In redirecting educational efforts to respond to change, the counseling and guidance services are at the core. New roles for these areas must emerge as career education comes of age. The National Advisory Council on Vocational Education (NACVE) sees a need for counseling and guidance to set new goals and objectives. NACVE's sixth report, "Counseling and Guidance: A Call for Change," is in great demand and apparently controversial. To explain the report, it is first necessary to understand the organization of the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education and its relationship to the State Advisory Councils on Vocational Education. NACVE's sixth report was based on reports from the State Advisory Councils. Since the States demonstrated such interest, the National Council held public hearings to gather information from a wide spectrum of public representation. The report was written after completion of testimony and reexamination of the State Reports. The conclusion that guidance and counseling has not met the needs of the current rapidity of societal change is based on a thorough study, and the report should be viewed as a strong statement of support for guidance and counseling voiced by an organization outside the guidance field itself. (AG)