Professional Resources
Professional Resources for members of VAMFT:
VAMFT provides these external hyperlinks as an informational service only, because the sites linked to either relate to the mission of VAMFT or for their value as an educational, reference, or research tool to MFTs and residents of Virginia. VAMFT does not endorse, approve, certify or make warranties or representations as to the accuracy, completeness, efficacy, timeliness, usefulness, or correct sequencing of the information on these sites or for the site sponsors.
All organizations listed below that have a web site were requested (on the advice of legal counsel given to our parent organization, AAMFT) to provide VAMFT with a written/e-mail statement of permission to create a hyperlink to their site and to affirm that VAMFT has no control over their site. Where available, the URL is provided for those organizations who have either not yet responded to or who have refused this request.
Any appropriate individual or organization is welcome to request inclusion in this informational list of links. To have an active hyperlink, you must be willing to send VAMFT a statement as described above. Please e-mail webmaster@vamft.org with if you wish for VAMFT to consider adding a link to this page.
All organizations listed below that have a web site were requested (on the advice of legal counsel given to our parent organization, AAMFT) to provide VAMFT with a written/e-mail statement of permission to create a hyperlink to their site and to affirm that VAMFT has no control over their site. Where available, the URL is provided for those organizations who have either not yet responded to or who have refused this request.
Any appropriate individual or organization is welcome to request inclusion in this informational list of links. To have an active hyperlink, you must be willing to send VAMFT a statement as described above. Please e-mail webmaster@vamft.org with if you wish for VAMFT to consider adding a link to this page.
- The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
- AAMFT Divisions:
Alabama (ALAMFT)
Alaska
Alberta (Alberta AMFT)
Arizona (AZAMFT)
Arkansas (ARAMFT)
British Columbia (BCAMFT)
California (CAL-AAMFT)
Colorado (CAMFT)
Connecticut (CAMFT)
Deleware (MADAMFT)
Florida (FAMFT)
Georgia (GAMFT)
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois (IAMFT)
Indiana (INAMFT)
Iowa
Kansas (KAMFT)
Kentucky (KAMFT)
Alaska
Alberta (Alberta AMFT)
Arizona (AZAMFT)
Arkansas (ARAMFT)
British Columbia (BCAMFT)
California (CAL-AAMFT)
Colorado (CAMFT)
Connecticut (CAMFT)
Deleware (MADAMFT)
Florida (FAMFT)
Georgia (GAMFT)
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois (IAMFT)
Indiana (INAMFT)
Iowa
Kansas (KAMFT)
Kentucky (KAMFT)
Louisiana (LIAMFT)
Maine
Manitoba
Maryland (MADAMFT)
Massachusetts (MAMFT)
Michigan (MAMFT)
Mid-Atlantic (MADAMFT)
Minnesota (MAMFT)
Mississippi (MAMFT)
Missouri (MOAMFT)
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada (NAMFT)
New Hampshire (NHAMFT)
New Jersey (NJAMFT)
New Mexico
New York (NYAMFT)
North Carolina (NCAMFT)
North Dakota
Maine
Manitoba
Maryland (MADAMFT)
Massachusetts (MAMFT)
Michigan (MAMFT)
Mid-Atlantic (MADAMFT)
Minnesota (MAMFT)
Mississippi (MAMFT)
Missouri (MOAMFT)
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada (NAMFT)
New Hampshire (NHAMFT)
New Jersey (NJAMFT)
New Mexico
New York (NYAMFT)
North Carolina (NCAMFT)
North Dakota
Ohio (OHAMFT)
Oklahoma
Ontario (OAMFT)
Oregon (OAMFT)
Pennsylvania (PAMFT)
Quebec (QAMFT)
Rhode Island (RIAMFT)
South Carolina (SCAMFT)
South Dakota (SDAMFT)
Tennessee (TNAMFT)
Texas (TAMFT)
Utah (UAMFT)
Vermont
Virginia (VAMFT)
Washington (WAMFT)
Washington, D.C. (MADAMFT)
West Virginia
Wisconsin (WAMFT)
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Ontario (OAMFT)
Oregon (OAMFT)
Pennsylvania (PAMFT)
Quebec (QAMFT)
Rhode Island (RIAMFT)
South Carolina (SCAMFT)
South Dakota (SDAMFT)
Tennessee (TNAMFT)
Texas (TAMFT)
Utah (UAMFT)
Vermont
Virginia (VAMFT)
Washington (WAMFT)
Washington, D.C. (MADAMFT)
West Virginia
Wisconsin (WAMFT)
Wyoming
- The American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA)
- The Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice in the U.K. (AFT)
- The California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)
- The Family Therapy Practice Academy
a Division of the Clinical Social Work Federation (CSWF) - The International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC)
