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Student Government Association
Alliant International University - San Fransisco
Hello amazing Alliant students!
Have you ever wanted to learn more about how to run effective group therapy? We spend a lot of time in school learning about individual therapy but then are expected to run groups in practicum. Whether you have no experience running groups at all or would like to go deeper into the art of it, the Student Government Association (SGA) is proud to offer a free training on Group Therapy happening on Saturday, April 8th from 10am - 12pm (RSVP required).
The training will provide you with a solid understanding of the basics and nuances of running groups with a theme of: Finding the process in process groups. To solidify the training, there will be an experiential demonstration which you will be welcome to volunteer to participate in (space limited). The training will be provided by Lawrence Shweky, LCSW from the EMERGE Center for Social and Emotional Learning who specializes in running groups for adolescents.
Please RSVP to bpritchard@alliant for the Zoom link if you wish to attend. We hope to see you all there!
The Association of Family Therapists of Northern California (AFTNC)
(MDs, PhD/PsyDs, MFTs, LCSWs, & RNs Dedicated to Family and Couples Therapy)
presents…
Careers in Family & Couples Therapy Panel
with
W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D., Veronique Thompson, Ph.D.,
& Aaron Gonzales, M.A, LMFT
Join us for a panel of family therapists in various employment settings. In this workshop, a panel of family therapists will discuss their career path in family and couples therapy. Hear how practicing clinicians launched their practice, got involved in teaching and publishing, working in a hospital setting, and other creative activities in the field of couple and family therapy. Learn more about the panelists below!
Date: Sunday, March 26, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Online via Zoom (link will be sent when you RSVP)
Cost: Free
Please contact Elaina Vielbaum & Celeste Snell, AFTNC Student Reps, at: evielbaum@wi.edu and csnell@alliant.edu for any questions.
The Panelists:
W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D. is in private practice in San Francisco and Corte Madera. He works with children, adolescents, families, couples, and individual adults using CBT, EMDR, Family Systems, and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT). Dr. Sutton is the director of the Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy where he teaches workshops for relicensed and licensed clinicians and works with 15 clinicians who see clients in San Francisco, Marin, the East Bay, Peninsula, and South Bay. Dr. Sutton is also the director of Bay Area Community Counseling, which is a nonprofit dedicated to providing effective treatment to those in financial need and trains MFT, CSW, & PCC associates. He is also the host of the podcast, Therapy On the Cutting Edge where he interviews clinicians who are innovating and integrating, and moving the field of psychotherapy forward.
Veronique Thompson, Ph.D. is a tenured faculty at the Wright Institute in Berkeley and the Clinical Director at the Carl B. Metoyer Center for Family Counseling, East Oakland. There she and her colleagues are piloting a program, the Umoja Reentry Family Unity Project, to support families with formerly incarcerated parents. She has experience working with adults, families, and adolescent status offenders, her theoretical orientation combines developmental, systems, social justice therapy, and narrative therapy perspectives. Dr. Thompson is a past teaching associate for the University of California, Berkeley in general psychology and minority mental health, as well as a fellow in the Berkeley Teacher Training Program. In addition to her work mentioned above, she also maintains a private practice.
Aaron Gonzales, MA, LMFT is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Having received his Master’s of Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling with Honors, as well as a BA in Psychology from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, he has worked in a plethora of settings during his career as a therapist. In addition to his private practice, he has experience working with children, adolescents, adults, families, and individuals, in school-based, clinic, and hospital settings. During his graduate work, he held two internships at Spokane Falls Community College and Spokane Community College working with a wide array of students with such issues as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorders, and personality concerns. He was also a safe space and ally for communities such as LGBTQ+, deaf, immigration consideration, and disenfranchised cultural considerations. He has been practicing psychotherapy since 2015 in California. Aaron started his career with children and adolescents at San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services and did pro bono work with Luma Behavioral Consultants. He has held multiple therapy positions at San Mateo County such as regional clinics, in-home-services, field-based therapy, psychiatric emergency services, and managing a regional clinic. Aaron has coordinated and managed at-risk youth while providing treatment planning, assessments, and presented in front of multiple disciplinary teams. Currently, he helps manage a regional clinic and works with severely mentally ill adults who qualify for Medi-Cal services.
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