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    • Wednesday, September 17, 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    • Online WEBINAR
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    Presenter: Natalie Moore, LMFT

    ONLINE ZOOM MEETING -  WILL NOT BE RECORDED

    Costs: CSCSW Member: $39 | Students: $19 | Nonmember (with CEUs): $59  

    This workshop will not offer CEUs.


    Description:

    Starting a private practice is exciting—but navigating the business side can feel overwhelming, especially for therapists who weren’t taught how to think like entrepreneurs. In this presentation, Natalie Moore, LMFT shares practical and values-driven strategies to help clinicians build a sustainable, full-fee practice without burning out or selling out.

    With a trauma-informed, anti-hustle approach, Natalie will walk participants through key elements of private practice success, including niche development, authentic marketing and systems that support both income and impact.

    This talk is ideal for associate and licensed clinicians who want to grow a practice that’s ethical, aligned and built to last.


    Learning Objectives:

    At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

    1. Identify three foundational elements for launching or growing a values-aligned private practice.
    2. Describe how niche development supports ethical marketing and client fit.
    3. Name at least two sustainable strategies for attracting full-fee clients without relying on insurance panels.

    ABOUT THE PRESENTER

    Natalie Moore, LMFT is a licensed therapist and founder of Space for Growth Therapy & Coaching in Los Angeles. She specializes in helping millennial women break free from people-pleasing, perfectionism and burnout. In addition to her clinical work, Natalie provides SEO consulting and business coaching to therapists who want to build thriving, values-aligned private practices. Her approach to practice-building is warm, trauma-informed and grounded in real-world experience. Learn more at yourspaceforgrowth.com.

    • Thursday, September 18, 2025
    • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    • ONLINE ZOOM Meeting
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    Please join us at our next support group for Social work students and ASWs.

    Feeling lost, stressed, excited? Don't have time for the self care everyone keeps talking about? You are not alone! 

    Bring your questions and concerns, share your journey and connect with others, through this open group for any social work student or ASW in need of support.  The group will meet with members once a month to discuss topics related to being a social work student or graduate in pursuit of a clinical license.

    The forum will provide a semi-structured discussion in a safe and encouraging space. Topics are expected to be broad in range but may include: internships, managing hours and licensing exams, supervisors and supervision.  The goal of this group is to meet with other aspiring clinical social workers and share successes, challenges, stressors and ethical issues.

    Group will meet on Zoom the third Thursday of each month from 5:00 to 6:00.  Cost is free to members and non-members.

    If you have any questions about the support group, please contact Emily Plain, MSW |   cscswgla@gmail.com

    If you are not a member join today - click here to learn more

    This Consultation/Support Group does not award CEUs.

    Hosted and moderated by Emily Plain

    Emily-Tamara Plain, LCSW, earned her MSW from the University of Southern California and has specialized training and certifications in Clinical Supervision, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD, Trauma Informed Yoga, Yoga and Mindfulness for PTSD, Yoga for Veterans, and Yoga for Military Sexual Trauma. She has worked in the public and private sector specializing in substance use, schizophrenia / schizoaffective, bi-polar, depression, anxiety, PTSD and collective trauma.  For any questions, she can be reached at: cscswgla@gmail.com


    • Saturday, September 20, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    • ONLINE ZOOM Meeting
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    After five years, our Telehealth Consultation and Support Group will be evolving to the "Clinical Practice Peer Support Group" in which members will be able to provide mutual support to one another in addressing non-clinical practice topics in a broader manner, such as, telehealth, professional boundaries, insurance or fees, ethical or legal considerations, and compliance with regulations, etc.

    Whether you work in an agency or private practice, you are welcome to participate in this group. Members have an opportunity to network and make connections with other practitioners across the state. All CSCSW members are welcome!

    PLEASE REGISTER AND A ZOOM LINK WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOUR EMAIL.

    If you are not a member join today - click here to learn more

    MEMBER'S ONLY EVENT - FREE FOR ALL MEMBERS

    This Consultation/Support Group does not award CEUs.


    • Tuesday, September 23, 2025
    • 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
    • Online ZOOM
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    Retirement! Is it on the horizon for you? The California Society for Clinical Social Work (CSCSW) invites you to join its Retirement Discussion Group (RDG). 

    Free group for CSCSW Members who are thinking about retiring

    The group will provide a mutually supportive space for participants to explore how it's done, logistics, tapering down, clinical issues with clients, and our feelings about it. As we benefit from consultation and assistance at the beginning and middle phases of our careers, it is no different when it comes to closing out a fulfilling career in a way that we feel is ethically and practically sound. 

    Make a cup of coffee and join us 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. 


    • Saturday, September 27, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Pico Robertson area
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    Let’s Get Together, Greater LA!
    CSCSW District Gathering – Saturday, September 27, 2025

    Please join the Greater Los Angeles District for an in-person gathering of fellow clinical social workers and other mental health therapists.  Learn about the benefits of the California Society for Clinical Social Work membership, network with your peers, and get to know new colleagues and friends. Please bring your business cards, brochures, flyers, or any other materials related to your practice and professional activities.  Video meetings have been helpful, but seeing each other in person is great.  We will meet in Monica Blauner’s Rec Room and light snacks will be provided. Feel free to bring a colleague.

