Alabama
February 19-21, 2009
Embassy Suites in Downtown Montgomery
Montgomery, Alabama
Contact: ALAMFT by telephone at 334-844-4478 or email at
zaremla@auburn.edu or
www.alamft.org
Alaska
October 17-18, 2008
Anchorage, Alaska
Theme: "Exploring Issues of Money - Yours and Your
Clients"
Speakers: Peter Cole and Daisy Reese
Contact: AKAMFT by telephone at 907-272-5500 or email at litterer@mtaonline.net
or www.akamft.org
Arizona
March 6-7, 2009
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Phoenix, Arizona
Theme: "Treating Trauma and Attachment Issues in
the Family"
Speakers: Terry Levy, Ph.D. and Michael Orlans, Ph.D.
Contact: Frances Bernfeld at 520-299-9666, email frances@theriver.com
or website www.azamft.org
September 26, 2008
Westward Look Resort
Tucson, Arizona
Theme: "Couples Therapy in Good Conscience: Ethical and
Cultural Considerations and the DSM-IV-TR"
Speaker: Pamela Harmell, Ph.D.
Contact: Frances Bernfeld at 520-299-9666, email frances@theriver.com
or website www.azamft.org
Arkansas
October 15-16, 2009
University of Central Arkansas
Conway, Arkansas
Theme: "Family Therapy and the Effects of Addiction"
Speaker: TBA
Contact: ARAMFT at www.aramft.org
or Julie Wright-Locke at 501-912-6181.
California
See website at http://www.aamftca.org/
Colorado
September 25, 2009
Denver First Church of the Nazarene
Englewood, Colorado
Theme: "One Foot Out The Door"
Speaker: Michaele Weiner-Davis
Contact: Lisa Thomas by email at lisa@onlinecouch.com
or Colorado Division website at http://www.coamft.org/
Connecticut
May 8, 2009
Anthony's Ocean View
East Haven, Connecticut
Theme: "Internal Family Systems"
Speaker: Richard Schwartz, M.D.
Contact: CTAMFT by telephone at 203-254-1748 or email at ctamft@snet.net
or website www.ctamft.org
Florida
May 1-2, 2009
Deerfield, Florida
Theme: "Narrative Therapy"
Speaker: Jill Freedman
Contact: Larry Barlow at 850-906-0258, email lbarlow110@msn.com,
or website http://www.famft.org
December 3-4, 2009
Orlando, Florida
Speaker: To Be Announced
Contact: Larry Barlow at 850-906-0258, email lbarlow110@msn.com,
or website http://www.famft.org
Georgia
February 21, 2009
Mercer University School of Medicine
Macon, Georgia
Theme: "Therapeutic Quickies: A Relational Approach to
Brief Sex Therapy"
Speaker: Douglas Flemons, Ph.D. and Shelley Green, Ph.D.
Contact: GAMFT at 404-261-1185 or email at gamft@bellsouth.net
or website www.gamft.org
April 30 - May 3, 2009
King and Prince Beach Resort
St. Simons Island, Georgia
Theme: "Internal Family Systems Therapy"
Speaker: Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.
Contact: GAMFT at 404-261-1185 or email at gamft@bellsouth.net
or website www.gamft.org
Hawaii
March 21, 2009
Neal Blaisdell Center
Honolulu, Hawaii
Speaker: Bill O'Hanlon, M.S.
Contact: HAMFT website at www.hamft.net,
email hamft.admin@gmail.com,
or telephone 808-291-5321
April 24, 2009
Argosy University
Honolulu, Hawaii
Speakers: Catherine Bruns and Annie Rohr
Contact: HAMFT website at www.hamft.net,
email hamft.admin@gmail.com
or telephone 808-291-5321
Idaho
September 18-19, 2009
Theme: "Bad and Good Couples Therapy: How to Avoid the
First and Do the Second"
Speaker: William J. Doherty, Ph.D.
Contact: IDAMFT at website http://www.idamft.org/
Illinois
March 12-14, 2009
Speakers: John Rolland, MD and Sue Johnson
Contact: ILMFT at email iamft@aol.com
or website www.iamft.org
Indiana
April 24, 2009
Christian Theological Seminary
Indianapolis, Indiana
Theme: "Internal Family Systems"
Speakers: Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.
