Agoraphobia is a pervasive constellation of fears and avoidance behaviors relating to open spaces, crowds, being alone, and other everyday situations. Presents the case of a client with agoraphobia on a medical rehabilitation unit. Outlines psychological interventions, giving discharge and follow-up status. Literature review focused on possible…

The effect on counseling interview process and outcome of the following variables was studied: (a) assigning clients to more preferred or less preferred counselors; (b) giving clients either positive, nonexistent, or negative expectancy inductions regarding counselor assignments and (c) congruence and incongruence between clients' expectations and…

The author responds to criticism of a paper he presented which was discussed in a critique presented in this same issue. (CG(

The results of this study which investigated several personality attributes of 140 vocational rehabilitation clients in relation to their locus of control, showed that internals and externals showed significant mean differences on their ability to work with others, cooperation, self reliance, work tolerance, and other factors. (Author)

A 20-item scale to measure the rehabilitation gain of vocational rehabilitation clients was constructed to produce a criterion of rehabilitation outcome capable of reflecting the degree of client change. Handicap type, age, marital status, employment record, tenure of disabling condition, and intellectual ability were significant correlates of…

In rebuttal to a paper by Truax and Lister, the authors stated that the lack of quality in the research outweighs any influence the investigators may have gained as researchers. The research should not be used to justify revamping of the training, selection, and personnel utilization of rehabilitation personnel. (Author/CG(

The results of this study indicated insufficient evidence to show any training effect for four different levels of training of rehabilitation counselors working for state agencies when rated either by their supervisor or their clients. (Author)

Based on Dembo et al. (1956), it was predicted that in comparing high acceptors of their disability with low acceptors, the latter would (a) rate a non-disabled negative evaluator as more likeable, (b) perceive themselves as more similar to him, and (c) suffer more as a result of exposure to him. The hypothesis was confirmed. (Author/BY)

This study showed that it was possible to predict the rehabilitation of socially maladjusted boys with 75 percent accuracy. (Author)

Identified three client typologies (vocational-educational, physical-environmental coping, and personal-social) based on the expressed concerns of 217 rehabilitation clients. The typologies were found to differentiate the interpersonal styles of 45 counselors in terms of their use of counseling interview subrole behaviors and levels of…

Research literature leads to the conclusion that (a) externally controlled persons are more threatened by physical disabilities, (b) internals, relative to externals, view emotional disorders as more debilitating than physical disabilities, and (c) social disadvantage and minority group membership are conductive to the development of external…

Examined the most effective usage of videotape in job interview skill training for 24 mentally retarded young adults utilizing the microcounseling model of instruction. Data revealed the microcounseling model is most effective with the two skill areas of eye contact and body posture regardless of the method of videotape utilization. (Author)

Practicing counselors (N=34) were asked to complete tasks related to counseling and service delivery with the cancer patient. The results support conclusions that counselors are likely to provide less counseling and case services to cancer patients than to patients with other equally devastating disease-related disabilities. (Author)

The interrelationships among locus of control, attitudes toward the poor, attitudes toward the supervisor, job satisfaction, and the performance ratings of practicing rehabilitation counselors were studied. Counselors (N=90) were surveyed with attitude questionnaires. Internally oriented counselors received higher performance ratings, and had…

Computerized case simulations have considerable potential application in counseling psychology. Methods have been demonstrated in the present study for quantifying and evaluating performance of both individuals and groups of subjects; these methods appear promising. (Author)