FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING

Join the RECAMFT Board of Directors for our monthly meeting, which is held the SECOND Friday of each month from 9:00 - 11:00 am.  

All RECAMFT members are always welcome.

This meeting is held via Zoom. 

To join us, please register here! Registration is required.

The Zoom link for this meeting will be e-mailed to confirmed attendees before the meeting.

Please note, no continuing education credits available for board meetings.

Bonus! The Board will receive a training in Robert's Rules from Lorenzo Cuesta from 11 am to 1 pm immediately following this meeting. 

Transforming Trauma: The NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) for Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resolving Complex Trauma

Presented by: 

Brad Kammer, LMFT, LPCC

Friday, Mar. 3, 2023

9:00 am - 1:15 pm

Zoom

Qualifies for 4 CEs (4 hours of instruction with one 15-minute break)

Course Description         

This webinar will introduce you to the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) for addressing adverse childhood experiences and resolving complex trauma. NARM is a promising therapeutic modality for addressing life-long psychobiological symptoms and interpersonal difficulties that arise from unresolved attachment, relational, developmental, cultural and intergenerational trauma.

NARM weaves together a “bottom-up” and “top-down” approach, integrating somatic, psychodynamic and relational clinical skills, that helps clients address the adaptive survival styles they’ve used to manage the impact of ACEs and C-PTSD. Offering a new perspective on post-traumatic growth, focusing on relational health and heartfulness, NARM provides a powerful model for supporting personal and collective transformation.

Learning Objectives

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

1. Identify how the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) fits into the current field of Trauma-Informed therapeutic approaches.

2. Differentiate NARM from other Trauma-Informed therapeutic approaches.
3. Differentiate between shock trauma (PTSD) and developmental/complex trauma (C-PTSD).
4. Understand the life-long impacts of unresolved adverse childhood experiences and complex trauma from a NARM perspective.
5. Identify the 5 NARM Adaptive Survival Styles.
6. Identify the NARM Relational Model.
7. Identify the NARM 4 Pillars model.
8. Identify the NARM focus on Heartfulness and Post-Traumatic Growth.

Registration

RSVP here.  Please note that once you have RSVPd for this event you will receive a link to register for the Zoom Meeting. You must complete this second step to gain access to the event link.

About Brad Kammer, LMFT, LPCC

Brad Kammer, LMFT, LPCC, is a California Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Professional Clinical Counselor. Brad trained as a Somatic Psychotherapist and has worked in the field of trauma for over 2 decades, specializing in working with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD).

Brad began his career as a Humanitarian Aid Worker in Asia which introduced him to personal and collective trauma. He became passionate about supporting individuals and communities in the transformation of trauma. Brad has since focused his work on the integration of Somatic Psychology, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Relational Therapies and wisdom from Spiritual Traditions and Traditional Cultures. He has a special interest in the fields of developmental, cultural and intergenerational trauma.

Brad is passionate about bringing trauma-informed work to individuals and communities outside the clinical setting. For nearly 20 years, Brad has taught as a college professor at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He has been involved in community education, outreach and consulting to numerous communities and organizations. Brad has also been a trainer for Somatic Experiencing® (SE®). And more recently, he began producing a podcast entitled: Transforming Trauma.

Brad is a Senior Trainer and Training Director of the NARM Training Institute. He teaches the NeuroAffective Relational Model® (NARM®) internationally and has provided consultation to thousands of therapists and other helping professionals around the world.

Brad lives in a small town in Northern California with his family where he enjoys anything involving nature, travel, music, food, and learning about and connecting with new people.

Location 

Zoom Meeting. Requires pre-registration with Zoom; please make sure you register with Zoom with the link provided in your confirmation email.

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Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT (Provider #57173) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. 

• Disability Accommodation: To request an accommodation for a disability, please email therapy@recamft.org.

• Refunds: Refunds may be requested up to 7 days before the event by contacting therapy@recamft.org. No refunds are given beginning 7 days prior to the event. If a member cannot attend the event due to a mandatory evacuation or Public Safety Power Shut-off the day of the event, they can request and receive a refund with verification of address.

• CE Certificate: You must attend the entire presentation and complete a post test and an evaluation to receive your CE credit certificate. At the conclusion of this educational event, after confirming attendance, an email with a link to the test and evaluation form will be sent to all attendees who attended the online event. Once you complete and submit your evaluation, you will have immediate access and be able to print or save your CE Certificate. This course meets the qualifications for 4.0 hrs of continuing education (CE) credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences

• Notice of recording: All of our CE events are recorded or filmed and may appear on our website. By participating in this event you may appear in that recording. By participating in this event you agree to be recorded/filmed and give permission for RECAMFT to use your likeness where it may appear on our website or in promotion/marketing materials.

• Grievances: direct grievances to therapy@recamft.org, and/or the chapter president at recamftpresident@gmail.com.

Friday, Mar. 3rd, 2023
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Your hosts: Jessica Heaney, AMFT and Debbie Melmon, LMFT.

