This article presents a synthesis of the research on countertransference (CT) that has been conducted since the last major review of CT literature was published in 1977. In this article, the authors critically review the research, noting implications for counseling practice, making connections to relevant theory, and suggesting directions for…

Surveyed literature in family therapy, social work, and psychology to determine most important characteristics of beginning marriage and family therapist. Found that no set of skills could be derived empirically. Surveyed experienced counselor educators (N=372) to determine characteristics they found important. Found approximately one-half of the…

Explores role played by personality attributes of family therapist in facilitating and or inhibiting one's adherence to variety of approaches to family practice using experienced family therapists (N=156). Found personality attributes of family therapist did play role in predicting adherence to belief and action systems unique to particular…

Integrates work of cross-cultural counselor training development theorists, racial-identity development specialists, and cross-cultural counseling competency experts in formation of comprehensive multicultural training model for majority-group counselors. Reviews and integrates extant stage models of white racial consciousness, describes how…

Because many potential clients have religious as well as secular concerns, secular counselors and psychotherapists are striving to become more empathic and competent in treating religious individuals. This article discusses some issues and implications involved in working with religiously committed clients in secularly based counseling. (Contains…

Reports levels of psychological distress found in a sample of Australian case managers who work with the unemployed. Respondents reported significantly higher levels of psychological morbidity than levels reported for employed Australians, and similar morbidity levels to those reported by unemployed Australians. Skills training seemed to moderate…

Profiles the lives of Gilbert Wrenn, a "pioneer" of the counseling profession, and his wife, Kathleen. Shares the story of the Wrenns' life together since 1926 as an inspiration to counselors of couples and clients who are trying to cope in an increasingly complex world. (Author/GCP)

Spirituality often is conceptualized as a vital, if not essential, aspect of holistic wellness. The spiritual lives of counselors and counselors-in-training, therefore, are considered with an emphasis on healthy spiritual practices that encourage mindfulness, heartfulness, and soulfulness.

Evidence suggests that a moderate amount of variance in patient outcomes is attributable to therapist differences. However, explained variance estimates vary widely, perhaps because some therapists achieve greater success with certain kinds of patients. This study assessed the amount of variance in across-session change in symptom intensity…

The need for and relevance of student counselling has been well argued for in past research, and has been duly recognised at governmental level in South Africa. However, this recognition necessarily calls for accountability from student counselling centres. In this regard, it becomes increasingly important to evaluate student counselling services…

The purpose of this study was to use a nonexperimental, quantitative design to compare mail and web surveys with survey mode self-selection at two data collection waves. Research questions examined differences and predictabilities among demographics (gender, ethnicity, age, and professional employment) and response quality (pronoun use, item…

Religious clients prefer to see a therapist who has a belief system similar to their own. In this study college students (N=194) from undergraduate psychology classes rated their willingness to see four hypothetical counselors when the word spirituality was included or excluded from the counselors' descriptions. Each counselor description included…

Conclusions indicated that counselors should develop a greater awareness of the influence of their perceptions on counselor-client interactions, vocational planning, and the delivery of service. (Author/EK)

The nature of clinical psychologists' religiosity, belief orientation, and practices in psychotherapy, including an assessment of ideology, non-doctrinal beliefs, attitudes toward clinical interventions, and a measure of dimensions of religiosity needs to be examined. To assess psychologists' religious and spiritual orientation in relation to…

The literature on attrition points to the intake and first therapy interviews as sharing the highest dropout rates. Attrition is said to be related to client, therapist, and type-of-therapy variables. To look further into the intake session with an emphasis on client-therapist and client-clinic interaction variables, clients (N=45) rated their…