Summer 2026, vol. 45, no. 3

by Amanda Cortez

I have been part of the SCV-CAMFT community for many years, and one of the things that keeps me coming back is the people. I have had the opportunity to learn from colleagues, build friendships, connect with other professionals, and be reminded that we don't have to do this work alone. 

Community Focus: PRIDE, in Our Own Backyard

Saturday, August 29 4:00 PM, Santa Clara

Many of us sit with LGBTQIA+ clients every week, and the deepest cultural humility doesn’t come from a slideshow — it comes from proximity, from having been a guest at someone’s table and truly listened — and this year our Cultural Field Guides program is made for exactly this moment

When Survival Becomes Culture: Trauma, Adaptation, and the Mislabeling of Communities

by Amal Khan, LMFT

Cultural environments can normalize behaviors that closely resemble traits we associate with pathology. To understand why, we must look through the lens of collective survival.

Coffee Talk
Saturday, July 26, Crema Coffee

On a Saturday morning in July (the 25th, to be exact!), more than a dozen SCV-CAMFT members gathered together at Crema Coffee shop in San Jose to connect, catch-up and enjoy our community!

Slice of Humor: Is This Yours?

Poems by Edna Wallace, LMFT

“Are you missing 
your phone?”
Yes, I seem to be. 
“I saw who took it.”

Upcoming Events

Presented by Alain Montgomery, JD, CAMFT Staff Attorney
Friday, August 28, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Michael's at Shoreline, Mountain View
6 CE credits

Hosted by LaDonna Silva, LMFT (she/her)
Saturday, August 29, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Private home in Santa Clara, CA

Presented by Sara Jasper, JD, CAMFT Staff Attorney
Friday, October 2, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
ONLINE
3 CE credits

Support Groups

DEI Dates

AUGUST

Month-Long Observances
National Civility Month
National Wellness Month
Key Dates
August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
August 12: International Youth Day
August 19: World Humanitarian Day
August 23: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
August 26: Women’s Equality Day
August 28: Raksha Bandhan (Hindu) — California date

SEPTEMBER

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