VOLUME 32/ISSUE 1 SUMMER 2013 ARIZONA
www.azamft.com Update
Arizona Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Message from the President: Karen Gage Psy.D., LMFT This year is turning out to be a full one -­‐-­‐ So many exciting happenings to report! !
Board Members President Karen Gage President Elect Vicki Loyer-­‐Carlson Secretary Kim Bailey Treasurer Patti Ryan Directors Melissa Baker Steve LeGendre Brad Barnett Student/Associate Representatives Christian Bracamonte The AzAMFT values and promotes lifelong learning, innovative professional practices and research. The mission statement is the strategic plan of AzAMFT. It is dynamic and adjusts to the Association’s needs. The Strategic Planning Committee maintains a current working version of the Mission Statement at all times. Karen Gage, LMFT On March 13, President-­‐Elect Vicki Loyer-­‐Carlson and I attended the AAMFT Annual Leadership Conference in Washington DC. During our visits to Capitol Hill, we met with our elected US Representatives’ staff members to lobby for continued funding for the Minority Fellowship ! Program. During these uncertain times of sequestration, we made a strong appeal to our Arizona members of Congress to continue supporting the education of MFTs. Back at the Arlington Hilton, we were challenged and inspired by AAMFT’s presentations highlighting the importance of member engagement, recruitment, and retention, as well as advancement of the profession through division advocacy. I must report that we received many compliments on your behalf. While the challenges with our licensing board being well known by the folks at National, Vicki and I were constantly hearing what a thriving division we have here in Arizona. For that, we owe you, our responsive and membership, thanks for your active participation in our division committees, conferences and events. We have a strong and committed board of directors, with a winning combination of seasoned experience and youthful exuberance. I was reminded many times how grateful I am to be your president. Our Spring Conference Committee once again turned out another highly successful conference, with Dr. Scott Sells on Parenting with Love and Limits, along with a cultural presentation by Brian McCluskey on the Impact of Drug and Gang Culture on Arizona’s Families. At the Annual Meeting, we heard from Past-­‐President Karissa Greving-­‐Mehall and Ombudsman Patricia Dobratz on the Sunset Review of the BBHE, along with the legislative changes to our licensing legislation. Now that the bill has passed, the rule making is underway, and we will be keeping a close eye on that process as it unfolds. Any questions about how this will affect you may be directed to Patricia Dobratz at: [email protected]. On May 31, Vicki and I met via telephone conference with Walter Hill at National. He reiterated to me how impressed AAMFT is with the strength of our division. While we have had some expected attrition in membership over the past few years of the recession, this has been completely offset by the large influx of new Student members and Pre-­‐Clinical Fellows. Almost a third of our division is made up of those who have joined AzAMFT in the past 5 years. This is exciting news to me, since I believe the future of our profession lies in the hands of those coming up behind us. It is so important that MFTs remain active, visible and relevant so that our orientation as Family Systems therapists continues to set us apart through our highly effective approach to psychotherapy. -­‐-­‐AzAMFT Mission Statement Supporting Arizona’s Marriage and Family Therapists Caring for Arizona’s Families Pg. 1 The AzAMFT provides the community with relational, contextual and systemic understanding of human behavior. This approach transcends historical models which view individuals as separate from their context, like islands unto themselves. This philosophy and body of knowledge respects and recognizes multiple perspectives of human identity and family structure. The work of Marriage and Family Therapists fills the gap that is not addressed by other disciplines. MFT’s are committed to the highest standards of ethics, education, integrity and professional development. -­‐-­‐AzAMFT Philosophy To that end, our next step forward has been to create and promote our division’s Facebook page. It can be found at:https://www.facebook.com/theAzAMFT. Our new Student/Associate Representative Christian Bracamonte has taken on the project of monitoring and updating our Facebook page. If you are on Facebook, please “Like” the page and help promote it by sharing it on your own profile pages. This will not only be a way to stay current on Division news, but as it grows, will be an important way to increase the visibility of our profession within the general population. Another way we have been developing our outreach efforts is to make many of our Board Meetings and Strategic Planning Meetings available as teleconferences. Vicki Loyer-­‐Carlson has been working to make our meetings accessible to any member in the state who may choose to participate. While we will be keeping a th
