Join the School of Behavioral Health and the Department of Counseling and Family Sciences for our summer Global Mental Health Lecture Series, featuring experts from around the world!
On July 1, 2021, Loma Linda University alumna Dr. Michelle Karume will present "Trends in the Development of Systemic Family Therapy Training and Implementation in Africa."
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Michelle Karume, DMFT
Assistant Professor, United States International University-Africa
With a belief that the family unit is the training ground for life and that healthy relationships—professional or otherwise—are the cornerstone for success, Dr. Karume is passionate about marriage and family therapy, medical family therapy, collaborative care and program development. She does psychotherapy in Nairobi and teaches undergraduate, master's, and doctorate level students at USIU-Africa.
With extensive clinical, teaching, and training experience, Dr. Karume has worked with clients, students, and individuals from exceptionally diverse backgrounds. It is this diversity that gives her an appreciation for culture, difference, education, and awareness.
Her current clinical, research, and development interests include: the correlation of early childhood trauma and adult disease; the development of accredited MFT programs in Kenya; improving the caliber of students so as to produce proficient and competent professionals; and use of the biopsychosocial-spiritual framework to heighten the importance of emotional care.