Director
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"To leave the world a bit better... To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Bin-Na Kim
PhD in Clinical and Counseling Psychology
임상심리전문가 Clinical Psychologist (한국심리학회 Korean Psychological Association)
정신건강임상심리사 1급 Mental Health Clinical Psychologist - 1st rank (보건복지부 Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare)
Education
SEP. 2011. - FEB. 2016.
PhD in Clinical and Counseling Psychology. Seoul National University.
MAR. 2006. - FEB. 2008.
MA in Clinical and Counseling Psychology. Seoul National University.
MAR. 2001. - FEB. 2006.
BA in Ethics Education (Minor in Psychology). Seoul National University.
Employment
MAR. 2021. - present
Director Student Counseling Center, Gachon University
We are a part of the University Innovation (UI) Support Project team at Gachon University, which was evaluated as "Grade A" (2021) and "Grade S" (2023) by the Korean Ministry of Education
https://www.gachon.ac.kr/sites/counseling/index.do
SEP. 2020. - present
Assistant Professor Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences, Gachon University
Courses taught: Introduction to Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Research Methods in Psychology, Personality Psychology, Clinical Psychology etc. (Undergraduate)
Courses taught: Psychopathology (Graduate)
MAR. 2019. - AUG. 2020.
Adjunct Professor Counseling Psychology Major, Graduate School of Education , Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Courses taught: Abnormal Psychology, Personality Psychology, Psychological Testing, Psychopathology (Graduate)
DEC. 2012. - AUG. 2020.
Instructor Department of Psychology, Seoul National University
Courses taught: Interpersonal Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Introduction to Positive Psychology (Undergraduate) / Advanced Personality Psychology (Graduate)
SEP. 2011. - JAN. 2013.
Counselor Career Development & Counseling Center, College of Humanities, Seoul National University
Student counseling, mental health awareness raising projects, group intervention planning (e.g., academic procrastination, social anxiety), consultation etc.
MAR. 2008. - FEB. 2011.
Clinical Psychology Resident Department of Psychiatry, Samsung Medical Center
Psychological evaluation, clinical research, individual & group psychotherapy and psycho-education (e.g., CBT, inpatient/day hospital group therapy, ADHD parents education, cognitive & emotional rehabilitation) etc.
Honors, Award & Grant
2023
Grant for Researchers in Humanities and Social Sciences. Gachon University Clinical validation of the Korean version of the Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale.
Excellence in Student Counseling/Guidance Award. Gachon University
2022
Grant of the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare Development of virtual reality (VR) treatment technology for the COVID-19-related trauma.
Excellence in Teaching Award. Gachon University
2021 - 2022
Grant for Outstanding Researchers in Humanities and Social Sciences. Gachon University A longitudinal investigation of psychological adaptation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 - 2020
Grant for Next Generation Scholars – Domestic Post-Doctoral Program. National Research Foundation(NRF) Psychosocial interventions for bipolar disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
2016 – 2017
Grant for Next Generation Scholars – Part-Time Instructor. National Research Foundation(NRF) Internet gaming addiction: Validation of new measures based on the DSM-5 and conceptual clarification as behavioral addiction.
2016 – 2017
Scholarship for Next Generation Scholars for Doctoral Students in Basic Sciences. Seoul National University Symptomatology and emotional regulation in bipolar disorder.
2006
Alumni Award, Seoul National University Summa Cum Laude (1st place in College of Education)
Professional Affiliations & Public Service
Korean Psychological Association (KPA), Korean Clinical Psychology Association, Korean Counseling Psychology Association
Society for Research in Psychopathology (SRP), Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
2022 - 2024
Clinical Psychology in Korea: Research and Practice. Editor-in-Chief
2022 - 2023
Korean Clinical Psychology Association. Member of Scientific(Academic) Committee
Korean Psychological Association. Member of Next Generation Scholars Committee
2021 - 2022
The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Psychology. Editorial Board Member
Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Korea. Editorial Board Member
2020 - 2021
Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Korea. Editorial Board Member
Korean Clinical Psychology Association. Member of Education Committee
2019 - 2020
Clinical Psychology in Korea: Research and Practice. Editorial Board Member
2015 – 2016
Korean Clinical Psychology Association. Member of Interview Committee, 50th and 51 th Qualifying Examination
2007
Korean Clinical Psychology Association. Presidential Secretary Assistant