What is California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists CAMFT?

California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)

Do you want to know in detail about the CAMFT? If yes, then you have landed to the right place as we will give you complete detail about this organization. They fully abbreviated as the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists is an independent organization having more than 32,000 members involved in the licensed marriage and family-related solutions. The main motive of this organization is to ensure professional ethics should maintain and this profession should upgrade further. Also, they work on boosting the awareness of this field among the people.

CAMFT ethical therapists

It is a non-profit organization that established in 1964 by a group of professionals named Dr. George L. McGhee, Allan M. Myerson, Dr. Dominick Amorelli, and Dr. Paul A. Verdier. This organization organizes plenty of events annually that include Ethics Committee Meeting, Yearly Conferences, Lobby Day, and many more. They have affinity partnership with plenty of other organizations like CPH & Associates, Office Depot, GEICO, North Central University, EBSCO Host, Therapy Sites, and the Chill Sessions.

CAMFT Major Activities

This organization has no affiliation with other federations and work as a professional state organization for the therapists in the California state. The organization works very closely with the state legislature, regulatory board, and other similar boards in the state. The major activities performed by the CAMFT  stated below:

  • The organization involved in the work to boost the reputation of marriage and family therapy as a profession that affects mental health and makes it better.
  • They work for advancing the business of the members that registered with the organization.

 Membership Services

There is a great variety of benefits enjoyed by the CAMFT members that even include representation of member’s professional objectives and interests in front of government bodies. The members are informed about the daily jobs by the organization in their field across California. They reach to the most qualified employers who can post advertising for internship or employment.

There is also a professional liability coverage offered by the organization to its members with their partner CPH & Associates. They receive this coverage at a very affordable price. For therapist interns this coverage is currently available in the CAMFT membership fee! That’s not all; the organization’s main purpose is to help the therapists in the best possible manner. They also offer phone consultations, member services, and many other related services. This organization has dedicated itself to take the marriage therapy profession in a better position.

In Closing

Overall the therapists who are members of CAMFT are dedicated to the ethical treatment of clients and colleagues. These therapists not only have shown their dedication to the field but are also held accountable for their ethics by the organization. Choosing a therapist who is involved with CAMFT can give clients piece of mind. The public can search for a therapist associated with CAMFT at Counseling California.

Members and the public alike are able to keep up to date with CAMFT and psychological news by reading The Therapist magazine, which is published by the organization on a bi-monthly basis and can be found here.

CAMFT can be reached at (858) 292-2638. Feel free to reach out to the staff for more information. They are a very helpful and informed bunch of folks.

Kelly Burris LMFT CA #86688 is a trauma therapist and proud CAMFT member located in San Clemente California and can be reached at calicounseling.com or through my Counseling California therapist profile.

 

 

 

 

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