CAMFT presents

2021 Law & Ethics 
Summer Series B

-Recording-

 Please be aware that this registration is for the RECORDING of the online event. If you prefer to attend the LIVE event, there is a separate registration on our website. The recording will be made available on the Monday after the live event and will stay viewable for 3 weeks. 

           "Writing Letters and                   Offering Opinions"

                                   Presented by: 

      Michael Griffin, Esq, LCSW 

                                                                                  and

           "Understanding the    

              Fundamentals of                       Minor Consent"

                                  Presented by: 

                                   Alain Montgomery, Esq 

Annual Board Retreat 8/20/21

The RECAMFT Board of Directors will hold its Annual Board Retreat on Zoom on

Fri., August 20, 2021

10 am to 3:00 pm

All prospective RECAMFT Board members are welcome. Please contact the President, if you are interested, for more details. 

Please register for this event, and RSVP to RECAMFTPresident@gmail.com.

Join the RECAMFT Board of Directors for our monthly meeting, the SECOND Friday of each month from 9 am -11 am.  All RECAMFT members are always welcome.

This meeting is held via Zoom. 

To join us register here! Registration is required.

The zoom link to this event will be e-mailed to the address you registered with by the Chapter President prior to the event. 

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., Sept. 17, 2021
• 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.

Join Our Pre-Licensed Members in This Monthly Networking Group!

The Pre-Licenced Collaborative next meets:

September 18th, 2021
10:00 Am - 12:00 PM
Zoom Meetings

Associates will enjoy the camaraderie of being together across the distance.  Meetings may feature an LMFT willing to share their orientation, clinical expertise and wisdom or may focus on prelicensed peer support. The Pre-Licensed Collaboration is the virtual version of our "Pre-Licensed Walk and Talk" in Sebastapol.

Your hosts

Coordinated by RECAMFT Prelicensed Director at Large Ally Shamseldin AMFT, APCC and RECAMFT Outreach Chair Debbie Melmon, LMFT.

Register online for the next event: Here

Once RECAMFT registration is confirmed, you will receive an email confirmation.
• Register for each event separately
• Prelicensed Collaborative will meet virtually on the third Saturday of the month from January-June and Sept-Dec.
• We will meet on Zoom meetings. You will receive a link in the confirmation email. If you do not receive a link, please contact therapy@recamft.org.

Help us spread the word to other Prelicensed folks

Share this event link with others.
Event coordinators can be reached at recamftPreLicensed@gmail.com

Upcoming 2021 Dates

Sep 18, 2021 

Oct 16, 2021 

Nov 20, 2021 

Dec 18, 2021 

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.

2021 CAMFT Presentation
Live Event

"State of the Profession"

Presented by: 

 Nabil El-Ghoroury, Ph.D., C.A.E. 

Saturday, September 24, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Zoom Webinar

1.5 CEs

Registration page here

Course Description         

Join CAMFT Executive Director, Nabil El-Ghoroury, PhD, CAE for an understanding about events, legislation, and internal association processes that are currently impacting CAMFT members.

Designed for Mental Health Professionals, this 90-min presentation will discuss general CAMFT issues and the importance of a Professional Will.  There will also be updates from BBS, as well as California and Federal legislative updates.  Finally, discussion on why it is important to avail yourself of the Legal Consultation service CAMFT provides. There will be ample time for Q&A.

Cost

Pre-Licensed RECAMFT Members: $18
Licensed RECAMFT Members and other CAMFT members: $22
Non-Members: $27

Learning Objectives

1) Participants will be able to recall at least 3 recent/pending legislations and how marriage and family therapists may be impacted by the bills.

2) Identify 1 resource for legal consultation for therapists

3) Identify important components of a Professional Will

About Navil El-Ghoroury, PhD, CAE

Nabil Hassan El-Ghoroury, PhD, CAE, is the Executive Director of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT). In this role he represents over 32,000 marriage and family therapists and trainees in the state of California.

Prior to going to CAMFT, Nabil served as Associate Executive Director at the American Psychological Association (APA), where he directed the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS), the graduate student group within APA. In this role he functioned as the CEO of a medium-sized association (approximately 28,000 members), providing leadership, management, coordination and evaluation of all projects and activities for the organization. 

Dr. El-Ghoroury practiced as a pediatric psychologist for 7 years at MetroHealth Medical Center. He was faculty in Case School of Medicine in Pediatrics and the Center for Reducing Health Disparities. He was also adjunct faculty in the Department of Psychology at Case Western Reserve University. Nabil saw patients with a variety of mental health and health conditions in the Pediatrics Department, served as the consulting psychologist for a bilingual pediatric primary care clinic. As his clinic’s only bilingual (Spanish-speaking) mental health provider at the time, Nabil treated many monolingual Spanish-speaking and bilingual children and families. While he was working at MetroHealth, he received loan repayment through the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program. 

