The Therapist January/February 2025
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The Therapist January/February 2025

 

Professional Exchange

THE THERAPY THAT WORKS UNIFYING FRAMEWORK: A COMPREHENSIVE, EVIDENCE-INFORMED APPROACH TO PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR USE WITH ALL CLIENTS  
Stressed-out therapists are often overwhelmed by the expanding list of therapeutic approaches to treatment. Diane R. Gehart, PhD, offers a new system for combining and streamlining dozens of modalities under an overarching framework that makes care more effective while reducing the burden on clinicians.

SOCIAL JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY CARE: A TRANSFORMATIVE PRACTICE BASED IN RELATIONAL ETHICS  
Matthew R. Mock, PhD, weaves together the personal, the professional, and the political as he outlines the principles of relational ethics and explains how therapists can bring a social justice mindset to their work with clients, systems, and institutions.

Legal Department Staff Articles

A LOOK AT THE ELDER ABUSE AND DEPENDENT ADULT CIVIL PROTECTION ACT, PART II: REPORTING PROCEDURES
CAMFT staff attorney Bradley J. Muldrow, JD, gives a detailed overview of the reporting protocols for making mandated and optional reports of elder and dependent adult abuse.

WORKING WITH SUICIDAL CLIENTS  
CAMFT staff attorney Michael Griffin, JD, LCSW, outlines the key legal issues that apply when a therapist is treating a suicidal client.

Also In This Issue:

THE 2025-2026 NOMINATING COMMITTEE SLATE OF CANDIDATES  
The CAMFT Nominating Committee presents the membership with a slate of candidates for the 2025-2026 CAMFT Board of Directors.

THE BUSINESS OF PRACTICE: MEMBER SPOTLIGHT  
Meet Chris Tompkins, AMFT, an L.A.-based therapist who specializes in LGBTQ-affirmative psychology with a primary focus on adult gay men.

CHAPTER SPOTLIGHT: GET TO KNOW THE MEMBERS OF OUR CHAPTER ADVISORY COUNCIL  
CAMFT’s local chapters offer vital resources and community to new members and veterans alike. Here, the Chapter Advisory Council members introduce themselves and discuss the roles they hope to play in shaping CAMFT’s future.

CAMFT PAC CONTRIBUTORS
CAMFT would like to recognize and thank the many members who have contributed to our State and Federal Political Action Committees.