Welcome!
Welcome to the East Bay Chapter of CAMFT (California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists), a diverse local community of professionals who seek to further the profession. We are an active membership of Licensed MFTs, (and affiliate professionals such as LCSWs. LPCCs, Psychologists, etc.), Prelicensed Associates, Trainees, and Students as well as Community Partners. East Bay CAMFT serves our community by providing resources to fit the broad range of needs that comprise our membership from our E-tree Google Group Forum, Networking Events, CE Presentations, Mentorships, socials, and our 3000 Hour Club. We are here to support your professional growth. – EBCAMFT Board of Directors
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EB CAMFT Solidarity Statement June 23, 2020 Dear EBCAMFT Members, As a local Chapter of CAMFT, your Board of Directors is in support of state CAMFT’s message disavowing racial injustice as an organization. We also felt compelled to speak out as a Chapter. Your Board of Directors supports and stands in solidarity with all Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and deplores systemic racism in our local community and our country. We feel the anger, the grief, and the urgency that you do. We understand that words are not enough, and we want to be thoughtful about what steps we can take now and moving forward as a Chapter in our commitment to combating racism. First, as mental health clinicians, our community has a unique perspective on, and a responsibility to address, the mental health impacts of racial injustice and discrimination. As such, we have begun to compile a list of Resources to Combat Racial Injustice for Mental Health Professionals for our members, with the intention of making this list an evolving community resource for learning. With the creation of this living Google document, we invite our EBCAMFT members to contribute their own suggestions and share resources. We hope this list will help our local CAMFT Community remain engaged and educated about racial injustice and mental health. Next, the Board has changed the focus of the remainder of this year’s workshops and trainings to topics that can bring a deeper understanding of how we can use our profession to address and facilitate systemic change to dismantle racism. In addition, we recognize ongoing self-inquiry to confront implicit biases and racism within ourselves is required to provide better services for BIPOC clients and to create a community in which our BIPOC clinicians feel included and supported. We are open to your recommendations for potential speakers, who can share relevant and powerful messages with us. Please send your ideas for speakers to ebcamftpresident@gmail.com. Respectfully, Beth Hermosillo, LMFT President Susan Weissenborn, LMFT Past President Jennifer Brookman, LMFT Secretary Tu Hoang, LMFT Treasurer Aliss Wang, AMFT Program Director
Nanci Finley, LMFT Program Director/Venues Nalini Calamur, AMFT Pre-licensed Director Jessica Brown, LMFT Member-at-Large John Kravitz, AMFT Member-at-Large For Psychotherapists
We are an association of licensed and pre-licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs) and mental-health professionals with related licenses. We are dedicated to supporting one another's professional lives through opportunities for continuing education, networking, consultation, social connection, increasing public awareness of who we are and what we offer, and participating in legislative efforts to advance our profession. East Bay CAMFT serves its members as a comprehensive source of quality information and training for best practices that include the most current clinical, marketing and business practices; and a compelling on-line presence for professionals and the public. It is our aim to be known for extensive community building and networking. East Bay CAMFT is an efficient and transparent organization that uses its financial resources for maximum benefit to its members. And finally, because of the way we conduct our chapter, East Bay CAMFT is a model that provides leadership to our parent organization, CAMFT, and to other state and national organizations." - East Bay CAMFT Vision Statement Adopted June, 2011 Not Yet a Member?CAMFT is the professional organization for MFTs in the State of California, and East Bay CAMFT is a chapter that serves both Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. It is the largest CAMFT chapter in Northern California (and possibly the entire state). We began as a network in 1980 and received our charter from CAMFT in 1985. The Chapter is active in providing training, social and networking events, and public services to the community. We welcome your participation! |
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EBCAMFT 2020 Board of Directors
President: Beth Hermosillo
President Elect: Open
Past President: Susan Kelsey Weissenborn
Secretary: Jennifer Brookman
Treasurer: Tu Hoang
Membership Director: (open)
Program Director: Aliss Wang
Program Director/Venues: Nanci Finley
Hospitality Director: (open)
Marketing/Social Media Director: Jennifer Brookman
Prelicensed Director: Associate Representative: Nalini Calamur
Prelicensed Director: Student Representative: (open)
Member-at-Large: Jessica Brown
Member-at-Large: John Kravitz
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East Bay Chapter, CA Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
P.O Box 6278 Albany, CA 94706
www.eastbaytherapist.org
510-692-9936