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From Protection to Connection: The Relational Approach to Developing Kids’ and Teens’ Executive Functioning Skills

When
04/25/2025
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location
Online Via Zoom

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April 2025
CE Networking Event & Presentation
including Q&A

Friday, April 25, 2025
9:00am-11:00am

Online Via Zoom

2 CE Credits

Sponsored by

From Protection to Connection: The Relational Approach to Developing Kids’ and Teens’ Executive Functioning Skills

with Hanna Novak, M.S., CCC-SLP

In order for clients to be poised for connection and learning, they must activate strong executive function thinking, which is rooted in bottom-up regulation. This presentation explores the clinical and social-emotional implications of bottom-up nervous system integration and the ways executive functioning is both facilitated by, and a facilitator of the regulation clients need for learning. Attendees will gain a foundational understanding of the role that nervous system regulation plays in students' readiness for learning, as well as effects on the nervous system that may orient a student towards protection instead of connection and executive function thinking. The presentation emphasizes tools and strategies attendees can use with neurodiverse clients.

Educational Goals/Learning Objectives:

Participants will learn how attuned, bottom-up regulation organizes the nervous system so that clients can access the self-regulatory and strategic thinking components of effective executive functioning.

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

Describe the role of nervous system regulation within the preview-do-review cycle of executive functioning.
Apply a bottom-up framework to develop strategies to support clients’ self-regulation skills.
Apply a bottom-up framework to support clients’ strategic thinking skills.

Presenter:

Hanna Novak, M.S., CCC-SLP (she/her) is the Director of The Center for Connection. She has a primary clinical focus on neurodiversity-affirming practices that support self-regulation, executive functioning, and communication development. She also works with teachers, parents, and professionals as a trainer and consultant to support students in ways that best align with their neural constellations. Hanna is the co-creator of The Brain Talk Curriculum, the owner and founder of Bogen Speech & Language Therapy, and the co-founder of KinderWay.co.

For more information, contact Course Organizer/CE Networking Chair Alexandra Levins-Trail.

Event Details:

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

When: Friday, April 25, 2025 from 9:00am-11:00am

8:30-9:00: Check-In
9:00: Meeting/Presentation Begins
11:00: Meeting/Presentation & Related Announcements End
11:00-11:30: Participant Announcements (optional)

If you are interested in expanding your professional networking, sign up for Participant Announcements when you register. This segment is from 11:00am-11:30am, and is an optional 1/2 hour after the presentation.

After the presentation we will provide you with a link to a simple online test and evaluation questionnaire. When the test questions and the evaluation are completed, you will be provided with an online CE Certificate that can be personalized with your name and license information and either printed or saved on your computer.

Where: Online Via Zoom (Your registration confirmation email will include the Zoom link and instructions for accessing the event. A reminder email will be sent prior to the event.)

Cost:
$25 for LA-CAMFT Members
Other CAMFT Chapter Members
CSCSW Members
$15 for Prelicensed Members
Other CAMFT Chapter Prelicensed Members
$35 for Non-Members
$20 for Prelicensed Non-Members

*Registration closes Thursday, April 24 at 10:00pm.*

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Register online today! We look forward to seeing you on Zoom.

CAMFT Approved Continuing Education Provider 59450. LA-CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for MFTs, LPCCs, and/or LCSWs. LA-CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

This course meets the qualifications for 2 continuing education credits for MFTs, LPCCs, and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

To receive CE certificate: Participants must sign in/sign out, and must complete an evaluation form upon course completion. For a Course Schedule, please contact Course Organizer at NetworkingChair@LACAMFT.org.

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 Course Organizer at NetworkingChair@LACAMFT.org.

Accommodations for Special Needs: Contact Course Organizer at NetworkingChair@LACAMFT.org.

Grievances: Program Administrator/CFO manages all grievances—and will acknowledge, investigate and remedy grievances. Response to grievances will be made in writing within 30 days. Contact them at cfo@lacamft.org.

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Middle Eastern North African (MENA) Therapists Community Group

When
05/05/2025
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Location
Online Via Zoom

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LA-CAMFT Diversity Committee
presents

Middle Eastern North African (MENA) Therapists Community Group

First Monday of Every Month

Next Meeting:
Monday, May 5, 2025
9:30am-10:30am

Online Via Zoom

Free Registration

The MENA Therapists Community Group is a safe place across the Middle Eastern and North African therapist diaspora to build community and a sense of belonging. We hold an inclusive space to process the impact of cultural biases experienced by people of MENA descent and the effect it may have on our work as mental health professionals. Within the process, we will strive to create healing, support, and empowerment. We will collaboratively exchange ideas, experiences and resources while acknowledging cultural differences and shared similarities. As the poet Khalil Gibran states — “The reality of the other person lies not in what he reveals to you, but what he cannot reveal to you.” — our community will create a place to be seen, heard, and understood.

Special Note: MENA Therapists Community Group meetings are intended as a place for MENA-identifying therapists to have a safe place amongst others in the same ethnic and cultural community to share and process their personal and professional experiences. Therapists from similar cultural backgrounds (e.g., South Asian, mixed identities that include MENA, etc.) are also welcome. If you are not MENA-identifying or from a similar cultural background and instead wish to join these meetings for the purpose of learning about the MENA population, we offer consultations separately. You are more than welcome to schedule a one-on-one consultation by emailing us.

Open to LA-CAMFT Members and Non-Members.

For more information, contact the facilitators at mena@lacamft.org.

Event Details:

For: Licensed Therapists, Associates, and Students

When: Monday, May 5, 2025 from 9:30am-10:30am

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

Facilitator(s): Perla and Susan

*Registration is open and available until the group begins.*

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Board of Directors Meeting

When
05/09/2025
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Location
Online via Zoom

May 2025 Board Meeting

Friday, May 9, 2025

8:30am-10:30am

If you’d like to attend the Board meeting, or want more information, please reach out to LA-CAMFT President.

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Black Therapist Support Group

When
05/12/2025
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Location
Online Via Zoom

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LA-CAMFT Diversity Committee

presents

Black Therapist Support Group

Second Monday of Every Month

Next Meeting:
Monday, May 12, 2025
6:00 pm-7:30 pm (PT)

Online Via Zoom

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

For more information, contact the Diversity Committee.

Event Details:

For: Licensed Therapists, Associates, and Students

When: Monday, May 12, 2025, 6:00 pm-7:30 pm (PT)
Time of Check-In: 5:50 pm

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

*Registration is open and available until the group begins.*

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White Therapists Fighting Racism (WTFR)

When
05/18/2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location
Online Via Zoom

LA-CAMFT Diversity Committee

presents

White Therapists Fighting Racism (WTFR)

Third Sunday of Every Month

Next Meeting:
Sunday, May 18, 2025
3:00pm-5:00pm (PT)

Online Via Zoom

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, WTFR 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.

How Do I Join? To join this group, please click here to complete our online submission form. Once submitted, a group facilitator will reach out to you for next steps.

Open to LA-CAMFT Members and Non-Members.

For more information or if you have additional questions, please send all inquiries to the facilitators at WTFR@lacamft.org.

Event Details:

For: Licensed Therapists, Associates, and Students

When: Sunday, May 18, 2025 from 3:00pm-5:00pm (PT)

Where: Online Via Zoom (Once you complete the online submission process, you will be emailed a monthly Zoom link.)

Cost: No charge

Facilitator(s): Estelle, Randi, and Hazel

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Middle Eastern North African (MENA) Therapists Community Group

When
06/02/2025
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Location
Online Via Zoom

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