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VITA
Preston M. Dyer, Ph.D., LCSW, LMFT
Board Certified Diplomat in Clinical Social Work
Professor of Social Work and Sociology
April 2006
SUMMARY
Experience:
Thirty plus years in social work education administration.
Thirty-five plus years in teaching at the bachelor, master and doctorate levels.
Forty-five plus years experience as a clinical social worker specializing in marriage education and couple therapy.
Lecturer and workshop leader on marriage preparation, marriage and family relations, and family business.
Founding Chair, Baylor University School of Social Work (1999-2001)
Researcher in health education, marriage education/enrichment/therapy
AuthorTHE LANGUAGE OF MARRIED LOVE,
GROWING TOGETHER: TRANSITION TO MARRIAGE, and articles on social work, marriage enrichment and family life education, marriage education program evaluation.
License and Certification:
Academy of Certified Social Workers
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, TX
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, TX
Certified Marriage Enrichment Leader/Trainer/Supervisor; Marriage Enrichment Specialist, A.C.M.E.
Board Certified Diplomat in Clinical Social Work
Certified Trainer, PREPARE/ENRICH (Premarital counseling inventory and program), Life Innovation, Inc.
Professional Memberships,
National Association of Social Workers
Council on Social Work Education
Association for Bachelor Program Directors
International/Texas Association for Couples in Marriage Enrichment, past co-president/founding co-president
Texas Association of Social Work Deans and Directors, founding
president
National/Texas Council on Family Relations
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapist, Clinical Member
Education:Ph.D., Sociology & Social Work, Texas Woman's University, 1976
MSW, Louisiana State University, 1962
BA, Baylor University, 1960
Honors:Texas Council on Family Relations' Moore-Bowman award for meritorious service to Texas marriages and families.
Life Time Achievement Award, Waco Unit, NASW
Outstanding Service Award, A.C.M.E.
Baylor School of Social Work Spring Workshop named
Preston Dyer Workshop.
Outstanding Faculty, Teaching, College of Arts and Sciences, Baylor University 2003
Full Curriculum Vita available upon request.
Preston M. Dyer, Ph.D.
School Of Social Work
Baylor University
P.O. Box 97320
Waco, Texas 76798
254 710 6230
254 710 1175 FAX
VITA
Preston M. Dyer, Ph.D., BCD, LMSW-ACP, LMFT
April 2004
I.PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION
B.A., 1960, Baylor University, Waco, Texas. Major: Sociology (1956-1960)
M.S.W., 1962, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Major: Clinical Social Work (1960-1962)
Ph.D., 1976, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas. Major: Sociology; Minor: Social Work and Family (1974-1976)
FELLOWSHIPS
Louisiana Department of Hospitals Traineeship (1960-1962)
Grace and Ben Williams Fellowship (1974-1976)
Texas Baptist Education Commission Fellowship (1974-1976)
Summer Teaching Institute Fellow (1982)
HONORS
Outstanding Faculty, Teaching, College of Arts and Sciences, Baylor University, 2003
Designation “The Preston Dyer Annual Spring Workshop,” faculty and students, Baylor University Division of Social Work, 1998.
Life Time Achievement Award, Waco Unit NASW, 1993
Texas Council on Family Relations' Moore-Bowman Award for meritorious service to Texas marriages and families, 1990 (With Genie H. Dyer, Ph.D.)
Distinguished Service to A.C.M.E. award, Association for Couples in Marriage Enrichment, 1989
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION AND LICENSE
Academy of Certified Social Workers, 1964-present
Diplomat in Clinical Social Work, American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work (1987 to present)
National Certification, Interpersonal Communication Programs, IPC
Certified Leader for Marriage Enrichment (1978), Basic/Advanced Trainer for Leaders (1983, 1988), Marriage Enrichment Specialist (2005), Association for Couples in Marriage Enrichment (A.C.M.E.)
PREPARE/ENRICH Training Seminar Director, Life Innovations, Inc.
