Holland's (1997) theory of corresponding person and work environment structures was evaluated by comparing the integration of individual and occupational ratings of interests, abilities, and skills. Occupational ratings were obtained from the U.S. Department of Labor's O*NET database (U.S. Department of Labor, 2007). College students (494 women,…

The authors conducted a 20-year content analysis of the entire field of empirical research on the multicultural counseling competencies (D. W. Sue et al., 1982). They conducted an exhaustive search for empirical research articles using PsycINFO, as well as complete reviews of the past 20 years of several journals (e.g., Journal of Counseling…

Volunteer clients (N=44) with below-average dream recall and attitudes toward dreams participated in training sessions focusing on either improving dream recall and attitudes toward dreams, building dream-interpretation skills, or educating about counseling. No significant differences were found within the three groups. Results suggest that…

This laboratory analogue investigated the effects of supervisor skillfulness and supervisor-supervisee attitude similarity on the attraction of the supervisee to the supervisor. Results showed a main effect of supervisor skillfulness on attraction but did not show attraction to vary as a function of supervisor-supervisee attitude similarity.…

High school sophomores (N=104) aspiring to be peer counselors were studied to determine whether trainees, blocked on variables of dependency-independency, would learn helping skills of open-ended comments more effectively from microcounseling using a high-status model or one in which no special status was attributed to the model. Results are…

A modified replication of Southworth's 1972 survey was designed to identify changes in availability and desirability of skills among doctoral candidates for counseling center positions. Results indicated a significant change in the availability of skills, the greatest change occurring in increased availability of behavior modification skills.…

The present and future utilization of paraprofessional manpower necessitates systematic training of such workers for their human service roles. The impact of a training program designed by Danish and Hauer for basic helping skills was evaluated. In particular, verbal responses used by human service workers in training were investigated. (Author)

Cognitive, emotional, and relational characteristics among 10 peer-nominated master therapists were identified through qualitative-research methods. Analysis produced a set of nine characteristics that are found in master therapists. Findings suggest that researchers studying therapist expertise may want to explore emotional and relational…

The present study evaluated the relative effectiveness of two group counseling programs, one using primarily behavioral rehearsal and contingency contracting and the other using behavioral discussion. Results indicate improvement at postreatment and follow-up periods for both conditions, with the behavioral role-play test showing significant gains…