The Therapist March-April 2019
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The Therapist March-April 2019

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ADVANCING THE ART & SCIENCE OF PSYCHOTHERAPY
Registration is now open for Advancing the Art & Science of Psychotherapy 2019, at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, April 25-27, 2019.

GRIEF SHOULDN’T = FOREVER
Grief work from a solution-focused perspective creates a more realistic treatment plan for clients. As therapists and associates we need to provide a safe environment where clients can hear the words they need, become engaged in therapy, and find permission to reorganize their lives with a goal of recovering and taking their loved ones with them in a way that works for them.

A RESILIENCY FRAMEWORK IN DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH FOR CLIENT AND THERAPIST
This article offers an overview of the consensus-based most recent concepts for therapists who want to provide support for those who have experienced a critical incident or disaster.

YOGA NIDRA GRACEFUL TRANSITIONS: CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
This article focuses on providing an understanding of the history, science, and practical clinical applications of Yoga Nidra as it relates to individuals who are dying or who have a pathological fear of dying (Death Anxiety).

HEALING RELATIONAL TRAUMA: TAILORING TREATMENT TO THE PRESENTING ATTACHMENT STYLE
This article will show you how to differentially tailor treatment to each attachment style. By identifying what has brought these adaptive strategies about in the first place, you can discover more ways to help your clients to engage experientially in healing the wounds of relational trauma.

THE LIES WE TELL CLIENTS—AND OURSELVES
Good therapists sometimes lie to their clients. Whether to tell a client a potentially damaging truth is a moral choice, and it’s one of many that therapists make every day. But therapists are rarely transparent about the morals that drive those decisions.

FROM GEORGE TO MONIQUE
Most of us have become therapists to help people. We are trained and attuned to listen to what people have to say and help them to the best of our abilities. CAMFT President Jan Mellinger has written a series of interviews with people who have remarkable stories of survival and resilience. This fifth article in the series features Monique Bernal, a middle age woman who feels like she was born in the wrong body. She spent most of her life as George until she was able to overcome her fears and live her life as Monique.

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LEARN, CONNECT, VOLUNTEER—WITH CAMFT
Volunteers define the heart of the work done at CAMFT. Learn where your talents can benefit your professional association most and let us know which Committee you would like to join!

CALL FOR COMMENT
The CAMFT Board of Directors and the Ethics Committee are pleased to provide the membership with proposed revisions to the CAMFT Code of Ethics. The proposed revisions are the product of work by the CAMFT Ethics Committee over the past three years, in collaboration with CAMFT attorneys, the Executive Director, and consultants to the Committee (two former Ethics Committee chairpersons). Members are invited to provide comments and feedback on the proposed revisions.

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