Becoming a volunteer is the best way to connect with fellow CAMFT members, develop your leadership skills, and become an integral part of the CAMFT community--all while making a difference in CAMFT. No matter what your talent, interest, or availability, there's an opportunity that is right for you!

Participate on CAMFT’s Board of Directors
Are you interested in offering your leadership services to CAMFT? Membership on the CAMFT Board of Directors is exciting, challenging and demanding. It provides opportunities for deep community with your professional colleagues as you move along the mainstream and front line of our profession in California. If you are willing to embark on such a significant personal and professional journey,  logon to CAMFT's website in early June for a Board Application Packet.

Participate on a Committee
If you are interested in serving on a Committee, please send a cover letter indicating the committee in which you are interested along with your resume to CAMFT at 7901 Raytheon Road, San Diego, CA 92111 by April 15, 2012. Committee appointments are made by the President of the Board of Directors. Click here for a list of the Committees.

Present a Workshop during CAMFT’s 2013 Annual Conference
Share your clinical competence, experience, and techniques with your peers! Propose a workshop topic for consideration by the 2013 Annual Conference Planning Committee.  Get you Call For Peer Presentation Proposal application now! Proposals are due August 27, 2012.

Present a Workshop during CAMFT's 2012 Fall Symposium
Share your clinical competence, experience, and techniques with your peers! Propose an advanced, all-day workshop topic for consideration by the Annual Conference and Continuing Education Committee. The proposal application is available now. Proposals are due May 18, 2012. 

Do you specialize in treating military and Military trainings?
Propose a workshop for CAMFT's Military Training! Click here for a proposal application. Proposals are due June 8, 2012.

Write an Article for The Therapist Magazine
Articles for the Prelicensee’s Corner, Supervisor’s Corner, and the Professional Exchange can be submitted for consideration throughout the year. Please contact CAMFT for details! Accepted articles will be available to members on the CAMFT website and may be considered for possible print.

Become a CAMFT Media Representative
Do you have experience working with the media? Have you been interviewed on television, radio or for a newspaper or magazine? Then you may be a good fit for CAMFT’s statewide media relations program. As part of this program, CAMFT’s public relations agency coordinates interviews for media representatives about newsworthy mental health topics. Representatives also have the opportunity to write responses to parenting magazine “Ask the Expert” questions. Media representatives should fit the following criteria:

• Live and/or work in the Bay Area, Sacramento, San Diego, Los Angeles or Orange County.
• Have experience with and enjoy working with the media.
• Have flexibility to accommodate short media interviews into their weekday schedules, as needed.

If you are interested in being a media representative, please e-mail past media clips and/or a description of your media experience to marketing@camft.org.

Be a Mentor or a Mentee
The purpose of this program is to unite licensed and prelicensed/newly licensed members in order to assist prelicensed or newly licensed members with general questions concerning the profession and relevant issues. If you are interested in becoming a mentor or mentee, please e-mail Michele Hyson at mhyson@camft.org.

Become a Member of a Chapter and Volunteer Locally
Are you interested in volunteering in your local area?  CAMFT has 29 chapters throughout California with lots of volunteer opportunities!  These volunteer opportunities range from short-term to serving on a committee or board of directors.  Click here to find information about a local chapter.  Volunteering at the local level is a great way to network and get to know therapists and other professionals in your area.

More Ways to Connect—CAMFT’s Social Networking Opportunities

• The CAMFT Community: Looking for a great place to network with your peers? The CAMFT Community is the place to be!  The CAMFT Community provides a rich social networking opportunity and a more personalized, relevant experience for members. The CAMFT Community is a secure, member's only, private networking tool that allows members to connect and communicate with each other in new, more efficient, more personalized and user-friendly ways. To login, go to http://community.camft.org (make sure you bookmark the page for future reference). A step-by-step guide is posted in the library, under Community Documents, as is an activity guide to help you familiarize yourself with the CAMFT Community. Your username and password to the CAMFT Community is the same as your username and password for the Members Only section of the CAMFT website. To request a username and password send an e-mail to infocenter@camft.org. If you have questions, please send an email to community@camft.org.
• CAMFT’s Facebook Page and CAMFT’s LinkedIn Group: CAMFT has a “group” on LinkedIn as well as a “page” on Facebook. The purpose of creating such is for professional growth, advancement, and collaboration. LinkedIn and Facebook are free, online networks. Since these networking sites are not private, go to LinkedIn and/or Facebook to see if these social networking opportunities are right for you. Note: Although LinkedIn and Facebook can be great resources for social networking, we discourage members from forming internet relationships with their clients, based on the doctrine of dual relationships.
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