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Counselors' Perceptions of Female and Male Clients
Author(s) -
Vogel David L.,
Epting Franz,
Wester Stephen R.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2003.tb00234.x
Subject(s) - grounded theory , perception , psychology , vulnerability (computing) , social psychology , clinical psychology , qualitative research , sociology , social science , computer security , neuroscience , computer science
Fifty‐nine client cases were analyzed using a grounded theory approach. Two core categories regarding counselors' perceptions of their clients emerged: (a) counselors' attempts to describe their clients' overall functioning and (b) counselors' descriptions of what counseling and the counseling relationship are like. For female clients, themes of “vulnerability” and “attention to how clients assert themselves” were more pronounced than for male clients. For male clients, themes of “being stuck” and “attention to how the client connects to others” were more pronounced than for female clients. Differences also emerged in the emphasis female and male counselors placed on specific themes.