couple of meetings in person, at Mimi’s Café at 48 St & Ray Rd in Phoenix, the majority of them will be available through GoTo Meeting. Stay tuned for further information regarding how members will soon be able to participate in meetings over the internet. I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Summer! Warm Regards, Karen Gage Treating Sex Addiction: Everett Bailey, PhD, LMFT, CSAT What is Sex Addiction? Sex addiction is a pattern of compulsive sexual behaviors which can include a combination of viewing pornography, masturbation, going to strip clubs, massage parlors, adult book stores, having a series of affairs or one night stands, using prostitutes, voyeurism, crossing sexual boundaries, cybersex, etc. According to the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH) website, three basic things to consider when defining sexual addiction are: 1. A loss of control over engaging in specific sexual behavior. 2. Experiencing significant consequences because of the specific sexual behavior. 3. Constantly thinking about specific out-­‐of-­‐control sexual behavior. Treating Sex Addiction Treatment of sex addiction consists of individual and group therapy for the sex addict, and couples and family therapy for his partner and children. The first part of treatment consists of helping the sex addict confront the disease, break through denial and see the impact of his/her behavior on his spouse and family. This can be done through individual therapy and 12-­‐step groups but oftentimes inpatient or intensive outpatient treatment is necessary. Supporting Arizona’s Marriage and Family Therapists Caring for Arizona’s Families Pg. 2 Treatment also needs to include couples therapy and family therapy. It is widely accepted that addiction is a family disease. This is especially true of sex addiction. Sex addiction is a disease that devastates marriages and families. Because of the interpersonal nature of sex addiction, the extent of the betrayal and broken trust is much more significant than other addictions. Treatment must include both the spouse and the family of the sex addict, because all family members are affected by the disease. Pat Carnes, a pioneer in sex addiction, has said, “In sex addiction, treating the entire family is regarded as critical. It is recognized that the more that family members are involved, the higher the recovery rate. Moreover, spouses, parents, and children, by virtue of their participation in the family insanity, have a right to recovery for themselves.” Couples therapy consists of initially helping the couple deal with the denial and deception associated with the disease and the subsequent turmoil and chaos it has created in the marriage and family. Then, helping the couple through the disclosure process in order to start to rebuild some trust and establish some safety in the relationship. Eventually couples therapists will need to support the couple through the trauma of the disclosure. In talking with my clients I compare disclosure to being in a head on collision. As a result there is a tremendous amount of hurt, pain, anger, and distrust in the marriage that the couples therapist needs to help them start to heal from. In addition, the underlying issues related to communication, conflict resolution, and intimacy are important to address in couples therapy. Finally, family therapy can help children deal with the impact of the sex addiction on them. Family therapists can guide parents on what and how to tell their children about the addiction. Also children of addicts experience emotional chaos and shut down where their needs and feelings are ignored. Family therapists can help families address the impact of that and change the family system. Since sex addiction is a family disease and all members of the family are affected by it, marriage and family therapists are uniquely trained to help individuals, couples and families recover from sex addiction. Dr. Everett Bailey is a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). He works at Psychological Counseling Services where he works with individuals and couples dealing with sexually compulsive behaviors. Resources: Psychological Counseling Services website www.pcsearle.com Lonely All theTime: Recognizing, Understanding and Overcoming Sex Addiction by Dr. Ralph Earle and Dr. Greg Crow. Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health website www.sash.net NOTICE In an effort to be more timely and economical, the Arizona Update will be printed and mailed out only twice per year and the other two issues will appear online via the AzAMFT website. REMEMBER THIS IMPORTANT DATE
Friday September 27, 2013: AzAMFT Tucson Fall Conference Family Therapy with Ambiguous Loss Supporting Arizona’s Marriage and Family Therapists Caring for Arizona’s Families Pg. 3 Narrative Couples Work: Jackie Uhlemann, LPC, MA, Emphasis in MFT When “Joe and Diane” came to therapy, they talked about the problems they were experiencing in distinctively different
ways. Joe reported that although he works very hard to support his family, when he comes home he feels disrespected and
dismissed. Diane reported that when Joe comes home after a long day of work, he is demanding of her time and acts
jealous towards their children’s desire for attention and help with schoolwork. She feels trapped by the demands of both
Joe and her two children, ages six and ten. They both shared concerns that their arguments have escalated and have
become dangerously close to abusive behavior.
Because most couples that come to counseling have problems with communication, they benefit from techniques that can
help them be listeners instead of reactors to the words of their loved-one. When working with a couple, it is also
important to externalize the problems as problems in order to avoid blaming practices, where one couple is right and the
other the problem. One technique I have found helpful I learned from watching Jeff Zimmerman’s (coauthor of If
Problems Talk: Narrative Therapy in Action) work with couples, where each person is interviewed by the therapist,
without interruption from the other. Each client is invited to define the problems they are facing while the other is invited
to listen with respect to the others point of view.
