- Pressley’s line of inquiry is boundary management and work/life balance in professionals who live where they work. H... morePressley’s line of inquiry is boundary management and work/life balance in professionals who live where they work. He has a Ph.D. from the University of San Diego in Leadership Studies where he completed a constructivist grounded theory dissertation focusing on work/life boundaries in residence life. He also has a master of science degree in counseling from San Diego State University.
Pressley is an Associate Professor and Doctoral Student Administrator at City University of Seattle. He is passionate about working with graduate students as they grow and develop in a doctoral program. His degree in counseling, specifically marriage and family therapy, helps him understand the student from a systemic perspective. He believes that no one lives in a vacuum; we all have connections, relationships, job requirements, and personal obligations that both compliment and compete with our educational goals. Balancing our multiple life roles is both rewarding and challenging and he is committed to helping students achieve their own personal goals around balance.
Pressley has been teaching in both online and in-person teaching environments for over four years. His interests in boundary management, technology, and group relations are focused on an educational practice that will encourage leaders to set and maintain better boundaries for a more collaborative and safe workplace environment. Pressley also has an extensive work history in organizational leadership and management including corporate, retail, and nonprofit environments. He is especially proud of his work helping to build the Greater San Diego Business Association to the second largest gay and lesbian chamber of commerce in the United States.
Personally, he enjoys traveling, exploring new cultures, Saturday morning cartoons and spending time with his family both biological and chosen. He is also an avid science fiction and fantasy fan who relishes either adventures in the 24th century or middle earth.edit
Faculty in The School of Applied Leadership at City University of Seattle follow exemplary practices in student support for their doctoral program. Hiring a Doctoral Student Administrator (DSA) who is also a doctorally qualified faculty... more
Faculty in The School of Applied Leadership at City University of Seattle follow exemplary practices in student support for their doctoral program. Hiring a Doctoral Student Administrator (DSA) who is also a doctorally qualified faculty member is one practice. The DSA oversees the student support program that includes admissions, orientations, social media, and writing support. Having one faculty advisor overseeing all of the doctoral students helps the program build a community of scholarship that prevents some common issues with online learning. This paper will describe aspects of this exemplary practice, which will include examples and will be supported by research.
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Boundaries define the spaces or domains in which one lives her or his life. They also define the roles that one enacts in each domain, e.g., being the boss at work or being a spouse at home. Leaders are most often responsible for creating... more
Boundaries define the spaces or domains in which one lives her or his life. They also define the roles that one enacts in each domain, e.g., being the boss at work or being a spouse at home. Leaders are most often responsible for creating some of the rules that define the boundaries within the work domain. Additionally, socially constructed ideas about a role (faculty) or a domain (the university) automatically suggest the boundaries that are in place and how one should behave. However, in a mentorship relationship, the ideas about what is appropriate are not as clearly defined (Barnett, 2008; Clark, Harden, & Johnson, 2000). This chapter will explore the nature of boundary setting in mentorships where there is a power differential and a strong chance of multiple relationships (PDSCMR), like program director to a faculty member. The specific example discussed here will be faculty/student mentorship, which best illustrates the complexity that can emerge in PDSCMR mentorships.
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Research Interests: Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Family Therapy, Social Work, LGBT Issues, and 15 moreMedicine, Sexual Orientation, Counseling, Medical Students, Humans, Female, Male, Interpersonal Relations, Educational Administration and Supervision, Adult, SUPERVISÃO E FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES, Threats in Family Mealtimes, Clinical Competence, professional patient relations, and Medical History Taking
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Faculty in The School of Applied Leadership at City University of Seattle follow exemplary practices in student support for their doctoral program. Hiring a Doctoral Student Administrator (DSA) who is also a doctorally qualified faculty... more
Faculty in The School of Applied Leadership at City University of Seattle follow exemplary practices in student support for their doctoral program. Hiring a Doctoral Student Administrator (DSA) who is also a doctorally qualified faculty member is one practice. The DSA oversees the student support program that includes admissions, orientations, social media, and writing support. Having one faculty advisor overseeing all of the doctoral students helps the program build a community of scholarship that prevents some common issues with online learning. This paper will describe aspects of this exemplary practice, which will include examples and will be supported by research.
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Boundaries define the spaces or domains one lives her or his life. They also define the roles that one enacts in each domain, e.g. being the boss at work or being a spouse at home. Leaders are most often responsible to create some of... more
Boundaries define the spaces or domains one lives her or his life. They also define the roles that one enacts in each domain, e.g. being the boss at work or being a spouse at home. Leaders are most often responsible to create some of the rules that define the boundaries within the work domain. Additionally, socially constructed ideas about a role (faculty) or a domain (the university) automatically suggest what boundaries are in place and how one should behave. However, in a mentorship type of relationship, the ideas about what is appropriate and not in a mentorship relationship are not as clearly defined. This chapter will explore what the nature of boundary setting in mentorship within the context of the multiple relationships that develop in faculty/student mentorships.
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This article describes and discusses a teaching case of a clinical training situation involving a gay marriage and family therapy student working with a same-sex affectional couple. The conceptual pillars of this teaching case, relational... more
This article describes and discusses a teaching case of a clinical training situation involving a gay marriage and family therapy student working with a same-sex affectional couple. The conceptual pillars of this teaching case, relational safety and liberating spaces are advanced as illustrations of how the student developed his voice in the training process. Pivotal moments in this process are discussed, as are implications for training and personal and professional growth.