View our event calendar on the LA-CAMFT website here: http://lacamft.org/events/

 

Upcoming events

Upcoming events

    • 04/06/2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • Online Via Zoom
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    LA-CAMFT Diversity Committee
    Presents:

    Black Therapist Support Group

    First Saturday of Every Month

    Next Meeting:
    Saturday, April 6, 2024
    12:00 pm-1:30 pm (PT)

    Online Via Zoom

    Black Therapist Support Group

    A safe place for healing, connection, support and building community. In this group, licensed clinicians, associates and students can come together and process experiences of racism (systemic, social, and internalized), discrimination, implicit bias, and micro-aggressions, along with additional experiences that therapists of African descent encounter in the field of mental health. As the late great Maya Angelou once said, “As soon as healing takes place, go out and heal someone else.” May this space, be the support needed to facilitate that journey.

    Open to LA-CAMFT Members and Non-Members

    First Saturday of this Month
    Location: Zoom Meeting

    For more information contact the Diversity Committee, diversitycommittee@lacamft.org.


    For:
    Licensed Therapists, Associates, and Students

    Event Details: 
    Saturday, April 6, 2024, 12:00 pm-1:30 pm (PT)
    Time of Check-In: 11:50 am

    Where: 
    Online Via Zoom
    Upon registration for the presentation, you will receive a confirmation email that includes a link to our Zoom meeting.

    Cost:
    No Charge

    Online Registration CLOSES on the date of the event.
    (Registration is open and available until the group ends.)

    Questions about Registration? Contact Akiah T. Robinson Selwa, LMFT  at DiversityCommittee@lacamft.org.


    • 04/07/2024
    • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Online Via Zoom
    Register


    LA-CAMFT Diversity Committee
    Presents:

    Therapists of Color Support Group

    Now Meets Every Quarter

    Next Meeting:
    Sunday, April 7, 2024
    11:00 am-1:00 pm (PT)

    Online Via Zoom

    Therapists of Color Support Group

    A safe place to receive peer support and process experiences of racism (systemic, social, and internalized), discrimination, implicit bias, racist injury, aggression, and micro-aggressions, along with additional experiences that therapists of color encounter in the field of mental health.

      Open to LA-CAMFT Members and Non-Members
      Meets every quarter
      Location: Zoom Meeting

      For more information contact the Diversity Committee, diversitycommittee@lacamft.org.


      For:
      Licensed Therapists, Associates, and Students

      Event Details: 
      Sunday, April 7, 2024, 11:00 am-1:00 pm (PT)
      Time of Check-In: 10:50 am

      Where: 
      Online Via Zoom
      Upon registration for the presentation, you will receive a confirmation email that includes a link to our Zoom meeting.

      Cost:
      No Charge

      Online Registration CLOSES on the day of the event.

      Questions about Registration? Contact Stara Shakti, LMFT  at DiversityCommittee@lacamft.org.


      In diversity there is beauty
      and there is strength.

      Maya Angelou

      • 04/19/2024
      • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
      • Online Via Zoom
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      LA-CAMFT April 2024
      ONLINE 
      Presentation
      including Q&A

      Friday, April 19, 2024
      9:00 am-11:00 am

      11:00-11:30 am (optional)
      Participant Announcements

      Via Zoom

      2 CE Credits

      Hurts So Good: How Reality TV Shows Skew Our Clients’ Perception of Healthy Romantic and Sexual Relationships

      Amanda Lopez-Martinez, ALMFT

      Who doesn’t enjoy some easy entertainment at the end of a long day? The reality TV space is swimming with relationship-centered programming such as The Bachelor, Vanderpump Rules, 90-Day Fiancé, and so many more. "Hurts So Good" takes a critical look at these popular reality TV shows and discusses how they can skew what clients perceive as “healthy” romantic and sexual relationships. Clinicians will be able to identify how this sneaks up during sessions, and ways to challenge these thoughts in the therapeutic space, as well as how to cultivate room for a discussion about sex, relationships, and media in 2024.

      Educational Goal:

      This workshop will identify themes and messaging from reality shows, and the implications these themes have on our clients’ understanding of dating culture and sexual relationships. At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to: 

      1. Identify 3 significant themes in reality television that skew the way clients understand and perceive “healthy” romantic and sexual relationships.
      2. Utilize 3 strategies for addressing these perceptions in clinical work.
      3. Challenge a client’s perceptions and provide alternative views of dating and sex stemming from themes reinforced by reality TV that clients can integrate into their relational and sexual exploration.

        Amanda Lopez-Martinez, ALMFT, is a relationship and sex therapist in Chicago, Illinois. She received her master’s degree from Northwestern University, where in her downtime, she enjoyed applying the concepts she was learning to her favorite reality dating show: The Bachelor. Amanda developed a special interest in working with emerging adults and navigating modern, dating culture after reentering the dating scene during COVID. She now specializes in working with folks learning about dating, their dating styles, and maneuvering relationship transitions. She enjoys working with ethically non-monogamous couples, Latine couples and individuals, and pre-marital folks as well.

        For more information, contact Jenni J.V. Wilson.


        For:
        Licensed Therapists, Associates, Students, & Related Professionals

        Event Details: 
        Friday, April 19, 2024, 9:00-11:00 am
        8:30-9:00: Check-In
        11:00-11:30 am  (optional) Participant Announcements

        9:00 Meeting Begins
        11:00 Presentation and Related Announcements End
        11:30 (optional) Participant Announcements
        11:00 Meeting Ends

        Where: 
        Online Via Zoom

        Your registration confirmation email will include the Zoom link and instructions for accessing the event.

