The Road to Private Practice & Career Success for Pre-Licensed Therapists: Panel Presentation and Discussion

The path to becoming a professional therapist is long and can be confusing. This two-hour panel presentation and discussion aims to de-mystify this path. Three seasoned SGV-CAMFT professionals address note-taking, networking and relationship building and growing a professional community of support, and how to understand what your niche is, who you work with, and how you work with clients.

This program does not offer CE credit.

Clinical Progress Notes: Tips and Tricks 
Jessica Ruiz, LMFT

Participants will learn how to write clinical notes utilizing the GIRP method, how to document progress, and how to incorporate the components of the clinical loop in their notes as required by the Department of Mental Health (DMH).

Networking & Relationship Building:
Growing Your Professional Community of Support
Natasha Morisawa, LMFT

Come get a different or expanded understanding of professional development in relationship with your colleagues and allied professionals. Gain ideas on how to grow and have community in a profession that is historically isolating and individualistic.

How to Understand What Your Niche Is, Who You Work With,
and How You Work With Clients
Michael Mann, LMFT

We each have something unique and valuable to offer those seeking mental health support in our communities. Developing a clear understanding of your identity as a mental health professional is essential to connecting with both colleagues and potential clients.

Panelists Bios

Jessica Ruiz, LMFT graduated from Azusa Pacific University (APU) with a Master’s in Clinical Psychology and works as a Program Manager for APUs Community Counseling Center training clinicians in their graduate program. She runs her own private practice, Wellness with Jessica, where she utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy and a solution-focused approach to help clients work towards their mental health goals. Jessica’s passion is helping clients with communication, relational challenges, and self-esteem. Website: WellnessWithJessica.com.

Natasha Morisawa, LMFT is a clinician in private practice as well as the Executive Director of The Place Within in Monrovia, CA. While her interests in our field are continuously developing, her current interests and specialties are in inter-generational and personal trauma recovery through somatic therapy, an attachment theory lens, relationship with nature, and utilizing our own innate creativity. You can find her at www.MindfulMFT.com.

Michael Mann, LMFT works primarily with men in their 20s and 30s, teens, and parents out of his private practice in Pasadena. Michael works from an existential lens and seeks to empower both his clients and other therapists to live authentic lives full of complexity and growth. Website: MichaelMannTherapy.com.

Meeting and Presentation Schedule

11:15 am 
Check into the Zoom Waiting Room

11:30 pm          
Event begins

SGV-CAMFT Welcome, Housekeeping, Board Members Introductions, and Presenter Introduction

11:45 am          
Presentation and Q & A

1:15 pm            
Presentation ends

1:15 pm          
SGV-CAMFT Announcements, Updates, Future Programs

Cost

Licensed SGV-CAMFT Chapter Member: $25
Licensed Member of Other CAMFT Chapter: $25
Pre-Licensed SGV-CAMFT Chapter Member $10
Pre-Licensed Member of Other CAMFT Chapter $10
Pre-Licensed Non-Member: $15
Licensed Non-Member: $30

Registration is available ONLINE ONLY and is a TWO-STEP PROCESS:

1. Register and pay through this e-mailer. No unpaid reservations are allowed and payment must be made at time or registration in order to reserve your spot.

2. The day before the webinar you will receive a SEPARATE ZOOM LINK that you must sign in to, in order for you participate in the webinar. This step will help you to assess whether you have the latest version of ZOOM and that your device is ready for signing in on the day of the webinar.

(Additionally, you will receive the same Zoom information in your registration confirmation email.)

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SGV-CAMFT Event Cancellation Policy

Registration is not complete until full payment has been received. Full payment of the registration guarantees you a seat/place at the event. Partial or incomplete payment does not guarantee you a seat/place unless it is paid for in full within 24 hours in advance of the scheduled event.

Refund Schedule

• Forty-eight hours prior to the event:   100% refund
• Twenty-four hours prior to the event:   50% refund
• Day of event or no-show:                            0% refund

*If you have a medical, personal, family emergency, or other extenuating circumstances that prevent you from attending, and you have already registered (partially or fully), you may either request a refund, or apply your payment/deposit toward the next event.

You may initiate your cancellation request, or make a refund or credit request, by sending an email to treasurer@sgvcamft.org.

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You must send in your request no later than five days within the end of the event.

You will receive your credit or refund within fourteen business days following the approval of your request.

Note that circumstances beyond the control of the event organizers may necessitate substitutions, alterations, or cancellations of the speakers and/or topics. Therefore, SGV-CAMFT reserves the right to alter or modify the advertised speaker and/or topics if necessary. Any changes will be updated on the SGV-CAMFT website, and every effort will be made to notify you via email of any changes so that you may have the option to cancel or transfer your registration fee.