Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a common clinical concern. We surveyed a national sample of 94 licensed clinicians to better understand their work with clients who self-injure. Our data revealed that over the past year, 95.7% (n = 90) of the sample reported working with at least one client who self-injured. Thirty-six clinicians (38%) reported…

A gender gap currently exists in college STEM majors, with a lower percentage of females entering math intensive fields. One possible explanation is the advice students receive in high school. We conduct a survey of high school guidance counselors, soliciting their advice regarding hypothetical high school students' college and major choices. We…

This qualitative study examined female Black school counselor's perceptions regarding their role when working with students -- specifically Black students. More so, this study looked at cultural influence on female Black school counselors' thoughts and feelings relative to role confusion and burnout. Black Feminist Thought and Maslow's Hierarchy…

Two counselors, one a self-described feminist and the other holding more conservative attitudes toward women's liberation, led separate, semistructured consciousness-raising groups. It was found that participants in the group led by the feminist counselor showed higher postsession scores on the Attitudes Toward Women Scale. (GC)

This article deals with male and female college students' preferences for types of counselors for various problem areas. The results indicate a trend toward preferences for female and peer counselors, which may have implications for staffing counseling services centers. (Author)

Some of the results of this study were that counselors, regardless of sex, rated conforming goals as more appropriate than deviate and, counselors, regardless of sex, rated female clients wth deviate career goals to be more in need of counseling than those with conforming goals. (Author)

Used archival research to compare intake judgments made by African-American and white women counselors about 41 African-American and 41 white women clients. Results showed no significant differences in counselor judgments for matched client groups. Results support need to control for sociopsychological variables that may influence counselor…

Investigated the relationship between age, sex, experience level, attitudes towards women, and dogmatism. Evaluated graduate students (N=544) counseling a female pseudoclient on career choice. Results indicated that counselor trainees did not demonstrate sexist behaviors in counseling. Findings suggest that nonsexist counseling is promoted by…

The literature on stereotyping from a social-cognitive perspective has important implications for the mental health treatment of minority-group members since it suggests that the unavoidable cognitive process of categorization is implicated in intergroup biases and discriminatory behaviors. This study tested for ethnic bias against Hispanic…

This study analyzes the effects of client sex, counselor sex, and client behavior on the responses of counselors during the initial stages of the counseling interview. Four client behavior situations are used: independent behavior; dependent behavior; high high achieving behavior; and low achieving behavior. Numerous significant differences were…

Little research in the existing literature attempts to define feminist therapy by incorporating the specific experiences and philosophies of those who describe themselves as feminist therapists. Even less information is available about the perceptions of their clients. Therapists and their clients answered questions about the theoretical…

The inferior position of women in the world of work is discussed as a backdrop for this study which sought to test the hypothesis that counselors are biased against women entering a "masculine" occupation. A coached female counselee, portraying a college junior who is having difficulty deciding between teaching and engineering, was privately…

College women (N=56) identified as holding either egalitarian or traditional attitudes toward dating-initiation, were randomly assigned to four taped, counseling conditions. Counselors expressing egalitarian attitudes were rated more favorably than counselors expressing traditional attitudes. (Author)

College women (N=150) viewed videotaped counseling vignettes varied by feminist orientation of counselor and explicitness of counselor's value statement about her approach. Subjects preferred feminist counselor for career and sexual assault concerns but no significant differences across counselors for personal concerns. Observed significant…

Female counselor trainees (N=28) in a facilitative skills development course were rated for empathy on the basis of written responses to two videotaped vignettes--one Kohlbergian moral dilemma and one morally neutral dilemma. Found students responded more empathically to morally neutral task than to Kohlbergian task. (Author/TE)