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• Austin AMFT Book Club Summer 2026

  • Start
    Wednesday, May 20, 2026
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  • End
    Wednesday, July 15, 2026
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Vintage Books and Wine, 1101 East 11th Street, Austin TX 78702

  

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• June Board Game Night

  • When
    Friday, June 26, 2026
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Bat City Games
  • Spaces left
    19

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  Join Austin AMFT on the last Friday of the month to connect with like-minded therapists and colleagues by doing a fun, structured activity… board games!

  No experience necessary, and bringing non-members is encouraged! Anyone who is interested in expanding the profession and willing to learn and play is welcome. 

  Registration will help us know how many people to plan for, and email you with any event information, but it's not required. Hope to see you there!

  
  

  
  

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• July Board Game Night

  • When
    Friday, July 31, 2026
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Bat City Games
  • Spaces left
    20

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  Join Austin AMFT on the last Friday of the month to connect with like-minded therapists and colleagues by doing a fun, structured activity… board games!

  No experience necessary, and bringing non-members is encouraged! Anyone who is interested in expanding the profession and willing to learn and play is welcome. 

  Registration will help us know how many people to plan for, and email you with any event information, but it's not required. Hope to see you there!

  
  

  
  

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• 3 ETHICS CEUs! | Practice Monitoring

  • When
    Friday, August 14, 2026
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    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Online Only
  • Spaces left
    198
  • Registered
    2 registrants

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  EVENT DETAILS

  Date: Friday, August 14, 2025

  
  

  Time: 10 am - 1 pm 

  Location: Online Only

  
  

  

  
  

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  CEU INFO

  Earn 3 Ethics CEUs | Approved for LMFTs, LPCs, LCSWs, & Psychologists

  CEU Requirements: If you would like to receive CEUs, you must complete the evaluation form after completion of the CE event. This form will be shared with you during the event, and your CEU certificate will then be emailed to you. This recording will not be recorded or available for viewing after the event. You must attend the event to receive CEUs.

  

  
  

  TOPIC

  Practice Monitoring

  PRESENTER

  

  Kathryn Gates, LMFT-S

  
  

  
  

  PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION
  

  Practice monitoring is a form of mandated oversight of professional activities prescribed by our licensing Board as a condition of probation due to a violation of ethical or practice standards. Its primary purpose is to protect the public and to ensure the therapist practices ethically. Learn more about what practice monitoring is, why it matters to your license, and how to do it well if you are called on to provide it.

  
  

  KEY LEARNING POINTS

  • Why an understanding of this element of our licensing privilege helps us as individual license holders, our clients who trust us, and our profession as a whole.
  • What Practice Monitoring entails; how it is similar and different from Supervision
  • What you need to know, should you be called upon to provide Practice Monitoring, in order to maintain Board compliance, and make the process meaningful for you and the Monitee

  
  

  SPEAKER BIO

  Kathryn Gates, LMFT-S, has practiced in Austin and virtually since 2010. With a previous career in dance and kinesiology, Kathryn brings a uniquely holistic perspective that integrates the wisdom of our physical, emotional, social and mental resources to bring about change.

  Her work endeavors span recovery center, fitness centers, universities, and supervising LMFT-Associates and graduate interns in her practice, Gates Therapy. She's built a 40-hr Supervisor Training Course that will be available in the Fall of 2026. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

  This presentation is designed to be useful for all levels of training and experience.

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• September CEU | Helping Families Navigate Delinquent Teen Behavior

  • When
    Friday, September 11, 2026
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    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Online
  • Registered
    1 registrant

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  EVENT DETAILS

  Date: Friday, September 11, 2025

  
  

  Time: 12 - 1:30 pm

  (Includes 30 minutes of virtual networking prior to presentation)

  
  

  Location: Online via Zoom

  (This event will be held virtually only)

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  CEU INFO

  Earn 1 CEU | Approved for LMFTs, LPCs, LCSWs, & Psychologists

  CEU Requirements: To receive CEUs, you must complete the evaluation form provided during the event. Once submitted, your CEU certificate will be emailed to you.

  This event will be recorded and accessible to Austin AMFT members in the members-only section of our website afterward. If you are a member, you may receive CEUs for watching this recording after completion of the presentation and submission of the evaluation form. This recording will not be available to non-members.

  

  
  

  Topic: 

  Helping Families Navigate Delinquent Teen Behavior 

  
  

  Presentation Description: 

  There are a lot of theories out there about the etiology of harmful behaviors and the rise of narcissistic or antisocial traits among young people ranging from trauma, poor parenting, socioeconomic issues to just plain genetics. It can be hard for therapists, let alone parents, to process it all. Additionally, it can feel like what is considered "typical" behavior for adolescents has become increasingly broad in recent years. This can be hard for family therapists who find themselves with families bringing in their "out of control" teenager for help.

  We will discuss the population and tenets of the treatment program here at Williamson County Juvenile Services. We will also discuss the spectrum from prosocial to antisocial behaviors and tips for differentiating between typical adolescent boundary-pushing behavior and concerning delinquent behavior. We will also discuss some skills and interventions helpful for addressing harmful behavior in family therapy that don’t lead to splitting or scapegoating. 

  
  

  Key learning points:

  1. The audience will understand the Juvenile Justice population and interventions currently utilized at Williamson County Juvenile Services. 

  
  

  2. The audience will learn about antisocial traits in teenagers and be able to differentiate between typical adolescent boundary-pushing and delinquent behavior. 

  
  

  3. The audience will learn skills helpful to parents and therapists in confronting harmful behavior in ways that are consistent with therapeutic values of compassion and nonjudgment. 

  
  

  Speaker bio: 

  Natalie Bott is the Assistant Director of Mental Health Services at Williamson County Juvenile Services. Natalie brings experience from nearly a decade working with justice involved youth and their families. Additionally, she weaves in personal experience as a mother to teenagers. She is passionate and dedicated to providing compassionate and nonjudgmental mental health care to families struggling with even the most troublesome and taboo behaviors. 

  
  

  
  

  

  This presentation is designed to be useful for all levels of training and experience.

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