This book updates earlier Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) multicultural counseling competencies (MCC). Each chapter author particularizes definitions and/or conceptualizations of multicultural competencies to the topic of his or her chapter. The present document operationalizes the MCC into practice examples,…

The purpose of this study was to provide a framework for identifying personality differences between novice and experienced counselors utilizing the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (Costa & McCrae, 1992a). Two groups of counselors (N = 69) were compared in terms of their personality profile. One group, consisting of 48% of the participants,…

The research literature suggests that the mental health professionals serving lesbians, gay men, and bisexual people may not be prepared to adequately address the unique needs of the population. There is a need to study the factors that influence the degree to which therapists attitudes and behaviors are affirmative toward their gay, lesbian, and…

Counselor development is a topic of great interest to both trainers and counselors-in-training. Several models of counselor development as presented in the literature are described. Recent research has investigated developmental factors relating to counselor identity and sense of self-efficacy from a trainee perspective. A model of five recurring…

Results indicated that subjects preferred black counselors to a significantly greater degree than white counselors and that they explored themselves in greater depth with female counselors. Language was not a significant variable in any of the analyses. (Author)

Subjects interacted with a counselor using either a cognitively or an affectively oriented style. Analysis revealed significant generalization effects on self-attribute ratings resulting from counseling approach and a significant interaction of defensive style with counseling approach. No significant generalization effects were found on analysis…

The results indicate that (a) the more complex counselors expressed a significantly higher level of empathy, and (b) the level of empathy manifested is conditioned by a significant interaction effect between type of counselor and client. (Author)

This study investigated the future life style preferences of 118 undergraduate rehabilitation education majors at Pennsylvania State University. (Author)

Regression equations were developed and cross-validated for six job-performance criteria for employed rehabilitation counselors. Predictors were biographical and questionnaire data. One criterion (self-initiative in increasing professional knowledge and skill) was well predicted (multiple r.48 in developmental group, .57 in validation);…

This study compared personality characteristics of junior and senior high school counselors serving economically disadvantaged and advantaged males. A Counseling Evaluation Inventory composite client-rating score (derived from seven clients) for each counselor was the effectiveness criterion. Clients from both economic populations perceived as…

Summarizes both the professional counseling literature and an investigation conducted by the author which examined the relationship between race and the level of understanding between counselor and client, finding that race is related to counselor understanding. (Author/JM)

The results of the present study clearly indicate that the counselors in a traditional counseling center must be prepared to deal with clients who are more poorly adjusted than those coming to a counselor in a residence hall setting. (Author)

Discusses counseling dialogue in religious context, but applicable universally. Successful encounter stresses reception, acceptance, listening, understanding, prudence. Focuses on importance of reflective, rather than directive counselor response. (CJ)

The client's perception of the comfort of the counselor in a group setting is significantly related to counselor effectiveness as measured by GPA change. The overall counseling climate and the client's estimate of his satisfaction were not related to counselor effectiveness. (Author)

This article suggests that the more systematic the training efforts and the more concentration on the development of functional selection criteria, the greater the probability for creating successful" counselors. (Author/CJ)