors. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling, Counselor Attitudes, Females, Foreign Countries
The Counselor and Changing Canadian Sexual Mores.
Shymko, Dolores L. – Canadian Counsellor, 1979
Attempts is to help counselors increase awareness and understanding of sexual attitudes and behavior of clients with whom they interact in therapeutic settings. Examines empirical findings from current Canadian sex research to determine some of the dominant changes in attitudes. (Author)
Descriptors: Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Training, Counselors, Foreign Countries
Psychological Barriers to the Occupational Success of Mature Women.
Kahn, Sharon E. – Canadian Counsellor, 1979
Presents a description of barriers to successful achievement outside the home faced by many women in mid-life. Cultural myths about women and the nature of work may prevent mature women from fully participating in self-development. Counselors are encouraged to facilitate self-exploration and conflict resolution. (Author)
Descriptors: Achievement, Counselor Attitudes, Employed Women, Foreign Countries
Conceptual Complexity and the Helping Relationship.
Van Hesteren, Frank; And Others – Canadian Counsellor, 1982
Provides a perspective on the relevance of conceptual complexity theory to counseling. Some origins of conceptual complexity theory are traced and descriptions of current theoretical positions are provided. Potential counseling applications of conceptual complexity are discussed and examples of research efforts are given. (Author/PAS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Client Relationship
Occupational Gender Bias Revisited: Methodological Improvements.
Ratzlaff, Harold C.; Kahn, Sharon E. – Canadian Counsellor, 1983
Investigated counselor bias in occupational choice for female students, using six short fictitious case studies that could describe either a male or female subject. Results showed high school counselors (N=114) chose occupations that paid less and required more supervision for female than for male case study subjects. (WAS)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Counselor Attitudes, Employment Level, Foreign Countries
Sex Role Stereotyping among School Counselors.
Wetmore-Foshay, Anne A.; And Others – Canadian Counsellor, 1981
School counselors were mailed the Stereotype Questionnaire and asked to rate a "mature, healthy, socially competent" male, female, or adult. A significant sex difference was found, with women counselors more likely to use "masculine" traits to describe the healthy person of either sex. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Characteristics, Foreign Countries
Counsellor Bias in Occupational Choice for Female Students.
Kahn, Sharon E.; Schroeder, Alana S. – Canadian Counsellor, 1980
School counselors in British Columbia were asked to select three appropriate occupations for each subject in case studies. When the case study described a female, the counselors chose occupations that paid less and were more closely supervised. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Case Studies, Counselor Attitudes