Certified Family Life Educator, National Council on Family Relations, (1990 to present)
Licensed Clinical Social Work, Certificate of Private Practice, Texas Board of Examiners, Certificate #194
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Texas Board of Examiners
EMPLOYMENT
Clinical Social Worker, Social Work Supervisor, and Assistant Director, Social Work Department, East Louisiana State Hospital, 1961-1965
Coordinator, Outpatient Social Work Program, V.A. Hospital, Augusta, Georgia, 1965-1969
Instructor in Sociology (6 hours per quarter), Augusta College, Augusta, Georgia, 1965-1969
Field Instructor, Florida State University Graduate School of Social Work, 1976-1969
Associate Professor of Sociology and Social Work, Director of Social Work Program, Baylor University Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, 1969-1985, (LOA 1974-1976); Director of DHEW 707 Grant, 1969-1973; Director, Waco Consortium for Social Work Education (Baylor University, Paul Quinn College, and McLennan Community College), 1969-1974.
Professor of Sociology and Social Work, Director of Social Work Division, Baylor University Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, 1985-1998
Founding Chair and Professor, Baylor School of Social Work, 1998-2001.
Professor of Social Work and Sociology, Baylor University School of Social Work, 2001 to present.
Private Practice, Clinical Social Work (Marriage and Family Therapy), 1970-present.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
National Association of Social Workers, Augusta, Georgia, Chapter President, 1968 and 1969; Waco, Texas Chapter President, 1973; Treasurer, 1970-1973; Delegate, 1969 and 1973; State Council Representative, 1963-1965 and 1973; Member, Texas Caucus and Committee to Reorganize, 1973; Ad Hoc Committee on Legal Regulations, 1976, 1993
Council on Social Work Education
Texas Association of Undergraduate Social Welfare Educators, Founding President, 1971-1973; Chairman, Charter Committee, 1970-1971; Advisory Committee, 1976-1998.
National Council on Family Relations; Texas Council on Family Relations, Board of Directors 1981-1985, Membership Vice President, 1984
American Association of University Professors, Baylor Chapter Project Chairman, 1972; Vice President, 1973
Alpha Kappa Delta, National Sociology Honor Society
Alpha Delta Mu, National Social Work Honor Society
Association of Couples for Marriage Enrichment: National Certification Committee (1982-1985; 1989-1995, 2001-present; Chair couple 1993-95); President Couple, 1985-1988; Board of Directors (1984-90)
Texas Association of Couples for Marriage Enrichment, Founding President 1982-1984
Freeman House, Inc. (President, 1980; Board of Directors, 1979-1984)
Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors
Children's Protective Services Training Institute, Executive Committee (1991 to 2001)
Advisory Board, Texas Social Work Oncology Project (1991-1993)
Texas Association of Social Work Deans and Directors (Founding President 1992-1994)
Clinical Member, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapist (1995)
II.TEACHING EXPERIENCE (Courses taught at Baylor University)
SOC 3354 Marriage and the Family
SOC 1306 Social Problems
SOC 3311 Race and Ethnic Relations
SOC 4367 Violence and the Family
SOC 4391 Social Theory
SWO 2321 Introduction of Social Work
SWO 3374 Social Legislation
SWO 3351 & 3352 Human Behavior in the Social Environment
SWO 3382 Skills in Working with People
SWO 4591 & 4592 Field Placement Seminar
SWO 4382 Social Work Methods
SWO 5574 Advanced Practice: Family (Masters)
SOC 5330 Evaluation Research (Masters & Doctoral)
SOC 5334 Family Seminar (Masters)
SOC 6325 Needs Assessment (Doctorate)
SWO 5193/5793 Advanced Internship: Family
III.RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Principal Investigator: Use of Community Resources by Discharged Mental Hospital Patients, Master's Thesis, 1962
Co-investigator: City of Waco Human Relations Commission, Study of High School Dropouts, 1971
Research Assistant: Program Evaluation, Waco Home and Family Demonstration Center, Department of Public Welfare and William Hazard Associates, Inc., 1972
Principal Investigator: Role Conceptions, Job Satisfaction, Mobility Aspirations, and Attitudes toward Training of Public Welfare Workers in the Texas Department of Public Welfare, Doctoral Dissertation, 1976
Consultant/On site investigator: "Health Decision Making: An Assessment of Family Patterns," Baylor Medical School/Waco Independent School District. 1980-1985
Principal Investigator: Needs Assessment of Family Ministries
Co-investigator: Newlywed Marriage Enrichment Program-A Program Evaluation
Principle Investigator: Freshman College Adjustment
Co-Investigator: Applying Olson’s Circumplex Model to Family Businessesi
Chair, Research Approval Committee, School of Social Work, Baylor University (2000 to Present)
Principle Investigator: Active Relationship Center Marriage Education Program with Military Families (Program Evaluation, 2006)
Principle Investigator: Active Relationship Center Marriage Education Program with Hispanic Couple (HARP Program Evaluation, 2006)
IV.SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
"The Parents' Role in College Success," THE BAYLOR LINE, December, 1972
"How Professional is the Bachelor's Degree Social Worker?" SOCIAL WORK (Journal of the National Association of Social Workers), November, 1977
"Educating for Service Delivery," Proceedings of Southern Baptist Social Services Association, 1978
Book Note, "The Sociology of Emile Durkheim," JOURNAL OF CHURCH AND STATE, Spring, 1979
"Life With Father," THE BAYLOR LINE, November, 1979
"Surrogate Extended Families: A Serendipitous Result of Marriage Enrichment" BUILDING FAMILIES STRENGTHS IV, Nick Stinnett, et al. Eds., U. of Nebraska Press, 1982
"Leadership Training for Marriage Enrichment" Journal of Psychotherapy and the Family, 1986 (Spring)
THE LANGUAGE OF MARRIED LOVE, with Genie H. Dyer, Convention Press, 1988.
