In the black college, the white counselor who is aware, who is himself a psychologically healthy person, who is genuine, who has respect for others and is a good therapist, may transcend the barriers and create an atmosphere of growth that would be difficult to work in under different circumstances. (Author)

Investigated the impact of therapist attire and seating arrangement on observers' perceptions of a therapist's attractiveness, expertise, and trustworthiness. Undergraduates (N=233) listened to an audiotaped interview while viewing a slide presentation. The casual attire/no desk setting elicited the highest attraction ratings, mediated by the…

Examined the relationship between preference for major counseling orientations and perception of counselor behavior in college students (N=77) naive about the process of counseling and psychotherapy. Results suggested that subjects' perceptions of the theoretically derived counseling approaches were not influenced by their personal preference for…

This paper presents a literature review of studies that address spirituality and religion specifically within counseling and counselor education. Results indicate that few studies examine the topic of spirituality outside of the clinical aspect of counseling, indicating that counselor education needs to consider how to educate students about…

Investigated how 240 students' expectations for counseling differed as a function of counselor gender specification and subject sex. Results indicated specification of the counselor's gender had no significant effect on students' expectations but sex of students did. Females expected stronger facilitative conditions and a more positive counseling…

Investigated subject expectations for counseling as a function of counselor gender, problem type, and subject gender. Subjects (N=200) responded to the Short Form Expectations about Counseling. Women scored hgher on motivation and openness. Men scored higher on directiveness and self-disclosure. Results conform to sex role stereotypes regarding…

Discusses four ingredients of a successful academic advising program: (1) selection of academic advisors; (2) training of academic advisors; (3) evaluation of the advisement program; and (4) recognition of academic advising. (RC)

Examined the hypothesis that positive self-involving and self-disclosing counselor responses would be rated more favorably by college student subjects (N=214) than negative self-involving and self-disclosing counselor responses. Found counselor using positive self-involving responses was viewed as most interpersonally attractive. (Author/ABL)

A metanalysis of studies showed that ethnic minorities prefer ethnically similar counselors; however, these preferences were influenced by the cultural affiliation of the participants and the research methods used. More precise methods need to be developed to determine the degree to which ethnic minorities' preferences for ethnically-similar…

Nonsmoking females (n=270) observed videotaped interview in design that crossed three levels of intensity of counselor smoking, three levels of client presenting problem intimacy, and two female counselors. No interactions were observed, but counselor smoking exerted negative impact on participants' impressions of counselor characteristics and…

Administered Counselor Disclosure Scale to explore amounts and types of counselor disclosures desired by actual clients (n=24) and by undergraduate students (n=24). Results indicated virtually no differences in disclosure preferences between undergraduates and clients. Findings have implications for counseling practice. (Author/NB)

Conducted factor analytic investigation of Counselor Rating Form, Counselor Rating Form-Short Form, and Counselor Effectiveness Rating Scale (CERS) using data from 160 undergraduate students. Analysis revealed two oblique factors (expertness and attractiveness-trustworthiness), whereas CERS produced single, global evaluative factor. Oblique…

Examined psychometric properties, including factor structure, of the Index of Responding and assessed implications of that structure for counseling research. Index of Responding was used as measure of empathy with 70 elementary and secondary teachers enrolled in undergraduate program in guidance counseling. Factor analysis yielded one wide-loading…

Mexican-American college students (N=186) were exposed to a counselor introduction that identified her as either Mexican American or Canadian American, followed by a recorded bogus counseling session in which the counselor spoke English only or English combined with cues of Spanish-speaking ability. No effect was found on ratings of counselor…

Investigated the perception of counselor attractiveness and persuasiveness through the expression of nonverbal behavior. Two male and female counselors were trained to portray "affiliative" manner and "unaffiliative" manner. Subjects saw four different counselors and then rated them on scales measuring perceived attractiveness and persuasiveness.…