Evaluated comparative effectiveness of an in vivo presentation, a personally written letter, and an impersonal brochure in modifying students' attitudes toward the appropriateness of personal/social, vocational, and college routine concerns for discussion with a counseling psychologist. Results suggest simple presentation of the facts is enough to…

This study suggests that change in students' attitude toward the appropriateness of personal-social problems for treatment at the counseling center could be effected by a personal letter from the counseling center staff. Results support this hypothesis. (Author/H.M.V.)

The Education Through Student Interaction program was assessed from student's evaluations and performance on classroom tests in an undergraduate psychology class. Results supported use of Education Through Student Interaction with a student facilitator and/or a training workshop. (EAK)

Surveyed client preferences and anticipations about confidentiality of their client records rating the amount of information that they preferred and anticipated would be released by their psychotherapist. Most preferred less information to be released than they anticipated would be. Identified client clusters with unique anticipations and…

Parents of students, student services personnel, faculty, counselors, and the general student body were sampled to gain an understanding of the perceived role of a college counseling center. Significant differences were found between the various groups. Counselors differed most from the other groups on the Adjustment to Self and Others problem…

University students (N=169) rated their preferences for counselor gender for nine client concerns and completed a sex role inventory and a demographic questionnaire. Most who expressed a preference for counselor gender preferred male counselors for concerns other than sexual issues, particularly for vocational/academic and social/interpersonal…