WORLDVIEWS OF WOMEN - COMPARISONS BETWEEN WHITE AMERICAN CLIENTS, WHITE AMERICAN COUNSELORS, AND CHINESE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Worldviews of White American women clients, White American women couns elors, and Chinese international women students were surveyed. Multiva riate planned comparisons showed significant differences between (a) W hite American clients and White American counselors and (b) Chinese in ternational students and White American counselors. Income was a signi ficant predictor of worldviews for White American clients. Age and mar ital status contributed strongly to the worldviews of White American c ounselors. Among the Chinese students, the Taiwanese and the Mainland Chinese held significantly different worldviews. Worldviews of women a re discussed from feminist as well as cross-cultural perspectives. Fut ure directions for practice, research, and theory are suggested regard ing the multicultural counseling process with clients of different wor ldview orientations.