Virginia Lee Block (July 4, 1902 – September 14, 1970), also known as VL Block, was an American psychologist who contributed to studies regarding child and adolescent psychology.[1] Block worked as a professor at San Francisco State University, which now offers a scholarship in Block's name to be awarded to students studying to become counselors.[2]
Following her graduation, Block was placed at the head of a Child Guidance Clinic in Seattle, Washington. When she worked at the Child Guidance Clinic, Block also served as a special consultant at the University of Washington for students enrolled in the Counseling and Guidance Training Institute.[3]
During this time, Block also contributed as a member of the Soroptimist organization, a club which focuses on empowering women.[5]
Scholarly contributions and notable works
Block has contributed to many published works, including books such as Student questionnaire, with manual of directions and Kefauver-Hand guidance tests and inventories, and journal articles such as "Conflicts of adolescents with their mothers" and "Can we vitalize English?"[6][7] Each of these contributed to the fields of adolescent, child, and education psychology.
^"Dr. Virginia Lee Blocks Visiting Here", The Montclair Times, August 27, 1953. Accessed November 16, 2022, via Newspapers.com. Dr. Virginia Lee Block of San Francisco, Calif., formerly of Montclair, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Frank Block of 14 Forest Street, and her brother, Dr. Max Block of 80 Bellevue Avenue, Upper Montclair....A graduate of Montclair High School and New Jersey College for Women, she received her Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1950."
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