Asian and Caucasian Client Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Counseling

Abstract

Questionnaire responses from 73 Asian and 255 Caucasian clients at a university counseling center compared ratings of counseling helpfulness, counselor characteristics, and other reactions to counseling. The Asians (a) rated counseling as less helpful for personal‐emotional concerns and (b) rated their counselors as less competent than did the Caucasians.

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