Welcome to the section of the SVC-CAMFT newsletter, Legal Beagle written by Darlene Davis, LMFT. The chapter thought it would be helpful to keep you updated on new laws, legislative pursuits or actions, as well as ongoing legal and ethical dilemmas we all face in our career as Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Interns, and Trainees. Please feel free to ask questions that you have and I will do my best to investigate and post your answer in the newsletter. Please note that articles are based on information from CAMFT and/or the BBS and have been researched to the best of my ability. This is not meant to be legal advice.  Please contact CAMFT or Board of Behavioral Sciences for any legal matters you need assistance for.

There have been several legislative updates that affect most of us beginning April 1, 2013. I have listed them below. Please visit www.bbs.ca.gov for more information.

Advertisements for licensees or registrants of the BBS must contain:

o   Your full name, as filed with the Board; and

o   Your license or registration number;

o   Your complete title, or an abbreviation deemed acceptable by the Board.

o   Registered interns or associates must also include the name of your employer or the name of the entity for which you volunteer.

o   Registered interns must also include that you are supervised by a licensed person

You may use the term “Psychotherapy” or “Psychotherapist” as long as your advertisement contains all the information required by law, as listed above.

Reference to academic credentials is permitted in your advertisement as long as your degree is earned (not an honorary degree or conferred without actual study) and representations and statements made about your degree are not misleading.

See http://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/publications/advertising.pdf for Fact Sheet

Additional CE Requirement for LPCC's:

Effective April 1, 2013, licensed professional clinical counselors must take a one-time, seven hour continuing education course covering the assessment and treatment of people living with HIV and AIDS, as part of the 36 hour continuing education coursework requirement.

You must take this course in your first renewal period after the effective date of this regulation

If you have previously taken an HIV or AIDS course that meets the requirements of this regulation, or have equivalent teaching or practice experience, you may submit proof of this to the Board, upon request, in lieu of taking the course. However, this equivalent coursework or experience will not count toward your required 36 hours of continuing education.

Additional requirement for LCSW supervisors:

Effective April 1, 2013, a person supervising an associate clinical social worker must have been licensed in California or another state for at least two years prior to beginning any supervision.

Darlene Davis, LMFT Executive Director HOPE; Healthy Outcomes for Personal Enrichment MFT Stipend Coordinator for Greater Sacramento Instructor of University of Phoenix www.darlenedavismft.com www.hope-counselingcenter.org

Date: Friday, April 19, 2013 from 9:30 to Noon

Location: University of Phoenix, 2860 Gateway Oaks Drive, Sacramento 95833 (Map)

Speaker: Jennifer Olden, MFT, certified EFT therapist and supervisor

Topic: Introduction to Emotionally Focused Therapy

Jennifer Olden, MFT, certified EFT therapist and supervisor will present a workshop on Emotionally Focused Therapy. You will learn how this highly researched, effective, and evidence-based treatment focuses on the emotional bond between partners, presuming that most relational problems arise from a disruption in this bond. You will discover that EFT can help partners learn not only to be more open and trusting with each other, but also to reach out for one another more effectively.

In this presentation, you will have a chance to practice interventions, understand the philosophical underpinnings of this very effective model, and view video clips which illustrate the negative cycles that disrupt the emotional bond.

Jennifer has studied extensively with Rebecca Jorgensen, EFT trainer and Lorrie Brubacher, EFT trainer. She has assisted Rebecca Jorgensen in several Core Skills modules. She specializes in couples and uses the EFT model exclusively. She teaches a class on EFT and provides one-to-one supervision for those who are studying the model. Currently, Jennifer and Nancy and Paul Aikin are building a community of EFT therapists to educate the public on the efficacy of the model and provide support and resources for EFT therapists.

SPECIAL BREAKFAST MEETING GUEST. Please join us at 9:00 a.m. to hear from Jill Epstein, JD, CAMFT Executive Director. She will make a special trip to Sacramento ti give a brief presentation on the latest information on CAMFT member resources and critical legislation effecting MFTs. You won't want to miss this exciting opportunity!

We encourage early registration as space is limited.

  Click here to register.

Cost: Pre-register: $15 stu/interns, $20 SVC-CAMFT memb, $30 non-memb., +$5 "at-door" registration. Inclu. Cont brkfst. & 2 CEUs. No cc's at door. Reserv req'd by Oct. 17-Laura (916) 350-1577, email:membership@sacramentovalleycamft.org or reg,pay, directions at http://www.sacramentovalleycamft.org pre-license mtg. 8:30-9:15 for 1 addl workshop hour. 


