An Interview With Samuel T. Gladding: Thoughts on Becoming a Counselor

✍ Scribed by Marilyn G. Haight; Michael F. Shaughnessy

• Publisher: American Counseling Association
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 92 KB
• Volume: 84
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1556-6678
• DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2006.tb00385.x

✦ Synopsis

Gladding earned bachelor of arts and master of education degrees from Wake Forest University, a master of arts in religion from Yale University, and a doctor of philosophy degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is the former editor of the Journal for Specialists in Group Work and former president of the Alabama Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

Gladding has taught at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Fairfield (Connecticut) University, and Rockingham Community College (Wentworth, North Carolina). Early in his career, he was the director of children's services at the Rockingham (North Carolina) Mental Health Center for 5 years and was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Gladding joined the staff of Wake Forest University in 1990.

Gladding is married to the former Claire Tillson. They are the parents of three children. As a family they enjoy travel and attending athletic and artistic events. He may be contacted via e-mail at