Nabil has been recognized by his peers for his work. He won the Student Research Prize from the Autism Special Interest Group of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy for his master’s thesis examining how family members played with children with autism. He was awarded the Achievement in Public Information Award by the Ohio Psychological Association in recognition of providing media outreach in Spanish after the Virginia Tech shooting. Most recently, he was accepted into American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Diversity Executive Leadership Program for 2016-2018.

Dr. El-Ghoroury has been involved in associations as a leader. He was a founding board member of the American Arab, North African, and Middle Eastern Psychological Association. He served as Chair of the Committee on Early Career Psychologists for APA. He volunteered as Chair of the Public Education Campaign for the Ohio Psychological Association. He was a student representative to the APA Ethics Code Task, where he helped update the ethical standards that are followed by all psychologists in the US. Currently he serves on the Ethics Committee for ASAE. 

Nabil has presented at numerous national conferences on topics related to student and professional development in psychology, leadership opportunities for graduate students, social media, and health and educational disparities in autism. He has spoken frequently about how to afford graduate school and has described the NHSC Loan Repayment Program to numerous audiences of students and recent doctorate.

He was a keynote speaker for the 2012 Hawaii Psychological Association annual conference. Fully fluent in Spanish, he has presented in Spanish at several conferences in Latin America, including Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, and Cuba.

Nabil received his Bachelor’s in psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Binghamton University.

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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.

  • 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 1.5 hrs of continuing education (CE) credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences

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

  
  

2021 CAMFT Presentation
Live Online Event

"Road to Licensure"

Presented by: 

 Luke Martin, Esq. 

When: Saturday, October 2, 2021, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Where: Zoom Webinar

CEs: 2

Cost: Free to attend; $24 for 2 CEs

You do not need to be a CAMFT member to attend. 

Register for the LIVE presentation: Online

Can't make it? Register for the RECORDING

The recording will be made available on the Monday after the live event and will stay viewable for 3 weeks. 

Course Description         

This two-hour presentation will provide an overview of the laws and regulations applicable to pre-licensees as they work toward licensure in marriage and family therapy. Topics to be discussed include the marriage and family therapy licensing process, supervised experience requirements for applicants, supervisor qualifications and supervision requirements, licensing examinations, and common employment issues pre-licensees encounter with their supervisors. This course will also discuss the recent changes to MFT licensing laws as set forth in AB 93 and AB 2138.

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will be able to record the number of hours and the number of weeks of supervised experience required to take to complete their 3000 hours

2. Review their incremental progress toward licensure and decide on their best strategies

3. Organize their hours by documenting on the correct BBS related forms

4. Differentiate how to advertise themselves in the various stages of licensing

5. Apply how the 90-day rules impacts their ability to count hours

6. Identify the “options” for counting hours currently available to pre-licensees

Continuing Education credits: 
You are elligible for 2 CEs from either the live event OR the recording, but not both. If you do not need CEs this event is free to attend. After the event you will receive an e-mail with the speaker evaluation, a post-test, and a link to download your CE certificate. 

About Luke Martin, Esq.

Luke Matthew Martin, Esq., a member of the State Bar of California since 2011, joined CAMFT as a Staff Attorney in 2019. He holds a Master of Business Administration with honors and a Juris Doctorate Degree specializing in Child, Family and Elder Law with honors. Prior to coming to CAMFT, Luke ran a private practice focusing on civil litigation and represented several businesses with annual revenues in the millions. He has been recognized by the State Bar of California with the Wiley E. Manuel Certificate for Pro Bono Legal Services for his legal assistance in helping victims of domestic violence. In addition to his work at CAMFT, Luke is an adjunct professor for several universities lecturing on political science and business law and sits on University of Arizona’s Faculty Senate.

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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.

  • 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 registered for CEs. 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

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

  
  

2021 CAMFT Presentation
Post-Event Recording

"Road to Licensure"

Presented by: 

 Luke Martin, Esq. 

 Please be aware that this registration is for the RECORDING of the online event. If you prefer to attend the LIVE event, there is a separate registration on our website. The recording will be made available on the Monday after the live event and will stay viewable for 3 weeks. 

When: Viewing of this recording will be available from Monday, October 4, 2021 to Monday, October 25, 2021.
Where: A link to view the event recording will be e-mailed to you
Cost: Free to attend ; $24 for 2 CEs
You do not need to be a CAMFT member to attend. 

If you prefer to attend the live event you can register for that HERE

Course Description         

This recording of the two-hour presentation that was held on October 2nd, 2021, will provide an overview of the laws and regulations applicable to pre-licensees as they work toward licensure in marriage and family therapy. Topics to be discussed include the marriage and family therapy licensing process, supervised experience requirements for applicants, supervisor qualifications and supervision requirements, licensing examinations, and common employment issues pre-licensees encounter with their supervisors. This course will also discuss any current waivers as they may impact pre-licensees.

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will be able to record the number of hours and the number of weeks of supervised experience required
2. Identify the “options” for counting hours currently available to pre-licensees
3. Apply how the 90-day rules impacts their ability to count hours
4. Differentiate how to advertise themselves in the various stages of licensing
5. Organize their hours by documenting on the correct BBS related forms
6. Review their incremental progress toward licensure and decide on their best strategies to take to complete their 3000 hours

Continuing Education credits: 

You are elligible for 2 CEs from either the live event OR the recording, but not both. If you do not need CEs this event is free to attend. After the event you will receive an e-mail with the speaker evaluation, a post-test, and a link to download your CE certificate. 

