The Third Editorial Phase

It is with enthusiasm, a strong commitment, and humility that I share with you my vision for the journal as the incoming editor of The Counseling Psychologist (TCP). During the past 30 years, TCP has established an outstanding reputation for publishing high-quality, scholarly articles. In looking back at the past 15 years as a consumer of TCP, I can recall reading and considering various trends in counseling psychology and being proud that I was a counseling psychologist. I am equally proud of the contribution that TCP and counseling psychology have made to the field of psychology.Counseling psychologists historically have worked and still work to promote people's well-being. We have pushed for greater understanding of life transitions such as school to work and from career to career. We have worked to show that psychological interventions work and make a difference. We also have contributed to the psychological literature that argues and shows that all humans are socialized in distinct cultural contexts. We have worked to show how systems affect the lives of organizational members and how tests in organizations such as schools and business can be harmful and how tests and assessments can be used in responsible ways. As I consider the task of outlining a direction for TCP, I find that my view of the future is consistent with the past, as reflected in the work of previous editors. A core component of my vision is to maintain the tradition of excellence set forth and established by Whiteley (1999), Fretz (1999), Stone (1999. My primary mission as TCP editor will be to continue its strong heritage and tradition and enhance it by building on its numerous strengths. It is clear to me that TCP, under Puncky Heppner's editorship, has grown and expanded its contribution to counseling and psychology in general (Heppner, 1999). As we move further into the 21st century it seems imperative that the journal continue its growth and maintain its strength. In particular, I want to preserve TCP's ranking as a top-tier journal with its high citation impact (Flores, Rooney, Heppner, Browne, & Wei, 1999).

The Counseling Psychologist in the New Millennium: Building a Bridge From the Past to the Future

Carter

2003

The Reintegration of Vocational Psychology and Counseling Psychology

Robitschek

DeBell

2002

In the past 20 years, there have been numerous calls for a reinvigoration of vocational psychology. Now, as vocational psychology has grown again within counseling psychology, the authors argue that what is needed is not a reinvigoration but rather a new paradigm that reintegrates vocational psychology and the rest of counseling psychology. The new paradigm conceptualizes vocational issues as an integral part of theory, research, practice, and teaching of counseling psychology. Vocational issues should not overshadow other issues but should be an integrated part of what counseling psychologists do. The articles in this major contribution take steps toward this new paradigm by addressing teaching issues in counseling psychology training programs. If the new paradigm is to be adopted by all counseling psychologists, they must begin in their training programs. These articles give suggestions for how to begin the paradigm shift in this setting, discussing implications for the science and practice of counseling psychology beyond the training programs.In this Major Contribution, we argue for a change in the paradigm for the role of vocational psychology within counseling psychology. Kuhn (1970) defined a paradigm and a paradigm shift, in particular, as having three distinguishing characteristics: (a) it necessitates rejection of an incompatible way of thinking, (b) it opens up new possibilities for scientific inquiry, and (c) it changes the way scientists view the world around them. He went on to say that paradigm shifts can exist within scientific subspecialties; that is, they do not have to be global. We are proposing this type of paradigm shift within the subspecialty of counseling psychology.The paradigm that we propose is to reintegrate vocational psychology with all aspects of counseling psychology. Specifically, we propose that vocational issues be viewed as primary issues and contextual factors in people's lives. In the new paradigm, vocational factors will provide another facet

Thirty Years of The Counseling Psychologist: 1969 to 1999

Heppner

1999

The Counseling Psychologist (TCP) began publication in 1969; this issue marks the 30th anniversary of the Journal. TCP is often regarded as one of the premier journals in counseling psychology and has been ranked consistently as one of the top-10 applied journals in psychology (according to impact ratings by the Social Sciences Citation Index). TCP publishes high quality, scholarly articles on topics relevant to counseling psychology, but is also cited regularly throughout a number of journals in psychology as well as across a broad range of journals in other disciplines (see Flores, Rooney, Heppner, Douglas, & Wei, 1999). Moreover, TCP is the official publication of American Psychological Association, Division 17-Counseling Psychology. In this capacity, TCP serves as the record of a number of important annual division events such as minutes of meetings, awards, invited addresses, and division officers. Given the stature and multifaceted functions of the journal, TCP is in essence a "crown jewel of the Division" (J. Hurst, personal communication, February, 1996).TCP started during the division presidency of John McGowan. The journal's first editor was John Whiteley, who was then an assistant professor at Washington University. McGowan (personal communication, November 8, 1997) reflected on those early years.It came out of a grassroots type of thing, as opposed to out of the Executive Board. . . . Whiteley approached the Board with the idea, and we approved it. There was a need for a publication outlet for the Ph.D.-level counseling psychologists that was closer to the standards of an APA journal, but not a straight empirical journal like the Journal of Counseling Psychology.