Robert Smith is the executive director of the Intemnational Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC), a division of the American Counseling Association. He has been involved with the IAMFCffrom its beginning and is in a position to provide both a historical perspective and a vision of the division's future. This interview with Smith provides such a perspective and vision.
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