Book Review. Human Sexuality: A Christian View, by John C. Dwyer. in JOURNAL OF CHURCH AND STATE, Volume 31, No. 1 (Winter 1989).
THE MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT PROCESS (Monograph) with Genie H. Dyer
A.C.M.E., 1990
GROWING TOGETHER: TRANSITION TO MARRIAGE with Genie H. Dyer. Prepare/Enrich, 1990.
“We’re Not Alike and That’s Okay.” with Genie Dyer. Marriage Partnership Magazine (Fall 1992), Christian Science Today, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois.
“Preliminary Analysis of Family System Types in Family Business.” with Nancy Bowman Upton, and Samuel L. Seaman, JOURNAL OF BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. Oct., 1993.
“What Do You Like About Each Other”, with Genie Dyer, in SWATTING THE MOSQUITOES OF MARRIAGE, ed. Marian V. Liautaud. Zondervan, Grand Rapids: 1994
“Five Ways to Resolve Conflict” with Genie Dyer, in SWATTING THE MOSQUITOES OF MARRIAGE, ed. Marian V. Liautaud. Zondervan, Grand Rapids: 1994
“Be an Encourager,” with Genie Dyer, in COUPLES DEVOTIONAL BIBLE. Ed. Staff of Partnership Magazine. Zondervan, Grand Rapids: 1994.
“Appreciation,” with Genie Dyer, in COUPLES DEVOTIONAL BIBLE. Ed. Staff of Partnership Magazine. Zondervan, Grand Rapids: 1994.
“Communicating for Understanding,” in Marriage Enrichment Basic Training Manual, (with Genie H. Dyer, Britton and Bobbye Wood), Winston-Salem, NC, A.C.M.E., 1995.
“We’re Not Alike and That’s Okay.” with Genie Dyer. Family Talk (January-February 1996 Volume 7, Number 5), Family life Programs, Manly Queensland, Australia. Reprint from Marriage Partnership Magazine (Fall 1992), Christian Science Today, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois.
GROWING TOGETHER: TRANSITION TO MARRIAGE VERSION 2000 REVISION with Genie H. Dyer and David Olson. Prepare/Enrich, 1997.
“Marriage Enrichment ACME Style.” with Genie H. Dyer, in HANDBOOK OF PREVENTATIVE APPROACHES IN COUPLE THERAPY ed Hanna, M. and Berger, R. Jossy-Bass, 1999.
"Relationship and Marriage Education" in Powell, L. H. and Cassidy, D., FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION: AN INTRODUCTION. Mayfield Publishing, Mountain View, Ca., 2000.
“Planning andpromotingmarriageenrichment in thechurch”. Family Ministries,16(3), 41-47.
“Sustaining Positive Interaction in Relationships.” With Lane Powell, Ph.D., Sharon Powell, M.A., Genie Dyer, Ph.D., Charles Cole, Ph.D., and Anna Cole. M.S. Vision 2004: What is the Future of Marriage? NCFR, 2004.
