Effects of client aphasia on client evaluation and counselor behavior.

Abstract

This study examined whether differences exist in counselor behaviors toward and evaluation of an aphasic client in comparison to a nonaphasic client and whether such differences are related to counselor training. Forty counseling students were divided into two groups of 20, based on level of counselor training. Ten students in each group counseled individually with an aphasicspeaking client for 10 minutes, and the remaining 10 in each group counseled with the same client as a nonaphasic speaker. Counselor behaviors and evaluations of the confederate client were compared. Results demonstrated that irrespective of training, client aphasic speech significantly affected counselor behavior and evaluation of the client.It is well documented that prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behaviors toward a variety of disabled persons exist within the general public (

Effects of encouraging, discouraging, and neutral instructions on naming by aphasic subjects

“…Lubinski (1986) has suggested that when the aphasic patient is institutionalized in a nursing home, the staff tend to regard the patient as being unable to communicate and seldom provide opportunities for communicative interaction. Corcoran and McAleer (1980) and may ultimately be less…”