Lawrence
E. Tyson Ph. D., N.C.C.
157 Education Building
901 S. 13th Street
Birmingham, AL. 35294
(205) 975-2491
ltyson@uab.edu
Educational
Background
Mississippi State University - Ph. D., Counselor Education
Dissertation - "The Affect of a Peer Mediation Program on Conflict
Management Style and Perceived Treatment Acceptability of Sixth Grade Students"
Professional
Status
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Human Studies,
Counselor Education Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham
School Counseling Program Coordinator
Professional
Affiliations
American Counseling Association
American School Counselor Association
Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors
Southern Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors
Association for Specialists in Group Work
Florida Counseling Association
Florida School Counselor Association
Alabama Counseling Association
Alabama School Counselor Association
Alabama Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors
American Peer Helper Association
Alabama Peer Helper Association
National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc.
Chi Sigma Iota
University
and Professional Committees
Dissertation committee for student in Department of
Curriculum and Instruction
School of Education EL21 initiative
School of Education Professional Development Committee
American Association for Counselor Education and Supervision School Counseling Interest
Network
American Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Technology Interest
Network
Chair, Alabama Counseling Association Graduate Student Committee
By-laws chair, Alabama Peer Helper Association
Chair, Southern Association of Counselor Education and Supervision School
Counseling Interest Committee
Member, Alabama Association of Student Assistance Professionals Board of
Directors Member, Mississippi State University Counselor Education Advisory
Council
Presentations
How to Implement a Peer Mediation Program, presented at the
American School Counselor Association Convention, San Antonio, Texas, June
27-29, 1998.
Parenting Issues-Raising Healthy Children, presented at
Parent's Day of Sun Valley Elementary School, Birmingham City School System,
Birmingham, Alabama, November 17, 1998.
How to Implement a Peer Mediation Program, presented at Davis
Center Auditorium, Birmingham City School System, Birmingham, Alabama, October
15, 1998.
Making the Transition, presented at the Southern Association
for Counselor Education and Supervision Annual Conference, Montgomery, Alabama,
October 30, 1998.
The Use of Cinema Therapy in Small Group Counseling,
presented at the Alabama Counseling Association Annual Conference, Mobile,
Alabama, November 18, 1998.
What About a Peer Mediation Program? presented at Mississippi
State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, November 30, 1998.
Developing a Web-Based Discussion Group for Graduate Students
in a Counseling Program, presented at the American Counseling Association
World Conference, San Diego, California, March, 1999.
The Use of Cinema Therapy in Small Group Counseling,
presented at the Alabama Counseling Association Chapter IV Building Bridges
Workshop, Montevallo, Alabama, January 22, 1999.
Cinema Therapy in a Group Counseling Context, presented at
the Jefferson County School Counselor Winter Workshop, Birmingham, Alabama,
February 9, 1999.
The Ever Changing Role of School Counselors, presented at the
Jefferson County School Board, Birmingham, Alabama, February 25, 1999.
How to Implement a Peer Mediation Program and Be Successful,
presented at the American School Counselor Association National Convention,
Phoenix, Arizona, June 25-29, 1999.
Where Do I Turn? Legal
and Ethical Issues in School Counseling, presented for school counselors of the
Jefferson County School System, Birmingham, Alabama, September 17, 1999.
Creating Classroom Environments Conducive to Learning,
presented at the National Board Certification Workshop, Birmingham, Alabama,
October 2, 1999.
Creating Classroom Environments Conducive to Learning,
presented for Pre-service teachers as part of the UAB Expert Mentor Teacher
Seminar Program, October 20, 1999.
The Use of Movies and Video in Group Counseling and Classroom
Guidance, presented for school counselors of the Birmingham City School System,
Birmingham, Alabama, October 21, 1999.
The Enculturation of First Year Faculty in Counselor
Education, presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
National Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 27-31, 1999.
A Model for Supervision in a Group Setting, presented at the
Alabama Counseling Association State Convention, Birmingham, Alabama, November
18, 1999.
Student Led Parent Conferences, presented at the Alabama
Counseling Association State Convention, Birmingham, Alabama, November 19, 1999.
