Seth Hayden, PhD, LCMHC, NCC, CCMHC, ACS, is an associate professor of counseling at Wake Forest University. He previously served as a career advising and counseling program director in a large university career center. He has taught career development courses to undergraduate and graduate students.
Seth served on the NCDA executive board as the Trustee for Counselor Educators and Researchers and President from 2020 – 21. Additional leadership within the organization involved co-chairing the research committee and the Commission on Counselor Education. He currently serves as associate editor of The Career Development Quarterly, the flagship journal of NCDA. He previously served as president of the Military and Government Counseling Association, a division of the American Counseling Association.
He co-authored two NCDA monographs (i.e., Group Career Counseling, Career Development for Transitioning Veterans) and has written in several NCDA publications such as Career Developments, Career Convergence, and the Career Development Quarterly. He is also the author of Integrating Career Development and Mental Health Counseling, published by the American Counseling Association. He co-edited Cognitive Information Processing: Career Theory, Research, and Practice.
He was recognized as The Professional Counselor Outstanding Scholar in Concept/Theory, co-authored the Career Development Quarterly Outstanding Article of the Year, and was recognized by the Military and Government Counseling Association with the Award of Excellence in and as the Professional of the Year.