This survey examined the professional identity of 114 counseling psychologists in Australia. Respondents rated the importance of activities to their present and ideal positions as counseling psychologists. Factor analysis of ratings showed that consultation and education, goal-directed counseling, depth psychotherapy, and program development and…

Examined the relationship between therapist values and reported use of various modes of nonverbal communication in individual counseling. Counselors (N=90) responded to a nonverbal closeness and touching behavior questionnaire and a value survey. Results indicated that therapist values are associated with various categories of nonverbal behavior.…

Past studies indicated preference for male therapists. To test for changes since these studies, applicants for counseling and nonclient undergraduates completed university counseling service application that included question regarding preference for sex of therapist. More clients than nonclients expressed preferences. Results indicated a decrease…

Peer reviewers (N=70) of a psychodynamic, behavioral, or eclectic theoretical orientation evaluated one of three clinical treatment reports. Psychodynamic reviewers rated patients as more disturbed and in need of psychotherapy, and they were consistently more positive in their ratings of treatment. (Author)

Investigated impact of client and therapist gender on psychotherapy process and outcome. Clients, regardless of gender, agreed that women therapists formed more effective therapeutic alliances but both male and female clients of male therapists reported significant improvement as a result of therapy. (Author)

Examined differences between behavior therapists and psychotherapists while working with unipolar depressed women. Segments of audiotaped sessions were coded on a variety of dimensions. Results indicated skills therapists were more directive, displayed greater initiative, appeared more supportive, and emitted significantly more directive and…

This study supported evidence of reliability and validity of the Theoretical Orientation Profile Scale-Revised (TOPS-R) scores. The TOPS-R was designed to measure theoretical orientation among counselors and trainees. Factor analysis yielded a 6-factor solution accounting for 87.5% of the total variance in the scale. The 6 factors corresponded to…

This paper discusses the issue of counsellor burnout and secondary traumatic stress (STS) and its potential impact on ethical behaviour. Burnout and STS are common outcomes of providing counselling and psychotherapy and may lead to counsellor impairment. A diminished ability to function professionally may constitute a serious violation of the…

Surveyed counselors representative of the American Counseling Association membership regarding their value orientations in four domains: universal values, mental health values, individualistic-collectivistic values, and religious-spiritual values. Found a generally concordant value profile across these domains, presenting an overall pattern of a…

Research has suggested that physical attractiveness contributes to subjects' perception of female competency. This finding has generated interest in investigating the effect of physical attractiveness on subjects' perceptions of competency in male and female therapists. Undergraduates (N=192) viewed a 15-minute videotaped session reflecting either…

Sexual feelings between therapist and client have been a source of theoretical controversy since the beginnings of modern psychotherapy. Psychotherapists' (N=72) verbal behavior, affective reactions, and clinical judgments in response to audiotapes of client sexual material were investigated. Therapist gender, client gender, and type of sexual…

Developed measure of client reactions to therapist interventions, which differed significantly on client helpfulness ratings. Therapist intentions related to client reactions more for successful cases than unsuccessful cases. Pretreatment symptomatology was highly predictive of reactions reported. Predictable changes in reactions occurred across…