CLIENTS' PERCEPTION OF COUNSELING VARIABLES IN RELATION TO COUNSELING OUTCOMES

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine clients’ perceptions of the effect of selected counseling variables on counseling outcomes: counselors’ attractiveness, skills, and ethical practices. The Counselor Rating FormShort Version (CRF-S) and the Integrated Clients’ Behavioral Changes Scale were used to collect data from 65 clients. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential analyses. Mean score, standard deviation and percentage were calculated to examine the counseling outcomes, while t-test, ANOVA, and correlation were calculated to test the hypothesis. Counselor’s attractiveness, skills, and ethical practice were all found to correlate positively with the counseling outcomes. The implications of the study for counseling practices and future research are also discussed.