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AVALLONE, VINCENT L.; HENDERSON, NORMAN B. – 1967
SOME CONDITIONS OF THE COUNSELING RELATIONSHIP WITH NAVAJOS ARE DESCRIBED. UNKEPT APPOINTMENTS ARE FREQUENT. THE COUNSELOR IS PERCEIVED AS A SOLVER OF IMMEDIATE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS RATHER THAN AS AN AGENT OF INTERPERSONAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGE. TO THE NAVAJO, HE IS OFTEN AN AUTHORITY FIGURE. LANGUAGE IS AN ALMOST INSURMOUNTABLE BARRIER EXCEPT…
Descriptors: American Indians, Counselor Role, Cultural Influences, Disadvantaged