Couples and Intimate Relationships
Focused on best practices for clinical intervention and creating a community of clinicians and scholars who work within the scope of couple and intimate relationships, the Couples and Intimate Relationships Network has brought together some of the best brightest in the field for this track at SFTC24. Join us as our speakers deliver information designed to enhance your knowledge and expand your practice.
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8:00am - 9:00am: The Crisis Management Phase of Affair Recovery
1:15pm - 2:15pm: Discernment Counseling for Couples on the Brink of Divorce
8:30am - 9:30am: Reading the Zoom Room and Accessing Emotions: Findings and Implications from Two Qualitative Studies on Couple Teletherapy
2:45pm - 3:45pm: When Emotion, Power, & Societal Context Converge: Advances in Socio-Emotional Relationship Therapy
8:30am - 9:30am: Emotionally Focused Therapy with L/G/B/T/Q/+ Romantic Relationships
2:45pm - 3:45pm: Muslim American Couples and Sociocultural Attunement
Spirituality in Clinical Practice
Focused on advancing best practices and fostering a community of clinicians and scholars engaged in the spiritual dimension of clinical practice, the Spirituality in Clinical Practice Topical Interest Network has brought together leading experts for this track at SFTC24. Join us as our speakers share valuable insights designed to enhance your understanding and enrich your practice.
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9:15am - 10:15am: Religious Trauma and Ambiguous Loss: Identity, Belonging, and Community
2:30pm - 3:30pm: Integrating Spirituality into Systemic Clinical Practice
9:45am - 10:45am: Navigating Differences and Fostering Marital Satisfaction in Therapy for Heterosexual Couples with Diverse Spiritual Beliefs
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Marriage and Family Therapy Solutions for Faith-Based Supports
9:45am - 10:45am: Spirituality Could be the Missing Link from the Biopsychosocial Model
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Who Are We? The Person of the Therapist who Dares to Integrate Religion and Spirituality
Queer and Trans Advocacy Network
Focused on connecting AAMFT members who are passionate about sexual and gender minority (SGM) issues, the Queer and Trans Advocacy Network has brought together experts for this track at SFTC24. Whether you identify as SGM, work with SGM clients, or are eager to learn more about SGM health and well-being, join us as our speakers provide valuable insights designed to enhance your competency and support SGM clients effectively.
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8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.: Systemic Interventions to Assist Victims and Perpetrators of Hate and Violent Extremism in North America
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.: Doing Sex Therapy with Trans, Nonbinary &/or Gender Expansive Clients
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.: Illuminating Unique Cultural Experiences of African American Individuals at the Intersection of their LGBTQ+ Identities
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.: The Unintentional Ally
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.: A “How-To” of Writing Gender-Affirming Care Letters: An Opportunity for Applied Practice
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.: Queer and Trans Advocacy: Systemic Approaches for Change
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Got Questions? We Have Answers! A Moderated Question and Answer Session with a Panel of Trans Clinicians
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.: Bringing Family Therapy to Trans Youth
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.: Understanding and Supporting Neuro Complexity within TNBGE Populations
Intervention Research in Systemic Family Therapy
Focused on building a community of Systemic Family Therapy (SFT) researchers, the Intervention Research in Systemic Family Therapy topical interest network has gathered leading experts for this track at SFTC24. Join us as our speakers share valuable insights aimed at advancing research and informing policy related to healthcare and mental healthcare.
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9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.: Creating an Impactful Program of Research Towards Policy
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.: Socially Just Implications - Paper Sessions
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.: How Research Can Assist in Advocating for the MFT Profession
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.: Demystifying Clinical Trials: A Practical Step-by-Step Roadmap
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Exploring Clinical Issues - Paper Sessions
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.: Making Measurement More Meaningful to Clinicians and Clinical Researchers
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.: Culturally Responsive Practice - Paper Sessions
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.: Increasing Clinical Effectiveness - Paper Sessions
Margins to Center
Focused on enhancing cultural competency and fostering cross-cultural collaboration among systemic therapists, Margins to Center: Cultural Connections among C/MFTs has assembled leading experts for this track at SFTC24. Join us as our speakers provide valuable insights designed to improve clinical services and advance the profession.
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2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.: Unveiling the Silent Struggle: Psychosocial Impact of Divorce among Men in Nairobi, Kenya
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.: Reproductive Renaissance in Family Therapy
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.: Complex-PTSD: Assessing the Impact of Larger Systems
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.: The Undiagnosed Phylogeny of Narcissism in the Black Community
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.: More Than Just Coping Strategies: Liberating our Clients From the Impact of Oppressive Systems
Family Therapists in Schools
Focused on supporting AAMFT members involved in school-based practice, the Family Therapists in Schools Interest Network has brought together experts for this track at SFTC24. Join us as our speakers share valuable insights designed to enhance your understanding and impact in educational settings.
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9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.: Healing Self and Others: Self Care and Healing Strategies for Front Line Family Therapists
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.: Neurodiversity and Stress: Working with Divergence
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.: Disastershock: International Trauma Response by Family Therapists
Substance Use and Other Addictive Disorders
Focused on advancing systemic approaches in the treatment and recovery of substance use and other addictive disorders, the Substance Use and Other Addictive Disorders (SUOAD) Topical Interest Network is dedicated to supporting MFTs and SUOAD treatment professionals. Join us as our sessions offer educational and training activities to promote systemic approaches and family involvement in SUOAD services.
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2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.: What's Love Got to Do With It?
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Empowering Families: 5 Effective Strategies for MFTs Working with Substance Use Disorders