News & Updates

MAMFT has lots to offer our members in 2025. Advocacy, Community, Training, and Service events. But we need member participation to make all this happen, and we want to hear from you. Take a look at our schedule, let us know what you are interested in attending, and provide feedback via Google Form

See What's Planned for 2025!

Volunteer with MAMFT at the Practicum Fair!

MAMFT will be participating in the St. Mary's University Practicum Fair on Monday, October 21st from 10am-3pm and we're looking for a few volunteers to join us at our booth. If you're interested in learning more and signing up, please follow the link below.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out directly at volunteer@mamft.net.

Sign Up Here!

Nearly 30% of MN MFTs have already enrolled in Medicare. And all MFTs need to either enroll OR opt out of Medicare. If you missed the MAMFT annual conference, or couldn’t join the session with AAMFT on the subject, here are some resources to help navigate Medicare enrollment.

Resources 

If you have challenges or questions about Medicare enrollment, we encourage you to contact our partners at AAMFT at familyteam@aamft.org

Some providers received letters from the Minnesota Department of Human Resources (DHS) about enrollment, and the possibility of UCare claims denials starting October 1st. Our friends at Phoenix Credentialing have developed the following blog to provide clarification, and list the steps you can take to be properly enrolled with DHS (and hopefully avoid claims denials!)

See below for more information:

https://www.phoenixcredentialing.com/blog/dhs-mco-contracts-and-the-21st-century-cures-act

Call for Proposals: MAMFT 2025 Virtual Training Series

We are excited to announce the launch of our 2025 Virtual Training Series, designed to provide high-quality professional development opportunities to MFT's and clinicians in Minnesota. We invite you to submit a proposal to lead a training that can enrich the therapeutic community and support your colleagues in their professional growth.

About the Training Series

Our Virtual Training Series offers live and on-demand workshops throughout the year, covering a variety of topics relevant to mental health professionals. These sessions will provide practical tools, innovative approaches, and current research across different areas of practice, such as child and adolescent therapy, trauma, mindfulness, and more. Whether you're seasoned in presenting or new to leading trainings, this is your chance to share your expertise with an engaged audience of peers.

Check out our current trainings for this year!

Why Submit a Proposal?

• Grow your professional network: Presenting gives you a platform to connect with other therapists and establish yourself in your community.
• Gain exposure: Your workshop will be promoted to a wide audience, showcasing your skills and expertise.
• Contribute to the field: Share your unique approaches, interventions, and insights that can help others enhance their therapeutic practice.
• Receive compensation: Presenters will be offered 20% of revenue received from their training.

What We’re Looking For

• Diverse topics: We welcome proposals that explore different modalities, populations, and areas of specialization.
• Interactive elements: Consider how your training can engage participants through discussion, case studies, or live demonstrations.
• Innovative approaches: If you have fresh ideas or evidence-based techniques that can make an impact, we want to hear from you!

How to Submit

Please complete the proposal submission form below by November 1st, 2024. We look forward to receiving your ideas and working together to create meaningful learning experiences for our community!

Submit Your Proposal Here!

Don't miss this opportunity to contribute to the growth of our profession while expanding your own!

MFTs who are historically minoritized and underrepresented in our field, such as Black, Brown, Indigenous, Trans, Queer, and Disabled MFTs, are encouraged to apply for a scholarship to support the costs of becoming or maintaining licensure as an MFT! Complete the application below by September 30th.

Apply Here!

Now Accepting Donations & Applications for the Liberation Scholarship!

MAMFT offers a liberation scholarship to fellow members with the goal of facilitating the training and licensing process for MFTs who are historically minoritized and underrepresented in our field, such as Black, Brown, Indigenous, Trans, Queer, and Disabled MFTs so that we can further support the diversification of providers in our field.

Do you identify as a historically minoritized provider?

Apply for a scholarship to help cover expenses such as books, supervision, trainings, licensing, or other expenses that are directly related to the process of becoming an MFT or of maintaining licensure.

To apply, complete the application here by September 30th:

Apply Here!

Do you believe in this mission and want to support the scholarship fund?

You can send funds directly to our PayPal with "Liberation Scholarship Fund" in the memo using our treasurer's email or you can simply email Tess Gittleman at the same email for more information about donating!

Email address: treasurer@mamft.net

Do you want to support the scholarship process or social justice initiatives for MFTs in MN?

Volunteer with the Social Justice Accountability Panel by emailing Melissa Bolger at socialjustice@mamft.net

Dear members,

We will have our Annual Members Meeting on Friday, September 13th at 9.30 am at Delta Hotels Minneapolis 1330 Industrial Blvd NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413. We hope to see you there!

Please note that you don’t need to be registered for the conference to attend this meeting but we do hope that you’ll choose to join us for the conference as well. 

If you cannot attend the meeting but have a question for the Board, please contact our current Board President, Dr Alex Iantaffi at president@mamft.net 

We’d also like to remind you that you’re welcome to attend any of our Board meetings if you wish! 

Thank you and see you on Friday, September 13th! 

Sincerely,

Dr. Alex Iantaffi

MAMFT Board President

The Social Justice and Accountability Panel received 18 applications for scholarship in our May 2024 application period and we were able to disburse $1,000 after panel review!

We are thrilled to be able to offer these scholarships and we know that this barely touched the total requested funds of $55,000!

If you’re interested in supporting the scholarship fund, please reach out to us at socialjustice@mamft.net.

Our next application period will be in September and we hope to be able to offer scholarships to even more applicants with each round.

MAMFT will have a booth at the 5th Annual Shout Out Loud! Suicide Prevention Fair on Saturday, September 28th in St. Louis Park.

Join us as we discuss the importance of connecting and sharing feelings, as well as the benefits MFTs can have on supporting healthy relationships, and addressing mental health concerns.

Volunteers will play games and handout giveaways to attendees of all ages.

Sign Up Here

For more info on the event visit https://shoutoutloudmn.com/