About Luke Martin, Esq.

Join the RECAMFT Board of Directors for our monthly meeting, the SECOND Friday of each month from 9 am -11 am.  All RECAMFT members are always welcome.

This meeting is held via Zoom. 

To join us register here! Registration is required.

The zoom link to this event will be e-mailed to the address you registered with by the Chapter President prior to the event. 

Join Our Pre-Licensed Members in This Monthly Networking Group!

The Pre-Licenced Collaborative next meets:

October 16th, 2021
10:00 Am - 12:00 PM
Zoom Meetings

Associates will enjoy the camaraderie of being together across the distance.  Meetings may feature an LMFT willing to share their orientation, clinical expertise and wisdom or may focus on prelicensed peer support. The Pre-Licensed Collaboration is the virtual version of our "Pre-Licensed Walk and Talk" in Sebastapol.

Your hosts

Coordinated by RECAMFT Prelicensed Director at Large Ally Shamseldin AMFT, APCC and RECAMFT Outreach Chair Debbie Melmon, LMFT.

Register online for the next event: Here

Once RECAMFT registration is confirmed, you will receive an email confirmation.
• Register for each event separately
• Prelicensed Collaborative will meet virtually on the third Saturday of the month from January-June and Sept-Dec.
• We will meet on Zoom meetings. You will receive a link in the confirmation email. If you do not receive a link, please contact therapy@recamft.org.

Help us spread the word to other Prelicensed folks

Share this event link with others.
Event coordinators can be reached at recamftPreLicensed@gmail.com

Upcoming 2021 Dates

Oct 16, 2021 

Nov 20, 2021 

Dec 18, 2021 

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.

Join the RECAMFT Board of Directors for our monthly meeting, the SECOND Friday of each month from 9 am -11 am.  All RECAMFT members are always welcome.

This meeting is held via Zoom. 

To join us register here! Registration is required.

The zoom link to this event will be e-mailed to the address you registered with by the Chapter President prior to the event. 

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., Nov. 19, 2021
• 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.

Join Our Pre-Licensed Members in This Monthly Networking Group!

The Pre-Licenced Collaborative next meets:

November 20th, 2021
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Zoom Meetings

Associates will enjoy the camaraderie of being together across the distance.  Meetings may feature an LMFT willing to share their orientation, clinical expertise and wisdom or may focus on prelicensed peer support. The Pre-Licensed Collaboration is the virtual version of our "Pre-Licensed Walk and Talk" in Sebastapol.

Your hosts

Coordinated by RECAMFT Prelicensed Director at Large Ally Shamseldin AMFT, APCC and RECAMFT Outreach Chair Debbie Melmon, LMFT.

Register online for the next event: Here

Once RECAMFT registration is confirmed, you will receive an email confirmation.
• Register for each event separately
• Prelicensed Collaborative will meet virtually on the third Saturday of the month from January-June and Sept-Dec.
• We will meet on Zoom meetings. You will receive a link in the confirmation email. If you do not receive a link, please contact therapy@recamft.org.

Help us spread the word to other Prelicensed folks

Share this event link with others.
Event coordinators can be reached at recamftPreLicensed@gmail.com

Upcoming 2021 Dates

Nov 20, 2021 

Dec 18, 2021 

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.

Join the RECAMFT Board of Directors for our monthly meeting, the SECOND Friday of each month from 9 am -11 am.  All RECAMFT members are always welcome.

This meeting is held via Zoom. 

To join us register here! Registration is required.

The zoom link to this event will be e-mailed to the address you registered with by the Chapter President prior to the event. 

Join Our Pre-Licensed Members in This Monthly Networking Group!

The Pre-Licenced Collaborative next meets:

December 18th, 2021
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Zoom Meetings

Associates will enjoy the camaraderie of being together across the distance.  Meetings may feature an LMFT willing to share their orientation, clinical expertise and wisdom or may focus on prelicensed peer support. The Pre-Licensed Collaboration is the virtual version of our "Pre-Licensed Walk and Talk" in Sebastapol.

Your hosts

Coordinated by RECAMFT Prelicensed Director at Large Ally Shamseldin AMFT, APCC and RECAMFT Outreach Chair Debbie Melmon, LMFT.

Register online for the next event: Here

Once RECAMFT registration is confirmed, you will receive an email confirmation.
• Register for each event separately
• Prelicensed Collaborative will meet virtually on the third Saturday of the month from January-June and Sept-Dec.
• We will meet on Zoom meetings. You will receive a link in the confirmation email. If you do not receive a link, please contact therapy@recamft.org.

Help us spread the word to other Prelicensed folks

Share this event link with others.
Event coordinators can be reached at recamftPreLicensed@gmail.com

Upcoming 2021 Dates

Dec 18, 2021 

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.