Dr. Van Wiesner

 Assistant Professor

  Office: CEC 118

  Phone: 936.294.4657

  Fax:

  Email: vvw001@shsu.edu

 

Research Interests:      

  • An assessment instrument to measure time orientation.
  • Mechanisms of change.
  • The business of psychotherapy.
  • Marketing psychotherapy.
  • Outcome measures of sandtray experiential work.
  • IQ Envy
  • Paradigm changes of those overcoming extreme obstacles.
  • The power of film to promote change.
  • The influence of childhood friendships upon adult life adjustment and xistential issues.
  • Life scripts.
  • Narcissistic Personality Disorder
  • Redecision Therapy
  • Belief systems of self-made millionaires.
  • Positive psychology
  • The role of mathematical models in counselor education admission decisions.
  • The correlation between time orientation and affective traits.
  • Design of new psychotherapy theory.
  • The influence of childhood friendships upon adult life adjustment and existential issues.
  • Quantum Physics, Voodoo, and God: Thinking deeply.
  • The power of story telling to promote change.
Courses Taught:
  • CNE 534 Effective Human Behavior
  • CNE 579  Methods of Research
  • CNE 585  Pre-Practicum Techniques of Counseling
  • CNE 686  Field Practicum
  • CNE 663  Assessment in Guidance and Counseling
  • CNE 676  Supervised Practice in Counseling
  • CNE 686     Field Practicum

Publications:   

  • Wiesner, V. V. (2006, July). Book review [Review of the book Blink]. The Dallas Group Psychotherapist, pp. 1, 5.
  • Wiesner, V. V. (2004). An examination of the relationships between affective traits and existential life positions. Dissertation Abstracts International. (UMI No. AAT 3145018)