Integrates work of cross-cultural counselor training development theorists, racial-identity development specialists, and cross-cultural counseling competency experts in formation of comprehensive multicultural training model for majority-group counselors. Reviews and integrates extant stage models of white racial consciousness, describes how…

Because many potential clients have religious as well as secular concerns, secular counselors and psychotherapists are striving to become more empathic and competent in treating religious individuals. This article discusses some issues and implications involved in working with religiously committed clients in secularly based counseling. (Contains…

Reports levels of psychological distress found in a sample of Australian case managers who work with the unemployed. Respondents reported significantly higher levels of psychological morbidity than levels reported for employed Australians, and similar morbidity levels to those reported by unemployed Australians. Skills training seemed to moderate…

Profiles the lives of Gilbert Wrenn, a "pioneer" of the counseling profession, and his wife, Kathleen. Shares the story of the Wrenns' life together since 1926 as an inspiration to counselors of couples and clients who are trying to cope in an increasingly complex world. (Author/GCP)

With the current reformation of school counseling and the increasing expectations of school counselors, all counselors' work activities include some Comprehensive School Counseling Program (CSCP) activities. This exploratory study focused on differential patterns among elementary, middle, and high school counselors' daily work activities and on…

Differences in presenting problems and counselor age were perceived as intended. Subjects' marital status was unrelated to any measures. Counselors were judged as most expert, attractive, and trustworthy when dealing with presenting problems that were least intimate. Subjects anticipated greater satisfaction with younger rather than older…

Examined the influence of counselor sex and subject self-concept on students' (N=105) perceptions of counselors. Students heard an audiotape in which a male or female counselor was/was not introduced as expert. Results showed a significant interaction between subject self-concept and introduction but not counselor gender and introduction. (JAC)

Tested three explanations for the differential impact of verbal and nonverbal cues on perceptions of counselor expertness, attractiveness, and trustworthiness: cue availability, vividness, and salience-vividness. Results suggest cue availability is not a compelling explanation for the power of nonverbal communications, vividness accounts for…

Reviews cross cultural counseling research according to given categories of dependent variables: client use, client preference; counselor prejudice; differential diagnosis; differential process; differential treatment; and differential outcome. Research outcomes are examined across ethnic groups, research designs, and research settings. (BL)

Reviews literature on the social influence model, which suggests that counseling is an interpersonal influence process. Discusses the process of counselor social power, causality thorugh reattribution, and influence as a two-way exchange. Suggests future directions for research. (JAC)

Presents an emotional model that describes the sequence of emotions that occur when the expression of feelings is avoided or impossible and discusses its use in counseling Vietnam veterans. Describes prerequisite counseling skills and related information, based in part on personal experience and the comments of contemporary writers. (JAC)

Investigated the relationship between cognitive complexity of self-reported emotional experience and accurate empathic understanding in a group of experienced counselors. A significant positive correlation was found between cognitive complexity of self-reported emotional experience and accurate empathic understanding. (Author)

Presents demographic information for 621 survey respondents and examines the data reported by 230 American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) members in private practice. More counselors in private practice held advanced degrees and were certified or licensed than those who were not; the majority worked part-time. (Author/RC)

Explores various arguments for and against therapist self-disclosure and relates these to theoretical school and therapist style and personality. The therapist's selective dynamic use of his own perceptions, experiences, and values in a genuine fashion contributes positively to the therapeutic outcomes. Case studies are used and literature is…

Reports on interviews of 10 doctoral graduates of counselor education programs to determine how they viewed professional identity. Results focus on uniqueness of counselors, career development issues, dislike of research, grouping for support, dislike of managed care, anger over turf wars, and affinity with holistic and preventive medicine. (RJM)