    Our meeting will be in the Pico Robertson area. You’ll receive the address and parking information with your registration confirmation.  We look forward to seeing you.

    • Saturday, September 27, 2025
    • 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
    • Sports Basement – Community Room 202 Walnut Street, Redwood City, CA 94063 (Easy access from Hwy 101, with ample parking)
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    Reconnect. Recharge. Reinvigorate your clinical work.    

    Why Attend?  This is more than a CEU event—it's a chance to build relationships, share resources, and connect with other clinical social workers and mental health professionals in your community. Whether you're in private practice, agency work, or something in between, networking is essential to staying inspired, supported, and informed in our field.

    Come enjoy an afternoon of connection, conversation, and professional growth. Light snacks and drinks will be provided.

    Event Schedule:

    • 2:00 – 3:00 PM | Networking & Social Hour – Mingle with local colleagues and expand your professional network (Please bring business cards/information about your practice)

    • 3:00 – 4:30 PM | CEU Presentation
      “Seven Tools to Liven Up Your Couple/Family Sessions”
      Presented by David Mineau, PhD, LMFT     

    Presentation Overview:

    Feeling stuck in the middle of couple or family dynamics? This engaging and experiential presentation introduces seven practical tools (or “experiments”) that bring clients face-to-face and help them engage more directly with one another. You'll learn how to structure, guide, and debrief these tools—designed to foster insight and connection while reducing therapist over-functioning.   

    About the Presenter:  David Mineau, PhD, LMFT, has specialized in couples work for over 35 years. He’s taught Marriage and Family Therapy and Human Sexuality at Sophia University and co-developed the Couples Communication curriculum at Kaiser. Outside of the therapy room, David enjoys studying California native plants and local owls—and brings warmth and creativity to all he does.

    1.5 CEUs
    Free for CSCSW Members | $65 for Non-Members

    • Thursday, October 23, 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Online WEBINAR
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    Presenter: Kathryn Ford, MD. Presenter

    ONLINE ZOOM WEBINAR

    Costs:  CSCSW Member: FREE | Students: FREE
    Nonmember: $65 

    CEUs: 1.5


    Description:

    The most important thing I've learned in over 20 years of working with couples is this: all of our attempts to listen, talk, understand and care need openness to succeed. Everything we want, and try to do, with each other depends on our openness in each moment and our ability to sense that openness–something I call the "aperture effect."

    I have developed a mindfulness-based approach that is a synthesis of my training as a psychiatrist, the neuroscience of relationships and my experiences with meditation. I teach couples to develop in-the-moment awareness of their openness as they interact.

    At some point in teaching colleagues about aperture, I realized that our own aperture awareness is the foundation for all our work. Underneath all our models, techniques, procedures, and words—when we are most effective—we are being guided by our awareness of openness, our own and our clients’. This aspect of our work is often in the background, largely unconscious. By giving it a name, aperture awareness, and putting it in the foreground, we may be able to use this power even more effectively. This is not a model to replace others but a way enhance our current models and skills. This approach can add simplicity and clarity to make your work more effective and more fun.

    - Kathryn Ford, MD. Presenter


    Learning Objectives:

    At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

    1. Learn the meaning and importance of aperture awareness as a special application of mindfulness.
    2. Learn the basic neuroscience related to openness.
    3. Learn the relationship of openness and aperture awareness to dialogue.
    4. Learn how to use aperture awareness to increase your effectiveness as a therapist.
    5. Learn exercises to cultivate: mindfulness, aperture awareness, dialogue.

        Workshop Logistics: After registering you will receive a link to the ZOOM WEBINAR.  

        • Closed Captioning available

        ABOUT THE PRESENTER

        Kathryn Ford, M.D. is a psychiatrist, couples therapist and author. Her transformative method integrates mindfulness, psychology and neuroscience to help couples quickly shift their dynamics when in distress, and turn their difficulties into stronger, lasting connection. After more than 20 years of helping couples, she has written The Aperture Effect. With this book she teaches couples to use Aperture Awareness to create lasting love.

        After receiving her M.D. degree from Brown Medical School, Dr. Ford completed a residency in psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine. Her meditation practice and training at centers like Barre Center for Buddhist Studies in Massachusetts and Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California developed her understanding of the power of mindfulness for building deeper, more resilient, relationships.

        This is a District Meeting coordinated by the Mid-Peninsula District

        This DISTRICT MEETING meets the qualifications for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. 

        Note: With supervisor approval, registered ASWs may use CEs toward LCSW hours.


          Cancellation Policy

          • 14 days or more before event date: Full refund
          • 13-7 days before event date: 75% refund
          • 6 days or less before event date: No refund

          Note:  Registration will be canceled if payment is not made at least 7 days prior to the event.

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