Dr. Bruce Thyer is an LCSW in Florida and Georgia and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. His professional interests include promoting evidence-based practice, outcome evaluation of social work practice and clinical theory. He is the editor of the journal, Research on Social Work Practice and co-edits the Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. He is a fellow of the Society for Social Work Research, the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare and the America Psychological Association.

AREAS OF FOCUS

• Intervention Research
• Research Design/Methods

EDUCATION

• PhD, 1982, University of Michigan, Social Work & Psychology
• MA, 1979, University of Michigan, Psychology
• MSW, 1978, University of Georgia, Social Work
• BSc, 1976, University of Maryland, Psychology

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8qH8Qv0AAAAJ&hl=en 

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bruce-Thyer

SELECTED PEER REVIEW ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS

Thyer, B. A. (2022).  Tips and tricks: Teaching scholars how to publish articles in English language social work journals. China Journal of Social Work, 15(1), 68-85. https://doi.org/10.1080/17525098.2021.1979686 

Breaux, H. P. & Thyer, B. A. (2021). Transgender theory for contemporary social work practice: A question of values and ethics.  Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics 18(1), 72-89. https://jswve.org/download/2021-1/2021-1-articles/72-Transgender-Theory-18-1-Spring-2021-JSWVE.pdf 

Thyer, B. A. (2022). What is evidence-based practice?  In K. Corcoran & L. Rapp-McCoy (Eds.).  Social Workers’ Desk Reference  (4th edition, pp. 693-700). Oxford University Press. 

Thyer, B. A. (2022). Evaluating our effectiveness in carrying out evidence-based practice. In K. Corcoran & L. Rapp-McCoy (Eds.).  Social Workers’ Desk Reference (4th edition, pp. 734-742). Oxford University Press. 

Thyer, B. A. (2022).  Cognitive restructuring techniques.  In K. Corcoran & L. Rapp-McCoy (Eds.).  Social Worker's Desk Reference (4th edition. Pp. 471-478).  Oxford University Press. 

Thyer, B. A. Social Anxiety Disorder. (2022). In. K. Corcoran & L. Rapp-McCoy (Eds.).  Social Workers’ Desk Reference (4th edition, pp. 407-413). Oxford University Press. 

Thyer, B. A. (2022). Pseudoscientific behavioral and mental health treatments. In K. Corcoran & L. Rapp-McCoy (Eds.).  Social Workers’ Desk Reference (4th edition, pp. 1065-1072).  Oxford University Press. 

Thyer, B. A. (2022).  Assessment and treatment for Specific Phobias. In K. Corcoran & L. Rapp-McCoy (Eds.). Social Workers’ Desk Reference (4th edition, pp. 1007-1016). Oxford University Press. 

BOOKS PUBLISHED

Thyer, B. A. & Pignotti, M. (2015).  Science and pseudoscience in social work practice.  New York:  Springer Publishing Company.

Royse, D., Thyer, B. A. & Padgett, D. K. (2016).  Program evaluation:  An evidence-based approach (6th edition).   Belmont, CA:  Cengage.

Figley, C. F., Yarvis, J. & Thyer, B. A. (2020).  Combat social work.  Oxford University Press.