Speaker

Randy Cheek, LMFT has a private practice specializing in divorce related issues such as custody, parenting plans, and co-parenting communication. As a collaborative coach, he works as a team member promoting transparent sharing of information, no court involvement and interest-based bargaining. As of 2022, Randy is a member of the RECAMFT Board of Directors. You can find out more about Randy at his practice website: www.randycheek.com

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Register online here.

Once RECAMFT registration is confirmed, you will receive an email confirmation with the Zoom link (or for in-person events, the location information). If you do not receive it, please contact us at therapy@recamft.org.

Important notes

• The 3000 Hour Club meets on the first Friday of the month from January-June and September-December.
• Register for each event separately.
• This group is not supervision nor a replacement for supervision. Members are asked to bring all legal and ethical issues, as well as challenging cases and topics that may arise at any 3000-Hour Club activities, to their supervisors for discussion and treatment planning.
• During the discussion portion: Specific names as well as identifying features of clients will not be used or discussed. We will practice active listening and effective communication skills, refrain from advice giving and cross-talk, and encourage inquiry and input from our own experiences.
• No CEs available from attendance at pre-licensed events and no "credit" is available.
• This event will not be recorded. If you'd like to hear the presentation, please plan to join us for the "live" talk on Zoom on the day of the event.
  

Help us spread the word to other pre-licensed folks!

Please share these links with others:

• Feb. 3: 3000-Hour Club  Speaker Series on Zoom: Working with Psychosis with Gina Culver, LMFT
  
• Mar. 3: 3000-Hour Club  Speaker Series on Zoom: Collaborative Divorce with Randy Cheek, LMFT
  

Event coordinators can be reached at RECAMFTPreLicensed@gmail.com

Upcoming 2023 Dates

Find more events here. 

Questions? therapy@recamft.org

Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

• Disability Accommodation: To request an accommodation for a disability, please email therapy@recamft.org.
• Grievances: Direct grievances to therapy@recamft.org, and/or the chapter president at recamftpresident@gmail.com.

MARCH BOARD MEETING

Join the RECAMFT Board of Directors for our monthly meeting, which is held the SECOND Friday of each month from 9:00 - 11:00 am.  

All RECAMFT members are always welcome.

This meeting is held via Zoom. 

To join us, please register here! Registration is required.

The Zoom link for this meeting will be e-mailed to confirmed attendees before the meeting.

Please note, no continuing education credits available for board meetings.

Calling all fiber artists, painters, crafters, quilters, woodworkers: Come one, come all!

Bring your work in progress to

RECAMFT's virtual crafting circle!

• Friday, March 10, 2023
• 11:30 am - 12:30 pm 
• Zoom Meeting

Please join us for this opportunity to socially connect with other RECAMFT members in this virtual crafting circle. Bring any project that you're currently working on to this relaxed atmosphere. We can't wait to meet your creative side!

You should receive a confirmation e-mail after registration that contains the Zoom link to join the Crafting Circle. If you do not receive a Zoom link, please e-mail recamftmembership@gmail.com

REGISTER HERE

Hosted by Tara D'Orazio, LMFT, Membership Chair

CE NOTICE: There are no CEs for this event.

RECAMFT Crafting Circles - 2nd Friday of the month

Register for each month separately:

• January 13
• February 10
  
• March 10
  
• April 14
• May 12
• June 9

Got a case that's bothering you? Have you found yourself pondering an ethical dilemma? Join us for the Ethics Roundtable.  

If you are a RECAMFT member, come and discuss it with colleagues in a confidential setting, and set your mind at ease. You don't have to have a case to discuss, but can just come to gain some knowledge from seasoned colleagues. The Ethics Roundtable will help you feel better and more confident in your clinical work. No CEs, but the 90 minutes will be well spent. 

• Where: Zoom Meeting
• When: Fri., Mar. 24, 2023
• Time: 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
• You will be sent a Zoom link in your confirmation e-mail.
  

About our committee chair

Reyna Seminara, LMFT is a past president of RECAMFT. She specializes in EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) therapy.  You can learn more about the Ethics Roundtable, which meets approximately three times each year, here. 

Contact Reyna at RECAMFTethics@gmail.com.

Disability Accommodation: To request an accommodation for a disability, please email therapy@recamft.org.

Grievances: Direct grievances to therapy@recamft.org, and/or the chapter president at recamftpresident@gmail.com.

Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD) and Psychosis: A Biopsychosocial Perspective

Presented by: 

Anish Shah, MD, Psychiatrist

NEW DATE: Friday, April 7, 2023

9:00 am - 12:15 pm

Zoom

3.0 CEs

Note: This event was originally planned for January. If you registered for that original date under a "free" member level, we ask you to please re-register here to attend the rescheduled April 7th event.  If you registered under a "paid" registration, contact us at therapy@recamft.org and we can either transfer your registration to this new date or issue a full refund at your request. If we don't hear from you by April 1, we will refund your original registration fee.

