CAMFT's 45th Annual Conference: Rendezvous Connections and Renewal

CAMFT's 45th Annual Conference:

Rendezvous: Connections and Renewal

April 30 - May 3, 2009

The Fairmont Hotel
San Jose, CA

 

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Schedule At-A-Glance

MFTs/LCSWs can earn up to 36 hours of Continuing Education
Psychologists & RNs can earn up to 26 hours of Continuing Education

Special Needs

If you have a special need and plan to attend the Conference, please contact Michele Hyson, Conference Director at (858) 292-2638 or via email at mhyson@camft.org. Please allow as much advance notice as is possible to ensure we have ample opportunity to meet your needs.

Wednesday
April 29, 2009

4:00 p.m. to 7 p.m. Exhibitor Set-up

Thursday
April 30, 2009
10.5 CE hours possible

6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. CAMFT Conference Registration
6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. (TTC) "Daily Renewal - Tai Chi" with Betty Lue Lieber, Ph.D.
(1 CE hour - not applicable for Psychologists or RNs)
7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (Exhibit Hall)
7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Exhibit Hall and Self-Esteem Shop Bookstore
8 a.m. to 10 a.m. (TKEY) Thursday Keynote Presentation - "Magnificent Mind at Any Age" with Daniel G. Amen, M.D.
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. A Peaceful Place (Get-Away Room and Afternoon Meditation)
Thursday - Morning Workshops
10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
(TH1) "INTERNET INFIDELITY" with Elaine Brady, Ph.D.
(TH2) "HRV Biofeedback Within Relationship Therapy: Self-Soothing, Positive Affect Tools with Ray Varlinsky, MA.
(TH3) “Building a Model for Effective Counselor Supervision” with Debra J. White, Ph.D.
Thursday - All Day Workshops
10:15 a.m. to 5:15 / 6:15 p.m.
(TH4) “How to Become a ‘Better’ Therapist—It Isn’t What They Teach in Graduate School” with James Walt, M.A.
(TH5) Legal and Ethical Issues ~ Black White or Grey? Brandt Caudill, J.D., Richard S. Leslie, J.D., and Ofer Zur, Ph.D. (*Ends 6:15 p.m. / 6 hours)
(TH6) “Sex and Love: Combining Sexuality and Intimacy” with Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. and Joyce Catlett, M.A.
Thursday Lunch
12:15 p.m. to 2 p.m.
(THL) (1 CE hr) (Tickets are $45. Speaker begins at 12:45 to 1:45)
“Moving Away, Moving Toward, and Renewal of Life” with Foojan Zeine, Psy.D.
Thursday - Afternoon Workshops
2:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
(TH7) (3 CE hrs) Afternoon Workshops
“Therapy Skills for Trauma Response” with Gregory A. Childs, M.A. and Leslie K. Fadem, M.A.
(TH8) “Media Training 101: Teaching Therapists to Connect with the Media and Millions More” with Linda Nusbaum, M.A. and Suzanne Spurgeon
(TH9) “Therapist and Client Self-Renewal: Mindfulness Practices in Session and in Everyday Life” with Jaelline Jaffe, Ph.D.
5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. (TAM) “The Practice of Loving Kindness Meditation” with Suzanne Fried, M.A. (.5 CE hour—not applicable for Psychologists or RNs )
Private Functions
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting
Board Dinner