ATTITUDES TOWARDS A BLIND COUNSELOR AND PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS

Attitudes towards a blind counselor and perceived effectiveness were e valuated using a videotape of a simulated counseling session. One grou p were told the counselor was a blind doctoral student whereas control participants were informed that the counselor was a doctoral student. Participants were then administered the Disability Factor Scale/B and the Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory. Analysis showed no differ ence in groups' scores on the Disability Factor Scale/B. A significant difference was obtained on one of the four scales of the Barrett-Lenn ard Relationship Inventory, i.e., the blind counselor was perceived to show significantly more unconditional regard.