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Dr. Alyssa M. Swan

Instructor

INTRODUCTION

Alyssa Swan is a faculty member in the Counseling and Higher Education Department. Her research and clinical interests include play therapy/filial therapy, impact of attachment disruption and trauma, parent-child relationships, and development.

Education & Training

Ph.D., The University of North Texas, 2017

M.S., Eastern Illinois University, 2014

B.S., Olivet Nazarene University, 2012

Conference Presentations

Polydore, C., Collins, C., Swan, A., & Larson, H. (upcoming- October, 2018) Increased educator mental health literacy as social justice: A multidimensional approach. 40th Annual Midwestern Educational Research Association Conference. Cincinnati, OH. (panel)

Swan, A. & Bratton, S. (October 2018). Effects of Child-Parent Relationship Therapy with adoptive parents of preadolescents: A pilot study. 35th Annual Association for Play Therapy International Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

Swan, A., & McClintock, D. (May, 2018). Person-Centered Counselor Education: A Roundtable Discussion. Association for Humanistic Counseling Conference. St. Petersburg, FL.

Opiola, K., Carnes-Holt, K., Bratton, S. C., & Swan, A. (October, 2017). Healing relational trauma: Helping families connect and repair attachment difficulties through Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT). 34th Annual Association for Play Therapy International Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Swan, A. (June, 2017). Child Parent Relationship Therapy with adoptive families of preadolescents. Association for Humanistic Counseling Conference. Syracuse, NY.

Swan, A. (April, 2017). Working with preadolescents: Development, attachment disruptions, and child-parent relationship. Texas Association for Play Therapy Conference, Austin, TX.

McClintock, D., & Swan, A. (January, 2016). The evidence base for counseling. Texas Association of Counseling and Supervision Conference, Austin, TX.

Opiola, K., Dafoe, E., & Swan, A. (January, 2015). Using expressive arts in supervision: Facilitating supervisee self-awareness and professional growth. Texas Association of Counseling and Supervision Conference, Austin, TX.

Publications

Bratton, S. C., & Swan, A. (2017). Status of play therapy research. In Steen, R. L. (ED.), Emerging Research in Play Therapy and Consultation. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Swan, A. & Edwards, J. (2017). Extending our impact as play therapists in rural communities. Play Therapy, 12(4), 18-22.

Swan, A., Larson, H., Lucas, S., & Cox, M. (2016). Master’s level supervision training: Perspectives of supervisors-in-training. Eastern Education Journal, 45(1), 23-41.

Yoder, A., Carter, D., Yantis, B., Allison, A., & Swan, A. (2016). Playing in schools: Adaptation of CPRT with senior volunteers to help at-risk children. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 00, 1-16.

Bratton, S. C., Dafoe, E., Swan, A., Opiola, K., McClintock, D., & Barcenas, G. (2015). Evidence-Based Child Therapy: Play Therapy Outcome Research Database. Retrieved from: http://evidencebasedchildtherapy.com/research/

Bratton, S. C., Opiola, K., Swan, A., & Dafoe, E. (2015). Facilitating Group Facilitators’ Awareness of Self in Relation to Group Members. In M. Luke, & K. M. Goodrich (Eds.), Group work experts share their favorite activities for supervision. Alexandria, VA: Association for Specialists in Group Work.

Swan, A., & Yoder, A. (2014). Sandtray with seniors: Marvin’s story. Play Therapy, 9(3).

Frequently Taught Courses

Theories of Counseling

Appraisal

Professional Orientation

Human Develoment for Counselors

Practicum

Internship Supervised Experience