A REPORT OF A CONFERENCE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, INTEREST, AND CHALLENGE WAS GIVEN. THE CONFERENCE, WITH OVER 1,000 IN ATTENDANCE, NOT ONLY EMPHASIZED THE SOFTHEARTED APPROACH TO COUNSELING BUT ALSO ACHIEVED STRONG PROFESSIONAL-MINDEDNESS THROUGH ITS WORKGROUP SESSIONS, BUSINESS MEETINGS, AND SYMPOSIUMS. THE WORKGROUP TOPIC "THE ROLE OF GUIDANCE AS SEEN BY ADMINISTRATION" WAS CONCERNED WITH THE EXPECTED DUTIES OF COUNSELORS. "VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR THE NEW TOMORROW" WAS CONCERNED WITH THE NEED TO EDUCATE TEACHERS FOR THE VOCATIONAL FIELD. "GUIDANCE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL" EMPHASIZED THAT THE ELEMENTARY COUNSELOR BECOMES KNOWLEDGEABLE THROUGH THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, CHILD STUDY PROCEDURES, AND COUNSELING AND PRACTICUM. "POST HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE FOR TOMORROW" DISCUSSED AN EXTENSION OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING SERVICES BEYOND THE HIGH SCHOOL. "PRESSURE ON COUNSELORS TODAY AND TOMMOROW" EMPHASIZED THE NEEDS FOR MASTERY OF TECHNIQUES AND KNOWLEDGE IN THE COUNSELING FIELD.