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About Christine Park
Dr. Christine Park is a licensed mental health counselor and has been an educator for 17 years. She received a bachelor’s of special education from Gonzaga University, a master’s of counseling psychology from the University of Hawaiʻi, and a doctorate in counselor education and supervision from Walden University. Additionally, she has completed a certificate in Hawaiian and Indigenous Health and Healing. She is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) and a 2017 Doctoral Fellow for the NBCC Minority Fellowship Program. She is a former Emerging Leader for the Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (WACES), an editorial fellow for the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), and a Past-President of the Hawaiʻi Counselors Association. She serves on several advisory councils and boards at the state and national level, has published numerous articles and chapters in journals and textbooks, and presented at regional, national, and international conferences. She has counseling experience in school, community, and group practice settings and provides advocacy and service at the state and national levels. Her passion lies in advocating for mental health and wellness, normalizing access to mental health care, and supporting disadvantaged populations and Native and Indigenous communities.
Recent Courses Taught
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505 Developmental Psychology
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512 Introduction to Professional Writing and Portfolio
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513 Comparative Theories of Personality & Psychotherapy
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519 Trauma and Crisis Intervention
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533 Clinical Assessment
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536 Clinical Treatment Planning in Counseling & Psychotherapy
Research Interests and Specialties
Native Hawaiian and Asian Pacific Islander mental health
Expressive Arts Therapy
Person-centered and strengths-based counseling
Motivational Interviewing
Children, adolescents, and adults
School-based mental health
Career and vocational counseling
Distinctions & Associations
- American Counseling Association (ACA)
- Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)
- Association for Creativity in Counseling (ACC)
- Association for Humanistic Counseling (AHC)
- Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD)
- Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)
- Chi Sigma Iota Omega Zeta Chapter (CSI)
- Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ)
- Hawaiʻi Counseling Association (HCA); Past President
- Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)
- National Career Development Association (NCDA)
- National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS)
- North American Society of Adlerian Psychology (NASAP)
- Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (WACES)
Selected Publications and Presentations
Cook, J., & Clark, M. (Producers & Hosts). (2024, September). Chapter 10: Indigenous, First Nations, and Settler Colonialism with Christine Park, Brynn Luger, and Lali McCubbin (No. 10) [Audio podcast]. Culture Talk.
Park, C., Luger, B., & McCubbin, L. (2024, September). Indigenous, Native, & First Nations Groups. In K. Clark, M & Cook, J. (Eds.). Counselors as Diverse Beings within a Sociopolitical Context. Cognella Press
McCubbin, L., Park, C., Luger, B., & Chan, F.B. (2024). The Case of Native Hawaiians: Indigenous Well-Being and Healing practices. In E. Hightower (Ed). Native American Pyschosocial Identity. Cognella Press
McCubbin, L., Park, C., & Chan, F. B. (In Progress). Native Hawaiians and Colonial Politics: Indigenous Resistance. In Gao., Z. Z & Medved, M (Eds). Indigenous Psychology. Palgrave Macmillan
Luger, B., Park, C., & McCubbin, L. (2023, March). Counseling From an Indigenous Perspective: Recommendations for Practice. International Association for Resilience and Trauma Counseling (IARTC). 22-23(4), 43-46.
Pierre, M., Park, C., Morikawa, L., & Cortez, M. (2022, April). Counseling: A Trauma-Informed and Culturally Sensitive Approach in Adult Education. COABE Journal
Park, C. (2023). Motivational Interviewing. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy. SAGE Publications
Park, C. (2023). Cultural Appropriation. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy. SAGE Publications
Webster, A., & Park, C. (2023). Egalitarianism. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy. SAGE Publications
Park, C. (2023). Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy. SAGE Publications
Park, C. (2023). Cultural Pluralism. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy. SAGE Publications
Educational Background
Walden University, Minneapolis, MN and University of Hawaii at Hilo
PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision
University of Hawaii at Hilo
MA in Counseling Psychology
Gonzaga University: Spokane, WA
B.Ed. in Special Education