Course Description         

This presentation will include how to evaluate and treat treatment resistant depression and associated psychosis. Most studies suggest that about 10%–30% of patients with clinical depression do not improve or show a partial response coupled with functional impairment, poor quality of life, suicide ideation and attempts, self-injurious behavior, and a high relapse rate. Treatment resistant depression is a complicated psychiatric issue which has a significant cost in our society when it comes to economic and social factors.

The pathology is difficult to treat with standard treatment. It requires a novel treatment approach and comprehensive biopsychosocial treatment involving addressing all psychosocial factors with evidence based psychotherapy. Our patients with repeated episodes of depression, bipolar disorder, elderly population, women , severe chronic pain and sleep problems are especially vulnerable to TRD.

Psychotic depression, or major depressive disorder with psychotic features, is a serious illness during which a person experiences the combination of depressed mood and psychosis, with the psychosis commonly manifesting itself as nihilistic or somatic-type delusions.

In the STOP-PD study, the diagnosis of psychotic depression was missed 27% of the time, which was likely a conservative estimate because patients with comorbid conditions, such as substance abuse in the past three months, or unstable medical conditions were excluded.

In the United States, despite the APA practice guideline recommending the combination of an antidepressant and antipsychotic for the acute treatment of psychotic depression since 2000 , studies have shown that only 5% of patients with psychotic depression receive an adequate combination of an antidepressant and an antipsychotic. Up your game with this fascinating 3 hour presentation! 

Learning Objectives

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

1. Evaluate clients for Treatment Resistant Depression and Psychosis.
2. Describe the Biological Theory of Clinical Depression and Psychosis.
3. Understand Psychopharmacological Treatment of Clinical Depression and Psychosis.
4. Understand Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment for Clinical Depression: Theory and Treatment approach.
5. Describe a novel approach with Ketamine for Treatment resistant depression.

Registration

RSVP here.  Please note that once you have RSVP'ed for this event you will receive a link to register for the Zoom Meeting. You must complete this second step to gain access to your personal Zoom-join link to access the event.

About Anish Shah, MD, Psychiatrist

Dr. Anish Shah, MD has been a practicing psychiatrist in Northern California for 19 years, gaining experience in several behavioral health settings, including Lake County Mental Health, Kaiser Permanente, and Sonoma County Mental Health. In addition to direct patient care, I also served as the Medical Director of Napa State Hospital before launching his practice in 2012. As the Medical Director at Napa State Hospital, he led a staff of 220 medical professionals and managed a $4 million medical services budget.

Currently, Dr. Shah is the CEO and Medical Director of Siyan Clinical Corporation (SCC) located in Santa Rosa, California. Established initially as a solo private practice, SCC has since grown into one of the largest psychiatric practices north of San Francisco with ten clinicians (three psychiatrists, three therapists, and four mid-level providers) and more than 5,500 registered patients. The most substantial behavioral health concern among SCC's patient population is generalized anxiety disorder. In his leadership role, he has had the opportunity to collaborate with several leading experts in psychotherapy. This relationship with local providers, as well as an extensive patient database, will enables SCC to obtain valuable input that they can use in the development of a mobile application, ensuring a high-quality product that will genuinely benefit those suffering from generalized anxiety disorder.

Dr. Shah has eight published papers in peer-reviewed journals on topics including bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, clinical depression, and opiate dependence treatment. He also has two publications, on chronic pain and overcoming wildfire trauma, in local magazines. Furthermore, he is active in the community as a behavioral health resource, providing behavioral health expertise upon request as well as continuing education programs in the prevention, treatment, and management of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and opiate dependence.

In addition, Dr. Shah has extensive experience as a researcher leading clinical trials. He served as the Principal Investigator for two Phase 3 clinical trials investigating therapeutic modalities for treating patients with major depressive episodes associated with bipolar I or bipolar II disorder. He is also currently the Principal Investigator for a study evaluating the efficacy of Vortioxetine in subjects with panic disorder.

Dr. Shah's Publications

1. Shah, A. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Law Enforcement Officers: A Review of Risk Factors and Current Trends in Treatment. Forte Journal of Neuroscience and Psychology. 2019 Nov 10;1(3).
2. Shah, A; Sheth, R. Traumatic Reactions after Wildfires: Common Reactions and Coping. Sonoma Medicine. 2018 Feb 23;69(1):29-32.
3. Shah, A; Northcutt, J. An open-label, flexible dose adaptive study evaluating the efficacy of Vortioxetine in subjects with panic disorder. Annals of General Psychiatry. 2018 May 11;17:19.
4. Shah, A; Kettner, A. Detection and Assessment of Malingering in Chronic Pain Patients. Marin Medicine. 2015 Nov 19;61(3):25-8.
5. Shah, A; Kettner, A. Malingering in Patients with Chronic Pain. Sonoma Medicine. 2015 Jul 5;66(3):15-8.
6. Shah, AS. A Review of the Role of Antipsychotics as an Augmentation Agent or Treatment Option for Patients with Treatment Resistant Unipolar Depression. International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience. 2015 Jun;17(2):476-480.
7. Shah, AS; Young, J; Vieira, K. Long-term Suboxone Treatment and its Benefit on Long-Term Remission for Opiate Dependence. Journal of Psychiatry. 2014 Oct 15;17:6.
8. Shah, AS. The Role of Atypical Antipsychotic Therapy for Patients with Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Depression. Journal of Psychiatry. 2014 Sep 30.;17:6.
9. Shah, A. Suboxone Treatment for Opioid Dependency. Sonoma Medicine. 2014 Jul 9;65(3):30-2.