Examining Cinematherapy as a Therapeutic Intervention,
presented at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Henley Room, Sterne
Library, January 7, 2000.
Classroom Management: How
to Earn the Respect of Your Students and Receive Outstanding Evaluations from
Your Principal, presented at the Jefferson County Winter School Counselors
Workshop, Jefferson State Community College, February 1, 2000.
Examining Cinematherapy as a Therapeutic Intervention,
presented at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Henley Room, Sterne
Library, February 4, 2000.
Cinematherapy: A
New Tool for Therapists, presented at the Alabama Mental Health Counselors
Association's Annual Winter Conference, Birmingham, Alabama,
February 18, 2000.
Examining Cinematherapy as a Therapeutic Intervention,
presented at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Henley Room, Sterne
Library, March 3, 2000.
Classroom Management: How
to Earn the Respect of Your Students and Receive Outstanding Evaluations from
Your Principal, presented at the Warrior High School, Jefferson County School
System, Warrior, Alabama, March 6, 2000.
Classroom Management: How
to Earn the Respect of Your Students and Receive Outstanding Evaluations from
Your Principal, presented for pre-service teachers as part of the UAB Expert
Mentor Teacher Seminar Program, Vestavia Hills, Alabama, March 9, 2000.
Classroom Management: How
to Earn the Respect of Your Students and Receive Outstanding Evaluations from
Your Principal, presented for pre-service teachers as part of the UAB Expert
Mentor Teacher Seminar Program, Vestavia Hills, Alabama, May 17, 2000.
The Use of Cinematherapy in Small Group Counseling and
Classroom Guidance, presented at the American School Counselor Association
national convention, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, June 27, 2000.
Support Groups for High Risk Youth, presented at the Alabama
Association of Student Assistance Professionals, Birmingham, Alabama, June 7,
2001.
Post Secondary Interst Level for Counselor Educators,
the American School Counselor Association national convention, Portland, Oregon,
June 26, 2001.
Implementing ASCA's National Standards for School Counseling
Programs, Jefferson County School Counselors, Birmingham, Alabama, July 26, 27,
2001.
Implementing ASCA's National Standards for School Counseling
Programs, Fairfield City School System, Fairfield, Alabama, September 18,
October 3, 2001.
Projects
Directly Related to Job Description of
Clinical Assistant Professor and School Counseling Advisor
Teaching
Teaching assignment is three courses per term.
Classes taught during the last three years:
ECG 621: Processes
and Techniques in Individual Counseling
ECG 620: Foundations of Guidance
ECG 626: Theory and Process of
Group Guidance
ECG 726: Application of Small Group
Theory
ECG 627: Comprehensive Counseling
and Guidance in the Elementary School
ECG 623: Comprehensive Counseling
and Guidance in the Middle/High School
ECG 619: Special Issues in School
Counseling
ECG 622: Group and Classroom
Guidance in Schools
ECG 695: Practicum
ECG 630: Career Development:
Theory and Research
EPR 614: Human Growth and
Development
EPR 610: Child Psychology
Off campus site visits, participatory interaction, and one on
one interaction with community and university personnel afford students the
opportunity to associate theory with real world experiences.
These initiatives encourage student independent thinking, creativity, and
a greater appreciation for learning. Site
visits have included University Hospital, UAB Career Center, John's Ridouts
Funeral Home, Hanover House, Mary Lewis Convalescent Center, Birmingham
1998-2000
Incorporated experts in the field from Birmingham City and other school,
university and community systems in all courses taught.
