DIGEST - Volume 9, Issue 4- FULL DIGEST

1 TPC Digest Read full article and references: Smith, J. D., & Gray, N. D. (2019). Lifetime achievement in counseling series: An interview with Liliana R. Sznaidman. The Professional Counselor , 9 , 267–271. doi : 10.15241/jds.9.4.267 1 | TPC Digest his is the fourth article in the ongoing Lifetime Achievement in Counseling Series. The purpose of this series is to highlight seminal figures in the profession 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 fourth interviewee in this series is Liliana Sznaidman, who is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and licensed professional counselor supervisor (LPCS) in North Carolina. Ms. Sznaidman has over 20 years of clinical experience and currently owns a private practice in which she provides counseling and mental health services in English and Spanish. She also provides clinical supervision and consultation services to pre-licensed counselors and other mental health professionals. Ms. Sznaidman earned her master’s degree in counseling at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1996 and has since received post-master’s training in clinical supervision and psychoanalytic theory and practice. Ms. Sznaidman has demonstrated service to the profession by advocating for LPCs during her tenure as the president of the board of directors for the Licensed Professional Counselors Association of North Carolina (LPCANC). She also is an active member of the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA); the Pro Bono Counseling Network for Durham, Orange, Person, and Chatham Counties; and the Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas. Ms. Sznaidman received both the 2009 Distinguished Practitioner Award and the 2013 Alumni Distinguished Service Award from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and was named 2014 Mental Health Counselor of the Year by AMHCA. In this interview, Ms. Sznaidman responds to several questions addressing her career, her approach to counseling, growth and changes within the counseling profession, her involvement in professional organizations, and the future development of the profession. Ms. Sznaidman discusses diversity and multicultural competency in counseling, evolution within the profession, and the benefits of being a lifelong learner and continuing to engage in clinical supervision. Joshua D. Smith, NCC, 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 and Human Services at Lenoir-Rhyne University. Correspondence can be emailed to Joshua Smith at jsmit643@uncc.edu. T