MEXICAN-AMERICANS INITIAL PREFERENCES FOR COUNSELORS - RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES OR RESEARCHERS VALUES - REPLY

Atkinson and Wampold's (1993) assessment of the available methods to s tudy counselor preference failed to consider the limitations of the ju dgment and multidimensional approaches and the strength of the single- dimension choice approach, the method used in S. R. Lopez, Lopez, and Fong's (1991) research. In recognizing that each method has its respec tive strengths and weaknesses, it is important that researchers use mu ltiple methods to assess counselor preferences. Naturalistic studies o f counseling will ultimately determine which method or methods are mos t valid. It is suggested that the emphasis placed on a given method an d the interpretation of given findings may reflect the degree to which researchers value the role of ethnicity and culture in counseling.