Kenneth B. Hoyt passed away on August 27, 2008. He leaves a comprehensive legacy of insights and initiatives about the relationship of education and work, the importance of career development as a mission of schools, and the role of school counselors in these important processes. This article reviews Dr. Hoyt's 50-year-long body of work.

Addresses major challenges facing mental health counselors in decade ahead and twenty-first century, including effects of advanced technology on occupational structure, changing family structures, cultural diversity and pluralism, and enlarging populations at risk. Advocates challenges be considered within profession's planning of macrostrategies,…

Presents four roles appropriate to professional organizations in using technology in career development: clarifying the meaning of technology in career development; identifying the counselor's role in technology; encouraging appropriate preparation of counselors in the use of technology in career development; and stimulating attention to the…

This article discusses the effects of advanced technology on the choices of disabled clients as well as the use of such technology in rehabilitation. (Author)

Presents a brief national history of school reform and discusses some missing ingredients in school reform proposals. Offers perspectives on the role of the school counselor in school reform proposals, and suggests that counselors have important roles in monitoring the impact of school policies and curriculum modifications on student behavior and…

Contends that emerging global economy has implications for both individual psychology and structure and choice of occupations. Examines growing need for personal flexibility as response to influence of advanced technology, new economic and political alliances, and sweeping social revolutions. Addresses central role of counselor in facilitating…

This paper presents a discussion on counseling and excellence between Garry R. Walz (director of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and Personnel Services and former president of the American Association for Counseling and Development--AACD), Edwin L. Herr (former president of AACD), and Jean A. Thompson (president of AACD). Topics covered in…

Does the counselor with teaching experience perform more satisfactorily than the counselor without such a background? To learn more about this issue, the authors conducted a study to determine whether principals rated counselors with and without the experience any differently. (Editor)

Addresses the questions of school counselors' obsolescence and relevance. Cites examples of national indicators of support for school counselors. Suggests the need for sharpening the counselor's role and reducing the unevenness in guidance services' availability. (ABB)

Speech presented at the American Personnel and Guidance Association Convention, Detroit, Michigan, April 7-11, 1968.

This article discusses the importance of collaboration among professional organizations, governmental entities, and counselors in behalf of career development. Examples of possible international and national collaborative initiatives and policy emphases are described. (Author)

This paper considers the topic--Counseling: Accountability, Reality, Credibility--in relation to possible present and future effects upon counselor behavior. Obviously, these three terms are not independent of each other. Collectively, they provide the basis for analyzing both the context and the content of which counselors must learn to respond.…

Describes competence assessment as a method by which counselors can relate staff development directly to success on the job. Discusses collecting data to identify critical counseling competencies and constructing learning experiences to promote competence. Offers some general principles for staff development. (Author/RC)

The authors identify and discuss the main themes from the discourse on the internationalization of educational and vocational guidance at the 2004 "Symposium on International Perspectives on Career Development," co sponsored by the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance and the National Career Development Association.…