Location 

Zoom Meeting. Requires pre-registration with Zoom; please make sure you register with Zoom with the link provided in your confirmation email.

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Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT  (Provider #57173) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. 

• Disability Accommodation: To request an accommodation for a disability, please email therapy@recamft.org.

• Refunds: Refunds may be requested up to 7 days before the event by contacting therapy@recamft.org. No refunds are given beginning 7 days prior to the event. If a member cannot attend the event due to a mandatory evacuation or Public Safety Power Shut-off the day of the event, they can request and receive a refund with verification of address.

• CE Certificate: You must attend the entire presentation and complete a post test and an evaluation to receive your CE credit certificate. At the conclusion of this educational event, after confirming attendance, an email with a link to the test and evaluation form will be sent to all attendees who attended the online event. Once you complete and submit your evaluation, you will have immediate access and be able to print or save your CE Certificate. This course meets the qualifications for 3.0 hrs of continuing education (CE) credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences

• Notice of recording: All of our CE events are recorded or filmed and may appear on our website. By participating in this event you may appear in that recording. By participating in this event you agree to be recorded/filmed and give permission for RECAMFT to use your likeness where it may appear on our website or in promotion/marketing materials.

• Grievances: Direct grievances to therapy@recamft.org, and/or the chapter president at recamftpresident@gmail.com.

Walk & Talk

for our Prelicensed Members. Students, Trainees and Associates are all welcome!! 

RECAMFT's 3000 Hour Club for Prelicensed Members next meets:

Friday, Apr. 7th, 2023
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Your hosts: Jessica Heaney, AMFT and Debbie Melmon, LMFT.

Your prelicensed event

Walk & Talk was designed to address the perceived need for students, trainees and associates to receive support, connection, guidance and case conceptualization outside of the supervision relationship. On the first Friday of each month, our prelicensed members are invited to meet with each other and guest RECAMFT LMFTs of various orientations, who offers their knowledge and wisdom, on a beautiful farm and garden on the edge of Ragle Ranch Park in Sebastopol. We sit together and check in for the first hour. In the second hour we hit the trail for a gentle walk in the park while discussing a member's case of interest. The combination of connection and movement in the beauty of nature creates an environment for growth and camaraderie. You can use Walk & Talk as a resource as it fits in your schedule / life (not a monthly commitment) and a way to meet prelicensed people in all stages, a place to share successes, challenges and find support.

• Location: Debbie’s Barn and office at 8325 Candy Apple Ln. Sebastopol, 95472.
• Register online for each session separately.
• Sessions meet on the first Friday of each month from 3:00-5:00pm.
• This group is not supervision or a replacement for supervision and CEs of any form, and “credit” is not available.
• Confidentiality is the cornerstone of safety. Everything discussed in the group, stays with the group and participants are asked to discuss the content of group ONLY in our group sessions.
• The nature trail we walk is sparsely populated, however, when we do encounter the public we suspend our conversation until we are once again out of ear shot of strangers.
• Specific names as well as identifying features of clients will not be used or discussed.
• Members are asked to bring all legal and ethical issues, as well as challenging cases and topics that may arise in Walk and Talk, to their supervisors for discussion and treatment planning.
• Members are asked to speak with the group leaders if something is said in group that is upsetting or confusing.
• We practice our active listening and effective communication skills, we refrain from advise giving and cross talk and encourage inquiry and input from our own experiences.

Come join new and old friends, goats, chickens, dogs and wilderness for an informal consultation - it may be the best therapy yet!

Your hosts

Coordinated by RECAMFT Prelicensed Director at Large Jessica Heaney, AMFT and RECAMFT Outreach Chair Debbie Melmon, LMFT.

Register online here

Once RECAMFT registration is confirmed, you will receive an email confirmation.
• Register for each event separately
• The 3000 Hour Club will meet on the first Friday monthly from January-June and Sept-Dec.
• You will receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive it, please contact therapy@recamft.org.

Help us spread the word to other Prelicensed folks!

Please share this link with others:

• Apr. Walk & Talk https://www.recamft.org/event-4974791
• May Walk & Talk https://www.recamft.org/event-4974792

Event coordinators can be reached at RECAMFTPreLicensed@gmail.com

Upcoming 2023 Dates

Find more events here. 

Questions? therapy@recamft.org

Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

• Disability Accommodation: To request an accommodation for a disability, please email therapy@recamft.org.
• Grievances: Direct grievances to therapy@recamft.org, and/or the chapter president at recamftpresident@gmail.com.

