Abstract
The present study was designed to provide a source of empirical validity for an instrument which measures the degree of cognitive functioning of a counselor along a restrictive-nonrestrictive dimension. The restrictive-nonrestrictive dimension refers to a holistic orientation as a mode for experiencing life by the receptivity toward the processing of and responding to sources of internal and external stimuli. To establish validity for the instrument, one hundred eleven counselor trainees in different phases of a training program designed to produce open and humanistic counselors were compared on the Counselor R Scale. The Rokeach Dogmatism Scale was included for analysis, since it was thought to be a component of the restrictive-nonrestrictive dimension. In the use of a 2 × 4 analysis of variance design for unequal n's, the study provided data supporting the hypothesis that counselors in different phases of their training would differ in their scores on the Counselor R Scale. As a trainee progresses through a humanistically oriented training program, he or she can be expected to move from the restrictive to the nonrestrictive ends of the measured dimension. Conclusions, implications, and future research potential were described.
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