Contact: IAMFT by telephone at 317-484-2630 or Ann@centraloffice1.com
or www.inamft.org
Iowa
March 13-14, 2009
DMACC Conference Center
Newton, Iowa
Theme: "Trauma: Dealing and Healing"
Speaker: Thad Abrams, M.D., Warren Phillips, Ph.D. and Craig
Butterfield, Ph.D.
Contact: Iowa Division website http://www.iamft.com/
or ambersampson@miftc.com
or marysuegreen@miftc.com
Kansas
March 6-7, 2009
Marriott Hotel
Overland Park, Kansas
Theme: "Compulsive Sexual Behavior: A Relational Therapy
Approach"
Speaker: Stefanie Carnes, Ph.D.
Contact: Christopher Habben at 913-233-8706, email chabben@friends.edu
or website www.kansasfamilies.org
Kentucky
February 26-27, 2009
St. Matthews Baptist Church
Louisville, Kentucky
Theme: To Be Announced
Speaker: Bill Masden
Contact: Mike Rankin at mdrankin@insightbb.com,
telephone 502- 494-2929, or www.kamft.org
May 8, 2009
Louisville, Kentucky
Theme: "Emotional Intelligence in Relationships"
Speaker: Brent Atkinson
Contact: Mike Rankin at mdrankin@insightbb.com,
telephone 502- 494-2929, or www.kamft.org
Louisiana
February 18-20, 2010
Hilton Capitol Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Theme: "Systemic Therapy: What Makes a Clinical
Difference?"
Speakers: Michele Weiner-Davis and Bradford Keeney
Contact: LAMFT at www.lamft.org
Maine
To Be Announced
Massachusetts
April 17, 2009
Bentley College
Waltham, Massachusetts
Theme: "IFS With Couples: Bringing Courageous Love to
Intimate Relationships"
Speaker: Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.
Contact: Massachusetts Division email at info@mamft.org
or website www.mamft.org
Michigan
March 28, 2008
Eagle Eye Country Club
Lansing, Michigan
Theme: "Reaching Out in Family Therapy: Understanding the
African American Experience"
Speaker: Nancy Boyd-Franklin, Ph.D.
Contact: Carolyn Dykstra at 616-366-6983, email mamftmi@yahoo.com
or website http://www.michiganfamilytherapy.org/
Middle Atlantic (Delaware,
District of
Columbia and Maryland)
January 30, 2009
Loyola College
Columbia, Maryland
Theme: "Mating in Captivity"
Speaker: Esther Perel
Contact: April McDowell at 800-909-9607 or email administrativecoordinator@middleatlanticaamft.org
or www.middleatlanticaamft.org
Minnesota
April 17, 2009
Embassy Suites
Bloomington, Minnesota
Theme: "Emotional Intelligence in Couples Therapy:
Advances from Neurobiology and the Science of Intimate
Relationships"
Speaker: Brent Atkinson, Ph.D.
Contact: MNAMFT at 651-278-846 or website www.minnesotafamilies.org
November 12-13, 2009
Northland Inn
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Theme: "Navigating Life's Transitions: Exploring Clincial
Approaches"
Contact: MNAMFT at 651-278-8463 or website www.minnesotafamilies.org
Mississippi
February 19-20, 2009
Vicksburg Convention Center
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Theme: "Personality Disordered Clients in the Context of
the Family"
Speaker: Malcolm MacFarlane
Contact: Denease Bishop at 601-278-6790
or email deneasebishop@comcast.net
or website http://www.mamft.com/
Missouri
April 17-18, 2009
School of Professional Psychology at Forest Institute
Springfield, MO
Theme: "Marriage and Family Therapists: Strengthening
Relationships"
Speaker: Janis Abrahms Spring, Ph.D.
Contact: MOAMFT at 573-634-8760 or email ckemna@bardgett.net
or website at http://moamft.org
Montana
Unknown
Nebraska
April 24, 2009
Countryside Community Church
Omaha, Nebraska
Theme: "Personality Disorders, Marital Conflict and
Divorce"
Speaker: Emily M. Brown
Contact: Nebraska Division www.nebraskamft.org
September 26, 2008
St. Marks United Methodist Church
Lincoln, Nebraska
Speakers: Gloria Gonzalez-Kruger, Ph.D., Paul Springer, Ph.D.,
Cody S. Hollist, Ph.D., and Kris Chiles
Contact: Greg Gross telephone 402-486-3110 or www.nebraskamft.org
Nevada
March 27-28, 2009
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Speakers: Toni Zimmerman and Janine Shelby.
