Presented by Dave Jensen, JD

6 CEUs for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs

You must attend both days for 6 CEUs. We will not issue partial credit.
A recording of this event will be provided to registrants for viewing for 3 months.

This six-hour presentation on law and ethics will address a wide-variety of topics including, but not limited to, the clinician’s decision-making process, including suicidality and Tarasoff issues; advertising; psychotherapist-patient privilege issues; the “Golden Rule of Confidentiality”;  service of subpoenas; responding to subpoenas; handling of suspected child abuse reports; recordkeeping trends; and, various business structures for psychotherapy practices. 

Presentation Goals

This course is designed to expose therapists to a wide-variety of laws and regulations concerning issues arising within their practices and to develop their confidence in addressing such issues.

Learning Objectives

• Participants will be able to identify three key principles of sound clinical thinking.
• Participants will be able to name three different business structures for providing mental health services to consumers.
• Participants will be able to describe five situations that will likely affect their practices and what to do about them.

About the Presenter

Mr. Jensen worked in-house for the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) for many years, where he assisted CAMFT’s members in understanding and complying with their legal and ethical requirements. A popular and engaging presenter, Mr. Jensen has given numerous workshops throughout the state on compliance issues for psychotherapists. In addition, to providing workshops for local chapters of CAMFT, he also conducts trainings for nonprofit agencies, government agencies, and universities. He has also assisted psychotherapists in forming professional corporations and nonprofit corporations.

TARGET AUDIENCE: LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs

If you miss any of the presentation, you will not be eligible for the CEUs. SCV-CAMFT is a CAMFT-approved Continuing Education Provider (CEPA 052466). This course meets the qualifications of 6 continuing education credit for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs. SCV-CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

The views expressed in presentations made at SCV-CAMFT membership meetings or other SCV-CAMFT events are those of the speaker and not, necessarily, of SCV-CAMFT. Presentations at SCV-CAMFT events do not constitute an endorsement of the vendor or speaker's views, products or services.

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Presented by Dr. Marty Klein

Includes 3 CEUs

This event will be IN PERSON and online. For in person, we will be offering hors d'oeuvres and drinks before the event, beginning at 4pm. The event will begin at 4:30 with a break, when we will offer more food and drinks. A recording of this presentation will be available for 3 months to those who register.

There’s SO much going on in couples sessions: power dynamics, contrasting narratives, cultural assumptions, old wounds, the lack of agreements about household routines—not to mention our own counter-transference.

In this program we’ll examine the architecture of couples, and of couples therapy. What are the building blocks that every successful couple needs—and how do we help people develop them? What are some reliable techniques we can use with couples who won’t cooperate, or when we get stuck? And how can an existential perspective help redirect couples who expect us to do their work for them?

• Setting & managing patients’ expectations of therapy


• Enhancing couples’ conflict management

• Making and keeping agreements
• Power dynamics and narratives of powerlessness
• The importance of existential issues
• What is NOT a sexual problem?
• Diversity and cultural concerns

Learning Objectives

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Assess a couple’s power dynamics, and describe the results to the couple
• Name 3 issues that couples commonly present as sexual issues, which are more effectively treated as something else
• Teach couples the importance of making and keeping agreements, with illustrations of effective and ineffective agreements

About the Presenter

 
Dr. Marty Klein has been an MFT and Certified Sex Therapist working with men, women, and couples for 39 years. Marty is the award-winning author of seven books on sexuality and relationships, including the ground-breaking Sexual Intelligence. Psychology Today simply says “To improve your sex life, buy this book.” Dan Savage says Marty's current book on pornography “makes me feel sane.”

Marty appears frequently in the popular media, such as The New York Times and The New Yorker, National Public Radio and The Daily Show. He recently gave two Congressional briefings on evidence-based sex education. Marty’s Sexual Intelligence blog and e-newsletter are frequently cited as sources of innovative thinking about sexuality, culture, politics, and the media.

Each year Marty trains thousands of professionals across the US, Europe, and Asia. He has been an invited master presenter at nine state CAMFT conferences. Audiences consistently call his talks thought-provoking, practical, and entertaining.

TARGET AUDIENCE: LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, Licensed or pre-licensed therapists nationwide.