        (To be sure you receive any information we send prior to the event, please add networkingchair@lacamft.org to your known contacts or safe list and check your bulk, junk or promotions mailboxes for any emails from us about this event.)

        Cost:
        $25 for LA-CAMFT Members
        Other CAMFT Chapter Members
        CSCSW Members
        $15 for Prelicensed-Members
        $35 for Non-Members
        $25 for Prelicensed Non-Members


        2 CE Credits Provided

        For anyone interested in expanding your professional networking opportunities, please join us from 11:00 to 11:30 and sign up to make an announcement when you register.

        Registration closes Thursday, April 18 at 10:00pm.

        Register Online today for a Quick & Easy Check-In.


        CAMFT Approved Continuing Education Provider 59450. This course meets the qualifications for 2 continuing education credits for MFTs, LPCCs, and/or LCSWs as required by the California Association of Marriage Family Therapists. Participants will receive an evaluation form as part of the sign in/out form and must complete form at the conclusion of course in order to receive CE credit.

        Refund policy: 48-hour notice required for refund of fee minus $5.00 administrative cost. Exceptions can be made for 48-hour notice in cases of emergency. Contact Jenni J.V. Wilson, LMFT, Course Organizer, at NetworkingChair@LACAMFT.org.

        Accommodations for Special Needs: Contact Jenni J.V. Wilson, LMFT, Course Organizer, at NetworkingChair@LACAMFT.org.

        Grievances: Program Administrator, Diane "Di" Wilson, LMFT, manages all grievances—and will acknowledge, investigate and remedy grievances. Response to grievances will be made in writing within 30 days. Contact her at cfo@lacamft.org.

        • 04/21/2024
        • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
        • Online Via Zoom


        White Therapists Fighting Racism
        LA-CAMFT Diversity Committee Affinity Group

        Third Sunday of Every Month

        Next Meeting:
        Sunday, April 21, 2024
        3:00 pm-5:00 pm (PT)

        Online Via Zoom

        White Therapists Fighting Racism

        The goal of White Therapists Fighting Racism (WTFR) is for white-identified therapists to become effective allies in support of decolonization and racial justice in our clinical practice, therapy association, and community. Recognizing that racism is maintained when whiteness is invisible to white people, White Therapists Fighting Racism provides a forum for white-identified therapists to explore what it means to be white. While this process includes learning about structural racism and deconstructing the false narrative about race, a primary focus in the group is on doing inner work. To learn more, click on the Diversity Committee page.

        Open to LA-CAMFT Members and Non-Members


        For:
        Licensed Therapists, Associates, and Students

        Event Details: 
        Sunday, April 21, 2024, 3:00 pm-5:00 pm (PT)

        To join this group, go to  https://lacamft.formstack.com/forms/wtfr_member_questionnaire. 

        For more information contact Randi Gottlieb at rgottliebmft@gmail.com.


        • 07/14/2024
        • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
        • Online Via Zoom
        Register


        LA-CAMFT Diversity Committee
        Presents:

        Therapists of Color Support Group

        Now Meets Every Quarter

        Next Meeting:
        Sunday, July 14, 2024
        11:00 am-1:00 pm (PT)

        Online Via Zoom

        Therapists of Color Support Group

        A safe place to receive peer support and process experiences of racism (systemic, social, and internalized), discrimination, implicit bias, racist injury, aggression, and micro-aggressions, along with additional experiences that therapists of color encounter in the field of mental health.

          Open to LA-CAMFT Members and Non-Members
          Meets every quarter
          Location: Zoom Meeting

          For more information contact the Diversity Committee, diversitycommittee@lacamft.org.


          For:
          Licensed Therapists, Associates, and Students

          Event Details: 
          Sunday, July 14, 2024, 11:00 am-1:00 pm (PT)
          Time of Check-In: 10:50 am

          Where: 
          Online Via Zoom
          Upon registration for the presentation, you will receive a confirmation email that includes a link to our Zoom meeting.

          Cost:
          No Charge

          Online Registration CLOSES on the day of the event.

          Questions about Registration? Contact Stara Shakti, LMFT  at DiversityCommittee@lacamft.org.


          In diversity there is beauty
          and there is strength.

          Maya Angelou

          • 10/13/2024
          • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
          • Online Via Zoom
          Register


          LA-CAMFT Diversity Committee
          Presents:

          Therapists of Color Support Group

          Now Meets Every Quarter

          Next Meeting:
          Sunday, October 13, 2024
          11:00 am-1:00 pm (PT)

          Online Via Zoom

          Therapists of Color Support Group

          A safe place to receive peer support and process experiences of racism (systemic, social, and internalized), discrimination, implicit bias, racist injury, aggression, and micro-aggressions, along with additional experiences that therapists of color encounter in the field of mental health.

            Open to LA-CAMFT Members and Non-Members
            Meets every quarter
            Location: Zoom Meeting

            For more information contact the Diversity Committee, diversitycommittee@lacamft.org.


            For:
            Licensed Therapists, Associates, and Students

            Event Details: 
            Sunday, October 13, 2024, 11:00 am-1:00 pm (PT)
            Time of Check-In: 10:50 am

            Where: 
            Online Via Zoom
            Upon registration for the presentation, you will receive a confirmation email that includes a link to our Zoom meeting.

            Cost:
            No Charge

            Online Registration CLOSES on the day of the event.

            Questions about Registration? Contact Stara Shakti, LMFT  at DiversityCommittee@lacamft.org.


            In diversity there is beauty
            and there is strength.

            Maya Angelou

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