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Margaret Fong Bloom, Ph.D.

Margaret  Fong Bloom
Margaret Fong Bloom, Ph.D.Marquette University

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America
Curriculum Vitae

Professor Emerita

Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology

Degrees Held

  • Ph.D. Education (Counseling Psychology, APA Approved Program) Arizona State University, 1981

Courses Taught

  • Psychopharmacology

Research Interests

  • Student Learning Assessment
  • Counseling Program Assessment and Evaluation
  • CACREP Accreditation
  • DSM-5 Diagnosis of Mental Disorders

Professional Affiliations

  • Speaker, PESI, Inc. Continuing Education, Eau Claire, WI
  • Teagle Assessment Scholar,  Center for the Inquiry in the Liberal Arts, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN

Recent Publications

Tate, Kevin, Bloom, Margaret. Tassara, Marcel, & Caperton, William (in press). Counselor competence, performance assessment and program evaluation: Using psychometric instruments. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development.

Bloom, M. L.  (2011). Leaving the criminal lifestyle:  An examination of behavior change.   [Review of the book The dynamics of desistance: Charting pathways through change by D. Healy]. PsycCRITIQUES-Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 56(21),     Article 5.

Bloom, M. L. (2010). Peer review of program assessment efforts: One strategy: multiple gains. Assessment Update, 22 (no.5), 5-8.

Barge, S., Honan, J. P, & Bloom, M. L. (2010). Assessment at Bourn University. Cambridge MA: Harvard Education Publishing Group.

Fong Bloom, M. L. (2006, November 8). Solving difficulties in interpersonal relations: In-laws, bosses, and much more. [Review of the book Relating difficulty: The processes of constructing and managing difficult interaction]. PsychCRITIQUES-Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 51(45), Article 4.

Fong Bloom, M. L. (2005, March 9).  Team building in academic and agency settings. [Review of the book 30 Reflective Staff Development Exercises for Educators]. PsychCRITIQUES-Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 50(10), Article 18.

Fong, M. L., & Silien, K.A. (1999).  Assessment and diagnosis of DSM-IV anxiety disorders. Journal of Counseling & Development, 77, 209-217.

Fong, M. L. (1998). Considerations of a counseling pedagogy.  Counselor Education and Supervision, 38, 106-112. 

Fong, M. L., Borders, L. D., Ethington, C., & Pitts, J. (1997). Becoming a counselor: A longitudinal study of student cognitive development. Counselor Education and Supervision, 37, 100-114.

Davis, D., & Fong, M. L. (1996). Measuring outcomes in psychiatry: An inpatient model. The Joint Commission Journal of Quality Improvement, 22, 125-133.

Fong, M. L., & Lease, S. H. (1996). Cross-cultural issues for the White supervisor. In D. Pope-Davis & H. Coleman (Eds.), Multicultural counseling competencies: Assessment, education and supervision (pp. 387-405). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Fong, M. L. (1995). Assessment and diagnosis of DSM-IV personality disorders: A primer for counselors. Journal of Counseling & Development, 73, 635-639.

Townsend, B. K., & Fong, M. L. (1995). Using faculty annual reviews to change organizational culture. In National Issues in Higher Education, 45, Academic chairpersons: The many faces of evaluation (pp.175-181), Manhattan, KS: Kansas State University.

Fong, M. L., & Malone, C. M. (1994). Defeating ourselves: Common errors in counseling research. Counselor Education and Supervision, 33, 356-362.

Borders, L. D., & Fong, M. L. (1994). Cognitions of supervisors-in-training: An exploratory study. Counselor Education and Supervision, 33, 280-293.

Fong, M. L., & Lease, S. H. (1994). Constructivist alternatives: The case for diversity and integration in counseling. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 16, 120-124.