It’s time to enact some self-care and meet EB CAMFT members by joining us on a hike! This hike has views of the lake as well as a small waterfall on the trail that follows the Grass Valley Creek.

Trails:
From Clyde Woolridge Staging Area Park Parking Lot: Goldenrod trail, Bass Cove Trail, Columbine trail, Cascade Trail, Jackson Grade Trail.

Hike:
Estimated Distance: 3.7 miles.
Allow 2 hours for the hike.
Difficulty: Easy to intermediate.
This hike has very little elevation (110 meters). It is a short loop. There are a few stream crossings that do involve some degree of balance crossing logs or stones. However the creek is shallow and narrow so the creek crossings are not precarious.

The meet up time will be 9:30am and the hike will begin at 9:45am.

Craig Toonder is coordinating this event.
Please email him at ctoondermft@gmail.com with any questions

For day of hike issues or problems, please call Craig Toonder, MFT at 510-499-7137.

Meet up location: Clyde Woolridge Staging Area Park Parking Lot

Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Clyde+Woolridge+Staging/@37.7348154,-122.1338204,12.94z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x808f8ef9fbd00f67:0xbc91887cb08c1ec2!8m2!3d37.753804!4d-122.1182058!16s%2Fg%2F1tjdx3y8?entry=ttu

Anthony Chabot website:
https://www.ebparks.org/parks/anthony-chabot

Parking Fee: Free
Dogs: Allowed, no fee

Join us on the trail!!

Pre-licensed (associates and students in MFT and related programs) clinicians are invited to join the monthly 3000 hour networking group. Come share information about licensure processes, job opportunities, upcoming trainings, and more. This event is led by Pre-licensure Director Tanya Jacobs.

We'll see you there!

Please join us as Natasha Griffin leads our
monthly networking group. 

Connect and meet your peers. 

Guests are welcome, too!    

We'll see you there!

Presented by Sara Jasper, JD, CAE

CE 3

Learn from CAMFT's expert attorneys in a 2024 series of Law and Ethics webinars to support your practice.

Can't attend the webinar? No problem! The webinar will be recorded, and your registration will have access to the recording for 3 months.

Discount for Chapter Members
Members of a local chapter will receive a $5 discount on the Law and Ethics webinars. It's our way of saying thank you for being a valued part of the chapter community!

Chapter members:  $60
CAMFT members:  $65
Non-members:  $85

REGISTER HERE

During this 3-hour Law and Ethics presentation CAMFT Staff Attorney, Sara Jasper, will describe key issues to address at the outset of treatment with a particular emphasis on the importance of identifying the patient unit of treatment and setting up reasonable expectations within the patient unit. Ms. Jasper will talk about how this can be achieved through a discussion of patient goals, clarification of professional boundaries and competencies as well as key policies and procedures. Ms. Jasper will cover the No Surprises Act and how to discuss Medicare with patients now that LMFTs (and LPCCs) are Medicare eligible. Finally, Ms. Jasper to discuss additional issues to consider when treating patients with disabilities. The legal and practical information covered will help clinicians comply with their Americans with Disabilities (ADA) responsibilities.

The workshop will also address some of the most complex reporting issues therapists face, including: distinguishing between lawful vs. unlawful corporal punishment, when / whether to report consensual sexual activity with and between minors, and how CANRA’s mandated reporting rules apply to sexting between minors.

Educational Goals

Participants will come away from the presentation with legal and ethical information about how to effectively communicate and collaborate with patients at the outset of the therapeutic relationship. Participants can use what they learn to create clarity, for themselves and their patients, about the goals of the therapeutic relationship, professional boundaries, competencies and key policies and procedures.

