Michael R. Markowitz has been a school psychologist for 15-years and is a co-founder of C.O.P.E.S. Consulting. Mr. Markowitz is the co-developer of the framework, “Traumatic Event Crisis Intervention Plan — After the Crisis” (TECIP) and has been the coordinator of the South-Western City Schools District Flight Team (crisis response) since 2002.
He received the School Psychologist “Best Practices” Award from School Psychologists of Central Ohio (SPCO) in 2005, was a finalist in 2006 for the School Psychologist of the Year Award from Ohio School Psychological Association (OSPA), and was recognized as one of three “Specialists of The Year” from the National Institute for Trauma & Loss in Children in 2009 (TLC Institute).
Mr. Markowitz completed his Bachelor of Arts in psychology from The Ohio State University and his Masters in Education in School Psychology from Queens College. Mr. Markowitz is licensed through the Ohio Board of Education as a School Psychologist and maintains his specialized certification through The TLC Institute. He is an annual guest speaker at The Ohio State University to discuss aftermath crisis response with graduate students and is an adjunct faculty member at Ashland University.