Faculty Profile Sheets

Education: Doctor of Education, East Texas State University (A&M-Commerce) 1982. Major: Counseling and Guidance; Specialization: Marriage and Family Therapy; Minor: Psychology

Credentials: LMFT-S, LPC-S (Texas); Professional member of the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (TSBEMFT)

Teaching Areas: Couple and Family Therapy, master’s and doctoral level Practicum and Clinical Internship, Clinical Hypnosis

Research Areas: Accurate empathy in play therapy, supervision, and therapy; Licensing standards; Couples and family therapy.

Honors/Awards: 2011: Governor’s Appointment to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists, 6-year term. 2011: Distinguished Service Award, Texas Counseling Association. 2011: Distinguished Service Award, Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision

Professional Leadership Positions: Current: Interim Director of the Ph.D. Program in Counselor Education, SHSU; Chair, Licensing Standards Committee for TSBEMFT; President, TACES 2006- 07.

Publications:

Articles: Lynch, S., Bruhn, R., & Henriksen, R. (2013). Influences of training and personal experiences on counselor trainees GLBT ally development: A case study. The Qualitative Report, 18(4), 1-20. Retrieved from: http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR18/lynch7.pdf Stark, M., & Bruhn, R. (2014, Fall). Practicum student experiences of solution-focused supervision: A pilot study. VISTAS Online 2014, Fall(74), 1-9. Retrieved from: http://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/vistas . Stark, M., Garza, Y., Bruhn, R., & Ane, P. (2015). Student perceptions of sandtray in solution- focused supervision. Journal of Creativity & Mental Health, 1, 2-17. doi: 10.1080/15401383.2014.917063 Stark, M., Kirk, A., & Bruhn, R. (2012). Generational differences as a determinant of women’s perspectives on commitment. Adultspan Journal, 11(2), 112-122. doi: 10.1002/j.2161- 0029.2012.00010.x Stark, M., Nichter, M., Watts, R., Slate, J., Bruhn, R., & Nelson, J. (2013). Texas LPC interns and the cost of supervision. Journal of Professional Counseling: Practice, Theory, & Research, 40(1), 25-37.

Book Chapters: Bruhn, R. (2006). Experiential/humanistic family therapy: Featuring Carl Whitaker and Virginia Satir. In. M Oliver (Ed.) Reviewing our common body of knowledge (3rd ed) (pp. 43-64). Austin, TX: Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Bruhn, R. (1996). Experiential/humanistic family therapy: Featuring Carl Whitaker and Virginia Satir. In D. Ratliff & L. Yinling (Eds.). TAMFT license exam preparation manual. Austin, TX: Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Garza, Y., & Bruhn, R. (2011). Empathy in play therapy: A case analysis through two theoretical perspectives. In D. Scapaletti (Ed.), Psychology of empathy, (pp. 167-184). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers. Nichter, M., & Bruhn, R. (2013). Family therapy. In B. Irby, G. Brown, R. Lara-Alecio, & S. Jackson (Eds.), The handbook of educational theories (pp. 503-513). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc. Watts, R.E., Nelson, J., Bruhn, R., & Nichter, M. (2011). Couple and family counseling. In S. Nassar-McMillan, & S.G. Niles (Eds.), Developing your identity as a professional counselor: Standards, settings, and specialties, (pp. 336-362). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole Cengage.