Measurable Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this workshop, attendees will be able to:

• Identify fundamental issues to raise when establishing therapeutic relationships.
• Identify the types of professionals and entities who/that must comply with the No Surprises Act (NSA) and the good faith estimate regulations.
• Describe the requirements for good faith estimates.
• Develop policies and practices that comply with the NSA and the regulations related to good faith estimates.
• Use practical ideas and tips for how to address the topic of Medicare with patients.
• Recognize and respond appropriately to legal requirements when establishing therapeutic relationships with clients who have communication disabilities.
• Identify the five categories of child abuse California mandated reporters are required to report

About the Presenter

A member of the State Bar of California since 2008, Sara Jasper, Esq. joined CAMFT as a Staff Attorney in 2011. Before coming to CAMFT, she worked as the Legal Liaison and Administrative Officer for the Sacramento Police Department and as an Associate at Middleton, Young & Minney, LLP where she practiced education and employment law. During law school, Sara clerked for the California Judicial Council, Center for Children, Families and the Courts and for the National Center for Youth Law. Since joining CAMFT, Sara has become a Certified Association Executive and earned her certificate in Nonprofit Organization Management. As a CAMFT staff attorney, Brad takes member phone calls regarding law and ethics issues and contributes articles on those subjects to CAMFT's publication, the Therapist. Prior to joining CAMFT’s legal team, Brad worked on litigation and regulatory matters as an attorney for San Diego Gas & Electric Company.

TARGET AUDIENCE: LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs

MORE INFO

Pre-licensed (associates and students in MFT and related programs) clinicians are invited to join the monthly 3000 hour networking group. Come share information about licensure processes, job opportunities, upcoming trainings, and more. This event is led by Pre-licensure Director Tanya Jacobs.

We'll see you there!

Please join us as Natasha Griffin leads our
monthly networking group. 

Connect and meet your peers. 

Guests are welcome, too!

We'll see you there!

EBCAMFT is pleased to announce a new social for 2024!
The Oakland Soul Women’s Soccer

Celebrate Summer by joining us for the last game of the season for the Oakland Soul as they face the San Francisco Glens.

Details:

COST: $35
Tickets are nonrefundable.
Parking is free.

GUEST POLICY:
Friends and family are welcome to join!

Reserving your seats:

Registration ended April 22nd.

We will be making our initial purchase with the Soul on April 22nd. There are only 6 home games and tickets against SF are expected to sell out.

After EBCAMFT makes the initial purchase on the 22nd, additional tickets may be available through the SOUL ticketing service.

Networking/tailgating before the game:

The tailgate social will officially be between 4:30am and 6:00pm. Of course, people are welcome to arrive and leave whenever they like, just remember it takes time to cook if you are eating at the tailgate.

Please bring your own food, beverages and supplies to the tailgate party.

Craig Toonder will be organizing this event. If you have questions please contact him at ctoondermft@gmail.com.

Pre-licensed (associates and students in MFT and related programs) clinicians are invited to join the monthly 3000 hour networking group. Come share information about licensure processes, job opportunities, upcoming trainings, and more. This event is led by Pre-licensure Director Tanya Jacobs.

We'll see you there!

Please join us as Natasha Griffin leads our
monthly networking group. 

Connect and meet your peers. 

Guests are welcome, too!

We'll see you there!

Pre-licensed (associates and students in MFT and related programs) clinicians are invited to join the monthly 3000 hour networking group. Come share information about licensure processes, job opportunities, upcoming trainings, and more. This event is led by Pre-licensure Director Tanya Jacobs.

We'll see you there!

Please join us as Natasha Griffin leads our
monthly networking group. 

Connect and meet your peers. 

Guests are welcome, too!

We'll see you there!

Pre-licensed (associates and students in MFT and related programs) clinicians are invited to join the monthly 3000 hour networking group. Come share information about licensure processes, job opportunities, upcoming trainings, and more. This event is led by Pre-licensure Director Tanya Jacobs.

We'll see you there!

Presented by Michael Griffin, JD, CAE

CE 3

Learn from CAMFT's expert attorneys in a 2024 series of Law and Ethics webinars to support your practice.

Can't attend the webinar? No problem! The webinar will be recorded, and your registration will have access to the recording for 3 months.

Discount for Chapter Members
Members of a local chapter will receive a $5 discount on the Law and Ethics webinars. It's our way of saying thank you for being a valued part of the chapter community!

