He earned his Ph.D. in Counselor Education from the University of Arkansas. His professional areas of interest include: ethical and legal issues in counseling, counseling gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender clients, grief counseling, student affairs, and qualitative research. Dr. Kocet has worked in a variety of settings: college counseling, student affairs, psychiatric, and mental health agencies. Dr. Kocet served on the American Counseling Association Ethics Committee (2001-2007) and chaired the ACA Ethics Code Revision Taskforce (2002-2005). He is a board member of the Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling and is the president of that organization. Dr. Kocet is a nationally sought out speaker and consultant on ethical issues in counseling. He has presented at local, state, and national conferences in counseling and student affairs.