9:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Continental Breakfast
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM: State of the Profession w/ Joy Alafia
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Break with food and coffee/tea
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM: Nature Restore and Reset for Therapists w/Saskia Lucas
Join us for a nourishing and educational day with CAMFT Executive Director, Joy Alafia, presenting "State of the Profession" (for 1 CE credit) and Saskia Lucas presenting "Nature Restore and Reset," three nature connection practices. This event includes a continental breakfast with coffee and tea. Read below for the details!
State of the Profession
Presented by Joy Alafia, MBA, CAE, CAMFT Executive Director
Includes 1 CE credits for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and LCSWs.
Join CAMFT Executive Director, Joy Alafia, CAE, to understand events, legislation, and internal association processes currently impacting CAMFT members.
Learning Objectives
Participants will
- Identify at least one recent/pending legislation and how MFTs may be impacted by the bills
- Describe one way your role affects the governing structure of the profession
- Name two ways to obtain CEs via the new digital offering of The Therapist
About the Presenter
Joy Alafia joined CAMFT as the Executive Director in June of 2022. She has over 20 years of association experience, specializing in transformational leadership, organizational management, governance, marketing, and partnership development. She has led the organization through historic milestones including record membership and reserves, the passage of legislation allowing MFT’s to become eligible Medicare providers, increased MFT brand awareness, greater license portability, and providing valuable financial and training resources to members. Her passion includes elevating the MFT profession while destigmatizing the role of therapy and advocating for equitable access to mental health. She believes in the power of association and its unique ability to make a significant positive social impact.
Joy presently serves on the Board for the United Way Bay Area and previously served on the Board for the non-profit Building Diversity in Science. She has a BS in Physics from Spelman College and an MBA from Pepperdine University. Joy is also a Certified Association Executive.
Nature Restore and Reset
Presented by Saskia Lucas, LMFT
No CE credit for this portion of the event
Join in community and take self-care time to connect, ground and nourish, with the support of nature. Participants will be guided in three nature connection practices to take with them to support wellbeing in a profession that requires holding a lot with clients.
Feel your body exhale and your nervous system calm as you connect with the natural world. Connect with nature’s wisdom, and with fellow colleagues, in a mini-retreat that will leave you with greater peace and perspective.
Objectives
Cultivate mindfulness
Engage in inner reflection
Gain insights
Receive inspiration
Feel nourished
Feel connected to self, greater world and community
About the Presenter
Our guide, Saskia Lucas, LMFT, is a lifelong a nature lover, and trained ecotherapist. “My first love is nature,” she said. “Nature time is my reset to calm, return to myself and feel joy. I am delighted to share my love of nature and nourishing practices with my community of colleagues." Saskia’s best childhood memories were moments spent outdoors, be it exploring rivers with girlfriends or sailing with her grandpa on lakes in the Midwest. For Saskia, the land feels part of her body and spirit, and is the ground of her spirituality.
This is an introductory level course.
TARGET AUDIENCE: LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs
If you miss any of the "State of the Profession" presentation, you will not be eligible for the CE credits. This course meets the qualifications for 1 hour of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. SCV-CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs (CEPA 052466). SCV-CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
The views expressed in this presentation are those of the speaker and not, necessarily, of SCV-CAMFT. SCV-CAMFT can not be held liable for any damages arising from recommendations or advice given by our speakers or any actions or decisions arising out of the content of this presentation. Presentations at SCV-CAMFT events do not constitute an endorsement of the vendor or speaker's views, products or services.
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