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Our sponsors and exhibitors have put together a few virtual goodies especially for our participants who purchased the Virtual Experience CE package. From special discounts, to free resources, and a $20 food and beverage credit for Grubhub...you'll be sure to get your swag on!

CPH & Associates
CPH & Associates is pleased to offer a one-time $20 credit with Grubhub for all PAID CAMFT participants joining the Virtual Experience Event to use until October 21st.  Paid particpants will receive an email from Grubhub by August 28. 

Click here for details on Grubhub

Jill Johnson Young
 

Jill Johnson Young 

We need to  change how we talk about dying, death, grief, and dementia. I want mental health clinicians and allied health professionals to have the knowledge and tools to do it better and offering 15% Discount on a Grief or Dementia course for CAMFT attendees.  Contact Jill Johnson via the website for more information.

Zur Institute
 

Zur Institute

Zur Institute offers comprehensive and essential clinical forms and HIPAA Compliant Kit and Forms geared to psychotherapists, MFT's, counselors and social workers in private practice. Save 15% through September 2020 on over 125 online continuing education courses for Psychologist, Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs), Social Workers (SWs), Professional Counselors (PCs) and other mental health professionals.  Go to the website and use code: CAMFT2020

Northcentral University
 

Northcentral University

Northcentral University offers weekly course starts to fit your schedule. With no need to wait for the start of a semester, you can start your educational journey as soon as you're ready. CAMFT members receive a 15% tuition reduction on all programs and certificates including our PhD-MFT, DMFT and PhD-Psy! 

Brandman University
 

Brandman University

Brandman University is a fully accredited, private, nonprofit university designed for working adults seeking to improve their careers through education. With many programs offered online as well as on-campus at our 25+ locations, Brandman is here to help you reach your educational goals with FREE Professional Development Webinars for CAMFT attendees ranging in a variety of topics to support your career.

Our Family Wizard
 

Our Family Wizard

Work with divorced and separated parents? OurFamilyWizard is specifically designed to reduce the stress of managing family plans across separate households. Learn more about the tools that families turn to when conflict gets in the way of their co-parenting: Calendar, Message Board, Journal, Expense Log, Bank Mobile App.  CAMFT attendees get one free family account. Please contact Matt Havrevold at MHavrevold@ourfamilywizard.com

The Couples Institute
 

Couples Institute

Enjoy this free gift from Couples Institute…

This training includes 2 one-hour downloadable audios and a 62-page downloadable book describing the traits and treatment of The Hostile-Angry CoupleWe will be giving away, The Hostile-Angry Couple - for attendees at no charge. It's a 62-page guide and two hours of training. Valued at $79.00. Click here for more information.

 

Plum Blossom Creations
 

Plum Blossom Creation

At the end of every day, spend 15 minutes thanking your body for all that it does to help you show up at your best. CAMFT attendees can download a free copy of Sara's Inner Smile Yin Yoga Sequence. Our gift to you. And your gift to yourself. Every day. 

simplepractice
 

simplepractice

SimplePractice is the fastest-growing, highest-rated, and most innovative practice management software on the market. As you grow your practice, client relationships should be your focus. SimplePractice can handle the rest. CAMFT attendees will receive two months for the price of one.

NARM Practitioner Trainings
 

NARM

In a modern world beset by complex trauma and a legacy of suffering, conflict and disconnection, healing trauma can serve as a vehicle for personal and social transformation. Transforming Trauma is a podcast about thriving after trauma.  CAMFT attendees receive a full transcript of a podcast episode with Dr. Larry Heller and Dr. Gabor Mate on, "Complex Trauma and the Future of Trauma-Informed Care." To access transcript, please visit NARM's exhibitor booth to download PDF or simply, click here.

CEPA
 

CEPA

Have you ever thought about sharing your knowledge and skills and supplement your income? Now is the perfect time to become a CAMFT-Approved Continuing Education Provider!   Apply today and use Promo code VE2020 by October 21st and receive a 15% discount on your application fee.  That’s a savings of $45 off for non-members and $30 for members applying as an individual.  To learn more, set up an appointment today at https://calendly.com/cepa2020/30min

Newport Academy
 

Newport Academy

At Newport Academy, we bring teens from self-destruction to self-esteem by treating the primary mental health issues that are the underlying causes of high-risk behavior. We treat individuals, ages 12–22, struggling with teenage depression, teen anxiety, and trauma-related issues, along with co-occurring eating disorders and teenage substance abuse. We invite CAMFT attendees to learn more about Newport Academy. Every attendee who books a call with Krista Mackinnon, Clinical Outreach Specialist, will be entered to win a pair of Air Pod Pros.

