Assessed client and counselor satisfaction with counseling services at university counseling center. Clients (N=38) and counselors (N=5) rated themselves and other member of counseling dyad on Counselor Rating Form-Short. Findings suggest that perception of characteristics possessed by other member of dyad may be a more dominant factor than…

A study of the counseling centers of public community colleges in the Southwest was conducted to determine the characteristics and duties of counseling personnel, the types of services provided, and counselors' perceptions of students' most prevalent concerns. All community colleges in Arizona (N=15) and Nevada (N=4) and six institutions in New…

Less academic and more closely tied to the public employment services, the European model offers clues to those seeking to strengthen the vocational aspects of guidance in this country. (Editor)

Surveyed Chinese (N=102) and American (N=148) graduate students studying at the same large American university on the preferences for counselor characteristics, images of a counselor, and attitudes toward counseling and counseling services. Found that although both groups held positive attitudes towards counseling they had different preferences…

This article investigated the effect of the variation in individual worker definition of "former client" in relationship to workers' perceptions of appropriate professional behaviors during provision of social work services. Findings suggest there is a lack of consensus regarding the definition of a former client, and that this may affect practice…

Researchers have found differences in client perceptions of and judgments about experienced and inexperienced counselors. To investigate the correlates of client satisfaction in two counseling centers, one staffed primarily by trainees (CC-T) and one staffed primarily by professionals (CC-P), 464 questionnaires (107 or 26 percent at CC-T; 357 or…

Administrators, faculty, students, and counselors themselves are often unsure of the counselor's functions. This study sought to determine the problems for which selected high school seniors would seek help from their guidance counselors. Subjects were high school seniors (N=1,734) from 10 Indiana high schools. A 24-item Likert-type questionnaire…

Research and practice in deafness rehabilitation show that evaluation services for severely disabled deaf clients can best be provided within a "total adjustment environment" which incorporates a number of special program considerations associated with the evaluation of deaf clients. Four of these considerations are (1) a rehabilitation…

A SURVEY OF EVENING COLLEGE COUNSELING SERVICES IN CALIFORNIA NETTED RESPONSES FROM 59 OF THE STATE'S 73 JUNIOR COLLEGES. MAJOR EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON PROBLEMS RELATED TO (1) THE COLLEGE PROGRAM AND FACILITIES, (2) STUDENTS, AND (3) COUNSELORS. PROBLEMS CITED BY RESPONDENTS INCLUDED INADEQUATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COUNSELING AND LACK OF ADEQUATE…

Descriptive data about the University of Utah student population is presented. Academic class, particular area of study, sex, age, and marital status are the prominent characteristics considered. A stratified sample of 808 students were asked to respond to four questions: (1) had they heard of the counseling center; (2) had they been there; (3)…

Underuse of university services by Mexican American students is examined in relation to students' cultural commitment, stress, counselor experience, and institutional variables. (Author)

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)

Client perception of effective health counselor behavior characteristics are identified. Implications for current health counseling processes, and for the training of future health counselors are noted. (JMF)

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…

Investigation of extent of commitment to client through evolution of counselor verbal actions indicates that high commitment and expectancy are crucial to the helping relationship. (CJ)