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Debra S. Osborn, Counselor Education Program, Department of Psychological and Social Foundations, University of South Florida; Robert C. Reardon, Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University. The authors express appreciation to Sarah Hartley and Jon Shy for their review of this article. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Debra S. Osborn, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620 (e-mail: osborn@coedu.usf.edu).