This study investigated the future life style preferences of 118 undergraduate rehabilitation education majors at Pennsylvania State University. (Author)

The client's perception of the comfort of the counselor in a group setting is significantly related to counselor effectiveness as measured by GPA change. The overall counseling climate and the client's estimate of his satisfaction were not related to counselor effectiveness. (Author)

Studied the effects of a leader's self-disclosure and nonverbal behaviors on student group members' (N=40) perceptions of leader attractiveness. Students participated in one of four randomly assigned groups and rated a videotaped group leader. Results showed that high levels of self-disclosure had a significant positive effect on leader…

Investigated influence of sex and experience level of intake, interviewer and assigned counselor, sex of client, and administratiave variables on premature terminations in college counseling centers. Found that administrtive variables were major factors related to premature terminations. (Author/PAS)

Studied Black college students' preferences (N=179) for Black counselors of varying ages and both sexes depending on type of problem. Results demonstrated that male preferences for counselors were mixed and varied, depending on the type of problem. Females tended to select female counselors for most problems. (RC)

Examined interpersonal influence processes within an actual counseling context over an average of eight sessions. Results indicated that counselor experience level did not affect client perceptions of the counselor and perceived counselor expertise, attractiveness, and trustworthiness did change over time, but not in the same direction. (Author)

In a precollege counseling program seven paraprofessionals (graduate students) received higher ratings than 20 full-time professionals. The common bond of being students helped the paraprofessionals in counseling entering freshmen. Greater sensitivity (higher correlation between need and service rendered) for paraprofessionals in concerns about…

Women's preferences for counselors differing in marital status, sex, and age were investigated in two studies of college (N=32) and noncollege (N=32) women. Both studies indicated college and noncollege women preferred women counselors on a number of hypothetical process measures. Changing trends in women's counselor preferences are discussed.…

The affect of congruent Holland personality environments between clients seeking career counseling and the counselors was investigated. Students (N=144) with undeclared majors selected between three career counselors, scripted to represent one Holland personality type. Results indicate a predominant selection of the Holland Social-type counselor…

Surveyed 73 American Indian and 81 white college students to determine preferences for counselor characteristics when facing academic or personal problems. Found both groups most preferred counselor with similar attitudes and values. Similar ethnicity appeared more important to American Indian students. Dissimilar characteristics were consistently…

This paper discusses the effects of pretraining counseling clients for group therapy sessions. In an attempt to speed the group process and give maximum coverage to all college students requesting group therapy, pretraining experiences were given to members of three experimental groups and were compared to one control group. The experimental…

Examined relations among counselor and client cognitive and behavioral variables in relation to counselor and client ratings of counseling effectiveness. Results indicated that variables composed from both cognitive and behavioral data predicted participant ratings of counseling effectiveness more than did behavioral variables alone. (Author/NB)

Examined effects of cultural mistrust on counseling expectations for Black clients assigned to both Black and White counselors. Found client mistrust level interacted significantly with counselor race. Highly mistrustful Blacks expected white counselors to be less accepting, trustworthy, and expert; they also expected less in terms of counseling…

Investigated the relationships between clients' early premature termination of counseling and ratings of their counselors' expertness, trustworthiness, and attractiveness and the extent to which clients believed that they were understood by their counselors. Conducted a follow-up survey to assess clients' reasons for terminating prematurely. Time…

Training programs that incorporated overt, covert, and combined over-covert practice modes were compared for their effects on developing counseling skills and confidence among undergraduate students. The combined practice group was superior to the control group on attending behaviors and empathy ratings. The overt practice group was superior to…