This research explores possible connections between supervisory activity and the quality of the supervisory relationship. An effort was made to answer the following three questions: (1) What is the nature of the perceived interview behavior between supervisor and trainee? (2) What is the nature of the perceived supervisory relationship between…

It is suggested that empathy raters be encouraged to accept the tough intellectual challenge of rating empathy inductively, since only then can the scale accurately reflect the counseling transaction. (EV)

Examined the counselor response skill measured by the Suicide Intervention Response Inventory. Inventories completed by 457 paraprofessional counselors from five suicide and crisis intervention services were factor-analyzed to yield their simple structure. Results suggest that the instrument is multifactorial, with four component factors…

A Wisconsin study reveals that most school counselors are evaluated at least annually but that inappropriate evaluation criteria are applied. Recommendations include developing a clear policy, establishing a task force (composed of administrators, counselors, and others) to review existing criteria and procedures, and implementing any new plan on…

Represents an initial effort to apply Lazarus's multimodal approach to a model of counselor supervision. Includes continuously monitoring the trainee's behavior, affect, sensations, images, cognitions, interpersonal functioning, and when appropriate, biological functioning (diet and drugs) in the supervisory process. (LLL)

Compared the effects of tentative and absolute interpretations and two relatively noninterpretive counselor responses (summarization and restatement) while holding constant discrepancy and content of interpretation. Results from the ratings of undergraduate students (N=163) showed that counselors delivering tentative interpretations were not rated…

Results of this study indicate that soothing background music promotes more interaction than either stimulating music or no music. Further, soothing music promotes more affective interaction than either stimulating music or no music. (Author)

Sexual bias, whether displayed knowingly or not, affects counselor performance. Several studies have supported this fact. Counselors reflect such bias through in-counseling behaviors and through some of the materials they use. This article discusses the relevant research surrounding this problem and proposes a model of training to help counselors…

A demand for a short, valid, and reliable scale to measure the counseling relationship was met by revising and validating the Truax-Carkhuff Relationship Questionnaire. (Author)

A counselor self rating scale is presented which is designed for use with junior and senior high school counselors. (JC)

This article describes the Interpersonal Process Recall (IPR) procedure as used in one setting to assist counselors examine the interpersonal dynamics of the counseling process through the use of video-tape recording. (JC)

The results of this study show that counselor subrole interview behavior in a comprehensive rehabilitation facility can be reliably measured and is generally characterized by an exchange of information between the counselor and client. (Author)

Analyzes the behavioral changes of trainee counselors and presents a five stage study of the similarities and differences of counselor development on both sides of the Atlantic. (RK)