Contact: Nevada Division website http://www.namft.net/
New Hampshire
April 3, 2009
UNH Manchester
Manchester, New Hampshire
Speaker: Stephanie Abate and Mark D. Moses
Contact: Shawn Hassell by telephone 603-432-0463.
October 17, 2008
UNH Manchester
Manchester, New Hampshire
Theme: "Ethics and Ethical Decision Making"
Presenter: Kristine Baber, Ph.D.
Contact: Shawn Hassell by email at shassell@familystrength.org
New Jersey
June 5, 2009
The New Jersey Hospital Association Conference Center
Princeton, New Jersey
Theme: "Healthy Family: Healthy Choices"
Speaker: Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.
Contact: NJAMFT at website www.aamftnj.org
New Mexico
September 12, 2009
Sheraton Uptown Hotel
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Theme: TBA
Speaker: TBA
Contact: James Zacharias at 505-463-3128, email jzacharias1@gmail.com
New York
May 1-3, 2008
Embassy Suites Hotel
East Syracuse, New York
Theme: "A License Is Not Enough: Best Practices for MFTs
in 2008"
Contact: NYAMFT by telephone at 315-569-7664, email sonya_vs@yahoo.com,
or website at www.nyamft.org
North Carolina
February 26-28, 2009
Winston-Salem Marriott
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Theme: "Bad and Good Couples Therapy: How to Avoid the
First and Do the Second"
Speaker: William J. Doherty, Ph.D.
Contact: North Carolina Division website http://www.ncamft.org
June 6, 2008
North Raleigh Hilton
Raleigh, North Carolina
Theme: "Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples"
Speaker: Wayne Denton, M.D., Ph.D.
Contact: NCAMFT by telephone at 919-518-1919, cami@nc.rr.com
or www.ncamft.org
North Dakota
Unknown
Ohio
April 24, 2009
University of Akron
Akron, Ohio
Theme: "Ethics, Liability, and Ethical Considerations in
Supervision"
Contact: Ohio Division at 419-496-8161, email at erinschaefer@gmail.com
or www.ohioamft.org.
Oklahoma
April 3, 2009
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Theme: To Be Announced
Speaker: Terry Hargrave, Ph.D.
Contact: OKAMFT at http://www.okamft.org
or Paul Emrich at paulemrich@yahoo.com
Oregon
Unknown
Pennsylvania
April 17-18, 2009
Sheraton - Great Valley
Frazier, Pennsylvania
Theme: "Frontiers in Trauma: Treating Self, Others and
Society"
Speakers: Sandra Bloom and Linda Stone Fish
Contact: PAMFT by telephone at 215-274-1340 or email pamftpacp@aol.com
or www.pamft.com
Rhode Island
May 1, 2009
Holiday Inn
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Theme: "Families and Finance: Instilling Hope in
Difficult Economic Times"
Speakers: Joan Gray Anderson, Ph.D. and Peter Rossi, M.S.
Contact: Rhode Island Division at www.riamft.org
South Carolina
June 5-7, 2009
Charleston, South Carolina
Theme: "Pathways to Changes: Collaborative
Strengths-Based Brief Family Therapy with Difficult
Adolescents"
Speaker: Matthew Selekman
Contact: SCAMFT at 803-779-0343 or email marie.queen@queencommunicationsllc.com
or www.scamft.org
October 24-26, 2008
Embassy Suites
Greenville, South Carolina
Themes: "Ethical Dilemmas We Don't Want to Talk
About" and "Shadow Dancing: Healing Couples Wounded
from Childhood Abuse"
Speaker: Mary Jo Barrett, MSW
Contact: SCAMFT at 803-779-0343 or email marie.queen@queencommunicationsllc.com
or www.scamft.org
South Dakota
October 24, 2008
Theme: "Unique Ethical Considerations in Marriage and
Family Therapy"
Speaker: Grace Ann Mims, Ph.D.