APRIL BOARD MEETING

Join the RECAMFT Board of Directors for our monthly meeting, which is held the SECOND Friday of each month from 9:00 - 11:00 am.  

All RECAMFT members are always welcome.

This meeting is held via Zoom. 

To join us, please register here! Registration is required.

The Zoom link for this meeting will be e-mailed to confirmed attendees before the meeting.

Please note, no continuing education credits available for board meetings.

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Calling all fiber artists, painters, crafters, quilters, woodworkers: Come one, come all!

Bring your work in progress to

RECAMFT's virtual crafting circle!

• Friday, April 14, 2023
• 11:30 am - 12:30 pm 
• Zoom Meeting

Please join us for this opportunity to socially connect with other RECAMFT members in this virtual crafting circle. Bring any project that you're currently working on to this relaxed atmosphere. We can't wait to meet your creative side!

You should receive a confirmation e-mail after registration that contains the Zoom link to join the Crafting Circle. If you do not receive a Zoom link, please e-mail recamftmembership@gmail.com

REGISTER HERE

Hosted by Tara D'Orazio, LMFT, Membership Chair

CE NOTICE: There are no CEs for this event.

RECAMFT Crafting Circles - 2nd Friday of the month

Register for each month separately:

• January 13
• February 10
  
• March 10
  
• April 14
• May 12
• June 9

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy - Update on a Transformative Treatment Option

Presented by:

German Ascani, MD Shanna Butler, PhD Moksha Donohue, LMFT Celeste Monnette, LCSW Suegee Tamar-Mattis, DO

Friday, May 5, 2023

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Zoom

2.0 CEs

Course Description         

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is at the forefront of the psychedelic psychotherapy movement. When used under proper medical and therapeutic supervision, ketamine can provide near-immediate relief from emotional pain, while helping individuals look deeply into themselves. It has been shown to quickly help with Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD) as well as chronic suicidal ideation. We find that ketamine’s healing potential is most effective when combined with psychotherapy from a trained provider. KAP can be a powerful tool to examine the unconscious processes that keep one stuck in negative and obsessive patterns.

KAP has been used to successfully treat PTSD, anxiety disorders, developmental trauma, phase of life issues, as well as helping clients navigate end of life and spiritual exploration. With careful attention to science, safety, and the individual needs of each client, KAP can lead to healing and transformation. This work can help clients transcend long-held narratives, feeling/mood states, and struggles that they may be having difficulty shifting with traditional psychotherapy and/or psychopharmacology. While there continues to be progress with clinical trials using psilocybin and MDMA to treat mental health disorders, ketamine is the psychedelic medicine that can currently be legally prescribed and supervised by trained, licensed professionals. Join the team at Evolve Mind Wellness in Sebastopol to learn more about this modality and how you can collaborate with psychedelic therapists to assist your clients in deepening their work.

Learning Objectives

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

1. Understand what Ketamine is and what role it has in mental health treatment
2. Become familiar with general principles of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, and understand the values and philosophies embedded in psychedelic medicine work as they contrast with psychiatric prescribing and conventional therapies.
3. Be able to identify clients who may benefit from Ketamine and KAP
4. Be able to identify common contraindications for Ketamine treatment
5. Feel confident and comfortable explaining basics of KAP to clients and prescribers, and developing a relationship with prescriber.
6. Be able to discuss/identify issues in ethics and care delivery in psychedelic medicine.
7. Understand key indications for KAP and have realistic expectations for potential treatment outcomes.

Registration

RSVP here.  Please note that once you have RSVPd for this event you will receive a link to register for the Zoom Meeting. You must complete this second step to gain access to the event link.

About Our Speakers

German Ascani, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist, with a broad range of clinical expertise, having worked extensively over a decade in public and community mental health systems. He has experience in primary care and specialty clinics providing psychiatric consultation to serve diverse clinical populations across the full spectrum of mental health and illness. Dr. Ascani has particular interests in the potential for psychological, emotional and spiritual healing that new and emerging psychedelic medicines bring to the mental health field. He supports the safe use of these powerful transformative tools to open up a process of deep exploration, self-reflection and lasting growth.

German is a graduate of the University of California Davis School of Medicine. He completed his general psychiatric training at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California. He has a Masters of Science in Physiology from Georgetown University and a BA in psychology from the University of California at Berkeley. He has collaborated in the latest published research on Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP). He also presently serves as co-faculty and medical lead for PRATI (Psychedelic Research and Training Institute) for their KAP trainings for mental health professionals, and is a research therapist for the MAPS phase 3 research trial of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD in Fort Collins. He is a native of Argentina.

Shanna Butler, PhD, is a Licensed Psychologist offering depth and somatic psychotherapy, and ketamine assisted psychotherapy. She has trained in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy with Sage Integrative Health and is currently enrolled in the MAPS MDMA Therapy Training Program. Additional specializations include affirmative psychotherapy for the LGBTQ communities, trauma recovery, addictions, relational issues, and spiritual and creative development. Her philosophy as a psychologist is informed from many streams including rigorous study of depth psychology, social justice traditions, many wisdom traditions, earth based spiritualities, energy medicine, and intuition.

