Suggests that one of the major reasons that art therapists are not as highly regarded as other mental health professionals is a paucity of quantitative research data, a result of both a lack of orientation and professional training. Includes responses by Harriet Wadeson and Robert Wolf. (JPS)

A survey of foreign student advisors (n=800) with a response rate of 485 or 61% was conducted in 1984 to provide the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs (NAFSA) with data on the backgrounds of its members. Findings indicated that: (1) less than 50% were employed on a full-time basis; (2) over 94% held academic degrees; (3) there was…

The importance of high levels of involvement in counseling has been related to theories of interpersonal influence. To examine differing effects of counselor credibility as a function of how personally involved counselors are, the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) of attitude change was applied to counseling pretreatment. Students (N=256) were…

In order to examine how the manipulation of the stylistic and semantic attributes of a counselor's language affects client perceptions of counselor expertness, attractiveness, and trustworthiness, 132 college students (88 females, 44 males) were randomly assigned to listen to one of four counseling audiotapes; the tapes were identical as to topic…

The scores of 20 high and 20 low dogmatic counselors-in-training were compared with their scores on the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule to identify those variables that enable prediction from one test to the other. Three scales, Abasement, Order and Dominance, were significant discriminators between high and low dogmatics. (Author)

Examined effect of counselors' body postures on client perceptions of counselors. Undergraduates (N=63) met with female graduate student counselor and then completed counselor rating form. Results revealed no significant differences between open and closed postures for attractiveness or trustworthiness. Clients perceived counselors in open posture…

Conducted three studies to investigate relationship of dualistic and relativistic epistemological thought to empathic understanding in the counseling setting. Relativistic epistemological thought was positively related to aspects of counselor empathy, both in role-played counseling sessions by student counselors and in a written empathy measure.…

Used peer rated measures of Warmth, Understanding and Openness to predict scores on the Kagan Affective Sensitivity Scale-E80 among 66 undergraduates who had participated in interpersonal skills training groups. Results indicated that, as an additively composite index of Therapeutic Talent, they were positively correlated with affective…

Examined the influence of cognitive complexity and client observation on the quality of clinical hypotheses counselors develop and the number of questions generated to test them. Results showed no effect of these variables on hypothesis quality; but a significant interaction between client observations on the number of questions developed. (LLL)

Examined results of peer-advising orientation program's impact on participants' perceived and actual involvement within university and explored peer advisers' characteristics. Results suggest that Peer-Advising Program had significant impact on program participants, with student participants demonstrating a greater sense of membership in…

Examined level of mental health of 180 graduate counselor trainees. Gathered multidimensional mental health information using seven clinical scales of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), Adult Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External Control Scale, Life Style Personality Inventory, and Coping Resources Inventory for Stress. Trainees…

Investigated personality characteristics of practicing rehabilitation counselors (n=56) and graduate counseling students (n=121). Identified personality styles as Modest, Patient, Sympathetic, Affiliating, Regulating, and Amicable. Found rehabilitation counselors significantly stronger in being team players, and handling job roles/functions…

Examined observers' perceptions of counselors using touch in client-counselor interaction. College students (N=248) observed videotaped vignette of simulated counseling interview varied by counselor sex and use of touch. Observer responses to the Perceived Counselor Characteristics Inventory indicated that touch was perceived as conveying sense of…

Nursing students (n=162) were asked to identify personal qualities of counselors. Although the literature identifies listening as a skill, not a quality, 73% named being a good listener a counselor quality. Results may imply that change is needed in the teaching of counseling skills. (SK)

Examines college students' attitudes about group counseling and creates a reliable instrument for measuring those attitudes. Results indicate that perception of counselor behavior did affect clients' intent to learn more about group counseling but did not affect clients' attitudes about it. Contrary to expectations, clients held neutral to…