Relationship of race and level of understanding between counselor and client.

Investigated inter- and intraracial differences in understanding during an initial counseling interview. Ss were 16 black and 16 white undergraduates and 4 white and 4 black graduate students in counseling. Excerpts of the interview were utilized in stimulated recall sessions, and 3 trained raters independently evaluated the degree of understanding. Results indicate that race is related to understanding in counseling. Black counselors understood black counselees best, and white counselors understood white counselees best. Overall white counselors understood both white and black counselees better than did black counselors. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)