Keynote Speakers

We are proud to introduce CAMFT’s 2021 Virtual Experience Conference keynote speakers. These leaders will deliver the perfect prescription of clarity, strength, focus and mental health awareness in 2021:

Dr. Joy DeGruey, PhD FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2021
Dr. Joy DeGruy, PhD
"Culture Specific Models of Service Delivery and Practice"
(2 CEs)

 

 

Lori Gottlieb, MFTSATURDAY, MAY 8, 2021
Lori Gottlieb, MFT
“Maybe You Should Talk to Someone”
(1.5 CEs)

 

 

 

Conference Information

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  • On-Demand
  • Pricing
  • FAQs
  • Sponsorship

Live Webinars

By registering for the CAMFT's Virtual Experience, you are agreeing to keep all live sessions and recorded content confidential. This content is only for educational and training purposes, and you agree not to disclose this content to others. Any form of duplication, downloading or redistribution of this content is prohibited.
CAMFT Attorneys

"Conversations with the CAMFT Attorneys: How to Breach Confidentiality and Not Regret It"
Ann Tran-Lien, JD, Luke Martin MBA, JD, Alain Montgomery, JD, Kristin Roscoe, JD,
(1.5 CEs)
9:00 am - 10:30 am

Confidentiality is a cornerstone of therapeutic treatment. It gives patients the comfort and trust they need to be honest with their clinician. However, there are circumstances that either compel or allow for therapists to breach patient confidentiality under both California laws and HIPAA. In this workshop, the CAMFT Staff Attorneys discuss various situations where a therapist is required or permitted to disclose patient clinical information, including coroner and county public requests; subpoenas/court orders; dangerous patients; clinical consultations; and managed care audits.
Dr. Joy DeGruy, PhD "Culture Specific Models of Service Delivery and Practice"
Dr. Joy De Gruy PhD
(2 CEs)
10:45 am - 12:45 pm

This seminar couples evidence-based practice models and culturally responsive intervention approaches. The values, customs and traditions that characterize and distinguish different groups of people become the tools through which providers can determine how to proceed in assisting, supporting and strengthening individuals, families and groups from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Ericha Scott“The Creative and Expressive Arts for Deep Healing and Transformation: Substance Use Disorders and Trauma Treatment"
Dr. Ericha Scott, PhD
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
(1.5 CEs)

The creative and expressive arts are uniquely suited to engage sensory, pre-verbal, nonverbal, metaphorical, symbolic, imagistic and right-brained processes. These processes help elicit words and narratives necessary to reduce symptoms of trauma, abuse and addiction. When used properly, the arts are an effective tool for self-regulation, insight and motivation. This dynamic lecture includes slides of client art and poetry, as well as a review of the basic tenants of ethical practice.
 
David Steven Mars, PhD., MFT"Treating a Cross-Cultural Step-Family in Distress Over Zoom"
Dr. David Steven Mars, PhD, MFT
9:00 am - 10:00 am
(1 CE)

Zoom or other internet platforms can supply a medium to bring couples, adult children and grandchildren back together after a multi-generational, cross-cultural, step-family rupture. The Transformative Couples Therapy™ (TCT) method will be featured via excerpts of captioned video of clinical sessions to demonstrate how emotional suffering, situational depression and loss can actually help to soften defenses to open motivational pathways toward lasting transformative outcomes. Power Point will give theory and practice of how the TCT method can be used to bring new cross-cultural awareness into the foreground to increase peaceful understanding and merciful alternatives to continued conduction of generational trauma.
Lori Gottlieb, MFT"Maybe You Should Talk to Someone"
Lori Gottlieb, MFT
10:15 am - 11:15 am
(1.5 CEs)

