President's Message: by Amanda Cortez, LMFT Welcome to the Santa Clara Valley Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists! It is my honor and my privilege to serve as President of such a vibrant community of dedicated mental health professionals and advocates... |
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Community Focus:
Cultural Field Guides Gia Reyes interviews Kusum Punjabi, Director at Large of the DEI Committee, about the soon-to-be-launched Cultural Field Guides program, an innovative initiative that promises participants a more profound understanding of different cultures and their nuances via immersive experiences. This program is aiming to provide opportunities for therapists to experience cultural traditions and customs firsthand, through immersive encounters led by members of those communities. |
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Navigating South Asian Familial Norms in a Western Clinical Context
By Amal Khan, AMFT
The article explores the incongruence between South Asian cultural norms and Western models of boundaries in therapy. It highlights how collectivist values—such as extended family involvement and communal caregiving—interact with Western expectations of autonomy, direct communication, and individual boundaries.
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Slice of Humor:
Object Inconstancy Edna Wallace’s poem “Object Inconstancy” reflects on the pain of inconstant love. |
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Cinema Therapy Club
Facilitated by Kusum Punjabi, AMFT, Director at Large Saturday, February 21, 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
San Jose, CA no CE credits EMDR for Kids 101: An Introductory Workshop for Curious Child Clinicians Presented by Christine Mark-Griffin, LCSW, RPT, RYT Friday, February 27, 10:30 AM - 2:15 PM
Michael's at Shoreline, 2960 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View + ONLINE 3 CE credits
Facilitated by Sabreen Azhar and Heba El-Haddad Saturday, March 1, 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Muslim Community Association, 3003 Scott Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054
no CE credits
Reconnected Digital Wellness: Essentials for Mental Health Presented by Chay Tanchanco, LMFT Friday, March 27, 10:30 AM - 2:15 PM
Michael's at Shoreline, 2960 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View + ONLINE 3 CE credits
Presented by Luke Martin, CAMFT Staff Attorney Friday, April 10, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
ONLINE 3 CE credits
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DEI Dates
FEBRUARY
Black History Month
2nd - Candlemas (Christian)
11th - International Day of Women and Girls in Science
14th - Valentine’s Day
15th - Nirvana Day / Parinirvana Day (Buddhist)
16th - Presidents’ Day
17th - Lunar New Year (Chinese / East Asian)
18th - Ramadan Begins (Islam)
18th - Ash Wednesday (Christian)
20th - World Day of Social Justice
23rd - 1st - National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
MARCH Women’s History Month
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month 3rd - Lantern Festival 1st - Zero Discrimination Day
3rd - Purim (Jewish)
3rd - Holi (Hindu)
8th - International Women’s Day
16th - 22nd - Neurodiversity Celebration Week
20th - Nowruz (Persian / Zoroastrian New Year)
20th - Eid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan)
21st - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
31st - César Chávez Day
31st - International Transgender Day of Visibility
APRIL Arab American Heritage Month
Autism Awareness Month
1st - 9th - Passover (Jewish)
5th - Easter Sunday (Christian) 14th - Vaisakhi (Sikh) 24th - Arbor Day
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