Attitudes of Counselors Toward Three Handicapped Client Groups.

Wicas, Edward A.; Carluccio, Lance W.

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ERIC Number: EJ043589

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Publication Date: 1971

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Attitudes of Counselors Toward Three Handicapped Client Groups

Wicas, Edward A.; Carluccio, Lance W.

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 15, 1, 25, Sep 71

Counselors were asked to indicate their preferences among three kinds of clients: culturally deprived black, ex convict, and ex mental patient. Data suggested that counselors do have biases and that these biases color how counselors perceive and respond to clients with certain handicapping conditions. (Author)

Descriptors: Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Performance, Counselors, Disadvantaged, Mental Retardation, Minority Groups, Therapeutic Environment

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