This moderated conversation will expand on the major themes of the book Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed. We will discuss the cases in the book, the experience of a therapist in therapy, self-disclosure both to clients and a readership, and the clinical issues encountered in the book.
Dr. Ramani Durvasula, "Understanding Narcissism and High Conflict Personality Styles: A Primer for Clinicians"
Dr.  Ramani Durvasula
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
1.5 CEs)

Everybody is talking about “narcissism”, but what does it do to our clients and how do we talk about it? Narcissism and other high conflict, antagonistic, and dysregulated patterns take a toll on intimate, family, and workplace relationships. It is essential for therapists to understand narcissism and other “narcissism-adjacent” patterns, the impact of these patterns, and tools for working with clients experiencing “narcissistic abuse” or antagonistic relational abuse. This program will provide an overview of these personality styles, their impact on relationships, and an overview of transtheoretical clinical tools that can be used to support clients experiencing these issues.
 
Hilary Jacobs Hendel, LCSW"Making Room for Emotions: Understanding the Relationship Between Emotions and Connection with Our Authentic Self and Others"
Hilary Jacobs Hendel, LCSW
9:00 am - 10:30 am
(1.5 CEs)

Participants will learn the Change Triangle, a practical map for understanding how emotions work in the mind and body to help us connect us to our authentic self and others. Learn an effective holistic tool to decrease anxiety and depression and connect more deeply to whomever or whatever you want. Get a basic education in emotions and a new way to understand trauma and transformation.

Miguel E. Gallardo, PsyD"Lessons in Connectedness, Racial Capitalism, Implicit Bias, and Colorism"
Dr. Miguel E. Gallardo PsyD
10:45 am - 12:15 pm
(1.5 CEs)

As the nation is currently facing challenges that are creating more darkness and divisiveness, our ability to engage in thoughtful and meaningful discourse on cultural issues remains ever present.  Remembering our shared humanity and connectedness, in spite of our current challenges, has never been more paramount.  This webinar addresses the impact of racial capitalism, racial colorblindness, implicit bias, and colorism on our (in)ability to create meaningful changes.  It is hoped that attendees gain an understanding how to work towards more antiracist-intersectional practices, both personally and professionally

CAMFT Attorneys

"Conversations with the CAMFT Attorneys: What to Expect When You Are Facing a BBS or an Ethics Complaint"
Ann Tran-Lien, JD, Michael Griffin, JD, LCSW, Bradley Muldrow, JD, and Sara Jasper, JD 
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
(1.5 CEs)

The looming threat that one's patient may file a BBS or ethics complaint can lead to weeks of anxious days and sleepless nights. Knowing what to expect and how to respond upon receiving such complaints can restore a therapist’s peace of mind and allow them to practice with clarity and confidence. In this workshop, the CAMFT Staff Attorneys discuss what to expect when facing a BBS or Ethics Committee complaint; common complaints and recommendations of preventative actions; what happens when the BBS receives a complaint; recommendations on how a therapist may respond; and an overview of the Ethics Committee complaint process.
 
Erlanger A. Turner, PhD"Evidence-Based Considerations for Working with Racially Diverse Families"
Dr. Erlanger A. Turner, Ph.D.
9:00 am - 10:00 am
(1 CE)

The focus of this session will be to overview current mental health concerns among racially diverse families during the pandemic. Considerations for providing evidence-based treatments will also be discussed. 
Barbara Griswold, LMFT"What EVERY Therapist Should Know About Insurance"
Barbara Griswold,  MFT
11:20 am - 12:20 pm
(1 CE)

This essential webinar will cover what therapists need to know about insurance, even if they never join a health plan. The latest information on telehealth coverage will be presented. The pros and cons of joining plans and how to get in the door at "full” plans will be outlined, plus what out-of-network therapists should know (ex. that just giving a superbill opens the therapist's treatment for review by the plan). Attendees will learn 14 critical questions to ask when checking coverage, tips for avoiding denials, and the secret to getting more treatment approved. Out-of-network therapists will learn two ways to keep new insurance clients.
Nabil El-Ghoroury, PhD, Executive Director"State of the Profession"
Preceeds following speaker
Dr. Nabil El-Ghoroury, PhD, Executive Director of CAMFT
12:30 pm - 12:45 pm
(No CEs)
Habeebah Rasheed Grimes, MA, Psy.S"More Than Their Trauma: Moving Beyond the ACEs Study to Support Student Healing & Learning in School Settings"
Habeebah Rasheed Grimes, M.A., Psy.S.
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
(1 CE)