I interviewed Diane first. I hoped to sidestep some of the cultural mandates that might be influencing her regarding
being a nice woman, and taking care of her family at the expense of her own care, which might happen if Joe talked first
about his experience.
Diane is a thirty-three year old woman with a dancer’s body, long and strong. She runs a small business that includes
working with an after-school program of dance lessons and school performances. She talked about the extreme pressure
she was experiencing trying to balance her outside work with what she sees as her inside work of caring for her family.
“I loved dancing but I always knew I wanted a family and that my children’s well-being would be my first concern. I
enjoy the time I have with them even as I know I am giving up the opportunity to do more with my craft. Most days I feel
extremely inadequate; the kids are struggling with something, I’m still trying to do my best work, and then Joe comes
home begging for my attention. Sometimes I pick a fight with him just to get some space to breathe.”
Diane did a wonderful job of describing the angst many women report experiencing when trying to meet the expectations
of a demanding family and career. I asked her a series of externalizing questions in order to invite the problem to express
itself and to allow the opportunity for change to occur.
Change can be a difference in behavior, a willingness to negotiate a different view, or opportunity to build a stronger
relationship. It is the client’s task to name the desired change, without excessive therapist influence. The changes may
reflect the goals that the larger culture is asking for, but it can also be separate from what the culture demands.
Externalization of the problem offers the opportunity to make decisions that are based on individual freedom that are not
culture-mandated.
Diane externalized pressure to be perfect, the not good enough woman (mother, wife, worker, dancer, etc.), and distance
from Joe as the problems she thought were impacting her the most. She was able to identify consequences of these
problems: a sense of failure, not enjoying intimacy with Joe, and feelings of hopelessness and loneliness. She also
identified shame and reluctance to share concerns with her female friends.
Joe looked uncomfortable during Diane’s interview, and had to be reminded a few times not to respond to Diane, but to
listen to her. I suggested taking notes in case there was some part that needed clarification later.
Joe is also under the influence of some implied cultural mandates to be the provider and problem solver, even when those
roles have made it difficult to be intimate with his family. Asking him to listen without comment also gives him a chance
to be present without the urgent need to fix something. Supporting Arizona’s Marriage and Family Therapists Caring for Arizona’s Families Pg. 4 Joe is a thirty-six year old attorney who appears very energetic, very expressive and witty, who conveyed his passion and
ambition regarding his work. He often finds great joy in throwing himself into his work, many times late into the evening.
Joe reports that sometimes when he is driving home he realizes he hasn’t thought about his family all day. This
realization usually comes with a combination of remorse and anxiety. When he comes home late he finds it is easier for
him if he utilizes the same aggressiveness he uses in his work, often barking directions at his family. He notices lately a
lot of the barking is towards his ten year old son, who he sees as having great potential but little motivation.
“I am the man I am because my father pushed me to excel. I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if my son didn’t have
the same opportunities I have. That’s one of the things that Diane and I argue about; she thinks I should lighten up and try
to be a friend to him. I don’t see how being a friend is going to help him in the long run.”
In our society, men tend to be acutely aware of cultural standards that include independence, being in control, and focus
on achievement. The entitlement that can be present, due to the excessive concentration on producing and protecting, also
can blind them from seeing the hurt they might be inflicting on the people around them. Joe reported surprise at hearing
the amount of hurt that Diane expressed about their everyday communication. This surprise had the effect of feeling like
a failure at caring for his family, but was first expressed as a blustery defensiveness.
Joe was able to externalize living up to others expectations, pressure to be in charge, and loss of fun (including great sex
life and romantic times with Diane) as the problems most important to him. He was able to identify the consequences of
these problems: not able to relax with his friends and family, comparing himself (and his children) to others, and yelling
and hurting the people he loves.
Interviewing each couple separately helps them understand what is important to each of them, and allows an audience for
their personal desires and their hope for their family. By bringing the inside out, both Joe and Diane can commit to
changing what s/he sees as the most important concerns without having to live up to the expectation of the other half of
the couple. It also means clearly communicating that the changes they are making are for themselves alone, and not to be
used as a weapon towards the other as they both stay focused on challenging some old ideas that have not been helpful
for them. This does not mean they ignore mutual goals of developing a more loving and respectful relationship and
making a safe and healthy home for their children. It means that they pay attention to the things they can control: their
own selves.
