Range of verbal behavior as a function of counselor philosophy and coached-client role behavior.

To assess the influence of counselor philosophy and client type on the range of counselor trainee verbal behavior, the Philosophies of Human Nature Scale was administered to 34 counseling practicum students who subsequently interviewed role-played clients in an initial interview setting. Measurement of trainee philosophy was limited to the aspect of human multiplexity. Clients were coached in roles depicting combinations of (a) the nature and source of reinforcement and (b) the style of instrumental behavior within the personality pattern schema of T. Millon (1969). E. J. Amidon's (1965) revision of N. A. Flanders's (1967) system of interaction analysis was used to code counselor trainee verbal behavior. Results indicate that client type only, not counselor's philosophy, influenced the range of trainee verbal behavior. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)