With the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study now more widely recognized than at any point since its publication, many practitioners, systems, and institutions are using the ACEs checklist to inform youth services and programs. While the ACEs Study provides useful epidemiological information about the health risks associated with childhood adversity, we must be careful to avoid further pathologizing young people who are often deeply misunderstood and marginalized. This presentation explores asset-driven ways of thinking about youth who experience adversity, acknowledging the harm it causes, while uplifting the potential for healing that resides in young people, their families, and their communities.
Additional speakers will be added as they are confirmed.
 

On-Demand Recordings

David Steven Mars, PhD., MFTPart 2: "Treating a Cross-Cultural Step-Family in Distress Over Zoom with New Breakthroughs Based on the Trauma Treatment"  
Dr. David Mars, PhD, MFT
2 CEs

Research in affective neuroscience and attachment from 1960 to 2020 points out answers to open compassion, understanding and inspiration for therapists. Studies focusing on in utero, infancy, toddlerhood through adolescence bring compelling revelations about the perilous developmental journey of being male.

Edited and captioned video of individual psychotherapy sessions with men will show breakthroughs that develop alternate neural networks and new ways of responding. Methods of Transformative Therapy will be shown so therapists can open doorways to pioneering expressions of men of courage and kindness in relation to self and others. Theory, practice and experience will be well integrated.

Ronald Mah "Therapeutic Train Wrecks"
Dr. Ronald Mah, M.A., PhD
2 CEs

The workshop will comprise of the trainer and participants sharing "therapeutic train wrecks" that they survived and learned from. Participants will be encouraged to reveal clinical/therapeutic mistakes : misdiagnoses, cultural blindness, problematic counter-transference, ignorance, skill deficits, stereotyping, anxiety, confusion, and more that led to negative client reactions, explosions, and termination. This will serve to both educate and reassure therapists of the humbling imperfect process of therapy, but incredibly formative for professional growth. What was learned from the mistakes- the train wrecks, and how walking away from clinical disasters or disappointments prompted growth and depth... and better clinical practice subsequently.

Eellen Kinoy & Ana Mejia"7 Evidenced-Based Strategies to Mitigate Stress"
Ellen Kinoy, LMFT and Ana Meja, MFT
2 CEs

This presentation is based on the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) research demonstrating significant racial and socioeconomic disparities in health outcomes resulting from differential exposure to toxic stress. The impact of contextual issues will be addressed on who experiences multiple life stressors, the divergent physiological and psychological impact of these stressors, and the significant differences in access to Stress Busters to mitigate this impact. The presenters will be utilizing a cultural humility framework of openness and curiosity throughout the presentation.

Dana McNeiel"Understanding Ethical Non-Monogamy"
Dr. Dana McNeil, PsyD, MFT
1.5 CEs
Talal Alsaleeem"Plagues, Politics, and Relationship Vulnerability"
Dr. Talal H. Alsaleem, PsyD., MFT
2 CES

Relationships are similar to organisms in the sense that they are dynamic and influenced by the socio environmental sphere they inhabit. We live in a world that is in a constant state of flux. Every day, we experience major global events that shape our worldviews and impact our daily lives and social interactions.

The impact is often reflected in the quality and quantity of our dyadic interactions with our significant others. The most recent evidence of such an impact was clearly illustrated in how the pandemic and political schism affected relationship vulnerability and increased the potential for infidelity behaviors.

Sheemena Johnson, Psyd, LMFT"From Color to Commonality"
Dr. Shemena Johnson PsyD, LMFT
1 CE

It’s hard to ignore all the chaos we are currently experiencing as a nation. Between the stresses of living through global pandemic lockdowns, political and racial polarization, the struggle to feel connected has reached a point of extreme difficulty. And, this is the case specifically for therapists.

As therapists living through these chaotic events, we often find ourselves anxious while seeing persons of color. Some the anxieties stem from fear of being called a racist or insensitive on a particular issue.