Reservations required: You can register and pre-pay online at www.sacramentovalleycamft.org, or contact Laura Frederick at (916) 350-1577 or email membership@sacramentovalleycamft.org to register and pay at the door. Please help us contain the cost of presentations by making reservations in a timely manner (by Tuesday before the meeting). This is much appreciated.

*Disclaimer: University of Phoenix is a trade name and registered trademark of the Apollo Group, Inc. Its use herein by SVC- CAMFT to identify the event location is not intended to imply affiliation with, sponsorship or endorsement of the event by University of Phoenix or Apollo Group, Inc.

NAMI Walk

Join the Team!  Help make a difference in our community!

Sacramento Valley CAMFT is walking with 2013 NAMIWalk Northern California on Apr 27, 2013 10:00 AM.

The walk is a 5K in William Land Park, here in Sacramento.  All proceeds go directly to NAMI, The National Alliance on Mental Illness.

NAMI is a wonderful organization that provides resources and support to families who are struggling with mental health issues.

Our team name is SVC CAMFT.

Come join in the fun by going to:

http://namiwalks.nami.org/svccamft

From our Team Page, click on the `Join My Team' button to register and help us fund-raise. If you can't join us, you can also support our team by making a donation online.

If you have any questions, please contact our Team Captain, Catherine Zanzi, 916-214-1479, czanzi@frontiernet.net

You

are

not

your

past.

You are not a reenactment of a past experience.

You are only here NOW.

The past comes back to you only if you invite it through your thoughts, and the future become a worrisome experience only if you invite it to through your thoughts. You do that to yourself. You choose to feel bad. (Most of us do this in a state of sleep, not yet awakened to a mindful life)

There is nobody in your head creating those thoughts that make you feel bad, except you.

You get to choose what you think, you get to choose what you feel, and you get to choose what you attract to you by what you put out into the universe through your thoughts, feelings and actions.

If you talk about how miserable you have been, you will be miserable!

If you talk about how bad someone was to you, you feel bad!

If you continue to blame anyone for anything you will continue to be the victim!

TAKE YOUR LIFE BACK, NOW!

If you need to talk about how bad you feel, find a confidant, a coach, a trusted source and talk about it and be done. If you find you are stuck in the negative cycle, find someone to help you out of that cycle.

The first step is figuring out why you continue to need to feel bad. That is a hard one to hear and the comment that most often brings anger from others; but think about it.

If you didn't need to feel bad, you wouldn't.  You, and YOU alone decide what something means to you and how you are going to respond to it. You decide to feel bad about something, or to move away from it.

When we get out of our past, and stay away from the future, we have energy to choose what to do with this moment, right NOW. And NOW you can choose to do whatever you choose to do.

Your life on earth is being created right now as you read, feel, think and visualize. What you do in this moment will create the outcome of the next moment.

What you do with today, will create your tomorrow.

Days can seem so long, but years vanish before our eyes. Be conscious about your day, your hour, and your moments.

The purpose of your work in this life, of using your personal power to create you in any given moment of time, is first to serve others so that you may be served. Working in the field of therapy or healing is a service to others; you and I are called to serve.

All ads and reviews are not to exceed 1000 key strokes. Chapter members advertise at no cost. Non-members can advertise about employment opportunities at no cost. Non-members, non employment-related ads follow these rates:

$10 for 200 key strokes

$20 for 201-600 key strokes

$30 for 601-1000 key strokes

Full page and ½ page ads are not accepted.

All ads contain text only; no graphics will be included.

Ads submitted that are longer than 1000 characters will be returned for editing. It is best to type your ad in a Microsoft Word document to note how many characters, how big your ad is, and for your own record keeping. Please visit our site to find more information on how to use Microsoft word for editing. You can then copy and paste it on our online submission form located here (http://www.sacramentovalleycamft.org/Newsletter.html)

It is your responsibility to check for spelling and grammar errors.

Ads must be received by the 25th of the month in order to appear in the next newsletter. Ads are placed in the order that they are received.

You can submit and pay for your ad by:

Visiting our webpage: www.sacramentovalleycamft.org

Mailing in payment: P.O. Box 163385, Sacramento, CA 95816

Emailing the Newsletter Editor: newslettereditor@sacramentovalleycamft.org

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