Orientations of School Counsellors: An Evaluative and Comparative Study

Abstract

Law's measures of counsellor orientation were administered to a national sample of New Zealand guidance counsellors. Factor analyses revealed a generally similar factor structure to that found by Law. By using factor scores it was possible to show that the New Zealand counsellors had a balanced but slightly open orientation. Data from counsellor responses to hypothetical counselling situations gave further evidence of balance in the New Zealand sample. Few significant relationships were found between relevant counsellor variables and either the factor scores or the responses to situations.