Counselor and Client Verbal Response Mode Changes During Initial Counseling Sessions

The verbal behaviors of 4 male and 4 female beginning counselor trainees and their clients were analyzed with the Classification System for Counseling Responses (CSCR). Differences in the frequency with which counselors and clients used a variety of verbal response modes were examined with regard to...

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Published in:Journal of counseling psychology 1991-10, Vol.38 (4), p.394-400
Main Authors: Lonborg, Susan D, Daniels, Jeffrey A, Hammond, Susan G, Houghton-Wenger, Brett, Brace, L. Jennifer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Client Characteristics
Counseling
Counselor Characteristics
Counselor Client Relationship
Counselor Trainees
Counselor Training
Graduate Students
Higher Education
Human
Interpersonal Communication
Medical sciences
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapeutic Processes
Responses
Social research
Therapeutical relation and framework
Treatments
Verbal Communication
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Summary:The verbal behaviors of 4 male and 4 female beginning counselor trainees and their clients were analyzed with the Classification System for Counseling Responses (CSCR). Differences in the frequency with which counselors and clients used a variety of verbal response modes were examined with regard to segments of time within initial counseling interviews. Results provided limited support for the hypothesis that counselor trainees would show significant differences in the types of verbal responses used across thirds of sessions. Three statistically significant, linear trends in counselor responses were observed, providing some evidence for discriminations in the timing of verbal interventions by beginning counselors. Implications of these findings, as well as important methodological issues and suggestions for future research, are discussed.
ISSN:0022-0167
1939-2168
DOI:10.1037/0022-0167.38.4.394