“Active Relationship Center Marriage Education Program with Military Families: A program Evaluation” in process
“Active Relationship Center Marriage Education Program with Hispanic Couples: A Program Evaluation”. in process
SELECTED PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
"Core of Competence for Baccalaureate Degree Social Workers," Regional Conference on Social Welfare, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1971
"Meeting Standards for Accreditation of Undergraduate Social Work Programs," Texas Association of Undergraduate Social Work Educators, Spring, 1973
"The Strawman Approach to Theory Building," Southwestern Social Science Association, April, 1976
"How Professional is the Bachelor's Degree Social Worker?" Texas State Convention of the National Association of Social Workers, September, 1976
"Bureaucratic and Professional Role Orientations of Public Welfare Workers," Southwestern Social Science Association, April, 1977
"Family Development Programs in the Church," Texas Council on Family Relations, 1979
"Networking of Couples: A Serendipitous Result of Marriage Enrichment," Texas Council on Family Relations, 1980
"Surrogate Extended Families: A Serendipitous Result of Marriage Enrichment" (revised), National Symposium on Building Family Strengths, 1981, and National Council on Family Relations, 1981
"Marriage Enrichment in the Local Church," (Invited Workshop), National Conference on Family Wellness, 1981
"Programs for Family Wellness in Church Settings," National Association of Christians in Social Work, 1983
"Family Networks: An Unexpected Result of Marriage Enrichment," (Invited Workshop), Association of Couples for Marriage Enrichment, International Meeting, 1983
"Marriage Enrichment: What, How, and Who," Texas Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting, 1984
"The Marriage Enrichment Process," National Council on Family Relations, 1985
"Enriching Families in the Emptying Nest: A Program for Parents of College Freshmen," International Conference on Family Strengths, 1986
"The Future of Marriage Enrichment", with Genie H. Dyer, International Conference on Marriage Enrichment, April 1988.
"A.C.M.E. Style Marriage Enrichment Groups”, with Genie H. Dyer, International Conference on Marriage Enrichment, April 1988.
"Traits of Strong Families", Family Business Conference, Baylor University, May, 1989.
"Strong Families/Strong Firms", with Genie H. Dyer, Family Business Conference, Baylor University, May, 1989.
“Teaching the Large Class” with Genie H. Dyer, Southwestern Social Science Meeting, March, 1993.
“Team Teaching the Marriage and Family Class”, with Genie H. Dyer, Southwestern Sociological Meeting, March, 1993.
“Cohesiveness, Flexibility, and Communication: Keys to Successful Families and Businesses”, Baylor University Family Forum. Invited Paper, March 26, 1996.
“New Insights for Marriage Enrichment from Scientific Research”, Texas A.C.M.E. Conference, June, 1997 and Florida A.C.M.E., September, 1997.
“Skills for Macro Level Social Work Practice”, Baylor University, Social Work Program Annual Workshop, Spring, 1998.
“Using Growing Together for Group Pre-marital Counseling”, International Marriage Enrichment Conference, Kansas City, 1999.
"How Can Religious Faith and Ethical Social Work Practice be Integrated?" NASW-Texas State Conference, October 1999, Houston, Texas
“Marital Counseling,” Hand and Hand Conference, with G. Dyer Spring 2000.
“Integrating Current Research on Marriage Dynamics into Marriage Enrichment Practice,” and “The Importance of Friendship in Long Term Marriages. Texas State Marriage Enrichment Conference. June 2000, Waco, Texas
“Premarital Counseling and Marriage Enrichment as Primary Prevention,” Texas Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, 2001.
“Working with grief from loss of relationship.” March 2002, B.U. SSW, Dyer Spring Workshop, Waco, TX.
“Avoiding marital gridlock from perpetual problems.” (with Genie Dyer) June 2002, TX-A.C.M.E., State Conference, Austin, TX.
“Teaching Communication Skills to Couples.” (with Genie Dyer) Fall 2002, TX Baptist Christian Life Commission workshop, Dallas, TX.
“Training for premarital counseling in the church,” (with Genie Dyer) Fall 2002, TX Baptist Christian Life Commission workshop, Dallas, TX.
“A model for marriage education in the church or community.” (with Genie Dyer) Fall 2002, CBF national meeting, Dallas, TX.
“Social work education.” (panel presentation) Fall 2002, NASW-TX State Conference, Houston, TX.
“Revising the TX. social worker licensing Law.” (panel presentation) ) Fall 2002, NASW-TX State Conference, Houston, TX.
“Marriage Enrichment” with Lane Powell, Ph.D., Sharon Powell, M.A., Genie Dyer, Ph.D., Charles Cole, Ph.D., and Anna Cole. M.S. National Council on Family Relations International Conference, Vancouver, Canada, November 2003.