By externalizing the problems each was facing, the couple was able to build empathy for the others’ struggles, and found
they could enjoy themselves again. Problems didn’t disappear; the problems just were not in charge anymore.
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Sample externalizing questions:
What impact has “pressure to be perfect” had on your ability to be honest with your friends/ yourself/ your children?
• What does “trapped” have you believing about your ability to have fun together?
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What do you miss when there is this “distance from Joe"?
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In what ways does “barking” injure the relationship?
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What do you imagine “pushing” may have stolen from you?
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Who else knew about those stolen dreams?
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What shared dreams do you have that might be at risk if nothing changes?
Jackie Uhlemann is an Arizona Licensed Professional Counselor who received her Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology
from
John F. Kennedy University in Campbell, California, with an emphasis on marriage and family therapy. She started
utilizing poetry and art to relate to high school students in a therapeutic classroom as an intern with Bay Area Family Therapy
Training Associates, and continues to believe in the creative process as a tool for building hope. Jackie is a member of the
National Association for Poetry Therapists, American Counseling Association, and is certified as an Office of Workforce
Development Specialist. She is currently the Clinical Operations Director at SAGE Counseling.
Be in the Know:
Karissa Greving-Mehall, PhD, LMFT, Past President
Patricia Dobratz, JD, LMFT, Ombudsman
Last Spring we were invited to participate in work group meetings with representatives from the various behavioral
health disciplines (social work, counseling, addictions), the Board of Behavioral Health Examiners (BBHE), and
other stakeholders regarding the licensure and oversight of our professions. Through this process some changes
were implemented such as,
a supervision log template made available through the BBHE website and equal
presentation time for licensees during the informal disciplinary hearing process. Additional changes were
suggested by the Arizona Council of Human Services Providers, which required legislative action to implement
and thus a Bill (SB 1374) was created. Given that this Bill will impact Marriage and Family Therapists we find it
important to keep our membership informed, thus the email blasts to membership regarding the Bill, the
presentation at the Annual Meeting in April, and the following overview.
SB 1374 proposes the following changes:
Supervision: In addition to the courtesy review process the BBHE has implemented to review supervisor
compliance with training, the BBHE will have to maintain a registry of all those that have met the requirements to
supervise within their discipline and beyond their discipline.
Reciprocity: Reciprocal licenses will be replaced with a licensure by endorsement process which will grant a
license at the practice level the applicant can demonstrate they held a license at in one or more states for at least the
past three years and accrued at least 3600 hours at the same practice level during the past five years or less.
Clinicians that are granted an independent license by endorsement will be able to practice independently.
Restructuring of the BBHE: The Board will consist of two professional licensed members from each discipline
and four public members. Credentialing committees will be replaced with the Board’s discretion to consult with
professionals from the relevant discipline as needed regarding disciplinary concerns and academic review
committees. The academic review committees will review curriculums submitted to the Board for approval and
curriculum concerns that arise during review of applications. For curriculums that are submitted by an institution,
once a curriculum is approved, it will be accepted by the board for all applicants from that program for 5 years as
long as the curriculum does not significantly change.
As we know, with all transitions come challenges. Concerns have been raised regarding the practical and fiscal
impact of implementing the proposed changes. The Bill has passed through the Senate and is pending in the House.
The next step would be the rule making process which will further address the implementation of the Bill which is
proposed to go into effect October, 2015. For further information, please review the Bill history and fiscal note at
http://www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=SB1374&Session_Id=110
Patricia Dobratz, JD, LMFT, Ombudsman
Karissa Greving Mehall, PhD, LMFT, Past President Building Available for Rent Newly renovated offices zoned C-­‐2, includes four private psychotherapy rooms available for rent at 3606 North 24th Street (between Indian School and Osborn). 1,000+ square feet, reception area, bathroom, large room for copier/fax, storage area and private parking. One office has an observation room with one-­‐way mirror. Ideal for group practices, but will consider renting individual offices. Contact Marnie at The Milton Erickson Foundation (602) 956-­‐6196. Supporting Arizona’s Marriage and Family Therapists Caring for Arizona’s Families Pg. 6 Spring Conference Reviews
The AZAMFT.org spring conference was a delight to attend.
