Susan Reuling Furness Professional Profile
Employment History
- Counselor and Consultant – Private Practice, Boise, Idaho. (1989-present)
- Freelance Writer – Independent contractor for articles and chapters. (1996-present)
- Instructor – Albertson College of Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho. (1989-1995)
- Instructor – Boise State University, Boise, Idaho. (1993-present)
- Contract Group Facilitator – Intermountain Hospital, Boise, Idaho. (1990-1993)
- Intern – Boise State University, Boise, Idaho. (1988-1989)
Education
- M.Ed. Guidance and Counseling, The College of Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho. (1989)
- B. S. Home Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois. (1968)
Professional Associations
- American Academy of Psychotherapists (1994 – 2004)
- American Association of Marriage & Family Therapists
- American Counseling Association
- National Association of Poetry Therapy
- Idaho Counseling Association
- Idaho Mental Health Counseling Association
- Idaho Mediation Association
- St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise, Idaho – Affiliated Staff
- Log Cabin Literary Center, Boise, Idaho
Postgraduate Training
- 120 hours Hypnotherapy Training & Supervision - Milton Erickson Foundation Phoenix, Arizona (2009-2011)
- 40 hours Mediation Training: Erickson Mediation Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota. (1994)
- 15 graduate credit hours in Communication, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho. (1997 – 1998)
- 75 hours “Write from the Heart” with Joan Logghe, Ghost Ranch, New Mexico. (1998 – 2004)
- 1100 Mentored and Supervised Hours – Poetry Therapy Registration. (2003 – 2007)
- Family Therapy Supervision with Carl Whittaker (phone supervision. 1991-1992)
- Diagnosis and Statistical Manual IV training: Albertson College of Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho. (1994)
- Additional Post Graduate Training in:
- Psychiatric Medication
- Attention Deficit Disorder Treatment
- Solution-Oriented Therapy
- Marriage & Family Therapy
- Divorce Mediation and Negotiation
- Brief Therapy
- Ericksonian Hypnotherapy
- Men and Women’s Issues
- Counseling Victims of Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Harrassment,
- Grief Counseling
- Victims of Sexual Abuse
- Narrative Therapy
Licenses and Certifications
- Idaho Licensed Professional Counselor, Coun – 287 (1989)
- Idaho Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC – 71 (1996)
- Idaho Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT – 33 (2002)
- Idaho Certified Professional Mediator, CPM – 31 (1996)
- Registered Poetry Therapist, PTR – National Federation for Biblio/PoetryTherapy (2007)
Publications
- Chapter: “The Terrible, Awful P-Word,” in Manual for Hospital Workers. Michele H. Pelling, Ed: Propell Group, Newberg OR. (publication pending)
- Chapter: “Climbing Out of the Snake Pit” in The Writing Group Book: Creating and Sustaining a Successful Writing Group. Lisa Rosenthal, Ed. Chicago Review Press: Chicago. (2003)
- Article: “Grandma’s Recipe Stands Test of Time,” in Country Woman. (Nov/Dec 2003)
- Humor Article: “How to Organize Your Desk,” in Focus, magazine of the Attention Deficit Disorder Association. (January 2003)
- Memoir Contest Winner – Essay: “Picasso’s Boise,” in Boise Magazine. (Winter 2000)
- Poetry Selections: In Newsletter. The American Academy of Psychotherapists. (2001 – present)
- Poetry Selections: In Standing: Poetry of Idaho Women. (2000 – 2005)
- Poetry: “Thin Skinned,” Springtime Writers, Online publication. (2002)
- Article: “Secret Recipe,” Dishrag Soup & Poverty Cake – An Idaho Potluck of Essays on Food, Idaho Humanities Council. (2006)
- Poetry: “Courage,” in Layers of Possibility: Healing Poetry from The National Association of Poetry Therapy Members. Palabras Press, Calgary, Alberta. (2007)
- Memoir Contest Winner – Essay: In Company of Devils published in Idaho Magazine. (January 2008)
- Article: “The Ghost Of Critics Past” in Once Upon a Place: Writing from Ghost Ranch. Anita Skeen and Jane Taylor, Eds. Night Owl Press: Woodbridge, VA. (2008)