The professionals displayed no greater consensus in their decisions than did the paraprofessionals. The professionals, especially psychologists, were more confident of their decisions. The psychologists were most consistent and focused in their manner of gathering information. (Author)

Tape recordings of counseling sessions collected from graduate student therapists were rated on process scales for empathy, warmth, genuineness, immediacy, self-disclosure and growth focus in an investigation of the interfudge reliability of a scale for counselor growth focus. Growth focus scores correlated highly with scores on other variables.…

This article reviews studies focusing on the psychological aspects and problems of renal disease. Findings suggest that disabled individuals do not become emotionally disturbed by their disability but by beliefs about their disability, opinions about the treatment, and events subsequent to their disability. Use of rational counseling techniques is…

Undergraduate students (N=130) rated Carl Rogers via visual, lexical, vocal, or vocal-lexical communication channels. Lexical cues were more important in creating favorable impressions among females. Subsequent exposure to combined visual-vocal-lexical cues resulted in warmer and less distant ratings, but not on a consistent basis. (Author)

Examines counselor self-efficacy within two theoretical domains of the Integrated Developmental Model (IDM) of supervision. Results, based on 142 counseling graduate students, show that, of the three developmental levels predicted by IDM, level two trainees reported greater efficacy of microskills than level one trainees, and also exhibited…

Using a nine-year study, examines the extent to which selected admissions criteria predicted the future performance of 34 family therapy doctoral students. Age and clinical background were positively related to clinical ratings and letters of recommendation and student autobiographies were positively related to publications. Entrance exams and…

Analyzed videotaped interviews with 18 client systems attending marital or family therapy. Patients reported the importance of a hierarchical relationship between the therapist and the client. Clients were frustrated when therapists did not seem in control of the therapy's direction. Implications for both counselor training and effectiveness are…

Reviews research that examined the effects of counselor disability status on counselor preferences and perceptions (expertness, attractiveness, and trustworthiness) as expressed by individuals with and without a disability. Results show that counselor disability status had a limited effect on perceptions and preferences, which were moderated by…

Empathic responses of 27 graduate and undergraduate counseling students with high and low moral development were compared. Both groups responded more empathically to a client whose moral development was lower than their own, suggesting that counselor empathy is related to both the counselor's and the client's level of moral development. (Author/TE)

Research indicates that career counsellors who integrate a client's personal issues into career counselling are rated more highly in terms of effective outcomes (Kirschner, Hoffman & Hill, 1994; Nevo, 1990). The challenge is how to address the personal and feeling component of clients' lives within career counselling contexts, where there is…

A study of community college counselors was conducted to determine what they actually do at work and what they think their professional responsibilities should be. Professional activities listed in the questionnaire included personal concerns, counseling, academic advising, scheduling classes, and financial aid counseling. To study outcome and…

A study was conducted at Rochester Community College, in Minnesota, to compare pass rates in a college-level mathematics class for mathematically underprepared students who enrolled in developmental courses and those who did not. The study population consisted of 73 students enrolled in Math 103, while data were collected on the student's final…

Twenty-three brief chapters provide administrators a comprehensive guide to school counseling that describes practices, problems, and processes for which school counselors' expertise may be relied on. Chapters are: (1) "Comprehensive School Counseling Programs" (Z. VanZandt, K. H. Burke, M. J. DeRespino); (2) "The Elementary School Counseling…

This paper describes in some detail Siegfreid's Process Mapping Model for describing human performance. The model's application to task analysis and the advantages of using it when constructing assessment strategies and instruments are discussed. Examples of the model's use in building portfolios, behavioral rating scales, and skill demonstration…