Scott Sells, Ph. D. was entertaining, engaged the audience,
and performed live masterful therapy with a family in vivo. It
was a treat to see Scott perform Strategic Structural therapy
within the context of his model, Parenting with Love and
Limits (PLL). Scott’s model helps families discover
(restructure) more productive ways to behave and resolve
problems that keep families stuck in unproductive positive
feedback loops, especially families with teenagers. Scott’s
book was also a treat to read, Parenting Your Out-Of-Control
Teenager, 7 steps to Reestablish Authority and Reclaim Love. Once again AZAMFT.org delivered a quality educational
experience and I look forward to attending next year’s
conference. AZAMFT.org keep up the good work!
-William White, LAMFT
I signed up for the conference featuring Scott Sells after
having read his book “Parenting Your Out-of-Control
Teenager” for a class in my MFT graduate program. I had
found the book to be entertaining and full of out-of-theordinary ideas to manage troublesome teenage behavior, and I
wanted to see its creator in person. Mr. Sells’ presentation at
the conference did not disappoint. I found Mr. Sells to be a
charismatic speaker who brought to life some of the
intervention techniques from his book so that one could see
how these might actually work in “real life”. Having come
from an MFT background, I also much appreciated the
systemic nature of Mr. Sells’ work; he never put the “blame”
on the troubled child, and instead questioned what shifts
could be made in the entire family and beyond. I walked
away from the conference feeling better equipped to work
with teenagers and their families.
-Laura Walton, MAS-MFT
Attending the AzAMFT Spring Conference was a great
experience all around for me. Being able to interact and meet
other MFT’s was very beneficial and made the conference
one to remember. All the genuineness and compassion from
each member I met at the conference made me feel like I
really belong to the MFT community. Another great aspect of
the conference was being able to listen and learn from Dr.
Scott Sells. His passion for family therapy and striving for
second order change was incredibility reassuring. I left the
conference with a lot of valuable information from Dr. Sells
that I would like to adapt for myself as a beginner therapist.
Overall, it was great to be able to meet other members of
AzAMFT and listen to a systemically passionate speaker.
-Matthew Brace, MFT Graduate Student
Choosing Gratitude: Isa Jones, LAMFT, Sex and Relationship Therapist, Therapy with Heart
Membership Updates AAMFT Approved Supervisor Carol Potter Clinical Fellow Kristen Smith Shannon Anderson Carol Potter Pre-­‐
Clinical Fellow Chad Bowman Caitlin Meaney Krystal Paquette Janet Sullivan Kayla Farr Andrew Hiemstra Sharon Morley Jaime Pattee Andrea Hall Kyle Rosebaugh Samar Adi Kari Logsdon Student Member Danielle aquer Rayball Lindsay FVerland Michael Hodson Arkady Petrosyan Jessica Reynoso Allison Rosenberg Jacqueline Sullivan Danielle Wilcox Kathryn Jones Carie Bailey Too much traffic, increasing A/C bills, unappreciative teenagers,
relationship woes, a messy house, weeds, not enough time, car repairs, hair
loss, cellulite….the list goes on. Whenever life isn’t going the way we think it
should, or the way we want it to, we make a choice. Most often, this choice is
automatic and unintentional. It’s the choice of how we will think and feel
about those things in our life that we just plain don’t like.
This choice is critical because it dramatically impacts our energy
levels. Our emotional energy level is determined in large part by the amount
of complaining we do aloud or covertly within ourselves. Internal complaints
may seem insignificant, and even natural. After all, they effortlessly appear
whenever life doesn’t show up the way we want it to. But whether or not we
are aware of our complaints, they consume our energy.
Complaining pretends to be useful, but serves no useful purpose in
creating positive change. The energy that goes into resisting what is (by
complaining about it) drains us of our vital creative energy that could
otherwise be used to formulate a solution.
If more energy is what you want, start by becoming aware of the little
things in your life you complain about to yourself and to others. Once you
catch yourself complaining, take a deep breath and practice AA (Accepting
and Adjusting to what is). Accepting doesn’t mean condoning, it means
acknowledging what is. Adjusting might include changing expectations, doing
something differently, or simply allowing things to be as they are. In any
event, gratitude is the gateway out of our complaints and into increased
emotional energy.
Gratitude is a choice, in the same way complaining is a choice. The
more we practice gratitude, the easier it becomes and the more natural it
begins to feel. Begin your gratitude practice this quarter by keeping a
gratitude journal for 30 days. Each day write 5 things of which you are
grateful. Each day you will find yourself actively looking for new things to
appreciate in life, instead of marinating in complaints.