Moksha Donohue, LMFT: Moksha is a Somatic Psychotherapist working with adults and teens addressing depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, and life transitions. She has been working as a guide in the psychedelic community for 4 years and has been trained in Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy from the Polaris Insight Institute. She is interested in bringing KAP into groups because she believes the power of psychedelics to increase in community spaces. Much like in meditation, when there are groups sharing a sacred setting and intention, the potential for healing can be much deeper. She is also leading group psychedelic integration circles to foster greater connection in the community for her clients.

Celeste Monnette, LCSW, is a licensed psychotherapist with over 25 years of experience. She earned her Master’s degree in Social Welfare from UC Berkeley and has worked in community-based nonprofits and private practice. In 2005, she completed a two-year, post-graduate training program at The Psychotherapy Institute in Berkeley. Since, she has been working with clients with a broad range of goals for symptom relief and healing through various therapeutic modalities. After discovering the power of Ketamine to heal and reduce suffering, Celeste’s professional focus and development began to center around ketamine work and psychedelic integration. Celeste is currently enrolled in the MDMA Therapy Training Program and has a particular interest in trauma and trauma-informed care. She recently co-authored a publication on Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP).

Suegee Tamar-Mattis, DO, is a board-certified Family Medicine physician, certified in psychedelic-assisted therapies and research from the California Institute for Integral Studies, and trained in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy at the Polaris Insight Center. Dr. Tamar-Mattis has worked for many community organizations such as Sonoma County Indian Health Project and Brookwood Health Center (serving people experiencing homelessness), and was the founder of the transgender clinic at Santa Rosa Community Health Centers. Dr. Tamar-Mattis is a long-time advocate for the intersex community, serving as a consultant for Human Rights Watch and as a medical advisor to interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth.

Location 

Zoom Meeting. Requires pre-registration with Zoom; please make sure you register with Zoom with the link provided in your confirmation email.

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Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT  (Provider #57173) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. 

• Disability Accommodation: To request an accommodation for a disability, please email therapy@recamft.org.

• Refunds: Refunds may be requested up to 7 days before the event by contacting therapy@recamft.org. No refunds are given beginning 7 days prior to the event. If a member cannot attend the event due to a mandatory evacuation or Public Safety Power Shut-off the day of the event, they can request and receive a refund with verification of address.

• CE Certificate: You must attend the entire presentation and complete a post test and an evaluation to receive your CE credit certificate. At the conclusion of this educational event, after confirming attendance, an email with a link to the test and evaluation form will be sent to all attendees who attended the online event. Once you complete and submit your evaluation, you will have immediate access and be able to print or save your CE Certificate. This course meets the qualifications for 2.0 hrs of continuing education (CE) credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences

• Notice of recording: All of our CE events are recorded or filmed and may appear on our website. By participating in this event you may appear in that recording. By participating in this event you agree to be recorded/filmed and give permission for RECAMFT to use your likeness where it may appear on our website or in promotion/marketing materials.

• Grievances: direct grievances to therapy@recamft.org, and/or the chapter president at recamftpresident@gmail.com.

Walk & Talk

for our Prelicensed Members. Students, Trainees and Associates are all welcome!! 

RECAMFT's 3000 Hour Club for Prelicensed Members next meets:

Friday, May 5th, 2023
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Your hosts: Jessica Heaney, AMFT and Debbie Melmon, LMFT.

Your prelicensed event

Walk & Talk was designed to address the perceived need for students, trainees and associates to receive support, connection, guidance and case conceptualization outside of the supervision relationship. On the first Friday of each month, our prelicensed members are invited to meet with each other and guest RECAMFT LMFTs of various orientations, who offers their knowledge and wisdom, on a beautiful farm and garden on the edge of Ragle Ranch Park in Sebastopol. We sit together and check in for the first hour. In the second hour we hit the trail for a gentle walk in the park while discussing a member's case of interest. The combination of connection and movement in the beauty of nature creates an environment for growth and camaraderie. You can use Walk & Talk as a resource as it fits in your schedule / life (not a monthly commitment) and a way to meet prelicensed people in all stages, a place to share successes, challenges and find support.

• Location: Debbie’s Barn and office at 8325 Candy Apple Ln. Sebastopol, 95472.
• Register online for each session separately.
• Sessions meet on the first Friday of each month from 3:00-5:00pm.
• This group is not supervision or a replacement for supervision and CEs of any form, and “credit” is not available.
• Confidentiality is the cornerstone of safety. Everything discussed in the group, stays with the group and participants are asked to discuss the content of group ONLY in our group sessions.
• The nature trail we walk is sparsely populated, however, when we do encounter the public we suspend our conversation until we are once again out of ear shot of strangers.
• Specific names as well as identifying features of clients will not be used or discussed.
• Members are asked to bring all legal and ethical issues, as well as challenging cases and topics that may arise in Walk and Talk, to their supervisors for discussion and treatment planning.
• Members are asked to speak with the group leaders if something is said in group that is upsetting or confusing.
• We practice our active listening and effective communication skills, we refrain from advise giving and cross talk and encourage inquiry and input from our own experiences.

