News and Advancements on MFTs and The Department of Homeland Security

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/ICE has attempted to discredit the professional credentials and licensure that I hold on a couple different occasions, with regards to my professional ability and scope of practice to provide a psychological evaluation and court testimony, to help an individual or family facing deportation. I reached out to my professional organization, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) to request assistance of Mr. David Jensen, J.D. (click for bio), who is a staff attorney, to seek assistance with advocacy. Thanks to Mr. Jensen and a therapist's little voice, CAMFT is leading the way in establishing the respectability and diagnostic authority of California Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT). To read the latest article published by CAMFT on the advancements of MFT's and roles in immigration cases, click HERE to be directed to the article.