About GSCA

The Georgia School Counselors Association (GSCA) is a private, non-profit association comprised of school counselors, counseling and guidance directors, supervisors, administrators, counselor educators, and other individuals involved in related activities who have an impact on a student's success and well-being at school, work and home. Founded in 1949, GSCA has grown to a membership of more than 1,200 members. GSCA has been instrumental in setting professional standards for the school counseling profession in Georgia. GSCA assists counselors in delivering more effective services by providing the means and information to enhance their skills, by supporting self-evaluation, and by conducting research to measure counselor effectiveness. Professional development programs and activities help maintain high standards and encourage quality performance. GSCA speaks for school counselors at the state and national levels through strong public relations and government relations programs and activities. GSCA members work in all educational settings from elementary through postsecondary education. Membership is open to those engaged in school counseling or related activities. Five (5) types of membership are available. GSCA publishes an annual journal, the GSCA Journal, and a newsletter, the Beacon. GSCA and its members are committed to the continuing development of the school counseling profession.

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Listed below by the appropriate years are the names and conference themes of those who have served as GSCA Presidents:

 

Years
GSCA President
Conference Theme
1949-50 Charles F. Hudgins  
1950-51 Charles F. Hudgins The Counselor at Work with Counselors and Co-Workers
1951-52 Charles F. Hudgins Counselors Grow in Service
1952-53 Laura Marbut Psychological Problems of Teachers and Counselors: Trends in Guidance Movement
1953-54 Ernestine Bledsoe Guidance Today
1954-55 M. O. Phelps Guidance Services: Model 1955
1955-56 M. O. Phelps

Guidance Needs of the Elementary School Child: How to Meet the Child's Needs - The Role of the Teacher and the Administrator

1956-57 William L. Hitchcock Meeting the Challenge
1957-58 Barbara Chandler Meet the Counselor
1958-59 Barbara Chandler The National Scene in Guidance
1959-60 William King Toward More Effective Counseling
1960-61 William B. King Current Processes in the Development of Mental Health Services for the School Children of Georgia
1961-62 Douglas Purdie The Counselor in the Changing World
1962-63 Clemmie Brower Tomorrow's Realities Today
1963-64 Clemmie Brower Expanding Perspectives of Counselor Competencies
1964-65 Otho Pirkle New Vistas for New Times
1965-66 J. C. Mullis Challenge 1966: The Individual in Society
1966-67 Katherine Crouch A Proud Past - An Unlimited Future
1967-68 John Calder Counseling for the Challenge of Change
1968-69 Walter Hall Perspective - Perception - Performance
1969-70 Jack N. Gay Guidance in Action
1970-71 H. Thomas Ward (GASC) & Margaret McIver (GTEA) Quest for Quality in Guidance: A Unified Approach
1971-72 Ruth B. Ryce Accountability Through Personal and Professional Commitment
1972-73 Gerald J. Deleski Counselors Involved in Curriculum
1973-74 Jean Thompson Love as a Behavior Modifier
1974-75 Jo Maxye McKenzie Counselors Make the Difference
1975-76 Roger Selman Involved Counselors Get It Together - "School Counselors Care"
1976-77 William B. Weaver Providing Alternatives: Shaping Realities
1977-78 Jack Touchstone Free to Help
1978-79 Jack Touchstone Counseling Is...Learning, Understanding, Valuing
1979-80 Phil Hulst Focus on the Total You
1980-81 Fleta Glynn Make It Happen
1981-82 Mary Joe Hannaford Pilgrimage in Personhood
1982-83 William Abrahamson Reflections - Projections
1983-84 JoAn Morris Positive Strategies for Today's Tragedies
1984-85 JoAn Morris Guiding Today for Tomorrow
1985-86 Juanita Booker Counseling: A Blueprint for Success
1986-87 Wayne C. Huey Creating a Climate for Change
1987-88 Glenda Almand Counseling: Guiding Dreams Toward Reality
1988-89 Lynn Brandon Counseling: Providing Directions for Living
1989-90 Clarissa Rice School Counselors: Human Rights Specialists - Competent,   Committed, Caring
1990-91 Ginger Little Guiding Our Youth Into the 21st Century
1991-92 Frankie Wallace GSCA: A Tradition of Excellence
1992-93 William Culbreth Every Child A Winner...(& Every Counselor Too!)
1993-94 Peggy Cooper Celebrate the Whole Child: Explore the Beauty Within
1994-95 Dale Clark Counselors Need Clowns (Colleagues, Laughter, Opportunities, Wellness, Nurturing, Support)
1995-96 B. J. Cutts School Counseling for Hope and Wholeness
1996-97 Mary P. Broadhurst A Vision for Uniting Schools and Communities for Youth:  Building BLOCKS
1997-98 Becky Bridges GSCA: STARmakers
1998-99 Joyce Chandler School Counselors...Taking a Moment to Touch a Heart
1999-00 Myra Chandler Coming Full Circle: Guiding Into the New Millennium
2001-01 Rose Merry Brock Illuminating the Future – The Power is in Our Hands
2001-02 Joey Brewer A Compass for 21st Century Counseling Reflect, Renew, Refocus
2002-03 Judy Lancaster Planting the Seeds for Life
2003-04 Janis Webb Making A World of Difference
2004-05 BJ Thomas McBride Celebrating Our Most Precious Treasures
2005-06 Susan McCarthy Teaming Up For Student Success: Academic•Personal-Social•Career
2006-07 Jenny Lacy Lighting the Way for the Future
2007- 08 Jim Bergin It is better to build children than to repair adults
2008-09 Brian Law Bridging the Gap to Student Achievement
2009-10 Sonya Wright Synergizing Programs for Student Success
2010-11 Demetria Williams Empowering Students to Imagine - Believe - Achieve
2011-12 Gail Smith TBA

 



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