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Michael Block, Ph.D.

Program Director, School Counseling
Associate Professor of School Counseling and School Psychology
Phone: (626) 815-5436
Email: mblock@apu.edu
Fax: (626) 815-5351
Michael Block, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the School of Education and has more than 20 years of experience in public education as a counselor and business teacher. He has held many leadership positions in education in such areas as school counseling, career development, and curriculum planning. Much of Block's research and practice has included working with students who are at-risk. Block has been successful in producing numerous innovative strategies for increasing motivation and self-responsibility in students. He is a private consultant for educators and counselors and has presented in many workshops across the United States.

Education

Ph.D. – Human Services, Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1994
M.S.Ed. – Counseling, Northern State University, South Dakota, 1990
B.S.Ed. – Business Education, Northern State University, South Dakota, 1986

Expertise

  • Career development
  • Curriculum planning
  • School counseling

Courses Taught

EDCO 528 – Community, Family, and School Collaboration
EDCO 533 – Basic School Counseling
EDCO 535 – Legal Mandates for School Counselors and School Psychologists
EDCO 549 – Career Development and Technology in School Counseling
EDCO 557 – Child and Adolescent Development and Learning
EDCO 564 – School Counseling Fieldwork 1
EDCO 568 – School Counseling Fieldwork 2
EDCO 583 – Intervention Through Consultation
EDCO 587 – PPS Leadership, Ethics, and Professionalism

Professional/Scholarly Presentations

Presentations
2008: Improving Student Achievement using Strength-Based methods at the California Association of School Counselor's convention in Anaheim, California. 2008: Creating Student-Centered Contracts at the Western Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors conference in Palm springs, California 2007: Addressing Career Standards Through the Use of Technology at the International Conference for Career Development professionals in Sacramento, California 2007: Strategies for Students at Risk at the California Association of Supervisors of Child Welfare and Attendance in Long Beach, Caliornia 2007: Career Development and Technology and Counseling Through Strengths at the state California Association of School Counselor's convention. 2006: Strenght-based SST's at the state California Association of School counselor's convention. 2003-05: Presented teacher workshops in over 40 major cities nationwide on topics such as at-risk behaviors, differentiated instruction, interest-based teaching and multiple assessments.

Publications
Block, Michael. A Study to Investigate the Use of Reality Therapy in Small Group Counseling Sessions to Enhance the Self-Concept levels of Elementary Students. UMI Dissertation Services. Ph.D. diss., Walden University, 1994.

Professional Involvement and Accomplishments

Honors, Awards, Recognition
“Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers” 1995

Associations, Boards, Committees
Regional Coordinator, Elect, for the North Dakota School Counselor’s Association, 1993-94

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