While acknowledging the good in our lives may seem too simple to be
impactful, I have found that cultivating this perspective has produced
powerful changes in my life while increasing my energy level. A wise Zen
master once said, “Happiness is not achieved by getting what we want, but
rather by wanting what we have.” Daily practice with a gratitude journal will
help us all to discover or rediscover this profound truth.
Nikki Lee Kathleen Thompson Check out “Simply Abundance” by Sarah Ban Breathnach for more on
cultivating a daily practice of gratitude.
Amber Pitello Supporting Arizona’s Marriage and Family Therapists Caring for Arizona’s Families Pg. 8 The New AzAMFT Facebook Page: Kayla Farr, MAS-­‐MFT Social media is the buzz word for organizations and businesses today. Staying relevant and aware of social media was the hot topic in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Family Therapy’s (AAMFT) Family Therapy magazine. In an article regarding “relevancy, innovation, and communication,” AAMFT’s new leadership acknowledged that: “Never before have member partnership and communication been so essential to the advancement of the profession, professional, and Association.” The Arizona Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AzAMFT) is following this buzz and recognizing the need to build a relevant network of communication for the professions, the professionals, and the community. One way this year that we are working to expand in “relevancy, innovation, and communication” is through our Association’s Facebook page. Now with the topic of social media, there most likely comes a hesitance to therapists due to unclear boundaries, possible transparency, and just plain old time consumption. With some psychoeducation on the social media buzz and use metaphors your possible hesitancies may be addressed. For unclear boundaries the Family Therapy magazine, and multiple other resources for counselors, emphasizes the need of a professional profile and a personal profile. Profiles permit the user to set specific privacy settings which enable flexibility and control over one’s boundaries with the community. On a therapist’s personal profile it could be set at maximum security and have no interaction or following from the community. Whereas, with a professional page you can allow community viewers to follow uplifting posts and resources. Or you can also use a professional page to like the AzAMFT page without worrying that a friend of a friend may ask you to be their next therapist. If you do not feel the need to make a professional page but still worry about being transparent on the AzAMFT Facebook page, this next bit might help you. When you like a Facebook page, the AzAMFT page for example, users cannot see the other “likers” of the page unless you are a friend of a liker, in which case you have already agreed to them having access to you by accepting their friend request. So again you are in control. In regards to time consumption, there is no way around it… social media does take up some of your time. But as systems thinkers we should all know the time and patience it takes to build a system with appropriate boundaries and effective communication skills. The AzAMFT Facebook page aligns with our Association’s goal: “Supporting Arizona’s Marriage and Family Therapists, Caring for Arizona’s families.” We want to support our therapists through a page that networks us together. The page focuses on presenting relevant articles to the field, posting resources to give to clients, information for upcoming events to attend, CEU opportunities, as well as uplifting and motivating information because we know the hard work you do. Our community will have access to this information as well and we hope that it will encourage families in need of support to seek out a Marriage and Family Therapist as well as to find resources for their own families from the page. We want to follow this buzz of social media in a positive way, so help us through furthering our connection as a relevant and innovative Association. Resources: Spotts-­‐De Lazzer, A., (2013). Faceblur. Family Therapy, 12(2), 24-­‐28. Todd, T., (2013). Relevancy, Innovation, and Communication. Family Therapy, 12(2), 2-­‐3. Supporting Arizona’s Marriage and Family Therapists Caring for Arizona’s Families Pg. 9 Hello From the Editors
Greetings MFT’s and friends! First of all we would like to thank Edward Callirgos for his service to the AzMFT community after serving as a co editor to the AzMFT Newsletter. With that thank you we also welcome Andrew Hiemstra as a new co editor to the newsletter and thank him for his current and future service. As co editors we are in the process of building a team of committees to contribute useful articles to the newsletter each quarter. Some of these committees include: Theme of the Newsletter, In-­‐Session Interventions, Continuing MFT Education, Therapist Self-­‐Care, and Social Media. We are still in the process of organizing our Theme and In-­‐Session Intervention Committees so if you or someone you know may be interested in volunteering please contact us. Our goal is for the AzAMFT Newsletter to be a tool kit provided to enrich and improve the career and personal life of MFT’s all over Arizona. We welcome any suggestions in helping us to reach this goal. Thank you to each and every one of you for your contribution to families, couples, and individuals of Arizona in helping them to find more harmony and fulfillment in their lives and relationships. Sincerely, Chad Bowman and Andrew Hiemstra [email protected] [email protected] Supporting Arizona’s Marriage and Family Therapists Caring for Arizona’s Families Pg. 10