This study examined supervisor commitment to supervisee as a variable related to the supervisor's provision of the facilitative dimensions of empathy, warmth, and genuineness. Results support the hypothesis that a positive relationship exists between a supervisor's commitment to his or her supervisee and the supervisor's ability to offer the…

It is suggested that emphasis be changed from trait factor personality studies such as tolerance for ambiguity, nurturance, and abasement, to researching the area of cognitive style, flexibility, perception and psychological openness as perhaps being more fruitful in advancing knowledge of the criterion variable. (Author)

Research in counseling effectiveness is moving from the use of gross outcome measures to analysis of the counseling process. One successful approach has been the adoption of a social-psychological model of interview analysis which attempts to specify within-interview conditions which facilitate client behavior change. The criteria and procedure…

This paper attempts to clarify the vocabulary, issues, research findings, and direction of the development of counseling research up to the present. With changing times and dissatisfaction with counseling results and outcome research approaches, a more comprehensive and interactional view of counseling research and practice has developed. The…