ORGANIZATIONAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY - AN ACCOUNTING OF THE GEORGIA CONFERENCE RECOMMENDATIONS

This article examines organizational and political issues of Division 17 (the division of counseling psychology) of the American Psychological Association. The methodology was derived from the recommendations of the Organizational and Political Issues Group (OPIG) of the Third National Conference for Counseling Psychology. The activity of Division 17 governance was traced over a 9-year period (1984-1992) and then compared against the OPIG recommendations. The goal was to assess the division's compliance with these recommendations. The results were mixed.