Joel Block, Ph.D. is a psychologist

Psychologist

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 and published author. He is a specialist on relationships and sexuality, and has appeared on numerous television and radio shows. Block has also been a Psychology consultant for ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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. Block is an assistant clinical professor of psychology/psychiatry at both the Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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 and The Hofstra University

Hofstra University

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 North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine. He is also a senior psychologist at North Shore-LIJ Health System where he was the training supervisor of the hospital's Sexuality Center for twenty years, until 2002. He currently resides in Melville

Melville

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, New York.

Early life and education

Block was born in 1943 in Brooklyn

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, New York

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, and later attended the State University of New York

State University of New York

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, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science

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 in Education/Psychology. He also obtained a Master of Science degree in Psychology

Psychology

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, and later went on to obtain his Doctorate

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 in psychology from Syracuse University

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. He also undertook a one year postdoctoral fellowship in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy from the Albert Ellis

Albert Ellis

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 Institute.

Published author

Block has published numerous works relating to his specialty of relationships and sexuality, as well as many articles in such magazines as New Woman

New Woman

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, Family Circle

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, Working Woman, Parents, Boardroom Reports and Newsday

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and has been interviewed in Cosmopolitan, Esquire

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and Men's Health

Men's health

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. His books include:

• The Other Man, The Other Woman: Understanding and Coping with Extramarital Affairs: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978, ISBN 0448145685
• To Marry Again: Grosset & Dunlap, 1979, ISBN 0448164205
• Lasting Love: Macmillan, 1982, ISBN 0025118005
• Friendship: Macmillan, 1983
• Secrets of Better Sex: Parker/Simon & Shuster, 1996, ISBN 0735202834
• The Romance of Sex, Parker/Simon & Shuster, 1997, ISBN 0760720983
• Sex Over 50, Parker/Simon & Shuster, 1999, (updated and reissued, 2008), ISBN 0399534369
• Broken Promises, Mended Hearts: Maintaining Trust in Love Relationships, Contemporary/McGraw-Hill, 2000, ISBN 0809223988
• Step-living for Teens, Adams Media, 2001
• Mommy or Daddy, Whose side Am I On, Adams Media, 2002, ISBN 158062605X
• Naked Intimacy: How to Increase True Openness in Your Relationship, Contemporary/McGraw-Hill, October, 2002, ISBN 0071395180
• Staying Cool: A Teen Guide to Getting a Grip on Anger, Wellness Institute, 2002, ISBN 1587411032
• Making it Work When You Work a Lot: 10 Power Strategies for Connecting as a Couple, Kensington, 2005, ISBN 0806527137
• The Art of the Quickie: Fast Sex, Fast Orgasm/Anywhere, Anytime, Quiver, 2006, ISBN 1592332404
• The Real Reasons Men Commit: Why He Will—or Won’t—Love, Honor and Marry You, Adams Media, 2008, ISBN 1598696432
• Sex Comes First: 15 Ways to Save Your Relationship…without leaving the bedroom, Adams Media, 2009, ISBN 1598699717
• Cracking the Love Code: A Journey of Discovery, Pop Psych Literary, 2011
• The Wrong Schwartz, Pop Psych Literary, 2011
• Casualties of Love, Pop Psych Literary, 2011
• Saving My Life: A Least Likely to Succeed Success Story, Pop Psych Literary - currently in press

His books have been reviewed extensively.