Examples:
School Counseling:
1. Birmingham
City Schools:
Ms. Margaret Gaylor, School Counselor-Ramsey High School
Ms. Janice Stone, School Counselor-Epic and Glen Iris Elementary School
Ms. Willa McGlothan, High School Counselor Supervisor
Ms. Gloria Harville, Elementary/Middle School Counselor Supervisor
Ms. Michelle Bridgewater, Supervisor of Exceptional Student Education
Ms. Diane Broome, School Counselor
2. Jefferson
County Sherrif's Department, Deputy Paul Logan, Deputy Bill Franklin
3. Jefferson
County School System
Dr. Sherrie Savage, Supervisor of Counseling and Testing
Ms. Jane Young, Supervisor of Counseling and Testing
Ms. Patricia LeQuier, School Counselor-Greenwood Elementary.School
Mr. Terry Sanders, Principal - Greenwood Elem. School
Ms. Bonnie Bolding, School Counselor-Cahaba Heights Elementary School
Dr. Alice Johnson, Supervisor of Students with Disabilities(504)
Ms. Stephanie Holcomb, School Counselor-Hewitt Trussville High School
Ms. Linda Griffin, School Counselor-Erwin High School
Ms. Donna McLimore, School Counselor-Gardendale High School
Ms. Cathy Ellis, School Counselor-Clay-Chalkville Middle School
4. Hoover
City School System
Leslie Cross, Principal-Crossroads School
Ms. Paulette Pierson, School Counselor-Hoover High School
Ms. Lisa Hines, School Counselor
Ms. Nancy Fox, School Counselor-Trace Crossings Elem. School
Ms. Halcyann Battam, School Counselor-Bluff ParkElem. School
Dr. Barbara Mayer, Supervisor of Counselors
Ms. Terrie Borrie, Peer Counseling Advisor, Hoover High School
Ms. Gayle Bingham, School Counselor
5. Shelby
County School System
Ms. Ruth Robertson, State of Alabama School Counselor of the Year
6. Professional
Associations
Ms. Carol Turner, President of Alabama School Counselors Assn.
Ms. Lynne Cooper, President of Alabama School Counselors Assn.
7. University
Personnel
Dr. Gary Model, UAB School of Psychiatry
Human Development, Career Counseling
1. University
Personnel
Ms. Meg Hunter, Neo natal outreach, University Hospital
Ms. Joy Jones, UAB Career Center
Dr. LouAnn Worthington, Assistant Professor, Exceptional Education, SOE
Ms. Carol Allison, Teacher on Assignment, SOE
2. Community
Personnel
John's Ridouts Funeral Home
Ms. Marsha Linear
Mr. Heath Bowen
Ms. Vicki Worley, Hanover House
Ms. Shirley Young, Mary Lewis Convalescent Center
Dr. Robbie Roberts, Birmingham Early Learning Center
Group Counseling:
1. Hoover
City School System
Ms. Jennifer Batson, Counselor-Adventure Based Counseling Program
Initiatives
1998 Created
web-site instruction (www.ed.uab.edu/counselor) along with Mr. Jeff Anderson
(Academic Computing and Technology) and Dr. Rachelle Perusse
of Plattsburg State University to develop intra-institutional student
relationships and to enhance student learning Guidance in Schools).
1999 Taught
Multicultural Counseling for School Counselors, at Orot College, in
Elkana, Israel during the month of December.
1998
Initiated and organized first Counseling Comprehensive Exam utilizing
School of Education Academic Computing and Technology Computer Lab.
1998-00
Developed advisory council of Birmingham City and other area school
counseling supervisors which meet three
times per year.
1998
Involved in planning with
Jefferson County School System in the development of a
mentorship program for first year/new school counselors.
1998-00 Created, Developed, and Organize Counselor Awareness Month which promotes the profession of counseling through activities and workshops involving counseling education students, community counseling professionals, and the Birmingham area general public.
1998-00
Initiated and develop meetings each Spring with teachers from Birmingham
City and surrounding school systems to promote school counseling as a
future career choice.
1998 Initiated
discussion with individuals interested in starting a school counseling
certification/Master's Degree program at Walker College in Jasper, Alabama.
1998
Attended preliminary meetings with and offered supportive assistance to
the Birmingham City School System regarding the development of individual school
crisis plans.
1998
Established a working relationship with Brown Elementary School in
Birmingham City - developing and presenting
a series of parenting workshops from February - May. Topics included
discipline, enhancing parent/child relationships, and preparing for success in
middle school. Also involved
professors from other areas of the School of Education
1999 Represented
the School of Education on Conflict Management proposal with the Center for
Community Outreach Development(CORD), Stephen L. Hajduk, Ph.D., Director,
1998-99.
1999 Served
on Executive Director Search Committee, Bessemer Family Services Council, Dr.
Cecilia Pierce, Chair.
1999-00 Created
and developed school counseling workshop schedule for Birmingham area
school counselors.