Contact: SDAMFT at www.sdamft.org
Tennessee
February 27-28, 2009
Scarritt-Bennett Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Theme: To Be Announced
Speaker: James F. Alexander, Ph.D.
Contact: Sally Childress at (865) 705-3790, email admincoord@tnamft.org
or website www.tnamft.org
Texas
March 11-13, 2010
Weston Riverwalk Hotel
San Antonio, Texas
Theme: "Brains in Connection: Interpersonal Neuroscience
in Marriage and Family Therapy"
Speakers: Louis Cozolino and Peggy Papp
Contact: TAMFT by telephone at 512-263-4048, email admin@tamft.org
or website www.tamft.org
Utah
May 15-16, 2009
Best Western Landmark Inn
Park City, Utah
Theme: "Emotion-Focused Therapy for Couples"
Speaker: Scott R. Woolley, Ph.D.
Contact: Utah Division at http://www.uamft.org
or ssboxley@yahoo.com
or Sarah Droubay at 435-882-5253
Vermont
None - Division Not Active
Virginia
April 3, 2009
Williamsburg, Virginia
Theme: "Internal Family Systems"
Speaker: Richard Schwartz, M.D.
Contact: VAMFTat http://www.vamft.org/
September 19, 2008
Fredericksburg Expo Center
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Theme: "Emotional Intelligence in Couples Therapy:
Advances from Neurobiology and the Science of
Relationships"
Speaker: Brent J. Atkinson
Contact: Professional Training Associates, LTD, by phone
757-877-2933, fax 757-257-3915, email info@ptaltd.com
, or www.ptaltd.com
Washington
March 13, 2010
Seattle, Washington
Speaker: David Schnarch
Contact: Kirk Roberts at 888-553-1228, email wamft@wamft.org
or website http://www.wamft.org/
West Virginia
None
Wisconsin
October 17, 2008
Edgewood College
Madison, Wisconsin
Theme: "Risk Management Ethics and Boundaries"
Speaker: Kevin Allemagne, Ph.D.
Contact: WAMFT at 608-848-1994, email wamft@mailbag.com
or www.relationshiphelp.org.
April 5-6, 2009
Theme: "Keys to Family Resilience: Healing and Positive
Growth out of Crisis, Trauma and Loss"
Speaker: Froma Walsh, Ph.D.
Contact: WAMFT at 608-848-1994, email wamft@mailbag.com
or www.relationshiphelp.org.
Wyoming
None
Canadian Registry
April 24-25, 2009
Travelodge Hotel
Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
Speakers: Gabor Mate and Bill Madsen
Contact: Canadian Registry at 905-936-3338 or website http://www.marriageandfamily.ca
Alberta
April 17, 2009
Cochrane, Alberta
Theme: "The Rhizome Way and the Territories of the
Alive"
Speaker: Christopher Kinman, M.Sc.
Contact: Alberta Division at www.aamft.ab.ca
British Columbia
May 22-24, 2008
ACTS of Trinity Western University
Langley, British Columbia
Theme: "Gottman Method Couples Therapy"
Speaker: Peter Vaughan, M.A.
Contact: BCAMFT at http://www.bcamft.bc.ca
Manitoba
April 25-26, 2008
University of Winnipeg
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA
Speakers: Kark Tomm, M.D., Maureen Leahey, Ph.D. and Jan
Derrick, M.A.
Contact: Canadian Registry at 905-936-3338 or website http://www.marriageandfamily.ca
Ontario
April 24-25, 2009
Travelodge Hotel
Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
Speakers: Gabor Mate and Bill Madsen
Contact: OAMFT by email at ad_oamft@yahoo.com
or www.oamft.on.ca
November 21, 2009
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Theme: "Strengthening Ontario Families"
Speaker: Joyce Rowlands
Contact: OAMFT by email at ad_oamft@yahoo.com
or www.oamft.on.ca
Quebec
Unknown
Saskatchewan
September 26, 2008
Briercrest Seminary
Caronport, Saskatchewan
Speakers: Ryan Melin, George Enns, Sam Berg, Dennis Arbuthnott
Contact: Sam Berg - email sberg@briercrest.ca
or telephone 306- 347-2273
