INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
LA-CAMFT offers countless ways to participate in the local MFT community. By serving on one (or more!) of our committees, or joining a special interest group, you’ll discover more and more opportunities to network, get to know your Los Angeles colleagues, and be an active part of an exciting and growing village of therapists. Scroll through the descriptions below to find your perfect fit.
Membership Committee
IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO BUILD A VILLAGE
The LA-CAMFT Membership Committee is a village that helps build the LA-CAMFT Village.
Membership is about involvement and commitment. The Membership Committee helps individuals understand the benefits resulting from making a commitment to being involved in LA-CAMFT. The Membership Committee informs others about the great opportunity to [...]
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means is a team of dynamic future-thinking professionals who meet regularly once a month to implement “the ways and means” of supporting the diverse goals of the Los Angeles Chapter of CAMFT.
Participating in the work of this Committee presents an opportunity to have an overview of all the goals and activities of our [...]
Involvement Committee
The Involvement Committee is a central cohesive source of support and stability for all the core committees and special interest groups in our organization. As LA-CAMFT continues to grow, we are challenged to expand and adapt our infrastructure to reflect the needs of our members. We want to provide an accessible forum in which members [...]
Trauma Response Committee
The goal of the LA-CAMFT Trauma Response Committee is to support our fellow citizens in crisis both locally and regionally. Our committee can realize this goal by creating strong relationships with disaster response organizations such as the LA Red Cross and trained mental health professionals in disaster relief, as well as organize trainings for mental [...]
Programming Committee
The Programming Committee works in conjunction with the Events Coordinating Committee to ensure that the monthly chapter meetings run smoothly. Where the Events Coordinating Committee is responsible for the meeting logistics (registration, hosting, materials, etc.), we enjoy the responsibility of choosing the content of the meeting and scheduling the presenter. Our focus is solely on [...]
Expressive Art Therapies Group
Art therapy, music, dance, drama and poetry therapy are adjunct modalities which are being utilized as therapeutic interventions in settings such as mental health clinics, educational settings, hospitals, recovery centers as well as retirement homes and hospice environments.
This Special Interest Group meets bi-monthly to offer expressive arts presentations, hands-on experiences, and discussions about the arts as a therapeutic modality. No knowledge of Expressive Arts [...]
Event Coordination Committee
Welcome!
Our members are your colleagues! And, as your colleagues, we invite you to join us on one of our sub-committees as we work together, get to know each other a little better, network, get some “how do you do it?” tips, and have some fun as we go.
The Event Coordination Committee organizes the mechanics and [...]
Elections Committee
If you find yourself with limited time and energy, but still harboring a desire to contribute to the chapter, the Elections Committee might be just right for you. Serving on this committee only requires your time once every year, specifically to help the chapter elections go smoothly. We are responsible for calling for nominations, vetting [...]
