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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Apr
Pages: 11
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Client and Counselor Discussions of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Counseling: An Exploratory Investigation
Zhang, Naijian; Burkard, Alan W.
Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, v36 n2 p77 Apr 2008
Fifty-one clients were surveyed to examine the effect of counselor discussion of racial and ethnic differences in counseling. Analyses revealed that White counselors who discussed these differences with their clients of color were rated as more credible and as having stronger working alliances than those who did not discuss such differences. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Counselor Client Relationship, Ethnicity, Counseling, Surveys, Whites, Minority Groups, Counseling Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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