Jana P. Sutton, Ph.D.
Personal Welcome from Jana P. Sutton, Ph.D.
Thank you for visiting LAMFT’s newly constructed website. We hope our new look and design make browsing our website more pleasurable and efficient for you; the member, the potential member, or member of the public looking for more information on marriage and family therapy. The Louisiana Division of AAMFT is the only professional association in Louisiana which advocates on behalf of marriage and family therapists, the profession, and families. LAMFT represents Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs) and Marriage and Family Therapy Interns in Louisiana, who uphold the high training, ethical, and practice standards of our international professional association, the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT).
Our new website will allow a member of the public to easily access information about family problems, locate resources, and locate the right therapist for them. It will also allow potential LAMFT members to research the great benefits of joining our association, and will allow them to access all necessary documents to actually apply for membership.
Also, LAMFT members are now afforded on-line opportunities that LAMFT has never offered before. You will be able to register on-line for Conferences and Workshops, and you will be able to apply for approval to offer LMFT Continuing Education Credit also. Hopefully, we have also made accessing useful information from the LPC Board easier too. For example, finding approved supervisors in the state and finding the guidelines and paperwork needed for becoming approved supervisors should have been improved. You will also hopefully feel more connected to the LAMFT Board. We have included board member biographies and you can now directly e-mail us with your thoughts, questions, or suggestions. It is our intention to also begin archiving the Monitor, LAMFT’s Quarterly Newsletter, on-line.
Don’t forget to register for LAMFT’s two biggest Continuing Events of the year – The 2009 Annual Ethics Workshop (Saturday November 14th, 9:00 am – Noon, at the Country Inn and Suites, Pineville) and the 2010 Annual Conference, Systemic Therapy: What makes a Clinical Difference?, (Thursday February 18th – Saturday February 20th, at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center, Baton Rouge).
This year the annual ethics workshop is presented by NOBTS Faculty Member and LAMFT Board Member Dr. Kathy Steele. Her workshop will be entitled “Ethics Work.” Register now and earn your 3 Continuing Education Hours in MFT Ethics before you need to renew your license.
The 2010 LAMFT Annual Conference Committee is pleased to announce the Featured Presenter, Michele Weiner-Davis, and the Plenary Address Speaker, Dr. Bradford Keeney. See you in Baton Rouge and don’t forget to register on-line!
