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Dr. David D. Huffman

Adjunct Faculty

University of North Texas

Department of Counseling and Higher Education

(940) 565-2066

Email: David.Huffman@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of North Texas, 2013
    Major: Counseling
    Dissertation: Doctoral Level Counseling Students' Experiences and Perceptions of Learning in a Cohort Environment
  • MEd, University of North Texas, 2008
    Major: Counseling
  • MDiv, Texas Christian University, 1994
    Major: Masters of Divinity
  • BA, Texas Christian University, 1990
    Major: Music/Religion

Licensures and Certifications

  • Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor, Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. (2013 - Present).
  • Registered Play Therapist, Association for Play Therapy. (2013 - Present).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • COUN 2610 - PRIN COUNSELING I, 1 course.
  • COUN 5620 - Dreamwork in Counseling, 4 courses.
  • COUN 5690 - Practicum in Counseling, 5 courses.
  • COUN 5720 - Internship in Counseling I, 1 course.
  • COUN 5721 - Internship in Counseling II, 1 course.
  • COUN 5740 - Group Counseling Theories and Procedures, 21 courses.

Awards and Honors

  • Outstanding Practitioner Supervisor Award, Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International, Rho Kappa Chapter. (April 8, 2016).
  • Outstanding Practitioner Supervisor Award, Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International, Rho Kappa Chapter. (April 2014).
  • Outstanding Service to Chapter Award, Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International, Rho Kappa Chapter. (2011).
  • First Place Team, Graduate Student Ethics Competition, American Counseling Association. (2008).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Ray, D.C., Huffman, D.D., Christian, D., Wilson, B. Relationship boundaries: Complex roles of the male counselor educator. The Professional Counselor.
  • Ohrt, J., Pronchenko, Y., Stulmaker, H., Huffman, D.D., Fernando, D., Swan, K. (2014). An Exploration of Group and Member Development in Experiential Groups. The Journal for Specialists in Group Work. 39 (3)
  • David D. Huffman, Delini M. Fernando. (2012). Adapting the Interpersonal Process Model of Intimacy to Enhance Co-leader Relationships During Training.

Presentations Given

  • Facilitating intimate conversations: Supervision of the co-leader relationship., (2012 - 2012).
  • Relationship boundaries: Complex roles of the male counselor educator, (2012 - 2012).
  • Groups on purpose: How to design a master's group experience using Yalom's three-step modification process, (2011 - 2011).
  • Supervising suicide interventions in the moment of crisis: How to provide real-time supervision during a crisis session, (2010 - 2010).
  • Teaching group work and modeling leadership skills in the classroom, (2010 - 2010).