Background
Busch, David Truett was born on May 14, 1954 in Port Arthur, Texas, United States. Son of John Claus and Lurlene Christel (Wiesen) Busch.
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David Truett Busch
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Lamar U., 1976; Master of Science in Psychology, East Texas State University, 1984; Doctor of Philosophy, East Texas State University, 1986.
Career
Child therapist, Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation, Livingston, Texas, 1977-1978;
child & adolescent therapist, Mental Health/Mental Retardation of S.E. Texas, Beaumont, Texas, 1978-1979;
counselor, Human Rels. Cons., Orange, Texas, 1980-1981;
instructor marketing and distributive education, Nederland High School, 1981-1982;
child & family therapist, Wesley St. Clinic, Greenville, Texas, 1983-1985;
workshop leader, Texas Department Human Resources, 1985-1986;
head mental health unit, Hunt County Family Superior vena cava syndrome Center, Greenville, 1986;
assistant professor psychology, Columbia (Missouri) College, 1986-1988;
child & adolescent therapist, Columbia Resource Center, 1987-1988;
assistant professor psychology, Valdosta (Georgia) State University, 1988-1997;
tenured associate professor, Valdosta (Georgia) State University, 1993-1997;
member Graduate Faculty, Valdosta (Georgia) State University, 1994-1997;
director, psychologist, Busch Clinical, Valdosta, 1990-1997;
psychologist, Wind from the Mountain Renewal Center Inc., Ellijay, Georgia, since 1997. Consultant Kentucky Department Education, Frankfort, 1991.
Reviewer Harper Collins Publications, New York City, 1991.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Lowndes County Commision on Children & Youth, Valdosta, 1990-1991. Member Child Abuse Council, Valdosta, 1990-1991. Spokesperson Concerned Taxpayers for Sound Economics Growth.
Member American Association of University Professors, APA, National Association for Education Young Children, Midwestern Psychological Association, Association for Childhood Education International, International Association for Play Therapy, S.E. Psychological Association, S.W. Psychological Association, Association for Humanistic Psychology, Georgia Psychological Association, Georgia Council on Child Abuse, Lowndes County Mental Health Association.
Interests
Connections
Married Cara Melissa Ferris, December 18, 1983. Children: Ukiah Jacob, Casey Montana, Sierra Dawn.
