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Counselor Preferences of Clients Entering a Counselor-Training Clinic

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Stephen J. Leierer

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Jacqueline M. Hotard

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Rebecca I. Stuckey

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

This research examined the expressed counselor preferences of individuals entering a community-based counselor-training clinic. Previous research examining the counselor preferences of individuals with and without disabilities has not used individuals who were actually entering counseling. Clients being screened for entry into a counselor-training clinic were asked whether they had a preference regarding counselor age, disability status, education, gender, and race. Of these characteristics, only for gender did even a moderate number of clients (30%) express a preference. The disability status of a counselor was a factor in client preferences for only 9.5% of all clients and only 15.4% of clients with disabilities. Research, education, and practice implications are discussed.

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, Vol. 47, No. 1, 46-50 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/00343552030470010601


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