Examined model of therapeutic control, which posited that control indices can be described by 3 independent dimensions, through audio-recorded meetings of 26 clients. Rated audiotapes with 5 different control-coding schemes, and aggregated resulting sequential ratings with 3 different methods, yielding 15 different behavioral-control indices.…

Examined relation of working alliance to client variables and premature termination status. Ratings from 15 counselors and 98 clients revealed that both client and counselor assessments of alliance were related to quality of past and current relationships and level of adjustment as rated by counselor. Alliance was not related to different…

According to Strong and Matross (1973), a counselor's main sources of influencing the client's behavior are expert, referent, and legitimate power bases. To date, the only studies examining the differential preference of counselors for interpersonal power bases have focused on preference as a function of counselor gender, counselor level of…

Assessed client role anticipations and preferences prior to each session, and counselor ratings as to how clients behaved with respect to these role dimensions, at university counseling center. Found anticipations and preferences significantly different, but that they covaried greatly. Found changes in role anticipations, preferences, and behavior…

Communicative behavior conveys two messages: (1) content, and (2) how the recipient of the communication is to behave with regard to the content, or "relational communication." How the recipient responds to relational communication defines what form the relationship will take--either complementary or symmetrical. In a complementary…