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A Word from the President

Welcome to the Kansas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy website. KAMFT is an organization of Marriage and Family Therapists in Kansas from students of MFT to advanced clinicians, educators and leaders. KAMFT is also the state division of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

We are continually seeking ways to be relevant and responsive to the needs of MFT’s in Kansas. Our primary objective this year is to address the legislative inequities that prevent MFTs from being able to offer effective therapeutic services to all Kansas citizens. Visit the State section under the Legislation tab above for more information about our current bill.

We hope you will spend some time visiting this site. We have recently added a Members Section to the website. In this area, we will be posting legislative resources including a legislative training video, client forms, and other useful tools needed to participate in the legislative process. Simply contact KAMFT to receive a username and password.

If there is something we might add to this location that will better serve the MFT’s of Kansas, please feel free to contact us. We have several committees focused on the further development of our reach and impact of our profession. If you have an interest in serving KAMFT, we are always eager for more volunteers.

On behalf of KAMFT, I am delighted to welcome you to the KAMFT website.

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KAMFT President

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2010 Annual Conference March 4 - 6th

Climbers We are pleased to present a full schedule for the 2010 Annual KAMFT Conference. Attendees will have several opportunities to receive CEUs needed for licensure. The conference will also offer opportunities to reconnect with old friends while establishing relationships with new friends. The Supervision Refresher Workshop will provide clinical supervisors a way to obtain additional training for certification renewal and receive the support needed for providing effective supervision.

At the Annual Business Meeting we will report on the various ways the KAMFT Board is working to support your clinical work in Kansas. We will also report on the current Kansas and federal legislation while suggesting ways you can be involved.

Online registration is now available.

Understanding and Treating Self-Injury: Helping Those Who Hurt Themselves

Keynote Speaker

Tracy Alderman, Ph.D.

Support Medicare Coverage of MFTs

AAMFT LEGISLATION UPDATE (December 2009)

As Congress considers Health Reform, including Medicare changes, on November 7th the US House of Representatives passed a reform bill (HR 3962) that includes Medicare MFT coverage (Sec. 1308), reflecting the same provision as in the earlier HR 3200, which passed 3 House committees. Two additional House bills (HR 1693, HR 3090) and two Senate bills (S 671, S 1157) include Medicare MFT coverage.

AAMFT cannot support the Nov. 18 Senate Health Reform bill, expected to be passed by Senate on Dec. 24. Unlike the House-passed bill, the Senate bill fails to cover MFTs under Medicare, imposes a 40% tax on private health plans covering millions of people and so erodes those plans' MFT coverage, has more limited dc_capitol2

mental-health "parity" coverage rules, and has very limited funding for mental-health workforce development. While the Senate bill would cover some uninsured persons, the relevant health plans will not be required to cover MFT services, to allow any willing providers to participate, or to offer consumers the freedom to choose among types of mental-health providers.

Please visit the AAMFT website above for more information on how you can contact your legislators.

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Online Resources for Clients and Therapists

The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) provides the following online resources:

- Clients seeking therapeutic services from a Marriage and Family Therapist in their area are available at the Therapist Locator website

- Therapists can access valuable resources supporting their therapuetic work at the Family Therapy Resources website

- Look for KAMFT on Facebook

- Therapists interested in joining KAMFT are directed to the AAMFT website for membership information. Those who are members of AAMFT automatically become members of KAMFT.

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Community Workshop

In an effort to extend the outreach beyond our members, KAMFT is offering a Community Workshop to address issues important to the communities in Kansas. Our new_splash keynote speaker will be presenting that workshop focusing on the same theme as the Clinical Conference, but addressing the issue to those with personal experiences of self-injury within the family. The workshop is designed for family members and friends of those who are self-injuring.