Samuel T. Gladding Recipient of the American Counseling .

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Dr. Samuel T. Gladding is chair and a professor in the Department of Counsel at Wake Forest University, was recently honored by the American Counseling Association as winner of the David K. Brooks Jr. Distinguished Mentor Award.

The Brooks Award recognizes the invaluable work of a professional mentor and salutes the ACA member whose actions adhere to this particular case of teaching which David Brooks supported throughout his career. The Prize was presented at ACA`s annual conference in New Orleans, LA.

Dr. Gladding is an ACA Fellow, a retiring chairman of ACA and current President of the ACA Foundation. He has served as chairperson of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, the Association for Specialists in Group Process and Chi Sigma Iota. He is a former editor of the Journal for Specialists in Group Work and a section editor on the Encyclopedia of Counseling. Dr. Gladding has authored scores of professional publications, including 36 books. He is in the top 1 percent of contributors to the Journal of Counseling & Development, on whose editorial board he now serves. A national certified counselor and certified clinical mental health counselor, Dr. Gladding is a member of the North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors. He was a disaster relief counselor after September 11 and the Virginia Tech shootings.

Founded in 1952 and headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, the American Counseling Association is the world`s largest private, not-for-profit organization for professional counselors. Dedicated to promoting public trust and confidence in the counseling profession, the American Counseling Association provides leadership training, continuing education and advocacy services for its more than 42,000 members. For more data on the American Counseling Association, visit
www.counseling.org.