MARIN CAMFT CONNECTIONS
Apr May June 2024
Welcome to Spring! In nature Winter is a time of reflection and nurturing, bolstered by the cold and wet weather which keeps us indoors to allow for rest, recuperation, and time to nourish our roots. When Spring arrives we have replenished ourselves and are ready to bloom and experience new awakenings.
Here at Marin CAMFT we are also welcoming new beginnings with new board members that are bringing forth new ideas and energy onto our longtime organization. We are pleased at the success of the Marin Living Magazine advertisement. Both Marin Living and Marin CAMFT showed unprecedented numbers of “clicks” to our websites, proving that the community at large is ready for their own new growth and expansion. We have also begun a larger online presence by creating an active Instagram account where we share board member profiles, event updates, important information from state CAMFT, among other pertinent information. Please give us a follow at marincamft on IG and actively engage with us!
We are also increasing our in person networking and connecting activity after a long hiatus. We were beyond pleased at the turnout for our networking coffee at Dr. Insomnia’s on March 2nd and we are planning another local meet-up for early May. It is a joy to share a beverage and conversation with our community. Other in person events are in the works, such as helping at Bay Area advocacy events in Richmond, Oakland, and San Francisco. Please keep your eyes peeled in your email inbox and on our Instagram account for more details soon for all of our in person offerings.As your new president I am happy to be serving on this Board and with this wonderful community, and delighted to be encouraging growth and change. I hope you are all enjoying the Spring weather, and I hope to see you at one of our events in the near future.
Warmly,
Lauren Ogren
President, Marin CAMFT
We created this ad campaign as a way to increase the benefits of membership to our Marin CAMFT therapists, and also to help the Marin community as a whole find qualified therapists to fit their needs from our chapter's membership. More such opportunities are in the works.
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Upcoming Programs Full details on our website:
Our online Events Calendar always has the latest information. |
Did you miss a recent training? Many of our events are available as audio programs in the Marin CAMFT Podcast Library. Recent additions include:
If you are a Marin CAMFT member, you can log on at marincamft.org and go to the Members Only section, then choose Podcast Library. Not a member? We would love to have you join!
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Marin CAMFT members: Want to participate in the Continuing Education Committee, to help your chapter to identify speakers and plan our programming? Meetings are held quarterly. Please reach out to marincountycamftchapter@gmail.com for information on the next one. This is an important function of Marin CAMFT and the CE Committee is always in need of additional support.
MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED WITH MARIN CAMFT!
Results of the Trauma Resource Team SurveyIn February, Marin CAMFT’s board sent out a membership survey on behalf of the Trauma Resource Team (TRT). The TRT has been in transition from being a response team (started in 1989) to providing trauma resources for our Marin CAMFT professionals. We want to thank everyone who responded for their participation and are happily sharing the results of the survey.
From the results (n=43), respondents indicated they are relatively well educated in the area of trauma. Over half of the respondents (58%) said they felt they had a strong level of trauma education and a significant number of our clients seek some form of trauma treatment (some 80-90%). Respondents indicated the areas in which they desired more trauma education and resources and this information will be invaluable in guiding the TRT’s efforts looking ahead. Vicarious trauma support in the form of peer led groups was seen as a positive or possibly positive effort by 74% of respondents! Look for more information on this in subsequent newsletters and listserv messages. Thank you to the 21 people who would like to follow or attend the TRT monthly meetings on the 3rd Friday of the month at 11 am. More info will be going out to include you in future meetings. Again, thank you everyone for your part in the success of this survey. Interested in supporting the local Marin community in the event of disaster or crisis? Come join the Marin CAMFT Trauma Resource Team. please contact TRT Co-Chair Beth Leib at bethleibmft@gmail.com |
3,000-Hour Club For Students, Trainees, and Associates working towards licensure The 3,000-Hour Club met to share experiences and talk about possibilities for the group going forward. Some of the ideas generated were to have presentations on topics of interest, form a book club, create a consultation group, have a plant party to share cuttings and plants, and a pre-licensed symposium in the fall. Stay tuned for more information and events! Membership in Marin CAMFT is free for all pre-licensed associates, trainees and students, and includes opportunities to participate in our 3,000 Hour Club. Contact us to learn more about events and opportunities for the pre-licensed community: marincountycamftchapter@gmail.com
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The listserv is our chapter's email community. It's a great resource for getting and giving referrals, making connections, learning about office space for rent, and more!
If you are a Marin CAMFT member and want to join the listserv, please send a message to MCAMFT+subscribe@groups.io and our listserv moderator will confirm Marin CAMFT membership and subscribe you.
Questions, comments, feedback on this new newsletter format?
Please email Lisa, our Newsletter Editor, at marincamftnewsletter@gmail.com or just hit "reply" on this message and let us know what you think!
This is a reproduction of the main content from our newsletter that was emailed to all MCAMFT members on April 1, 2023.