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California Division Educators
Goal #1 of the AAMFT-CA Division Strategic Plan reads:
“Shaping the Profession: MFTs will share a unified identity and common understanding of the core scope and practice of Marriage and Family Therapy”.
The California Division Educators Collaborative, officially launched in 2004, has continued to evolve and grow. The establishment of professional identity and unity among MFTs is a major focus of the work of the Collaborative, now guided by an outstanding Steering Committee of leading MFT educators in our state.
Scott Woolley, Alliant International University, San Diego campus
Deborah Buttita, Phillips Graduate Institute;
Kathleen Wenger, Pepperdine University;
Diane Gehert, California State University, Northridge;
Janet Osborn, California State University, Sacramento;
Amy Tuttle, California State University, Chico (now with Pepperdine University);
Carmen Knudson-Martin, Loma Linda University;
Ben Caldwell, Alliant International University, Sacramento campus;
Mary Read, California State University, Fullerton;
Fumiko Hosokawa, California State University, Dominguez Hills.
The AAMFT-CA Division Educators' Collaborative was created to establish an active, statewide network of Marriage and Family Therapy Educators. The purposes of the AAMFT-CA Division Educators' Collaborative include:
- Promote unification of the MFT professional culture in California.
- Promote communication and collaboration.
- Provide resources and information.
CALIFORNIA DIVISION EDUCATORS' COLLABORATIVE: Mission Statement; Purpose; Goals
- MISSION STATEMENT
The AAMFT-CA Division Educators' Collaborative was created to establish an active, statewide network of Marriage and Family Therapist Educators.
- PURPOSE
The purposes of the AAMFT-CA Division Educators' Collaborative are:
- Promote communication and collaboration.
- Provide resources and information. "
- Promote unification of the MFT professional culture in California.
- GOAL
The AAMFT-CA Division Educators' Collaborative long term goal is the establishment of a centralized, organized, statewide force of educators and clinicians, with operational headquarters, committed to the following pursuits:
- Serve as a resource center for educators in relation to MFT educational programs, curricula and research.
- Secure funds or serve as a link to funds that provide opportunities for MFT students to qualify for stipends, loan forgiveness or other financial assistance programs.
- Increase employment options for MFT graduate students and interns.
- Formally strengthen the position of MFTs in the California public mental health system. "
- Develop "One Voice" to provide effective representation in MFT educator advocacy efforts.
MATERIAL RELATED TO THE WORK AND INTERESTS OF THE EDUCATORS COLLABORATIVE
Material related to the interests and work of the Educators’ Collaborative group can be accessed by clicking on the links directly below:
AAMFT Core Competencies
- Read the article in Adobe PDF format.
Explanation: DACUM: Developing a Curriculum
- Read the article in Adobe PDF format.
California Mental Health Planning Council Project results: MFT DACUM
- Read the article in Adobe PDF format.
Comparison of CACREP Standards, AAMFT Core Competencies and BBS Standards
- Read the article in Adobe PDF format.
prepared by Collaborative Chair, Dr. Diane Gehart
Comparison of the AAMFT Core Competencies with the DACUM
- Read the article in Adobe PDF format.
prepared by Collaborative Chair, Dr. Diane Gehart
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