Reviews major learning style theories. Discusses cross-cultural research on learning styles and explores implications of this research for counselors. Discusses implications of accommodating learning style preferences of various cultural groups for counselors. Cautions it is important to recognize learning styles are individual rather than…

Compared attitudes of Chinese and American graduate students toward counselors/counseling process. Findings from 148 American and 102 Chinese students suggest that American students tended to perceive problems as more serious than did Chinese students. It appeared that Chinese students did not differ from American students in preference for…

Explores multiple and dynamic intersections of gender with race, culture, and class in psychosocial identity formation to minimize the risk of homogenizing or polarizing understanding of these characteristics. Seeks to promote dialogue among helping professionals concerning the pivotal role of these simultaneous intersections in affecting clients'…

Asked 100 Mexican undergraduates and 100 United States undergraduates to imagine an initial counseling session, the counselor's behavior, their own behavior as clients, and the counselor-client interaction. Found that Mexicans expected more openness from clients and less from counselors than did Americans. Significant sex differences were also…

On the basis of previous research on self-construals, the theory of reasoned action, and persuasive communication, the authors hypothesized that individual, behavioral-focused information would be more effective in increasing help-seeking intention among college students in the United States, whereas relational, normative-focused information would…

Discusses how Adler's Individual Psychology model offers professional counselors, especially school counselors, valuable insights in the counseling of ethnic children and youths. Summarizes Adlerian concepts and discusses their relevance. Presents applicable strategies and interventions, along with examples. Argues that Adlerian emphases fit well…

Archival data were used to explore intake judgments made by 45 counselors about 344 African American and white clients seen at a counseling center during a 2-year period. Counselor gender was significantly associated with ratings of client severity of current condition. Neither ethnicity nor counselor experience was predictive of intake judgments.…

Discusses reasons for the lack of attention to Jews as an ethnic minority within multiculturalism both by Jews and non-Jews; why Jews and Jewish issues need to be included; and addresses some of the issues involved in the ethical treatment of Jewish clients. (Author)

Despite increasing attention given to multicultural training issues in counseling programs, there is a dearth of information on unique training needs of racial and ethnic minority trainees. Reviews literature relevant to training needs, offers examples of training and supervisory issues, and makes recommendations for future research and training.…