October 2026
CE Networking Event & Presentation
including Q&A
Friday, October 16, 2026
9:00am-11:00am
Online Via Zoom
2 CE Credits
Sponsored by
Beyond Belief: Exploring Religion and Spirituality in Mental Health Care
with Leanne Nettles, LMFT
Religious and spiritual experiences and practices often have a profound impact on clients’ lives, serving as sources of hope, resilience, and meaning – and, at times, contributing to pain or harm. These experiences can shape how clients understand themselves and navigate healing. This training will provide foundational knowledge of major religious belief systems and build mental health providers’ confidence in thoughtfully approaching and integrating clients’ spiritual beliefs and experiences into assessment, diagnosis, case conceptualization, and treatment to support culturally responsive client-centered care.
Educational Goals:
Attendees will obtain an understanding of major religious belief systems and learn how to thoughtfully integrate clients’ spiritual beliefs into their mental health care.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this presentation, attendees will be able to:
- Identify at least three major religious belief systems.
- Distinguish between religion and spirituality.
- Identify at least one way religion and spirituality may positively impact a client’s mental health and well- being, and at least one way they may negatively impact it.
- Describe at least one way to assess for and integrate clients’ religious and spiritual beliefs and experiences into clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning.
Presenter:
Leanne Nettles, LMFT (she/her) is a clinician, educator and advocate specializing in trauma- informed and culturally responsive mental health care. She is currently a Professor at Pacific Oaks College and serves as Clinical Director of K&S Therapeutic Services, Inc. Leanne has held leadership roles including Clinical Trainer, Program Manager, and Clinical Supervisor in community mental health organizations and has presented at the CAMFT Annual Conference and the Department of State Hospitals Multicultural Conference. She integrates spirituality, multiculturalism, and expressive arts into her clinical and educational work and has provided trainings on a wide variety of topics supporting whole-person, culturally responsive care.
For more information, contact Course Organizer/CE Networking Chair Shiji Yuan.
Event Details:
For: Licensed Therapists, Associates, Students, & Related Professionals
When: Friday, October 16, 2026 from 9:00am-11:00am
8:30-9:00: Check-In
9:00: Meeting/Presentation Begins
11:00: Meeting/Presentation & Related Announcements End
11:00-11:30: Participant Announcements (optional)
If you are interested in expanding your professional networking, sign up for Participant Announcements when you register. This segment is from 11:00am-11:30am, and is an optional 1/2 hour after the presentation.
After the presentation we will provide you with a link to a simple online test and evaluation questionnaire. When the test questions and the evaluation are completed, you will be provided with an online CE Certificate that can be personalized with your name and license information and either printed or saved on your computer.
Where: Online Via Zoom (Your registration confirmation email will include the Zoom link and instructions for accessing the event. A reminder email will be sent prior to the event.)
"Early Bird" Cost:
$25 for LA-CAMFT/Other CAMFT Chapter Members, CSCSW Members
$15 for LA-CAMFT/Other CAMFT Chapter Prelicensed Members
$35 for Non-Members
$20 for Prelicensed Non-Members
Regular Cost (2 weeks before event for licensed members):
$30 for LA-CAMFT/Other CAMFT Chapter Members, CSCSW Members
$40 for Non-Members
*NEW FEATURE! Event will be recorded and made available afterwards!*
The CE event will be recorded and made available to watch later. CE credits can be earned by watching the recording and taking a post-test afterwards. Those who register for the live event can obtain access to the recording for a fee of $5. Those who do not register for the live event and purchase the recording only can obtain access to it for a fee of $35 for LACAMFT members and $45 for non-members. Access to the recording is not guaranteed and is dependent upon the event being captured successfully.
*Registration closes Thursday, October 15 at 10:00pm.*
(To be sure you receive any information we send prior to the event, please add networkingchair@lacamft.org to your known contacts or safe list and check your bulk, junk or promotions mailboxes for any emails from us about this event.)
Register online today! We look forward to seeing you on Zoom.
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CAMFT Approved Continuing Education Provider 59450. LA-CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for MFTs, LPCCs, and/or LCSWs. LA-CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
This course meets the qualifications for 2 continuing education credits for MFTs, LPCCs, and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
To receive CE certificate: Participants must sign in/sign out, and must complete an evaluation form upon course completion. For a Course Schedule, please contact Course Organizer at NetworkingChair@LACAMFT.org.
Refund policy: 48-hour notice required for refund of fee minus $5.00 administrative cost. Exceptions can be made for 48-hour notice in cases of emergency. Contact Course Organizer at NetworkingChair@LACAMFT.org.
Accommodations for Special Needs: Contact Course Organizer at NetworkingChair@LACAMFT.org.
Grievances: Program Administrator/CFO manages all grievances—and will acknowledge, investigate and remedy grievances. Response to grievances will be made in writing within 30 days. Contact them at cfo@lacamft.org.
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