Chapter members:  $60
CAMFT members:  $65
Non-members:  $85

REGISTER HERE

The workshop will discuss key issues involved when working with suicidal clients, including:
The incidence of suicide, statistical and demographic data, avoiding liability, standards of care; identifying risk factors for suicide and undertaking reasonable protective actions, the “Zero Suicide Model,” relevant exceptions to confidentiality, relevant ethical standards and issues involving documentation.

The workshop will discuss key issues involved when working with dangerous clients, including:
Standards of care, the “duty to protect” based upon Tarasoff v. Regents of Univ. of Calif., (1976) and Civil Code §43.92, the meaning of “patient communication” based upon Ewing v. Goldstein, Ph.D. (2004) and Ewing v. Northridge Hospital Center, (2004), the “duty to report,” based upon Welfare and Institutions Code §8100(b)(1) and §8105(c), and relevant exceptions to confidentiality.

Measurable Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this workshop, attendees will be able to:

• Explain how the standard of care applies when working with a suicidal patient.
• Provide one or more examples of appropriate documentation when working with a suicidal patient.
• Provide one or more examples of risk factors for suicide.
• Provide one or more examples of reasonable preventive measures when working with suicidal patients.
• Describe one or more examples of exceptions to confidentiality when working with a suicidal patient.
• Describe one or more examples of the “duty to protect,” based upon Tarasoff v. Regents of Univ. of Calif., (1976) and Civil Code §43,92.
• Describe one or more examples of the “duty to report,” based upon Welfare and Institutions Code §8100(b)(1) and §8105(c).
• Describe one or more circumstance(s) where an exception to confidentiality may apply when working with a dangerous patient.
• Identify one or more ethical standards which apply when working with a suicidal patient.
• Identify fundamental issues to raise when establishing therapeutic relationships.

About the Presenter

Michael Griffin, Esq., LCSW has been a member of the CAMFT legal team since 2007. A graduate of the USC School of Social Work and Chapman University School of Law, Mr. Griffin earned his LCSW in 1982 and his California license as an Attorney in 2002.  He has a broad professional background in various mental health settings (including Western Youth Services in Orange County, California, and Rady Children’s Psychiatry Dep’t in San Diego) as a clinician, administrator, supervisor, clinical case manager, school program coordinator, and outpatient clinic director. In addition to his work for CAMFT, Mr. Griffin is a practicing psychotherapist with adults, adolescents and children in Laguna Niguel, California.

TARGET AUDIENCE: LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs

MORE INFO

Please join us as Natasha Griffin leads our
monthly networking group. 

Connect and meet your peers. 

Guests are welcome, too!

We'll see you there!

Pre-licensed (associates and students in MFT and related programs) clinicians are invited to join the monthly 3000 hour networking group. Come share information about licensure processes, job opportunities, upcoming trainings, and more. This event is led by Pre-licensure Director Tanya Jacobs.

We'll see you there!

Presented by Alain L. Montgomery, Esq.

CE 3

Learn from CAMFT's expert attorneys in a 2024 series of Law and Ethics webinars to support your practice.

Can't attend the webinar? No problem! The webinar will be recorded, and your registration will have access to the recording for 3 months.

Discount for Chapter Members
Members of a local chapter will receive a $5 discount on the Law and Ethics webinars. It's our way of saying thank you for being a valued part of the chapter community!

Chapter members:  $60
CAMFT members:  $65
Non-members:  $85

REGISTER HERE

During this three (3) hour presentation, CAMFT Staff Attorney Alain Montgomery, JD will examine issues related to rendering mental health services via telehealth to help providers adopt sound legal and ethical practices around the use of telehealth. The workshop will review the legal standards of practice for telehealth and review sections in the CAMFT Code of Ethics that address telehealth best practices. Additional topics include matters related to rendering services to clients via telehealth who are physically located in other states and/or other countries and discuss the technical safeguards that protect client information when using videoconferencing technology.

