Chaka McAlpin

Position: Interim Fieldwork Coordinator, Adjunct Professor
Credentials: PsyD, LMFT, Multiple Subject Teaching Credential

Office Hours

CSUDH Email: cmcalpin@csudh.edu
CSUDH Phone #: (310) 243-2032

Career History

Dr. McAplin began teaching at CSUDH in 2020 as an adjunct instructor and has been in education for over 15 years. She started as a middle school teacher in the same neighborhood where her parents raised her. Dr. McAlpin received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for her teaching. She has taught at local high schools and also at the community college level and graduate school level. In addition to teaching, Dr. McAplin has functioned as an elementary/middle school counselor, trained educators, and developed and facilitated a counseling program for middle school students. In addition to teaching, she has been in private practice as a Marriage and Family Therapist since 2015. Before opening her private practice, Dr. McAlpin held several community-based mental health positions throughout Los Angeles County, including a Therapist, Up-Front Assessor, and Foster Family Agency Social Worker.

Education

Alliant International University, Los Angeles, CA Psy.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy (COAMFTE Accredited)
Alliant International University, Irvine, CA, M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy (COAMFTE Accredited)
California State University at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Multiple Subject Teaching Credential (CLAD)
Mount Saint Mary's College, Los Angeles, CA, B.A. in Political Science
Concentration: Public Administration and Minor: Business Administration

Courses Taught

MFT 530 Community Mental Health
MFT 575 Relational Therapy: Treatment of Couples and Partner
MFT 578 Treatment Approaches with Children and Adolescents
MFT 596 Practicum: MFT Traineeship

Practice/Areas of Focus

Trauma, Couples

Professional Organizations

American Association of Marriage and Family Therapist (AAMFT)