This study investigated the effectiveness of programmed materials in interpersonal relations in improving the facilitation levels of counselor communications. (Author)

The results of this study provide little evidence of any stereotyping of clergymen, positively or negatively, by junior college students. Responses to the counselor preference instrument suggest that clergymen are likely to be regarded unfavorably by male but not by female students. (Author)

Results showed that more anxious counselors were less accurate in their ability to recall words spoken and feelings expressed in simulated interviews. The total" objective test scores, combining the results of all four affective states, yield statistically significant results. (Author)

This paper presents the use of counselor leads in the theory of child counseling as developed by Kinkmeyer (1965) and suggests what might happen when different leads are employed in different phases of the counseling model. (Author)

Rokeach Dogmatism Scale was administered to 25 Ss with, and, 24 Ss without previous teaching. Results indicate that age and amount of experience correlate positively with dogmatism. Implications for profession are discussed. (Author/CJ)

Factors related to staff turnover in a camp for mentally retarded persons were examined during 1971-1977. Staff were live-in college or graduate school counselors with special education or related majors. Not being able to cope and poor performance occurred in small proportion to total number of reasons documented. (Author/RD)

Studied the influence of counselor expertness and attractiveness in overcoming opposition to career counseling in two studies involving 36 college students and 45 high school students. Results showed the expert role was more effective in producing attitude change than the attractive role and suggested the need for counselor flexibility. (WAS)

Investigated preference for counselor race and sex, client sex, likelihood of using the counseling center, and problem type for Native American college students (N=62). Both females and males demonstrated a strong preference for Native American counselors, regardless of problem situation. Likelihood of using the counseling center increased as…

Compared client ratings of counselor effectiveness with tested personality characteristics, personal-professional demographic variables, and supervisor ratings. Findings included a high correlation between supervisor and client ratings of counselor effectiveness and a significant difference between high- and low-effective counselors for job…

Searched for interaction between quality of counseling skills (presence or absence of empathy, genuineness, and positive regard) and physical attractiveness as determinants of counseling effectiveness. Attractiveness influenced perceived effectiveness of counselor's skill. Analyses of expectancy data revealed that only with good skills did…