Measurable Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this workshop, attendees will be able to:

• Identify the preliminary and ongoing requirements to initiate when providing mental health services via telehealth;
• Determine when it is lawful to render mental health services via telehealth to a client who is not physically located in the state of California; and,
• Identify the technical safeguards that protect client information when using videoconferencing software

About the Presenter

Alain Lance Montgomery, Esq., is a member of the State Bar of California. Alain received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley and a Juris Doctor degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Prior to joining the CAMFT legal department, Alain worked in public interest law as a legal advisor for the Superior Court of California where he helped self-represented parties navigate the complexities of small claims litigation. As a member of the CAMFT legal department, Alain has served as part of the support staff for the CAMFT Ethics Committee and has represented the Association at various state regulatory board meetings. After graduating from college and before attending law school, Alain worked as a ski instructor at Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort.

TARGET AUDIENCE: LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs

MORE INFO

Please join us as Natasha Griffin leads our
monthly networking group. 

Connect and meet your peers. 

Guests are welcome, too!

We'll see you there!

Presented by Kristin W. Roscoe, Esq.

CE 3

Learn from CAMFT's expert attorneys in a 2024 series of Law and Ethics webinars to support your practice.

Can't attend the webinar? No problem! The webinar will be recorded, and your registration will have access to the recording for 3 months.

Discount for Chapter Members
Members of a local chapter will receive a $5 discount on the Law and Ethics webinars. It's our way of saying thank you for being a valued part of the chapter community!

Chapter members:  $60
CAMFT members:  $65
Non-members:  $85

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SOON

As we enter the holiday season, there is no gift less desired by a therapist than being served with a subpoena. In this three-hour webinar, attendees will learn the purpose of different types of subpoenas, how to digest a subpoena, steps to take in responding to a subpoena, and the role of the psychotherapist-patient privilege. 

Measurable Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this workshop, attendees will be able to:

• Analyze a subpoena to determine who issued the subpoena, what type of documents or testimony are requested, and the appropriate next steps in responding to a subpoena seeking records or testimony.
• Identify the holder of the psychotherapist-patient privilege, when it is appropriate for a therapist to assert the psychotherapist-patient privilege on behalf of a patient, and when such an objection is not appropriate.
  

About the Presenter

Kristin W. Roscoe, Esq., CAMFT Staff Attorney, takes CAMFT member phone calls regarding law and ethics issues and contributes articles on those subjects to The Therapist. Before joining CAMFT’s legal team, Kristin represented healthcare systems and professionals in professional negligence litigation at La Follette, Johnson, DeHaas, Fesler & Ames. Since entering the legal profession, Kristin has worked in various capacities presenting to and advocating on behalf of her clients both in and outside of the courtroom. Kristin received her B.A. from The College of Wooster in 2006 and graduated from The American University Washington College of Law with her J.D. in 2012.

TARGET AUDIENCE: LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs

MORE INFO

Pre-licensed (associates and students in MFT and related programs) clinicians are invited to join the monthly 3000 hour networking group. Come share information about licensure processes, job opportunities, upcoming trainings, and more. This event is led by Pre-licensure Director Tanya Jacobs.

We'll see you there!

Please join us as Natasha Griffin leads our
monthly networking group. 

Connect and meet your peers. 

Guests are welcome, too!

We'll see you there!

EAST BAY CAMFT invites our members to sign up to volunteer to help with events, committees, or other volunteer opportunities!

Please register to add your name to our list of volunteers for EB CAMFT activities.  

This is a great opportunity to get more involved with your chapter, connect with other therapists, give back to your profession, and make new friends by helping on an occasional or a regular basis with chapter activities and needs!  You an select the category you might be interested in, and you will be contacted by a Board member when an opportunity arises.

Volunteer Categories are:

1.  Help organize or work at an In-person event(s)

2.  Volunteer for an EB CAMFT Committee

3.  Volunteer for either of the above options

4.  Volunteer for other occasional jobs

Register your interest here: 

https://ebcamft.org/event-5365036

For more information contact: Sandy at admin@ebcamft.org.