Radio Psychology and Psychotherapy: Comparison of Client Attitudes and Expectations

We compared the expectations and attitudes of two groups of subjects who sought psychological help. One group (n = 47) comprised callers to a radio counseling program broadcast in Israel that offers psychological help to parents and children; the second group (n = 34) consisted of individuals who had received counseling in a child guidance clinic located in an urban center in Israel. We primarily compared the subjects' attitudes toward receiving psychological help. The results indicate that the attitudes of those who received help in the clinic were more positive than those who called the radio program. In addition, we investigated the satisfaction levels of callers to the radio counseling program and of those who received help in clinics. Last, we examined the callers' expectations of the radio counseling program and found them to be in keeping with the goals of primary prevention.