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Happy August! Life is about to get busy in your homes and offices again, if it hasn’t already. We hope that you had a wonderful summer.

August is also busy in other ways. There are many recognition days such as International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Internal Youth day, World Humanitarian Cay, International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, and Women’s Equality Day. It was hard to honor all of these in the newsletter, so the newsletter and social media team decided to honor them in our Social Media pages – Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

We just finished our first in-person event since last February. last Friday at Michael’s. Our Brainspotting event - held on Aug. 9 at Michael’s, with Lisa Larson was a success. We had up to 76 people attending – 30 in person and the rest online. Thanks to the hard work of Marté, Nancy, and our volunteers, Justin, Donna, Brandon, and Deepa.

Hopefully, you are reading the CAMFT newsletter. There are lots of opportunities for students, trainees, and AMFTs. This month’s CAMFT newsletter has information on the transition to the national test as well as scholarship information. The Fall Symposium and next year’s CAMFT Conference will be in San Jose. We hope you will be able to join us at the events, especially next year.

In this newsletter, you will find articles about the immigrant story of a therapist in our community, Liz Ojeda; a commemoration of National Disability Independence Month; and a poem from Edna. Although summer is a busy time, please consider attending our summer workshops: Sex therapy techniques for shame and anxiety with David Khalili, Mothers-in-law from the South Asian Perspective by Kalapana Asok, and our first in-person Law and Ethics workshop since the pandemic with Dave Jensen. The L&E workshop will be on October 18th. If you need L&E CE units before October, CAMFT has an upcoming one on September 20th. Look for the information for our annual membership meeting, which is coming soon.

Networking with other therapists is an important way to receive support. Please join us at our monthly Coffee Talks, Cinema Therapy Club, and support groups. These groups have grown in popularity.

I would like to leave you with one thought. August can be a month of new beginnings as we end Summer and start approaching Fall. It might be a good time to focus on self-care and preparation for the transition into the Fall - embrace new beginnings.

Liliana Ramos,
SCV-CAMFT President

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