Here's a list of some of the ways members benefit by joining Santa Clara Valley CAMFT.

1. Networking at monthly SCV-CAMFT luncheons. Chapter luncheons, held in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, provide time for you to meet with colleagues, make and receive referrals, build new relationships and renew existing ones, all while enjoying up-to-date presentations.

2. Professional Development through monthly luncheons and workshops that feature presentations on a wide variety of topics addressing the professional and business needs of our members. Additionally, SCV-CAMFT is a BBS state-approved provider of CEUs, so you can fulfill your BBS requirements for a nominal fee.

3. The Membership Directory is a wonderful resource for referrals. It contains members’ specialty listings, languages spoken, and identification of those who have handicap access or accept low fees. In addition, the directory is made available to agencies in the community for their use in making referrals. The directory is published twice annually and is available to members for free in Adobe PDF format on the chapter’s Website or at cost on a print-on-demand basis.

4. Our bi-monthly newsletter, SCV-CAMFT News, keeps members up-to-date on job opportunities, legislative alerts and new developments in the field. Chapter members may place one classified advertisement per issue free of charge and receive discounted advertising rates.

5. SCV-CAMFT’s Website, www.scv-camft.org, contains information important for members and

   the community. As a chapter member you are entitled to a free listing in the online “Therapist Search” referral database. You may also sign up for an Expanded Web listing and get your own Web page! Additionally, members have access to the members’ area of the Website and the “Chapter Exchange,” the chapter’s listserve, which is a convenient means of distributing announcements and keeping involved with the chapter’s membership.

6. SCV-CAMFT’s Pre-licensed Support Services are extensive. The chapter offers on-going support groups, a regular pre-licensed column in SCV-CAMFT News, and various pre-licensed focused events.

7. The Internship Directory includes detailed information on internships in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, contact numbers for pre-licensed support services, and information about the internship process. It is updated continuously and is available to members free of charge on the chapter’s Website.

8. Involvement in Special Interest Groups (SIGs) allow you to personally effect solutions in an area of the profession that interests or concerns you. You are welcome to participate in any of the current groups: – Mentor-Mentee, Well Being, Newly Licensed – or to explore gathering a new group.

9. Volunteer opportunities abound. You are encouraged to join our board of directors, contribute articles to our newsletter, provide editorial input for the newsletter, and bring you expertise and leadership skills to one of our committees.

Again, these are just some of the many benefits of membership. To find out more, we encourage you to join today*

*Our printable membership application opens a .pdf file. If you need the free software to open this file please go to www.adobe.com