The importance of high levels of involvement in counseling has been related to theories of interpersonal influence. To examine differing effects of counselor credibility as a function of how personally involved counselors are, the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) of attitude change was applied to counseling pretreatment. Students (N=256) were…

In order to examine how the manipulation of the stylistic and semantic attributes of a counselor's language affects client perceptions of counselor expertness, attractiveness, and trustworthiness, 132 college students (88 females, 44 males) were randomly assigned to listen to one of four counseling audiotapes; the tapes were identical as to topic…

Counselor attractiveness, subject self-esteem, and subject receipt of test performance feedback were manipulated in a counseling analogue experiment. The results demonstrated no relationship between the independent variables and counselor influence, although the experimental induction of attractiveness was successful. Implications for a theory of…

Despite a rapidly expanding literature on the A-B therapist-type variable, an adequate conceptual and empirical understanding has not been forthcoming. The present study endeavors to increase understanding of the A-B dimension as well as to compare three different versions of the A-B scale. (Author)

Delineates some of the basic personality factors that interfere with good counseling. (Author)

THE CORRELATION OF REPORTED VARIATIONS IN COUNSELOR PRACTICES WITH WELL-IDENTIFIED PERSONALITY TRAITS WAS STUDIED. THE SIXTEEN PERSONALITY FACTOR QUESTIONNAIRE (WHICH MEASURES 15 PERSONALITY TRAITS AND INTELLIGENCE) AND THE INVENTORY OF COUNSELING PRACTICES (WHICH EVALUATES 75 COUNSELING PRACTICES) WERE GIVEN TO 120 GRADUATE GUIDANCE STUDENTS AT…

THIS IS A COLLECTION OF FOUR SPEECHES PREPARED FOR DELIVERY AT THE ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN PERSONNEL AND GUIDANCE ASSOCIATION. BIOLOGIST N.J. BERRILL, WHO DISCUSSES "HUMAN POTENTIAL," ACCENTUATES THE UNIQUENESS OF MAN, ASSERTING THAT PERSONALITY IS AN ESSENTIAL QUALITY IN HUMAN EVOLUTION AND MUST BE DEVELOPED. JACOB BRONOWSKI EXPLORES…

Empathy and stereotype accuracy of rehabilitation counselors attempting to preduct client responses on a problem inventory were studied. Results showed that all subject groups, pre-counselor through experienced counselor, with and without master's degrees, were able to make empathic and stereotype predictions at a level significantly better than…

Over the past several years, the field of elementary school guidance has grown in scope and importance. This monograph, from the Department of Guidance, Counseling, and Student Personnel at Ohio University, represents a recent, comprehensive picture of the status of the field. These five major sections comprise the monograph: (1) a statement of…

Counselor self-understanding as a vital factor in counseling is universally supported in the literature and by professional organizations. However, several practicing school counselors stated that they did not relate their self-understanding to their work as counselors. The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability of classifying…

Perhaps instead of thinking in terms of either counselors or coordinators, we should think in terms of counselors and coordinators. In differentiating between counselors and coordinators or between two levels of counselors, functions and roles must be considered. Psychological counselors do not necessarily work with all clients, only those needing…