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Faculty
Bios:
Joan
L. Biever, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology
Office: Moye 412
Phone: (210) 431-4008 or (210) 434-6711, ext. 2494
Fax: (210) 431-3927
Email: bievj@lake.ollusa.edu
Degrees:
Ph.D., 1981, University of Notre Dame (Counseling Psychology)
M.A., 1979, University of Notre Dame (Counseling Psychology)
B.S., 1976, Ball State University (Psychology)
Theoretical Approach:
Brief, systemic postmodern therapies
Research
Interests: Therapeutic process in brief, systemic
approaches, training for bilingual therapists
Courses
Taught: Systemic Approaches to Counseling, Child
and Adolescent Counseling, Pre-practicum, Practicum
Funded
Projects:
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Communicative
and Cultural Competence for Mental Health Providers
(CCC-MHP), funded by the Center for Mental Health
Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA). October 2002-September
2005, $1,003,654. Joan L. Biever, Project Director.
Multidisciplinary
Undergraduate Biliterate Programs, funded by the
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
(FIPSE). October 2002-September 2005, $239,356.
Joan L. Biever, Project Director.
Publications:
- Biever, J. L., Castaño, M.
T., González, C., Levy-Navarro, R., Sprowls,
C., & Verdinelli, S. (2004). Spanish-Language
Psychotherapy: Therapists' Experiences and Needs.
Advances in Psychology Research, Volume 29 .
pp. 157-182. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers
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Scamardo,
M., Bobele, M., and Biever, J. L. (2004). A new
perspective on client dropouts. Journal of Systemic
Therapies, 23 (2), 27-38.
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Kirby,
P. G., Biever, J. L., Martinez , I. , Gómez,
J. P. (2004). Adults returning to school: The impact
on family and work. Journal of Psychology ,
138 , 65-76.
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Kirby,
P. G., & Biever, J. L. (2004). Introducing technology
into the classroom: A qualitative study of trained
faculty's reactions. National Social Science
Journal, 23 (1), 64-67.
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Kirby,
P. G, Biever, J. L., Martinez , I. , Gómez,
J. P. (2003). Nontraditional Students: A Qualitative
Study of the Impact of Returning to School on Family,
Work, and Social Life. National Social Science Journal,
21 (1), 42-47.
- Biever, J. L., Castaño, M.
T., de las Fuentes, C., González, C., Servín-López,
S., Sprowls, C. & Tripp, C. G. (2002) The role
of language in training psychologists to work with
Hispanic clients. Professional Psychology: Research
and Practice, 33 , 330-336
- Franklin, C., Biever, J., Moore,
K., Clemons, D., & Scamardo, M. (2001). The effectiveness
of solution-focused therapy with children in a school
setting. Research on Social Work Practice,
11, 411-434.
- Stoltenberg, C. D., Pace, T. M.,
Kashubeck-West, S., Biever, J. L., Patterson, T.,
& Welch, I. D. (2000). Training Models in Counseling
Psychology: Scientist-Practitioner versus Practitioner-Scholar.
The Counseling Psychologist, 28, 622-640.
- Hoffman, T. J., Amodei, N., Taylor,
E. R., Madrigal, A., Biever, J. L., & Cardenas, F.
(1999). Violence prevention in early childhood: Effectiveness
of a violence prevention curriculum for Headstart
teachers. Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology,
27(1), 67-75.
- Biever, J. L., Bobele, R. M., & Gardner,
G. T. (1998). New postmodern perspectives: Social
Construction and Narrative Family Practice. In C.
Franklin & C. Jordan (Eds.), Family practice: Brief
systems methods for social work (pp. 143-174).
Garden Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
- Biever, J. L., Bobele, M., & North,
M. W. (1998). Therapy with intercultural couples:
A postmodern approach. The Counselling Psychology
Quarterly, 11, 181-188.
- Biever, J. L., de las Fuentes, C.,
Cashion, L., & Franklin, C. (1998). The social construction
of gender: A comparison of feminist and post-modern
approaches. The Counselling Psychology Quarterly,
11, 163-179.
- Biever, J. L. & Franklin, C. (1998).
Social construction in action: Using reflecting teams
in family practice. In C. Franklin & C. Jordan (Eds.),
Practicing Constructivism: Methods, evidence, and
future challenges (pp. 259-276). Milwaukee: Families
International Inc.
- Bobele, R. M., Gardner, G. T., &
Biever, J. L. (1997). Postmodern supervision: Rethinking
hierarchy, expertise, truth, classification, and evaluation.
In C. Storm & T. Todd (Eds.), The complete systemic
supervisor: Philosophy, methods, and contexts
(pp. 217-228). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
- Gardner, G. T., Biever, J. L., Bobele,
M., & Neugebauer, A. E. (1996). Legal and professional
standards of practice. In D. Ratliff, and L. Yingling
(Eds.), Reviewing our common body of knowledge:
MFT license exam preparation manual. Austin, Texas:
Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
- Biever, J. L., Bobele, M. and Gardner,
G. T. (1996). Postmodern influences on emerging
models. In Ratliff, D. and Yingling, L. (Eds.).
Reviewing Our Common Body of Knowledge. Austin, TX:
Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
- Biever, J. L., & Gardner, G. T. (1995).
The use of reflecting teams in social constructionist
training. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 14,
77-86.
- Biever, J. L., McKenzie, K., North,
M. W., & González, R. C. (1995). Stories and
solutions in counseling with adolescents. Adolescence,
30, 491-499
- Bobele, R. M., Gardner, G. T., &
Biever, J. L. (1995). Supervision as social construction.
Journal of Systemic Therapies, 14(2), 14-25.
- González, R. C., Biever, J.
L., & Gardner, G. T. (1994). The multicultural perspective
in therapy: A social constructionist approach. Psychotherapy,
31, 515-524.
- Merluzzi, T. V., & Biever, J. L.
(1987). Role-playing procedures for the behavioral
assessment of social skill: A validity study. Behavioral
Assessment, 9, 361-377.
- Glass, C. R., & Biever, J. L. (1981).
Sex-roles and social skills: A cognitive-behavioral
analysis. Behavior Counseling Quarterly, 1,
244-260.
- Glass, C. R., Merluzzi, T. V., Biever,
J. L., & Larsen, K. H. (1981). Cognitive assessment
of social anxiety: Development and validations of
a self-statement questionnaire. Cognitive Therapy
and Research, 6, 37 - 55.
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