Come join new and old friends, goats, chickens, dogs and wilderness for an informal consultation - it may be the best therapy yet!

Your hosts

Coordinated by RECAMFT Prelicensed Director at Large Jessica Heaney, AMFT and RECAMFT Outreach Chair Debbie Melmon, LMFT.

Register online here

Once RECAMFT registration is confirmed, you will receive an email confirmation.
• Register for each event separately
• The 3000 Hour Club will meet on the first Friday monthly from January-June and Sept-Dec.
• You will receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive it, please contact therapy@recamft.org.

Help us spread the word to other Prelicensed folks!

Please share this link with others:

• May Walk & Talk https://www.recamft.org/event-4974792
• June Walk & Talk https://www.recamft.org/event-4974798

Event coordinators can be reached at RECAMFTPreLicensed@gmail.com

Upcoming 2023 Dates

Find more events here. 

Questions? therapy@recamft.org

Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

• Disability Accommodation: To request an accommodation for a disability, please email therapy@recamft.org.
• Grievances: Direct grievances to therapy@recamft.org, and/or the chapter president at recamftpresident@gmail.com.

MAY BOARD MEETING

Join the RECAMFT Board of Directors for our monthly meeting, which is held the SECOND Friday of each month from 9:00 - 11:00 am.  

All RECAMFT members are always welcome.

This meeting is held via Zoom. 

To join us, please register here! Registration is required.

The Zoom link for this meeting will be e-mailed to confirmed attendees before the meeting.

Please note, no continuing education credits available for board meetings.

Calling all fiber artists, painters, crafters, quilters, woodworkers: Come one, come all!

Bring your work in progress to

RECAMFT's virtual crafting circle!

• Friday, May 12, 2023
• 11:30 am - 12:30 pm 
• Zoom Meeting

Please join us for this opportunity to socially connect with other RECAMFT members in this virtual crafting circle. Bring any project that you're currently working on to this relaxed atmosphere. We can't wait to meet your creative side!

You should receive a confirmation e-mail after registration that contains the Zoom link to join the Crafting Circle. If you do not receive a Zoom link, please e-mail recamftmembership@gmail.com

REGISTER HERE

Hosted by Tara D'Orazio, LMFT, Membership Chair

CE NOTICE: There are no CEs for this event.

RECAMFT Crafting Circles - 2nd Friday of the month

Register for each month separately:

• January 13
• February 10
  
• March 10
  
• April 14
• May 12
• June 9

Walk & Talk

for our Prelicensed Members. Students, Trainees and Associates are all welcome!! 

RECAMFT's 3000 Hour Club for Prelicensed Members next meets:

Friday, Jun. 2nd, 2023
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Your hosts: Jessica Heaney, AMFT and Debbie Melmon, LMFT.

Your prelicensed event

Walk & Talk was designed to address the perceived need for students, trainees and associates to receive support, connection, guidance and case conceptualization outside of the supervision relationship. On the first Friday of each month, our prelicensed members are invited to meet with each other and guest RECAMFT LMFTs of various orientations, who offers their knowledge and wisdom, on a beautiful farm and garden on the edge of Ragle Ranch Park in Sebastopol. We sit together and check in for the first hour. In the second hour we hit the trail for a gentle walk in the park while discussing a member's case of interest. The combination of connection and movement in the beauty of nature creates an environment for growth and camaraderie. You can use Walk & Talk as a resource as it fits in your schedule / life (not a monthly commitment) and a way to meet prelicensed people in all stages, a place to share successes, challenges and find support.

• Location: Debbie’s Barn and office at 8325 Candy Apple Ln. Sebastopol, 95472.
• Register online for each session separately.
• Sessions meet on the first Friday of each month from 3:00-5:00pm.
• This group is not supervision or a replacement for supervision and CEs of any form, and “credit” is not available.
• Confidentiality is the cornerstone of safety. Everything discussed in the group, stays with the group and participants are asked to discuss the content of group ONLY in our group sessions.
• The nature trail we walk is sparsely populated, however, when we do encounter the public we suspend our conversation until we are once again out of ear shot of strangers.
• Specific names as well as identifying features of clients will not be used or discussed.
• Members are asked to bring all legal and ethical issues, as well as challenging cases and topics that may arise in Walk and Talk, to their supervisors for discussion and treatment planning.
• Members are asked to speak with the group leaders if something is said in group that is upsetting or confusing.
• We practice our active listening and effective communication skills, we refrain from advise giving and cross talk and encourage inquiry and input from our own experiences.

Come join new and old friends, goats, chickens, dogs and wilderness for an informal consultation - it may be the best therapy yet!

