In recent years, regulatory boards have been asked to implement procedures to evaluate the competency of licensees throughout their careers, but the implementation of such competency measures is not on the immediate horizon. The responsibility for continuing competency, therefore, lies with each counselor. The work of Vygotsky is put forth as a…

The focus of this article is to summarize the history of the Alabama Association of Counselor Education and Supervision (ALACES) division of the Alabama Counseling Association (ALCA). A discussion of the inception of ALACES, membership, publications, and a listing of past and current presidents is presented. In addition, the current goals of the…