Describes a recently developed treatment system in which the client works closely with the caseworker to treat his particular problem in a short period of time. (PG)

Refers to misunderstandings of client-centered theory and attempts to explain how client-centered supervision works. Notes that a client-centered supervisor sets explicit standards for student behavior and, on basis of those standards, evaluates particular behaviors of a supervisee while still relating to trainee as person worthy of respect. (NB)

Used single-subject research design to examine counseling style preference of six international clients and one white U.S. client within and across four counseling sessions. Clients listened to audiotape counseling session containing problem-solving approach and client-centered approach and rated both. Clients also rated these styles in actual…

This document looks at various types of counseling approaches and includes sections on Rogerian counseling, Gestalt therapy, and rational emotive therapy. The section on Rogerian counseling includes a discussion of the principles of counseling from Rogers'"Client Centered Therapy." Gestalt therapy is explained in more detail and a…

Investigated stimulus context (therapy session versus therapy description) and stimulus medium (audiovisual versus written) in preferences for the behavioral and person-centered orientations. Behavioral orientation was preferred when both orientations were presented audiovisually as a therapy session. Conversely, the person-centered orientation…

This model framework consists of client-centered strategies that can help the mid-career changer explore options. The framework presented in this document integrates theoretical and practical applications and can be adapted for use by a variety of campuses to meet the needs of the campus' adult population through individual or group counseling.…

An experiment at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine with a short-term medical student couples' workshop designed to foster increased sensitivity between medical students and their partners resulted in recommendation that such workshops be offered to medical students. (JT)

Two studies are described in which Asian Americans rated a counselor's performance in a simulated counseling session with an Asian American student. The counselor was rated as more credible and approachable when employing a directive counseling approach than when using a nondirective counseling approach. (Author/MFD)

Examined differences between Canadian and Cantonese university students who read transcripts of Carl Rogers and Albert Ellis counseling sessions and rated these counselors on directiveness, forcefulness, repetitiveness, sensitivity, politeness, and willingness to see either Ellis or Rogers. Found Canadians more willing to see Rogers than Chinese…

This study explores counseling preferences of college students and their relationship to students' sex, major, and year in school. A questionnaire (Direction-Unconscious Motivation Scale) designed to assess attitudes toward psychoanalytic, behavioral therapy and client-centered counseling approaches was given to 683 volunteers who were students at…

Examines the practice of impartiality among those who provide preentry guidance to adults in three further education colleges in London. Results indicate a complex picture in which impartiality is only one aspect of guidance. Impartiality can be clearly stated in professional codes, but its meanings in practice are less clear. (RJM)

Conducted interview with C. H. Patterson regarding the client-centered practice of supervision. Areas discussed include the importance of counseling theory to supervision, components, the question of developmental stages, the supervisory relationship, and roles. Patterson emphasizes need for supervisor to work from explicit theoretical base, both…

Gathered data on Canadian university counselors' (n=80) preferred theoretical orientation and their ranking of three most influential counselors/psychotherapists. Results indicated sample was predominantly eclectic in theoretical orientation, with person-centered and cognitive-behavioral orientations in second and third places. Rogers, Beck, and…

Mediation training should produce highly successful mediators who are capable of carrying out smooth and effective mediation. This study assessed subjects' perceptions of the effectiveness of mediation by comparing trained team mediators to untrained team mediators. Subjects (N=30) evaluated videotaped mediation vignettes showing both the trained…

Examined structured counseling program for high-risk students. At the end of three semesters, these students had higher grades than did students who received nondirective counseling. (Author)