As a therapist myself, we are meant to encourage our patients to speak up, advocate for themselves and to be honest about their true feelings on various personal topics. When it comes to navigating differences and commonalities, we are unprepared and ill-equipped to question and/or answer such pressing matters on the topic of race. This leaves therapists feeling confused and in need of guidance; as an African-American therapist, I found that addressing these matters head-on provides trust, harmony and a deeper connection with the client.

Pricing

 

Early Discount Registration
Until May 1, 2021


    MEMBER   $179
    NON-MEMBER   $209
    PRE-LICENSEE MEMBER   $49
REGISTRATION TO OPEN SOON

Regular Registration
After May 1, 2021


    MEMBER  $209
    NON-MEMBER  $239
    PRE-LICENSEE MEMBER  $79
REGISTRATION TO OPEN SOON

FAQs

Will close caption be available? Yes!

How do I earn CE Hours?

  • If you purchased the Virtual Experience, you could earn CE hours by watching the recorded on-demand workshops or attending a scheduled live presentation.

How many CE hours are available?

  • At this time, 17.5 CE hours are confirmed, and more will be added!
  • CAMFT is approved as a CE provider by the Board of Behavioral Sciences for LMFTs, LEPs, LPCCs, and LCSWs (16 C.C.R. 1887.4.3(3)(D)); Provider Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (Provider# CEP 4046) for a number of contact hours and the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP-EI Provider #IS-95-319-1023). Pre-licensed members and associates may earn hours of experience for attending CAMFT workshops as approved by their supervisors.

How will I receive my CE certificate?

  • Immediately after the live workshop, you will be issued a survey.  Upon completion of the survey, you will be issued a CE certificate to print or download.
  • If you are viewing the on-demand presentations or recording of the live presentations you will need to complete the survey, and successfully pass an exam, and you will immediately be issued a CE certificate to print or download.

Where can I find the handouts or PowerPoints?

  • If provided by the presenter, the workshop handouts or PowerPoints will be available in the course “resources” tab. Please note that some presenters choose to not make their PPTs available.

I purchased the registration but did not receive a receipt or confirmation.  Who do I contact to get a receipt or confirmation?

I paid for the Virtual Experience; however, I have a time conflict during a live event, and cannot make it.  How do I access the recording?

  • Most of the live workshops will be recorded.  Recording will be available in the course after (4) four business days.
  • Due to contract restrictions, Dr. Joy DeGruy’s and Dr. Erlanger A. Turner’s workshop will not be recorded, and the PowerPoint will not be available as a handout.

Am I allowed to screenshot or record any of the presentations?

  • No, not all of the presenters have provided permission to share their copyright material.

How long will I have access to the workshop recordings to earn CEs?

  • Access to the Virtual Experience will be available May 7 – June 7, 2021.

Do I need to log in with my CAMFT account to access the Live workshops and the pre-recorded On-Demand workshops?

  • Yes! Please sure to keep your CAMFT login and password handy so  that you can easily access the Virtual Experience.

Where can I see the schedule of Live workshops?
Please visit our website at https://www.camft.org/org/virtual21 and click on the workshops tab.

Refunds/Cancellations:
Request for refunds must be made in writing and received by CAMFT by April 30, 2021.  The Administrative fee for cancellation shall be $25. There will be no refunds after April 30, 2021.

System Requirements/Technical Assistance

How Can I check to see if my computer/laptop meets the system requirements to view the Virtual Experience?

  • Make sure you’re able to access the Virtual Experience by checking the system requirements for your computer.

Who do I contact for technical support?

  • For Technical Support contact BlueSky at (888) 705-6002 / (858) 201-4136; 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m EST; support@blueskyelearn.com.

 

Sponsorship Opportunities

CAMFT's sponsorship opportunities will be designed to deliver the impact and return on investment you're looking for to put your brand front and center with over 31,000 CAMFT members across California. More details to come at the end of March.

CO-SPONSORED IN PART BY

AC20 Conference Sponsors

WHY SPONSOR CAMFT EVENTS?

When you sponsor CAMFT’s live events, your business will make a lasting impression with potential customers because CAMFT is synonymous with professionalism, ethics and longevity. CAMFT has just celebrated its 55th year! You’ll gain access to CAMFT’s approximately 32,000 members California therapists (MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs), over 50% of which are in private practice. Contact CAMFT at 858-292-2638. Click here to view our Exhibitor Prospectus.