Robert K. Conyne

Robert K. Conyne, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus from the University of Cincinnati, is a Licensed Psychologist, Clinical Counselor and Fellow of the Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW), the American Counseling Association, the American Psychological Society, and the American Psychological Association. He has 42 years of professional experience as a University Professor and Department Head, counselor, administrator, consultant, and trainer, and, most recently, as a consultant to military personnel and their families at U.S. installations both at home and overseas. Bob has received many awards, including Eminent Career Award from the ASGW; Lifetime Achievement Award in Prevention, Society of Counseling Psychology of the APA; Distinguished Alumni Award of Distinction from Purdue University, and a Soros International Scholar. He was 2009 President of the APA's Division of Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy, and in 1996 was President of the Association for Specialists in Group Work. With over 200 scholarly publications and presentations including some 21 books in his areas of expertise (group work, prevention, and ecological counseling), along with broad international consultation in these areas, Bob is recognized as an expert in working with people and systems. With colleague (and wife), Lynn S. Rapin, Ph.D., he also helps people plan and prepare psychologically for their upcoming retirement, using the holistic approach they developed, "Charting Your Personal Future www.chartingyourpersonalfuture.com

His most recent publication is Counseling for Wellness and Prevention: Helping People Become Empowered in Systems and Settings (Routledge, 2015). The Prevention Practice Kit, co-edited with Arthur M. Horne, Ph.D.,(Sage, 2013) is a compendium of small practice books covering the field on prevention in mental health. The Handbook of Group Counseling (edited, Oxford University Press, 2011), is a comprehensive volume spanning theory and practice in group counseling. Prevention Program Development and Evaluation: An Incidence Reduction, Culturally-Relevant Approach (Sage, 2010) and several other books. When not working, Bob and Lynn--as often as possible with their children Suzanne and Zack, who are now grown, with children of their own-can be found enjoying life at their Northern Ontario cottage with their dog, Zoey.