TAMFT 2025 Annual Conference

Join me for an interactive conversation and training on assessing and treating high-conflictrelationships. Many therapists can feel intimidated to work with couples where there is trauma,ADHD/ASD, and intimacy-related concerns. In this training I will guide you through assessing acouple in the first few sessions, creating a treatment plan, and structured tools you can use tofeel more confident as a couples counselor. There will also be open discussion and interactionwith the audience to answer some of your questions.Key Takeaways:1. Assessment of a high-conflict couple. Symptoms and signs to look for regarding trauma,addiction, infidelity, ADHD/ASD.2. Development of a treatment plan using Gottman and EFT strategies.3. Career development ideas and strategies for building a successful practice that providesservices to couples and families.4. Review advocacy needs for our field as the complexity of mental health grows and theimpact it has on families and the profession

Many clinicians express concerns about perceived ethical and legal implications of working with transgender youth. Coupling knowledge of pertinent ethical and legal codes with a meticulous ethical model, this workshop strives to equip clinicians to confidently and successfully navigate these perceived ethical and legal difficulties while working with transgender youth.

We will present our research on a comparative analysis of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted clinical documentation tools, evaluating HIPAA compliance, data storage and security, quality, and ethical implications for therapists. We will also present the potential impacts on confidentiality and client/workplace consent, therapeutic alliance, and training applications for supervision and practicum/internship sites.

Protect your license by learning from Board Members and staff about recent and upcoming rule changes and common violations. Board Members will also answer questions, hear your ideas on how to improve licensure in Texas, explain the many challenges facing licensure, and explore your role in change.

Learn from TSBEMFT board members and staff about common violations and how to protect your license. Sample topics include the supervision file and supervision best practices and protecting your license through case notes, documentation, boundaries, and self-care. Supervisors, Associates, and other licensees are encouraged to come.