Examined relationship among mistrust of whites, opinions about mental illness, and help-seeking attitudes among 105 black college students. Greater mistrust of whites was associated with more negative general attitudes about seeking help from clinics staffed primarily by whites and with expectation that services rendered by white counselors would…

Black adults (n=53) using services at Afro-American Community Center read bogus resumes and letters of application and completed the Cultural Mistrust Inventory, the Counselor Effectiveness Rating Scale, and the Self-Disclosure Scale with regard to a White counselor. Found a direct relationship between mistrust of Whites in general and perceptions…

Asian-American college students (n=104) listened to taped counseling session in which counselor was described as Asian-American or Caucasian-American and portrayed as either culture-sensitive or culture-blind. Counselor was rated as more credible and culturally competent under culture-sensitive condition than under culture-blind condition and when…

Reviews psychological and pharmacological comparative outcome studies, typically using examples of cognitive-behavioral interventions from among psychological therapies and of depression from among disorders. Considers methodological concerns such as selecting outcome measures, calibrating quality of therapy, and investigating client and therapist…

Examined effects of client self-esteem as measured by Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and client-counselor similarity as determined by Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) on number of sessions and type of termination (unilateral or mutual) for 55 clients and 9 counselors at university counseling center. Self-esteem interacted significantly with…

Examined 3 aspects of construct validity of Expectations about Counseling-Brief form (EAC-B): whether it measures expectations about counseling rather than other constructs, whether test items are clearly understood, whether test maintains respondents' attention. Analyzed cognitions of 30 undergraduates to determine which thought processes were…

Although multicultural counseling has been a source of controversy, it has recently been recognized that counseling is really generic in nature, and therefore all counseling is multicultural. Thus, multiculturalism has joined the movement toward a universal system of counseling. (JPS)

Results of a survey of the world view of female white clients, white counselors, and Chinese international students showed significant differences. Income was a significant predictor of world views for clients, while age and marital status contributed strongly to those of counselors. Among the Chinese students, the Taiwanese and the Mainland…

Members of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (n=300) completed a questionnaire on career satisfaction. A majority reported being quite satisfied with their careers. most experienced only occasional burnout, and over half perceived their career stress as no greater than moderate. (Author/KW)

Explores the relationship between school counselors' universal-diverse orientation (UDO) and their self-reported multicultural counseling knowledge and awareness. It was hypothesized that after accounting for the number of previous multicultural counseling courses taken, school counselors' UDO would contribute significant amounts of the variance…

Creating and maintaining a successful and comprehensive school counseling program built on group work requires far more than excellent group skills. Results derived from an in-depth case study illustrate how an elementary school counselor's knowledge and skills (e.g., vision, identity, beliefs and values, capabilities, and behaviors) contributed…

The notion of relational control in therapy has evolved as a concept over the past 30 years. This paper reviews the evolution of the construct of relational control as it relates to counseling and therapy. It analyzes the various ways that relational control has been used in process research and explores the manner in which counselors and clients…

Those who are considering a career in counseling face many questions. This book is designed to provide information and insight on the process and problems associated with development as a professional counselor. It is intended for those thinking about entering a counselor training program, students in training, and professionals who deal with the…

This case study contributes to the debate about professional education and the nature of complex interpersonal skills. Preservice training programs make certain assumptions about how students acquire practical knowledge and consequently about how such knowledge is best taught. Students form their own beliefs, which in turn exercise considerable…

With the addition of the Board of Ethnic Minority Affairs to the American Psychological Association and the observation that greater numbers of ethnic minorities are seeking psychological treatment, a growing area of research has been related to ethnic issues in psychotherapy. Many empirical studies have been conducted comparing psychotherapy…