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What is NHAMFT?

 The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), an international professional organization founded in 1942, represents the professional interests of more than 23,000 marriage and family therapists throughout the United States, Canada and abroad. The New Hampshire Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (NHAMFT) is the New Hampshire division of AAMFT.

NHAMFT is a nonprofit, organization dedicated to promoting the well-being of families, couples, individuals, and businesses through the advancement of the profession and practice of marriage and family therapy in the State of New Hampshire.  As a multidisciplinary organization made up clinical, student, and associate members of AAMFT, the New Hampshire Association for Marriage and Family Therapy promotes and helps maintain high professional standards of ethics and practice for its members. It encourages continued professional education, and works cooperatively with the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health.

 

What is Marriage and Family Therapy?

In marriage and family therapy, the unit of treatment isn't just the person - even if only a single person is interviewed - it is the set of relationships in which the person is embedded.

Marriage and family therapists treat a wide range of serious clinical problems including: depression, marital or couple problems, anxiety, individual psychological problems, and child-parent problems.

 

 

 

 

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  • The NH Board of Mental Health Practice has recently proposed and distributed the following rule revisions Mhp 300-500, Mhp 100, and Mhp 200.   Please review the proposed changes, as many of them impact all mental health providers, while there are also changes specific to the licensure process for Marriage and Family Therapists.  There was a public hearing on the rules on October 31, 2008

     Here is a brief review of the rule adoption process:

    -       Once the rules are released, a public hearing is set to gather comments from the professionals governed by the rules and the public. 
    -       The BMHP then takes the comments and decides which changes to adopt. 
    -       The BMHP submits the rules to the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (JLCAR) for final hearing.  JLCAR can decide at that time to approve,
    conditionally approve, or object to the final proposed rules. 
    -       If JLCAR approves the rules, then they are set and become our practice rules.  Any changes made after that point would require legislative action. 
    -       If JLCAR conditionally approves or objects to the rules, the BMHP needs to take the rules back and make changes. 
    -       Professionals can present oral testimony at both the public and JLCAR hearings.  In addition, written testimony can also be submitted.
     

     

    NHAMFT needs committee volunteers.   The following NHAMFT committees exist: Education, Election, Finance, Legislation and Website Committees.  Students, Associates and Practitioners are welcome!  Come get more connected and enhance your resume, while helping out NHAMFT.  Contact Shawn Hassell for more information.

     

  • Upcoming NHAMFT Events

    Are your email and address up to date with AAMFT?

    Next Education Committee meeting: January 16th in Concord.  If you are interested in serving on the Education Committee, please contact Shawn Hassell (see Board committee page for contact info).

     Next Mentoring meeting: January 30th, 6-8 pm at Phyllis Mackay's house.  Please RSVP to Phyllis using either the Board committee page, or the calendar page.

    All Day Workshop April 3rd, 2009: Integrating Couple and Sex Therapy with Stephanie Abate, and 'Couples on the Brink' with Mark Moses.  More information will be coming soon.

  • National News

    The AAMFT 2009 Annual Conference Call for Abstracts
    “MFT: The Difference That Makes the Difference”
    Sacramento, California
    October 1 - 4, 2009
    Click here to submit an abstract

  • Coming soon... an NHAMFT membership survey.  If you have any questions that you think this survey could help us to identify answers to, please send them to a board member, membership committee member, or an education committee member.

     

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