Examined effects of counselor expertness, trustworthiness, and attractiveness on participants' (n=166) impressions of counselor during counseling analogue situation. Using 2 (counselor disability) x 2 (level of training) factorial design, no significant differences were found with respect to counselor social influence. Neither physical disability…

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…

Responses to a questionnaire were analyzed to see which items discriminated between agencies and between the counselors' sexes, ages, levels of education, and number of years with the agency. There were 13 significant items and they are described and discussed. (Author)

The data of the study indicated that the younger, less experienced interviewers were more effective in their counseling behavior than were the older, more experienced interviewers. Because of increased levels of rigidity and decreased levels of performance, training supervisors should not neglect the needs of older, more experienced personnel.…

Employment counselors must serve different clients and provide varied services. They must provide individual and group counseling, as well as environmental intervention. The counseling process is somewhat different for the employment counselor, who must also consider the available job market, motivational forces, aptitudes, skills, and interests.…

This article discusses the results of a two-year paraprofessional training program in basic counseling skills, sponsored by the Department of Counseling and Guidance at Indiana University and the Indiana State Employment Securities Division. The Rokeach Dogmatism Scale and the Porter Test of Counselor Attitudes were used as criterion measures in…

Counseling oriented individuals confront their clients in an active, expressive, concrete, and genuine encounter which communicates a strong belief in the client's worth. The counselor focuses on specifics both in terms of content and feeling and avoids abstractions and over generalized and compacted words and phrases. (Author)

The concept of the counselor of the future as viewed by this author is not just one person, but the sum responsibilities and characteristics of several kinds of counselors and counseling approaches. (Author/BY)

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

Discusses the impact of seven contextual variables related to counseling office environment: the initial reception, the name of the center, the color of the room, music, counselor, clothing, seating arrangements, and the room itself. Offers suggestions for improving the counseling process. (RC)

Data reveal that female counselors were younger, while older counselors had more education. As the level of education increased, so did the number of professional association memberships and time spent in counseling activities. Employment counselors with experienced first-line supervisors tended to be older and had more education. (Author)

Presents a model measuring counseling effectiveness. Discusses representative client, agency, and counselor factors, identifies subfactors, and gives suggestions for measuring each. Suggests many of the client-oriented factors can be assessed through self-report, data for which can be elicited via a detailed questionnaire similar to the one in the…

Members of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (n=300) completed a questionnaire on career satisfaction. A majority reported being quite satisfied with their careers. most experienced only occasional burnout, and over half perceived their career stress as no greater than moderate. (Author/KW)

Counselors working in corrections need to be flexible. Drug counseling in correctional settings can provide some significant services to inmates with drug problems when counselors discuss their various responsibilities with clients and maintain a helping orientation in all the roles they assume. (Author)