Leadership Symposium Recap
March 13 – 16, AAMFT held its 2024 Leadership Symposium in Phoenix, Arizona. Attendees began the event with a community service project, packing hygiene kits for Veterans in need with the organization Veterans Helping Veterans – Hygiene for the World.
Later that afternoon, everyone gathered for a networking reception where attendees had a chance to chat and get to know one another or catch up with colleagues in a beautiful outdoor setting.
The following morning was kicked off with the inspirational keynoter Karlin J. Tichenor, as he spoke on Systems Thinking for Community Impact. Through relevant case studies and real-life applications, he demonstrated how MFTs can discover the subtle yet powerful impact systemic therapy can have beyond clinical confines.
Sessions throughout the week focused on leadership skill building as it relates to the many different roles that MFTs play in work and society.
Minority Fellowship Program Fellows sat for a panel and led other sessions. The 2024 Certificate of Leadership Cohort met for a lively luncheon discussion, and the event was wrapped up by speaker Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch who drew on her life story and early influences to demonstrate how she came to work with families in need.
AAMFT thanks all of the attendees and presenters for a fantastic learning event!
The Voice of Misery: In the Work Place
Robert M. Cunningham Jr., MSFT
Fingers Clinched on Head While Forehead on Desk
No One Around Can See this Stress
No One To Hear the Melancholy Beat Within My Chest
Walking in Everyday with A Smile on My Face
But Internally Disgusted by Some Things That Are Happening in this Place
Will Things Ever Change
Only Time Will Tell
Will Things Ever Change
Sometimes this Feels Like Hell
Working Day to Day Nine to Five, Five to Eleven, Eleven to Six
Time Going Around and Round but Something Feels Broken
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Stress, Pressure
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This is All I See
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