If you miss any of the presentation, you will not be eligible for the CEUs. SCV-CAMFT is a CAMFT-approved Continuing Education Provider (CEPA 052466). This course meets the qualifications of 3 continuing education credit for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs.

The views expressed in presentations made at SCV-CAMFT meetings or events are those of the speaker and not, necessarily, of SCV-CAMFT. Presentations at SCV-CAMFT events do not constitute an endorsement of the vendor or speaker's views, products or services.

Presentation by Connie Habash, LMFT 

Includes 3 CEUs for LMFTs, LEPs, LSCWs and LPCCs

Nature immersion is a deeply healing, transformative experience for many of us. Recent studies affirm this, showing that mindful time spent outdoors can profoundly increase our well-being. There are physical, mental, emotional, and even spiritual benefits to time spent in nature. It slows us down, returns us to the present moment, soothes our nervous system, shifts our perspective, and connects us to something larger than our individual selves.

Ecotherapy is a process of healing and transformation through connection with the natural world. Although it is usually done outdoors, Ecotherapy can also be brought inside the counseling office in a variety of ways. Through experiential, metaphorical, and conceptual ways, nature can inform and guide therapy sessions, sometimes with surprising synchronicities. Being outdoors in nature offers us unique insights, growth, and renewal that aren’t available inside the four walls of our offices or online.

Join us in an afternoon of Ecotherapy, where you will experience these gifts of “nature as the co-therapist”, supporting your journey of healing and growth, and learn applications for clients in your own therapy practice, both indoors and outside.  

Program Goals

The goal of this program is for participants to be able to understand what Ecotherapy is, its benefits to clients, appropriate client populations to practice ecotherapy with, how to create a meaningful Ecotherapy experience, safety and legal concerns with Ecotherapy, and practical applications of Ecotherapy techniques indoors and outdoors. Experiential exercises in nature will be the focal point of this workshop. 

Learning Objectives

After attending this course, participants will be able to...

1. Name at least 3 benefits of Ecotherapy
2. Explain the difference between "Walk and Talk" therapy and Ecotherapy     
3. Identify safety considerations for outdoor practice of Ecotherapy     
4. Conceptualize at least 2 indoor Ecotherapy practices
5. Know how to structure an Ecotherapy session in nature and identify at least 2 outdoor Ecotherapy practices

About the Presenter

Rev. Connie L. Habash, MA, LMFT, Ecotherapist, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, yoga & meditation teacher, interfaith minister, and author of Awakening from Anxiety: A Spiritual Guide to Living a More Calm, Confident, and Courageous Life. Connie graduated from the Transpersonal Counseling Psychology program at JFK University in 1994 and became licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in 1999, integrating body, mind, heart, and spirit in her work with individuals, couples, and groups.

Her love of nature and ecotherapy began with programs through Gaia Passages at the Artemis Wilderness Camp, and the Art of Mentoring with 8 Shields Institute since 2014. Deep nature connection quickly became a foundation of her classes, workshops, and retreats, and she subsequently completed her Level 1 &2 Ecotherapy Certificates with Ariana Candell through The Earthbody Institute. She currently teaches their Level 1 online course.

Connie is passionate about personal growth, healing, and deepening spirituality through nature. She creates a nurturing space to awaken, grow, and serve the planet in her online community, Awakening Women of the Earth (AWE), as well as her other online programs, psychotherapy practice, in-person retreats, workshops, and Ecotherapy sessions in the San Francisco Bay Area. Discover more at her website: https://www.AwakeningSelf.com/     

TARGET AUDIENCE: LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs

If you miss any of the presentation, you will not be eligible for the CEUs. SCV-CAMFT is a CAMFT-approved continuing education provider (CEPA 052466). This course meets the qualifications of 3 continuing education credit for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs.

The views expressed in presentations made at SCV-CAMFT meetings or events are those of the speaker and not, necessarily, of SCV-CAMFT. Presentations at SCV-CAMFT events do not constitute an endorsement of the vendor or speaker's views, products or services.

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Presentation by Jyoti Nadhani, LMFT 

3 CEUs

TARGET AUDIENCE: LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs

If you miss any of the presentation, you will not be eligible for the CEUs. SCV-CAMFT is a CAMFT-approved Continuing Education Provider (CEPA 052466). This course meets the qualifications of 3 continuing education credit for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs.

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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