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Viva la Vida: Psychological Perspectives in the art of Frida Kahlo with Dr. Lawrence Hedges

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Welcome to OCCAMFT

Welcome to the Orange County Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists!

Welcome! If you are not a member of OC CAMFT and are an MFT, Psychologist, LCSW, or in a related field (or even pre-licensed!), we'd love to have you join us. You can join by clicking on the link on the right (you don't need to log in to the website to join). We are proud to offer quality monthly trainings and opportunities to network with other local professionals. OC CAMFT is proud of our website which offers OC CAMFT members new features such as "Find-A-Therapist" which allows consumers to search for local therapists in Orange County, personal webpages for all members, the ability to register and pay for luncheons and trainings online, apply for or renew your membership, pay or renew dues online, and the ability for members to submit articles and book reviews to share information with their peers. Wow! Please join us - we'd love to have you.

Lisa Mills, MA, MFT

President, OC CAMFT

 

OC CAMFT Current Events

Join us for a “summer vacation” from traditional continuing education… and still get CEU’s!

We invite you along on a cultural adventure as we welcome back Larry Hedges for an enlightening and informative August luncheon!

Viva la Vida:  Psychological Perspectives in the Art of Frida Kahlo

 

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Date:  Friday, August 20, 2010

Check-in:  Begins at 10:45 am

Luncheon:  11:00 to 1:30

Location:  Maggianos, South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, CA

Earn 1.5 CEUs

 

Barbara Kingsolver’s new bestselling novel, Lacuna, is set in Mexico with our young hero working first as a plaster mixer for Diego Rivera, then as a cook for Frida who encourages him in his creative writing. Kingsolver’s wonderful psychological portraits of these great Mexican artists occasions this review of Kahlo’s psychologically penetrating art. Kahlo’s artwork has a special appeal to therapists because of its emotional impact, particularly on issues that affect women in our practices. She represents physical and emotional pain, the traumas of abuse and betrayal, and the multiple connections with her body and nature.

Through the study of Kahlo’s art, we may gain an awareness of women's issues that we can recognize in our own female clients--struggles inherent to being a woman that are often overlooked when we listen to our women clients from predominately male-oriented perspectives. With these insights, we can help our women clients not only in the "traditional" sense of using interventions to address presenting symptoms, but in guiding the rediscovery of their true femininity--perhaps a part of themselves that has been forgotten or discouraged, given the tremendous demands our society puts on women to play so many roles simultaneously.

 

Learning Goals:

  • To achieve an understanding of Kahlo’s depth psychological self portraits
  • To know how rooted our minds are in relationships—to our loves and to nature
  • To experience the impact of emotional and physical pain as well as the traumas of neglect, abuse, and betrayal

To preregister for the OC-CAMFT Luncheon:

OC CAMFT Members - $25 Click HERE to register. (Deadline is August 18th)

(Please Note: If you are not an OC CAMFT member, you will be asked to pay the difference at the door - Thank You)

OC CAMFT Guests - $30 Click
HERE to register. (Deadline is August 18th)


Walk-ins - $40

If you prefer to pay by check, please click HERE for payment info and to submit a reservation form so that we have your email contact information. (check must be postmarked by August 18th) Please include your email address so that we can send you a confirmation email 2 days prior to the event.

If you have a special need or need special accommodations, please click
HERE. Please advise us of your needs no later than 7 days prior to the event so that we may be able to accommodate you.

Please make a separate transaction for each and every reservation requested. If you are paying by credit card, the
receipt you receive at the end of your payment is your confirmation reservation. Those reserving by check and are reserving for 2 or more may combine payment. ONLY check payments received by deadline will receive an email confirmation 2 days prior to event. Any payments not received by deadline are not reserved and will be considered walk-in status. Please note our cancellation policy on our registration page.

Course meets the qualifications for one and one half (1.5) hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.


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More from OC CAMFT...

 

OC CAMFT Prelicensed Committee Presents:

Meeting of the "3000 Club!"

When:  Friday, July 30, 2010 from 10 am to 12pm

Where:  Paradise Perks Cafe

15475 Jeffrey Road #450, Irvine, CA

The "3000 Club" is a place for MFT students, trainees, and interns to connect, network, empathize, celebrate, and gain connections. This is an open meeting that welcomes all Prelicensed members and guests to network with other Prelicensed therapists in the process of finishing graduate school, earning hours, and preparing for examinations. Come join us for coffee, pastry and some fun in catching up. We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions, please feel free to email the Prelicensed Committee at prelicensed@occamft.org

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ATTENTION INTERNS & STUDENTS

OC-CAMFT welcomes your interest in joining the Pre-licensed Committee. Join MFT Intern and Student chapter members to plan events that encourage networking, support, educational development, and personal enrichment.

Ashley Schenkel, Intern Co-Representative

Lorelei O'Neil, Intern Co-Representative

Shawn Tovar, Student Co-Representative

 

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