a Division of the American Counseling Association (ACA) - The International Family Therapy Association (IFTA)
- The National Academy for Certified Family Therapists (NACFT)
an Affiliate of the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC) - The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)
- The Psychiatric Society of Virginia (PSVA)
a Division of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) - The Virginia Psychological Association (VPA)
an Affiliate of the American Psychological Association(APA) - The following are Academies of VPA:
- The Virginia Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (VAADAC)
a Division of the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) - VAADAC is composed of four member regions:
- The Virginia Association for Play Therapy (VAPT)
- The Virginia Chapter of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)
- The Virginia Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
- The Virginia Council of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
- The Virginia Counselors Association (VCA)
a State Affiliate of the American Counseling Association (ACA) - VCA has nine special interest divisions:
- The Virginia Clinical Counselors Alliance (VCCA)
- The Virginia Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (VACES)
- The Virginia Counseling Graduate Student Association (VCGSA)
- The Virginia Association for Multicultural Counseling & Development (VAMDC)
- The Virginia Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (VAMFC)
- The Virginia Association for Specialists in Group Work (VASGW)
- The Virginia Career Development Association (VCDA)
- The Virginia School Counselors Association (VSCA)
- The Virginia Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling (VA-ASERVIC)
- The Virginia Association of Clinical Counselors (VACC)
- The Virginia Pediatric Society
- The Virginia Psychoanalytic Society
a Society of the American Psychoanalytic Association (APSAA) - The Virginia Society for Clinical Social Work
a Division of the Clinical Social Work Federation (CSWF)
Degrees and Certificates
- COAMFTE Accredited Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) Programs:
- The Virginia Tech MFT Master's Degree Program
(Falls Church, VA) - The Virginia Tech MFT Doctoral Program
(Blacksburg, VA)
- The Virginia Tech MFT Master's Degree Program
- CACREP Accredited Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy (MFC/T) Programs:
- (none)
- Non-COAMFTE/CACREP Accredited Certificate Programs:
- The Virginia Tech MFT Post-Master's Certificate Program
(Falls Church, VA) - American Hypnosis Training Academy, Inc.'s Certificate in Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis & Brief Solution-Focused Psychotherapy
(Silver Spring, MD)
- The Virginia Tech MFT Post-Master's Certificate Program
Conferences/Workshops/Trainings/Events
- AAMFT Winter Institute for Advanced Clinical Training
March 8-12, 2006; Asheville, North Carolina - AAMFT 64th Annual Conference
October 19-22, 2006; Austin, Texas
- The Virginia Department of Health has a description of marriage requirements in Virginia
- In order to get a marriage license in Virginia, you must contact the Clerk of your local Circuit Court.
- The Commonwealth of Virginia
- Governor Tim Kaine
- Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling
- Attorney General Bob McDonnell
- The Virginia General Assembly
- The 2004 Virginia Legislative Session (convened January 14, 2004)
- The 2005 Virginia Legislative Session (convenes January 12, 2005)
- The 2006 Virginia Legislative Session (convenes January 11, 2006)
- The Virginia Department of Health Professionals
- The Virginia Board of Counseling
- The University of Virginia's Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy will provide residents of Virginia with a free subscription to their newsletter Developments in Mental Health Law
- Virginians interested in learning about MFT licensure requirements in other states can do so from the Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB)
- The Action Alliance for Virginia's Children and Youth
- The Depressive/Manic-Depressive Association of Virginia
- The Free Press of Virginia
- The Mental Health Association of Virginia (MHAV)
- The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Virginia (NAMI Virginia)
formerly known as the Virginia Alliance for the Mentally Ill (VAMI) - Prevent Child Abuse Virginia (PCAV)
- Virginians Against Domestic Violence (VADV)
- Virginians Aligned Against Sexual Assault (VAASA)
