Article discusses research on women in four basic areas: counselor bias, demographic changes, sex differences and sex role stereotypes. Implications of the research findings are discussed. (Author)

Undergraduate students (N=287) completed an 82-item questionnaire about their expectations of counseling. The respondents' strongest expectations were of seeing an experienced, genuine, expert, and accepting counselor they could trust. Expectancies that the counselor would be understanding and directive were lower. Significant sex differences were…

Studied the influence of counselor and client sex on relational communication patterns in counseling within a systems theory framework using audiotaped intake interviews of 36 counselors. Both counselor sex and and client sex were significant factors in participants' perceptions of each other during the intake. (JAC)

College students rated an academic advisor, a vocational counselor, or a psychotherapist on 10 characteristics and subsequently rated each of the three types of counseling situations on how "personal" they perceived each to be. Subjects viewed psychotherapy as a more personal situation than academic advising or vocational counseling. (Author/RD)

Many issues surrounding the ethical therapeutic treatment of clients in the mental health field have been researched extensively. The opinions of recovering substance abuse counselors concerning unique dual relationships were investigated in this study. The independent variables included length of time in recovery, amount of work experience,…

This study assessed the influence of gender and sex-role orientation on counselor effectiveness. Participants (56 female, 24 male) consisted of advanced level Master's degree counselor trainees and their clients. The counselors' sex orientation was based on their responses on the Personal Attributes Questionnaire. Sex orientation was divided into…