GAMFT

04/21/2026

🚨 JOIN US FRIDAY! 🚨
Good Enough Progress Notes: Managing AI, Ethics, and Sensitive Clinical Topics
Join GAMFT this Friday for a practical, high-impact ethics workshop with Maelisa McCaffrey designed to strengthen your clinical documentation skills in today’s evolving landscape 💡
From navigating AI tools responsibly to documenting sensitive clinical topics with clarity and care, this session will give you concrete strategies you can immediately apply in your work ✍️🧠
📅 Friday, April 24
⏰ 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
💻 Virtual via Zoom
🎓 3 Ethics CE Hours for MFTs
🔗 REGISTER NOW
Why Attend?
Progress notes are essential—but they’re also one of the most common sources of uncertainty for clinicians. This workshop goes beyond the basics and focuses on what therapists are actually facing right now:
✔️ Using AI tools ethically and appropriately 🤖
✔️ Writing about sensitive or politically charged topics 🗣️
✔️ Knowing what really belongs in a progress note (and what doesn’t) 📓
✔️ Reducing documentation stress without sacrificing quality 😌
Expect real-world examples, clear frameworks, and practical language you can start using right away. This is an interactive, judgment-free space to ask the questions everyone has—but rarely asks 🙌
Registration Rates:
💲 $85 – GAMFT Members
💲 $50 – New Professionals
💲 $25 – Students
💲 $100 – Non-Members
Secure your spot today and walk away with tools to document with greater confidence and clarity 🚀

03/11/2026

Not sure if you’ve heard yet.. but GAMFT is bringing the trainings 🎉

If you’re looking to knock out your Ethics CE’s, we’ve got you covered. With it being a renewal year, now is the time to get those hours in without the last-minute scramble.

We’ve also got some amazing presenters 🥇(just sayin’)

Consider your renewal year locked down 💯


🔗 LINKS FOR INFO & REGISTRATION 🔗

Interactive Event: Build Your Own Ethics Decision Making Model
https://gamft-s-school.thinkific.com/courses/build-your-own-ethics-model

Good Enough Progress Notes: Managing AI, Ethics, and Sensitive Clinical Topics
https://gamft-s-school.thinkific.com/courses/good-enough-notes

03/02/2026

Join us for an interactive in-person CE experience designed for MFTs — learn, connect, and enjoy a memorable evening! 🌟
🗓 Thursday, April 2
⏰ 4:00–6:00 PM
📍 The Velvet Note — Alpharetta, GA
🎓 2 Ethics CE Hours (pending)
👨‍🏫 Presented by Ryan, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 20+ years of experience in family communication, emotional expression, adolescence, anxiety, and behavior challenges. Ryan has served as Student & Associate Board Member (2009–2012) and Ethics Committee Chair (2022–2025) for the Georgia Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and is the owner/director of Adaptive Therapy Counseling Group.
🍷 Two drink tickets per person (choose alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
🍴 Hors d’oeuvres provided
🥂 Additional food & beverages available for purchase
🎶 Optional Music Show at 8:00 PM
Participants must exit by 6:30 PM and return at 8:00 PM
50% off tickets available — contact the venue, mention GAMFT, and purchase separately
💰 $100 Member | $125 Non-Member
🔗 Register here: gamft-s-school.thinkific.com/courses/build-your-own-ethics-model
Don’t miss this chance to enhance your ethical decision-making skills, network with peers, and enjoy great food, drinks, and music! 🤝✨

02/27/2026

SHOWING UP is how change happens. ✊
SHOWING UP is how our voices are heard. 📣
SHOWING UP is how we protect our profession. 💙

🎤 Powerful words from our GAMFT Legislative Chair on why SHOWING UP for MFT Celebration Day truly matters. Advocacy doesn’t move forward unless we do.

Be present. Be counted. SHOW UP. 💪✨

Ready to stand with us? Become a member of GAMFT and help shape the future of our field:
👉 https://www.gamft.org/join-gamft

02/27/2026

02/16/2026

🚨 SAVE THE DATE! 🚨
July 23–25, 2026
The 2026 GAMFT Annual Conference is coming — and it’s going to be NEXT LEVEL 🔥🎉

📍 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre — Metro Atlanta, GA
📅 July 23–25, 2026
Get ready for:
✨ Robust CE opportunities
✨ Pre- & post-conference workshops
✨ Powerful plenary sessions
✨ Networking with colleagues from across the state
✨ Self-care, connection, and community

🎤 Featured Plenary Presentation:
Love, Lies, and Large Language Models: Infidelity Recovery in the Era of AI- TREVOR WHITE, LMFT
A bold, timely conversation exploring how infidelity and technology intersect — and how MFTs can help couples not just survive, but grow in the age of AI. 💡🤖

Registration isn’t open yet… but it’s coming 👀
👉 Click the link for updates + be first in line when registration goes live: https://gamft-s-school.thinkific.com/bundles/2026-annual-conference

