Faculty Profile for Dr. Sarah Martin Blalock

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Dr. Sarah Martin Blalock
Associate Professor — Conslng, Ldrship, Adlt Educ & Schl Psych
ED 4013
phone: (512) 245-1624
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Blalock, S. M. (2021). School-based sandtray counseling on a shoestring. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/15401383.2021.1928575
  • Blalock, S. M., Lindo, N., & Ray, D. (2019). Individual and group child-centered play therapy: Impact on social-emotional competencies. Journal of Counseling and Development, 97(3), 238–249. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12264
  • Blalock, S. M., Lindo, N., Haiyasoso, M. D., & Morman, M. K. (2019). Child-centered play therapists’ experiences of conducting group play therapy in elementary schools, 44(3), 184–203. https://doi.org/10.1080/01933922.2019.1637985
  • Lindo, N. A., Ceballos, P., Meany-Walen, K. K., Prochenko, Y., Blalock, S. M., Opiola, K., … Ojiambo, D. (2019). Teacher-child relationship building: Trainers’ perceptions of a play-based intervention. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 5(2), 161–174.
  • Blalock, S. M., & Holden, J. M. (2018). Preparing students to counsel clients with potentially spiritually transformative experiences. Counseling and Values, 63(April 2018), 31–44.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Top Downloaded Article 2017-2018, Wiley Publishing. June 6, 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Teaching Fellowship Award, University of North Texas. 2015 - 2016
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Graduate Assistant Tuition Scholarship Award, University of North Texas. 2012 - 2015
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Douglas & Caroline Kern Scholarship, University of North Texas. May 2015
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Lisa & Kenny Trout Scholarship, University of North Texas. May 2015

Selected Grants

  • Blalock, Sarah Martin. Dissertation Research Grant, College of Education, University of North Texas, Institutional (Higher Ed), $1000. (Funded: November 2015). Grant.
  • Blalock, Sarah Martin. Fulbright Specialist: Culturally Adapted Play Therapy in New Zealand, Fulbright Specialist, Federal, $9700. (Submitted: April 29, 2023, Funded: January 31, 2024 - February 22, 2024). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Non Tenure Track Policy and Procedures Statements Committee
September 2023-Present
Member
Bobcat Care/College Student Mental Health Panel Discussion/ODS
January 2023-Present
Coordinator / Organizer
Play Therapy Training in New Zealand
January 2023-Present
Member
Transforming School Counseling Interest and Research Committee, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, School Counseling Interest Network
November 2022-Present
Required Program Reviewer
TXST Institute for Play Therapy
August 2021-Present