Rapport is difficult to achieve, especially for white counselors relating to black clients. It is generally easier to establish a working relationship with a colored, Southern female than it is with a Negro or black urban male. The curriculum must be reworked to help counselors learn to relate more adequately to racial minorities. Originally…

Study results indicate that counseling educators should consider the possibility that counselors' and counselees' learning styles have some influence on interview behavior. The finding that impulsive and constricted counselees tended to engage in similar amounts of leading behavior suggests the need for additional research. (Author)

The study concludes that counselor effectiveness during training is related to on-the-job counselor attitudes toward self, most people, most clients, and counseling. This relationship between attitudes and performance suggests that counselor trainees might work on personal attitude change and self-analysis as much as they do on counseling…

Four black and four white college men without prior counseling experience were given eight hours of training in Rogerian counseling and were each assigned two groups, each group composed of three eighth grade black boys. The behavioral measure suggested greater preference for black counselors. (Author)

Counselor educators of 1964 are described comparatively through use of data obtained from a U.S. Office of Education directory of counselor educators and membership directories of APGA and APA. Highest degree groups were used for most comparisons, but ACES regional and professional membership groups were also used. (Author)

No statistically significant differences in dropout rate were noted between directive and nondirective counseling approaches. Suggests future use of different measure, such as self concept, average or attendance. (CJ)

Investigated how 240 students' expectations for counseling differed as a function of counselor gender specification and subject sex. Results indicated specification of the counselor's gender had no significant effect on students' expectations but sex of students did. Females expected stronger facilitative conditions and a more positive counseling…

Evaluated the extent to which demographic variables were effective in predicting job satisfaction of rehabilitation counseling graduates (N=72). Job satisfaction was conceptualized as multidimensional and was measured by a discrepancy score. Sex was the only significant predictor of job satisfaction, with females more satisfied than males. The…

Examined the factor structure of the Counselor Rating Form (CRF). Real clients (N=110) completed the CRF at the conclusion of counseling. The results suggest the existence of only one major factor underlying clients' perceptions of counselors. The one-factor model performed as well as the three-factor model. (Author/JAC)

Investigated subject expectations for counseling as a function of counselor gender, problem type, and subject gender. Subjects (N=200) responded to the Short Form Expectations about Counseling. Women scored hgher on motivation and openness. Men scored higher on directiveness and self-disclosure. Results conform to sex role stereotypes regarding…

Describes characteristics of clients who drop out of counseling prematurely. Common qualities include interpersonal factors (i.e., sociopathic features, high need for approval) and intrapersonal factors (i.e., poor motivation). Describes counselor qualities which may contribute to early dropout and makes recommendations for counselors based on…