DIGEST - Volume 8, Issue 4-FULL

1 TPC Digest 1 | TPC Digest T his is the third article in the ongoing Lifetime Achievement in Counseling Series. The purpose of this series is to highlight seminal figures in the field of counseling and counselor education and their contributions to the profession. We hope that readers will utilize this series to better examine the state of the counseling profession and be encouraged to reflect on current and future challenges presented by the interviewees. The third interviewee in this series is David Capuzzi, who is currently a counselor educator and senior core faculty member in community mental health counseling at Walden University and professor emeritus at Portland State University. Dr. Capuzzi received a PhD from Florida State University and has previously served as an affiliate professor in the department of Counselor Education, Counseling Psychology, and Rehabilitation Services at Pennsylvania State University and Scholar in Residence in counselor education at Johns Hopkins University. He is a former president of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and is an ACA fellow. Dr. Capuzzi has been recognized in the counseling field on multiple occasions, including: the first recipient of ACA’s Kitty Cole Human Rights Award; the Leona Tyler Award; ACA’s Gilbert and Kathleen Wrenn Award for a Humanitarian and Caring Person (2010); Distinguished Alumni of the College of Education at Florida State University (2011); the Locke/Paisley Mentorship Award from the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (2016); and the Mary Smith Arnold Anti-Oppression Award from the Counselors for Social Justice, a division of ACA (2018). Dr. Capuzzi has authored or co-authored several textbooks, chapters, and ACA journal articles. Most of these publications are centered around children and adolescents, suicide, group work, and working with couples and families. He also served as the editor for The School Counselor from 1980–1984. Dr. Capuzzi is a frequent speaker at professional conferences and an ongoing advocate for the counseling profession. He has worked alongside schools and communities to develop suicide prevention and intervention programs and initiatives throughout the United States. Dr. Capuzzi has been a strong advocate for diversity and human rights, as his ACA presidential campaign in 1986–87 was themed Human Rights and Responsibilities: Developing Human Potential. In this interview, Dr. Capuzzi responds to several questions regarding the counseling profession, his career and contributions, challenges and barriers, and the future of the counseling profession. Dr. Capuzzi discusses the major accomplishments of the counseling profession, the importance of inclusion of diverse populations, his contribution and role as an advocate, current challenges and barriers regarding professional leadership and involvement, and his perceptions regarding the future of the counseling profession. Joshua Smith is a doctoral student in counselor education and supervision at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Neal D. Gray is a professor and Chair of the School of Counseling at Lenoir-Rhyne University. Correspondence can be emailed to Joshua Smith at jsmit643@uncc.edu. Read full article and references: Smith, J. D., & Gray, N. D. (2018). Lifetime achievement in counseling series: An interview with David Capuzzi. The Professional Counselor , 8 , 295–298. doi : 10.15241/jds.8.4.2 95