Ask Don W. Locke what his motivation was for becoming president of the American Counseling Association, and he’ll answer quite simply that it was “payback time.” “ACA has been so much a part of my life professionally, I feel I owe it. Being president is a way I can give

Judith S. Beck, president of the famous Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research, was a keynote speaker at the 2011 American Counseling Association Annual Conference in New Orleans this past March. ACA Chief Professional Officer David Kaplan recently followed up with Beck to discuss current aspects of cognitive behavior

For years, I have read the president’s message in Counseling Today. With each article, I felt I came to know about and understand more clearly the direction of our profession and the individuals chosen to lead us for short periods of time. I hope that with these monthly columns, I can