Female undergraduates listened to audiotaped recordings of a counseling interview between an experienced male counselor and a female client. Subjects rated counselor's expertness, attractiveness, and trustworthiness, and generated written responses to self-disclosing or self-involving counselor statements. The self-involving counselor was rated as…

Studied nonverbal abilities, nonverbal behaviors, and verbal-nonverbal congruence of both counselor and client in relation to judgments by counselors and clients of counseling outcome. Results indicated that only verbal-nonverbal congruence was significantly related to outcome. (Author)

Examined differences between behavior therapists and psychotherapists while working with unipolar depressed women. Segments of audiotaped sessions were coded on a variety of dimensions. Results indicated skills therapists were more directive, displayed greater initiative, appeared more supportive, and emitted significantly more directive and…

Review of research of counselors' influence on clients indicates clients respond more to the counselor role rather than to the individual. Nonverbal communication is often more effective than verbal statements in affecting clients' perceptions. Counseling may be considered an instance of social influence. Further research is recommended. (JAC)

The Indian students clearly rated the simulated interviews more positively when the counselors enacted trustworthy roles. The ethnicity of the counselor may not be important provided that the non-Indian counselor is trained to use culturally appropriate communicative and trustworthy behaviors. (Author)

Students who enroll for death education experienced less death denial in their childhood, were aware of death at a younger age, and participated in family discussions regarding death. Most expect to die from a specific cause and are aware of the dying process. (Author/JAC)

Examined the relationship between self-actualization measures and ability in facilitative communication of trainees from counseling, social work, and psychology programs to determine if differences existed between the three groups. Self-actualization indexes were significantly correlated with ability in facilitative communication. (RC)

Evaluates effect of the counselor's level of anxiety on students taking part in test anxiety desensitization workshops. Results indicate the number of sessions attended by students is inversely related to the counselor's level of anxiety. Implications for counselor screening in desensitization work are mentioned. (Author)

This study supported evidence of reliability and validity of the Theoretical Orientation Profile Scale-Revised (TOPS-R) scores. The TOPS-R was designed to measure theoretical orientation among counselors and trainees. Factor analysis yielded a 6-factor solution accounting for 87.5% of the total variance in the scale. The 6 factors corresponded to…

Examines differences in perceptions between Euro American and ethnic minority respondents on the role of counselor multicultural competency. Results showed a strong positive correlation between clients' ratings of counselors' multicultural competencies and ratings of counselors' general competency and empathy. On comparisons of satisfaction,…

Examines length of treatment and degree of symptom improvement of clients as a function of therapist ethnicity. When analyses were collapsed across client-therapist ethnicity combinations, ethnic similarity was associated with a slightly longer duration of treatment. However, when a procedure was used to render the number of dyads within each…

Examines assessment, intervention, and follow-up phases of treatment process with lifestyle criminals. Recognizes that every therapeutic relationship is unique and should take into account individual characteristics of therapist, criminal, and environment. Subdivides assessment and intervention phases to reflect importance of lifestyle analysis,…

Examined two verbal process variables in counseling: accuracy and relevance of counselor recall statements. Undergraduates (N=64) rated videotaped counselor's performance. When recall comments were at high accuracy level, participants' perceptions of counselor were significantly more favorable than when comments were at low level. Different levels…

Proposes three ways in which counselors may be seen as contributing to client resistance: counselor wants client to be and to behave in counselor-imposed ways; counselor actively constructs complementary role that client is to fulfill; and counselor maintains entrenched belief in truth of "client resistance." Suggests strategies to help…

Objections to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) may be based on the predominance of the personality type in the counseling profession dubbed "tender mindedness." The dichotomy between the "tough minded" and the "tender minded" may suggest the reasons for its acceptance among some and rejection by others. The…