A Vision of the Next Three Years for the Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development

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This journal has a long history that predates the American Counseling Association (ACA) and has undergone numerous iterations over the years. Originally published in 1931, the journal was devoted to issues concerning personnel workers (i.e., counselors) involved in teacher training (Allen, 1962). In 1952, when the journal's association (then the Student Personnel Association for Teacher Education) joined with three other organizations to form the American Personnel and Guidance Association (later ACA [Kaplan, 2002]), the journal's mission changed to focus on humanistic issues in counseling, education, and human development.

These humanistic issues have been reflected in the …