There are many wonderful reasons to join CTAMFT today. Here are just a few:

• Connect with your community of professional colleagues.
  CTAMFT provides many opportunities to network with other MFTs: through our listserve, conferences, newsletters, and more. Join us and connect with your peers for professional support, networking opportunities, building your referral base, discussing emerging issues, and more.
   
• Find new employment opportunities and referral sources.
  CTAMFT lists new employment positions, practice opportunities, and requests for therapists in specific geographic regions or with specific expertise through our listserve, our website, and in our newsletter. Whether you are seeking a new employment position, marketing a new psychotherapy practice, or building a clientele as an AAMFT-approved supervisor, CTAMFT helps our members.
   
• We work on the issues that affect you.
  Whether we are fighting for MFTs to have equal status among mental health professionals as Medicare-covered providers or equal opportunities for employment in schools and government agencies, know that CTAMFT is working for you. CTAMFT has successfully lobbied for the many benefits that MFTs currently enjoy, including licensure in the state of Connecticut. We have worked hard for parity with other mental health professions, and CTAMFT continues to work hard to ensure that MFTs are recognized as a preferred mental health provider for individuals and families in Connecticut. As a member, you can help us lobby for equality for MFTs by joining the Advocacy Committee (add link here) and by Taking Action on our current initiatives (add link here).
   
• We provide new client referrals.
  CTAMFT provides new client referrals in two ways. First, as a member of CTAMFT and AAMFT, Clinical Members can be listed at TherapistLocator.net. Clients are referred to TherapistLocator.net through our CTAMFT website and the AAMFT website. Additionally, through our toll-free number, which is listed in phone books throughout the state, clients can be directed to TherapistLocator.net or speak with a licensed MFT who will provide them with a referral (via TherapistLocator.net).
   
• Vote! Or better yet, run for office!
  Have a voice in the direction of your professional association. Only CTAMFT members can vote in annual elections, and only members can run for office. You can decide what the priorities are for your professional association, so join CTAMFT and have a voice.
   
• Join a Committee.
  Only CTAMFT members may join a Committee and have a voice in their professional organization. Whether you are interested in increasing the diversity of our profession and ensuring adequate diversity-training for professionals (Diversity Committee) or wish to educate the public about who MFTs are and what they do and build opportunities for MFTs throughout the state (Marketing Committee), we have a Committee for you!
   
• Learn, learn learn.
  There are so many ways CTAMFT helps you stay informed. As a member of CTAMFT and AAMFT, you receive the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, which keeps you up to date about the latest research and the direction of the profession. Members also receive our newsletter, Connecticut Connections, which contains informative articles and keeps you apprised of local events and activities, news, and professional education opportunities. CTAMFT provides information for every step of MFT training from graduate school through CEUs.
   
• Lots of extras.
  CTAMFT and AAMFT provide its members with lots of extras: access to good liability insurance at discounted rates, business and marketing support, discounted rates at educational conferences, marketing materials, educational materials for clients, legislative training, and so much more. Members have full access to the CTAMFT website and expanded access to the AAMFT website. Plus, by joining your professional association, you are giving back to the community of MFTs and supporting the profession of Marriage and Family Therapy.