Your hosts

Coordinated by RECAMFT Prelicensed Director at Large Jessica Heaney, AMFT and RECAMFT Outreach Chair Debbie Melmon, LMFT.

Register online here

Once RECAMFT registration is confirmed, you will receive an email confirmation.
• Register for each event separately
• The 3000 Hour Club will meet on the first Friday monthly from January-June and Sept-Dec.
• You will receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive it, please contact therapy@recamft.org.

Help us spread the word to other Prelicensed folks!

Please share this link with others:

• June Walk & Talk https://www.recamft.org/event-4974798
• Prelicensed Members page

Event coordinators can be reached at RECAMFTPreLicensed@gmail.com

Upcoming 2023 Dates

Find more events here. 

Questions? therapy@recamft.org

Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

• Disability Accommodation: To request an accommodation for a disability, please email therapy@recamft.org.
• Grievances: Direct grievances to therapy@recamft.org, and/or the chapter president at recamftpresident@gmail.com.

JUNE BOARD MEETING

Join the RECAMFT Board of Directors for our monthly meeting, which is held the SECOND Friday of each month from 9:00 - 11:00 am.  

All RECAMFT members are always welcome.

This meeting is held via Zoom. 

To join us, please register here! Registration is required.

The Zoom link for this meeting will be e-mailed to confirmed attendees before the meeting.

Please note, no continuing education credits available for board meetings.

Calling all fiber artists, painters, crafters, quilters, woodworkers: Come one, come all!

Bring your work in progress to

RECAMFT's virtual crafting circle!

• Friday, June 9, 2023
• 11:30 am - 12:30 pm 
• Zoom Meeting

Please join us for this opportunity to socially connect with other RECAMFT members in this virtual crafting circle. Bring any project that you're currently working on to this relaxed atmosphere. We can't wait to meet your creative side!

You should receive a confirmation e-mail after registration that contains the Zoom link to join the Crafting Circle. If you do not receive a Zoom link, please e-mail recamftmembership@gmail.com

REGISTER HERE

Hosted by Tara D'Orazio, LMFT, Membership Chair

CE NOTICE: There are no CEs for this event.

RECAMFT Crafting Circles - 2nd Friday of the month

Register for each month separately:

• January 13
• February 10
  
• March 10
  
• April 14
• May 12
• June 9

Got a case that's bothering you? Have you found yourself pondering an ethical dilemma? Join us for the Ethics Roundtable.  

If you are a RECAMFT member, come and discuss it with colleagues in a confidential setting, and set your mind at ease. You don't have to have a case to discuss, but can just come to gain some knowledge from seasoned colleagues. The Ethics Roundtable will help you feel better and more confident in your clinical work. No CEs, but the 90 minutes will be well spent. 

• Where: Zoom Meeting
• When: Fri., June 23, 2023
• Time: 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
• You will be sent a Zoom link in your confirmation e-mail.
  

About our committee chair

Reyna Seminara, LMFT is a past president of RECAMFT. She specializes in EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) therapy.  You can learn more about the Ethics Roundtable, which meets approximately three times each year, here. 

Contact Reyna at RECAMFTethics@gmail.com.

Disability Accommodation: To request an accommodation for a disability, please email therapy@recamft.org.

Grievances: Direct grievances to therapy@recamft.org, and/or the chapter president at recamftpresident@gmail.com.

SEPTEMBER BOARD MEETING

Join the RECAMFT Board of Directors for our monthly meeting, which is held the SECOND Friday of each month from 9:00 - 11:00 am.  

All RECAMFT members are always welcome.

This meeting is held via Zoom. 

To join us, please register here! Registration is required.

The Zoom link for this meeting will be e-mailed to confirmed attendees before the meeting.

Please note, no continuing education credits available for board meetings.

Calling all fiber artists, painters, crafters, quilters, woodworkers: Come one, come all!

Bring your work in progress to

RECAMFT's virtual crafting circle!

• Friday, September 8, 2023
• 11:30 am - 12:30 pm 
• Zoom Meeting

Please join us for this opportunity to socially connect with other RECAMFT members in this virtual crafting circle. Bring any project that you're currently working on to this relaxed atmosphere. We can't wait to meet your creative side!

You should receive a confirmation e-mail after registration that contains the Zoom link to join the Crafting Circle. If you do not receive a Zoom link, please e-mail recamftmembership@gmail.com

REGISTER HERE

Hosted by Tara D'Orazio, LMFT, Membership Chair

CE NOTICE: There are no CEs for this event.

RECAMFT Crafting Circles - 2nd Friday of the month

Register for each month separately:

• September 8
  
• October 13
  
• November 10
  
• December 8
  

OCTOBER BOARD MEETING

Join the RECAMFT Board of Directors for our monthly meeting, which is held the SECOND Friday of each month from 9:00 - 11:00 am.  

All RECAMFT members are always welcome.

This meeting is held via Zoom. 

To join us, please register here! Registration is required.

The Zoom link for this meeting will be e-mailed to confirmed attendees before the meeting.

Please note, no continuing education credits available for board meetings.