| Abstract: | Administered the Whitehorn-Betz A-B scale, the Sundland and Barker Therapist Orientation Questionnaire, and a biographical information blank to 30 male doctoral level counselors. Results of analyses indicate that (a) the therapist's orientation was independent of his A-B disposition; and (b) A therapists were socially dependent conforming, while B therapists were socially independent nonconforming. It is suggested that the results support a complementary hypothesis in which "the counselor is able to model the interpersonal and intrapersonal skills the client lacks." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
