California State Stipend Program  - County of Los Angeles Stipend Program  -  Qualifying Schools for Educational Stipends

The Consortium unites the regional consortia of MFT academic programs throughout California with the mission of enhancing the quality of clinical training to MFT students. MFT educators examine the various protocols schools use in preparing students for practicum training and collaborate with the community clinical sites that provide the direct clinical experience and supervision to the students. These regional consortia have been “effective in promoting the quality of practicum training for students pursuing a career in marriage and family therapy [and] in advancing the integrity of the profession and the participation of its members in local and state governance” according to an analysis reported in Phillips’ Progress Journal, 2006.

The MFT Leadership Collaborative
The MFT Consortium has partnered with CAMFT, AAMFT-CA and Phillips Graduate Institute to implement the California Department of Mental Health’s educational stipend program for MFTs throughout the state. They have formed the MFT Leadership Collaborative and they will guide and monitor this inaugural state stipend program for MFT students.

Members of the MFT Leadership Collaborative include:
José Luis Flores, MA  jlflores@pgi.edu  Phillips Graduate Institute
Olivia Loewy, Ph.D.  olivialoewy@aamftca.org AAMFT California Division
Steven Pomerantz, Ed.D. pomerantz@usfca.edu U of San Francisco - Sacramento
Mary Read, Ph.D.  mread@fullerton.edu  CSU-Fullerton
Susan Read-Weil, MA  susanreadweil.mft@gmail.com
Mary Riemersma, CAE maryr@camft.org  CAMFT
Kristine Schwarz, MA kschwarz@antioch.edu Antioch University, Santa Barbara
Michele Shepherd, MA mshepherd@sfvcmhc.org San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center, Inc.
Steven Tierney, Ed.D.  stierney@ciis.edu  California Institute of Integral Studies
Linna Wang, Ph.D.  lwang@alliant.edu  Alliant International U - San Diego
Kathleen Wenger, MA  kathleen.wenger@pepperdine.edu Pepperdine U – Irvine
Lesley Zwillinger, Ph.D. lzwill@sfsu.edu  San Francisco State University

Regional MFT Consortia
There are six regional MFT Consortia each with a host school that provides administrative leadership. Each regional MFT Consortium represents the MFT academic programs in their area and has regular meetings facilitated by the host school. Click here for a list of schools of each regional consortium. Some of the regional consortia (indicated by an asterisk *) include as members agencies that provide clinical training (traineeships) to MFT students. For more information on any Consortia, contact the host of the regional consortium.

MFT Consortium of San Diego
Host: Linna Wang, Ph.D.  lwang@alliant.edu 
Alliant International University – San Diego
Counties: San Diego, Imperial
2010 Meeting Dates: April 23, July 14, September 24 and December 10

MFT Consortium of Orange*
Hosts:  Kathleen Wenger, MA  kathleen.wenger@pepperdine.edu
Mary Read, Ph.D.  mread@fullerton.edu
Susan Read-Weil, MA  susanreadweil.mft@gmail.com 
Pepperdine University
County: Orange
2010 meeting will be held at Pepperdine University – Irvine Campus on:
January 20, March 17, May 19, July 21, September 15 and November 17

MFT Consortium of Greater Los Angeles*
Hosts: José Luis Flores, MA jlflores@pgi.edu 
Michele Shepherd, MA mshepherd@sfvcmhc.org
Phillips Graduate Institute – Encino
Counties: Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Kern, San Bernardino, Riverside
2010 meetings will be held at Phillips Graduate Institute on: March 12, June 11, September 10 and December 3

MFT Consortium of the Central Coast Region*
Host: Kristine Schwarz, MA kschwarz@antioch.edu
Antioch University, Santa Barbara
Counties: Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Louis Obispo
2010 meetings will be held at Antioch University on March 22, June 14, September and December dates pending

MFT Consortium of the Bay Area
Hosts: Lesley Zwillinger, Ph.D.  lzwill@sfsu.edu
Steven Tierney, Ed.D.  stierney@ciis.edu 
San Francisco State University – San Francisco
Counties: San Francisco, Alameda, Sonoma, Contra Costa, Santa Clara
Meetings held via telephone conference

MFT Consortium of Greater Sacramento
Host: Steven Pomerantz, Ed.D.  pomerantz@usfca.edu 
University of San Francisco – Sacramento
Counties: Sacramento, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Butte
The next meeting will be held on June 4, 2010 at Alliant University, Sacramento from 10 am - 2 pm.
For more information contact:
Darlene Davis at (916) 248-2436, Carlos Flores at (916) 286-2853 or Steven Pomerantz at (916) 774-6112

Updated 4/26/10