Christopher Townsend

<p>Dr. Christopher B. Townsend is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Counseling and Mental Health at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. He is the Director of the Departments Behavioral Health and Wellness Clinic. Dr. Townsend currently serves as a Board of Trustee member on the National Board for Certified Counselors Foundation. In addition, he serves as a board member of Nurses on Demand at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.</p> <p><br/>He has over 24 years of counselling experience working in BIPOC communities. He specialises in addictions and trauma. Dr. Townsend has worked with the juvenile justice system and the Department of Social Services to address children mental health disparities. He has implemented Mental Health Facilitation trainings and other mental health trainings in Liberia, Uganda and Rwanda.</p> <p><br/>Dr. Townsend’s research interest includes multicultural counselling, social justice and advocacy, and restorative justice practices across adult and children serving systems.</p>