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Joan L. Biever, Ph.D.
Chair, Psychology Graduate Programs and Professor 

Contact Info:
Office: Moye 412
Phone: 210-431-4008
Fax: 210-431-3927
Email: jbiever@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: Strengths-based psychotherapies.

Research Interests: Therapeutic process, training for bilingual therapists.

Courses Taught: Systemic Approaches to Counseling, Postmodern Perspectives in Psychotherapy, Pre-practicum, Practicum.

Funded Projects:

• 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 2006, $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 2006, $239,356. Joan L. Biever, Project Director.

Publications:

• Bobele, M. and Biever, J. L. (2011). Postmodern models of systemic supervision. In C. L. Storm and T. Todd (Eds.). The complete systemic supervisor: Context, philosophy, and pragmatics (pp. 359-383). Taipei,Taiwan: PsyGardens.
• Biever, J. L., Gómez, J. P., González, C. G., & Patrizio, N. (2011). Psychological Services to Spanish-Speaking Populations: A Model Curriculum for Training Competent Professionals. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 5, 81–87.
  
• Verdinelli, S., & Biever, J. L. (2009). Experiences of Spanish/English bilingual supervisees. Psychotherapy, 46, 158–170.
• Verdinelli, S., & Biever, J. L. (2009). Spanish-English bilingual psychotherapists: Personal and professional language development and use. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 15, 230-242.
• Castaño, M. T., Biever, J. L., González, C. G., & Anderson, K. B. (2007). Challenges of Providing Mental Health Services in Spanish. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 38, 667-673.

• Kirby, P. G., Biever, J. L. & Shell, C. L. (2006). Factors that increase and decrease stress for nontraditional college students. In M. V. Landow (Ed.). Stress and mental health of college students (pp. 171-186). Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers

• Biever, J. L., Gardner, G. T., Bobele, M., & Franklin, C. (2005). Perspectivas postmodernas en terapia familiar. In. G. Limón Arce (Ed.), Terapias postmodernas: Aportaciones construccionistas. Mexico City: Pax.

• 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.

• Scamardo, M., Bobele, M., and Biever, J. L. (2004). A new perspective on client dropouts. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 23 (2), 27-38.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.