Investigated influence of ego development on in-session cognitions of 27 supervisees at the same experience level, using the Sentence Completion Test (SCT) of Ego Development (Loevinger and Wessler, 1970). Results indicated no significant effects of ego level on time, place, focus, locus, or orientation of retrospections. (TE)

A survey was undertaken comparing all American Psychological Association (APA)-affiliated master's-degree holders in counseling with a Division 17 (Counseling) doctoral-level sample. Unlike the latter, the master's-level counselors viewed themselves primarily as practitioners, performing psychotherapy/personal counseling. They engaged in little…

Examined the effects of a 12-week growth group on self-actualizing behaviors involving a treatment group of 9 master-level counselor candidates and a control group of 8 master-level counselor candidates. Significant gains were obtained by the treatment group on a measure of self-actualization, and these gains tended to hold 5 months later.…

Surveyed Chinese (N=102) and American (N=148) graduate students studying at the same large American university on the preferences for counselor characteristics, images of a counselor, and attitudes toward counseling and counseling services. Found that although both groups held positive attitudes towards counseling they had different preferences…

Describes effectiveness of parable format for increasing student understanding of counseling concepts and for helping students attain self-actualization. Illustrates effectiveness by describing his published parable entitled Gifts From Eykis. Argues that counselor educators should consider using literature and other creative vehicles in their…

Investigated relationship between family-of-origin experiences and counseling effectiveness of counselors in training. Results from 50 graduate students in counseling revealed significant negative correlations between participants' perceived autonomy, perceived intimacy, and perceived levels of health in their family-of-origin experiences and…

Examined preferences of 242 American Indian secondary school students for counselor age, sex, educational level, attitudes and values, personality, and ethnicity, across personal and academic problem types, and through assessment of cultural involvement. Found primary preference for talking with American Indian counselor, although this was true…

Compared perceptions of expertness, attractiveness, and trustworthiness of computer-assisted guidance systems, as measured by adapted version of Counselor Rating Form, for 107 college students in two treatment conditions (DISCOVER and SIGI) and computer imaging control condition. Findings showed that students in both treatment conditions had more…

As part of a psychological evaluation, 35 sexually abused girls were asked to indicate their preference for a male or female counselor. Girls evaluated by male examiners were less likely to have a clear preference for a female counselor. The sex of the examiner was related to participants' anticipated comfort with a counselor of a particular sex.…

Examined effects of neurolinguistic mirroring versus nonmirroring of selected nonverbal behaviors on empathy, trustworthiness, and positive interaction in cross-cultural setting among 60 Choctaw adolescents and Caucasian female counselors. Results indicated significant mirroring effects on the empathy scale of the Barrett-Lennard Relationship…

Examined perception of ethicalness of some common beliefs, frequency of ethical behaviors, and agreement between ethical beliefs and behavior of college counseling center personnel (n=137). Results of the national survey identified areas in which staff were practicing in an ethical fashion and areas in which staff may need clarification of ethical…

Novice counselors (n=36) saw recruited helpees. Introverted helpees rated sessions as less smooth but not less deep than nonintroverted helpees. Helpee-rated session smoothness was associated with greater use of support intentions, less use of resistance and challenge intentions. Novice counselors used more cognitions and challenge intentions and…

Reviews studies of counseling relationship, using Gelso and Carter's multidimensional model to summarize empirical support for "real,""unreal," and "working alliance" elements of relationship. Discussion of implications of potential model shift in thinking of counseling relationship outlines how adoption of social…

Responds to earlier article by Sexton and Whiston (1994) on counseling relationship. Points out problems with the social constructivist position discussed by Sexton and Whiston, and advocates for generic model of psychotherapy which posits multidimensional conceptualization of counseling relationship that encompasses both "real"…

Responds to earlier article by Sexton and Whiston (1994) on counseling relationship. Contends that Sexton and Whiston defined counseling relationship too broadly. Disagrees with Sexton and Whiston's inclusion of interpersonal interaction into domain of counseling relationship and with their characterization of real relationship as being composed…