Mark your calendars. Tell your colleagues. Start the group chat.
We’ll see you in JULY ☀️ 💥

02/11/2026

🏛️ GAMFT Capitol Day is almost here — February 11th!
We’re coming together to advocate for MFTs and mental health at the Capitol 💙
If you’re attending, take photos, record videos, and share your experience throughout the day!
📸🎥 Don’t forget to tag everything so we can repost and amplify our collective voice.
🔗 Event info & details:
https://gamft-s-school.thinkific.com/courses/MFT-Capitol-Day
Let’s make our voices visible ✨

In-person MFT Celebration Day at the Capitol - February 11, 2026

01/14/2026

📣 MFT Celebration Day is coming up! 🎉
Hear from Dan Upshaw, GAMFT legislative chair, as he shares why showing up for our profession matters 💙🏛️ Join Marriage & Family Therapists from across Georgia for a day at the Capitol focused on advocacy, connection, and celebrating the impact of MFTs 🙌🧠

📍 Where: Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta
🗓️ When: February 11
🎉 What: MFT Celebration Day
💸 Cost: FREE
📚 CEs: Earn 2 Ethics CEs
👉 Register here: https://gamft-s-school.thinkific.com/courses/MFT-Capitol-Day

Let’s show up, be seen, and make our voices heard! 💪✨
🎊

01/08/2026

Be part of something meaningful! 💪✨

On Feb 11, 2026, MFTs across Georgia will gather at the Capitol 🏛️ to build alliances, 🤝 celebrate our history, 🎉 and engage in advocacy 📣 for our profession. Whether you’re seasoned or new — your voice matters! 🗳️💬

Why attend? 👇
As MFTs, we’re trained to see beyond the individual — to families, communities, and systems 🌱🏘️ This event puts that training into action.

✔️ No prior advocacy experience required — just your presence 🙌
✔️ 2 FREE Ethics CE hours 📚✨
✔️ Direct engagement with policy makers shaping mental health policy in Georgia 🧠⚖️
✔️ Meaningful connection with fellow MFTs across career stages 🤗
✔️ Alignment with core MFT values: systems, relationships, and advocacy ❤️🔗

🔗 RSVP here: https://gamft-s-school.thinkific.com/courses/MFT-Capitol-Day

12/18/2025

With deep gratitude, we share Kara’s words as she reflects on her time serving GAMFT—especially her years as President. 💙 Thank you for your leadership, heart, and dedication.

GAMFT Members and Colleagues,

It’s difficult to capture in words what the past ten years on the GAMFT Board—especially these last four as President—have truly meant to me. The trust you placed in me to serve in this role has been one of the greatest honors of my professional life. Serving as GAMFT’s President has been an extraordinary experience—one that has allowed me to learn, grow, and help champion meaningful progress for MFTs and the communities we serve. I have approached this responsibility with care, commitment, and heart, and it has truly been a labor of love.

A special friend and mentor once told me, “GAMFT is a small organization trying to do big things.” And indeed, GAMFT has done just that! Together, we have advanced meaningful and impactful initiatives over the past four years—efforts I believe will continue to create positive ripple effects for many years to come. Of course, none of this work would have been possible without the unwavering support of our remarkable board members and dedicated membership. Working alongside so many enthusiastic, talented, and compassionate individuals has been both inspiring and deeply humbling.

Stepping away from this role brings mixed emotions, but above all, I feel immense gratitude and a profound sense of fulfillment. Contributing to GAMFT’s continued growth has been a true blessing, and I have tremendous confidence in the bright future that lies ahead under such thoughtful and dedicated leadership.

My commitment to GAMFT remains strong, and I look forward to supporting and celebrating its continued success in the years ahead.

With heartfelt appreciation for this incredible journey,
Kara

Kara Z. McDaniel, Ph.D.

12/12/2025

📅 Wednesday, February 11, 2026
⏰ 8–11am
📍 The Georgia Freight Depot — 65 M.L.K. Jr Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30303
✨ Free, in-person event | Earn up to 2 CEs

Legislation shapes nearly every aspect of our work as MFTs — from licensure requirements and scope of practice to how easily our clients can access care. MFT Celebration Day at the Capitol offers a systemic, accessible way to connect with this process and understand how it directly affects you, your clients, and your career.

This year, we’re taking a fresh approach. Instead of an online town hall or a students-only gathering, we’re requesting all Georgia MFTs to join us in person at the Georgia Capitol. It’s your opportunity to build community with colleagues, learn from leaders, earn CEs, and engage meaningfully with the decision-makers who shape our field.

And your presence is vitally important. Every MFT who attends strengthens our collective voice and helps raise awareness about our profession and the mental health priorities that are important to us and our clients.

By showing up, you invest in your professional growth and help advance the future of MFTs in Georgia.

Save the date. Registration coming soon!

Click to learn more➡️ https://gamft.org/CAPITOL-DAY/