“…I can think of no specialty that has worked harder and more effectively than counseling psychology to promote diversity within APA. In fact, imagining the future of counseling psychology, Fretz (1980) produced a “wish list” that he felt would embody the divison’s ideals and values. In Wish 7, Fretz fantasized that Division 17 received letters of thanks and appreciation from the APA Board of Minority Affairs, the Ad Hoc Committee on Women, and the Task Force for Gay Male and Lesbian Psychologists indicating that, due in large part to the creative and zestful leadership of Division 17 members, the special needs that led to the creation of these groups have been well responded to on a continuing basis and that the board, committee, and the task force are ceasing their operation.
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