SMCA December Meeting and Holiday Party

• We will kick the night off with a few games and cover your first drink!
• Please bring a $10-15 mental health or self-care themed gift for a white elephant gift exchange

Presentation Title: The Gift that Keeps on Giving: Family Rituals and Traditions
This presentation will discuss the importance of engaging in rituals and traditions for families (including data from research), some ways in which families may engage in rituals/traditions, and how clinicians can support their clients in these efforts.

Objectives:
1. Participants will gain an understanding of the significance of engagement in family rituals and traditions, including operational definitions and research-based data.
2. Participants will learn of common ways in which families engage in rituals and traditions, especially around the holidays, and the meaning these events may hold for families.
3. Participants will gain insight into how they can support their clients in building or maintaining family rituals and traditions in either clinical or school-based settings.

Speaker Information:

Emily Oliver, PhD, LMFT, AAMFT-S, is a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist in the state of Tennessee and Assistant Professor at Richmont Graduate University in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Emily holds a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy from Lee University, a MA in Marriage and Family Therapy with specializations in Christian Sex Therapy and Child & Adolescent Therapy from Richmont Graduate University, and a BA in Psychology from Taylor University. Emily has clinical experience in community mental health, school-based mental health, juvenile justice, and providing services to survivors of human trafficking. Emily is a nationally approved clinical supervisor and currently has a private practice in both Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tennessee.

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