November 12, 1999 How to Initiate, Develop, and Maintain a
Peer Mediation Program,
March 17, 2000 How
to Develop a Web Site for Your School Counseling Program,
April 21, 2000
Ethical and Legal Issues for School Counselors
April 28, 2000
How to Restructure Your School Counseling Program
May 19, 2000 Consultation: How
to Assist Teachers with Classroom Management
Advisement
1998 Created
and developed school counseling co-hort certification program in school
counseling to service teachers in Birmingham City and other school systems
who currently hold a Master's Degree in an educational field.
1998-99 Initiated,
developed, and gained approval of revised Master's Program in School Counseling.
2000 Developing
blocklist for counseling students to improve communication between
professors and students.
Publications
Books
Tyson, L. E. and Pedersen, P.
(Eds.). (1999). Critical
incidents in school counseling. Alexandria:
American Counseling Association.
Articles
Tyson, L. E. and Wiens, G. A.
(1997, Spring). The effect
of a middle school peer mediation program and participating student's
acceptance. Florida School
Health, 8(1), 28-36.
Tyson, L. E.
(1998). Critical incidents in peer helping: I knew you would do this.
The Peer_Facilitator Quarterly, 15(4),116-119.
Tyson, L. E. (1998, Winter).
Critique of Conflict resolution: An examination of the research
literature and a model for program evaluation by Carruthers, Sweeney, Kmitta and
Harris (1996), in The Peer Facilitator, 15(2), 22-23.
Tyson, L. E. (1998). Critical
incidents in peer helping: Who Is
Seeing My Students? The
Peer_Facilitator Quarterly, 16(1), 21-23.
Tyson, L. E. (1999). Critical
incidents in peer helping: Who's
Leading This Group? The Peer_Facilitator
Quarterly, 16(2), 60-62.
Tyson, L.E. (1999). Critical
incidents in peer helping: The best person for the job. The Peer
Facilitator Quarterly, 16(3), 99-102.
Tyson,
L.E. (1999). Critical incidents in
peer helping: What choice did i
have? The Peer Facilitator Quarterly, 16(4), 130-132.
Tyson,
L.E. (2000). Critical incidents in
peer helping: She's not doing her
share! The Peer Facilitator Quarterly, 17(1), 22-25.
Tyson, L.E., Foster, L. and Jones, C. (2000).
The process of cinematherapy as a therapeutic intervention,
Alabama Counseling
Journal, 26(1), 35-41.
Contributor
to Articles
Tyson, L.
E. in Selman, S. (1998, September
21). UAB program offers teachers,
city school counselor training option. UAB
Reporter, pp. 1, 9.
Tyson, L. E. in Short, G.
(1998, Fall). Counseling kids in the 90's:
Pondering new problems. UAB
Magazine, 18/4, 16.
Tyson, L. E. in Guerra, P.
( 1998, January). Advocating for school counseling. Counseling Today, pp. 20, 28.
Tyson, L. E. in
Morrissey, M. ( 1998, March). Student mentoring program via the internet explored.
Counseling Today, 22-23.
Tyson, L. E. in Mulrine, A.
(1998, November 9). Curriculum
for crisis. U.S. News & World Report, 125, 76-77.
Tyson,
L. E. in Schmitt, S. M. (1999,
November). Lights! camera! action!
movies gaining acceptance by counselors in therapy. Counseling Today, 34-35.
Tyson,
L. E. in Selman, S. (1999, May 3).
Life goes to the movies for conversation. UAB Reporter, pp. 1, 3.
Contributor
to Educational Manual
Tyson, L. E. (1999). The efficacy of peer helping programs: A review of the research, description of effective programs,
and recommended commercial resources. Counselors
navigating a course for success: A developmental guidance program. (Chapter
10). Land O' Lakes, FL: Pasco
County District Schools, Department of Student Services.
Publications
in press
Tyson, L.E.
(in press). Critical
incidents in peer helping: A daring
project. The Peer Facilitator Quarterly.
Tyson, L. E., Whitledge, J. and Perusse,
R. (Eds.). (under contract).
Critical incidents in group counseling. Alexandria:
American Counseling Association.