Calling all community writers and contributors!

Are you searching for a unique platform to express your passions and showcase your expertise in the Marriage & Family Therapy field? Look no further, as we welcome your input!

We are part of an ever-changing profession that requires us to stay informed and educated about new advances, trends, and discoveries in the field. We are also a community that brings together experienced and knowledgeable professionals and newcomers who have much to offer concerning mental health, psychotherapy, expressive arts, law and ethics, and much more. 

Share your knowledge with your professional community by writing for Voices, our LA-CAMFT Newsletter.

We welcome article submissions on various subjects pertaining to the field of mental health and healing arts. We welcome first person pieces as well as research findings, and topics of interest to our field. We can also use writers to cover our various events.

You are invited to submit articles, 300-1000 words in length. See due dates and guidelines below.

If you would like to submit and article or be on the newsletter team as a writer, proofreader, or something else, please email newsletter@lacamft.org (Note: Also copy co-adminstrator@lacamft.org).

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Questions? Contact the Committee Chair!

Voices Editor & Newsletter Committee Chair (Past Chair, now VACANT)

Lynne Azpeitia, LMFT, AAMFT Approved Supervisor, supports and coaches licensed therapists, associates, and students in creating, maintaining or revitalizing a successful, thriving clinical practice, and a profitable career. Based in Santa Monica, Lynne does coaching and psychotherapy locally and internationally with Gifted, Talented & Creative adults, couples, and families locally and internationally, in person, and by phone or video—and provides supervision, consultation & training to licensed and pre-licensed therapists and supervisors. A Professor Emeritus of Phillips Graduate University, Lynne’s a popular speaker, clinical practice coach, and workshop leader, well known for her practical, useful, cutting-edge advice—and is nationally recognized for her skillful, innovative training and extensive knowledge of Virginia Satir’s work.

Contact Information

Phone: 310.828.7121

LA-CAMFT Email: lynnemazpeitia@yahoo.com

Work/Private Practice Email: lynne@gifted-adults.com

Websites: www.Gifted-Adults.com,  www.LAPracticeDevelopment.com, www.LynneAzpeitia.com

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Voices Due Dates and Publication Guidelines

Following are the due dates and publication guidelines for submitting articles to Voices, LA-CAMFT's monthly newsletter:

Voices Newsletters	Submission Deadlines
January edition February edition March edition April edition May edition June edition July edition August edition September edition October edition November edition December edition	December 1st January 1st February 1st March 1st April 1st May 1st June 1st July 1st August 1st September 1st October 1st November 1st

Publishing Guidelines:

All SUBMISSIONS are DUE by the 1ST of the month prior to the publication date.

• Around the 15th of each month, you will receive the editor’s call for articles for the next month’s edition of VOICES.
• This editor’s call will allow contributors to have up to 2 weeks to put together all the material for submission by the 1st of the month.
• In this call for submissions, the editor will include a list of the content planned for the next edition of VOICES. This editorial list will note submissions received as well as submissions expected but not yet received and which must be received by the 1st of the prior month in order to be included.
• Any submissions received after the 1st, will be included in the following month's edition of VOICES.

ARTICLES are 300–1000 word submissions by LA-CAMFT members, sponsors, speakers, or recognized experts in their field. Only universal file formats, like Word (.doc and docx.) will be accepted as submissions. If an article is submitted in a “.pages” format, it will be returned to the submitter.

HYPERLINKS in articles must be individually typed into the body of the article by the writer and must be included at time of submission. It is the responsibility of each writer to “type in” the hyperlink(s) in their own work when the article is submitted. Putting “LIVE LINK” in the body of an article won't work. When multiple links are being included, this must be made clear by the writer as to where each link is to be featured.

IMAGES: All personal headshots or images must be attached to an email as either a JPEG, PNG or TIF. Images pasted into an email are not acceptable since the quality of such photos is diminished. Any images received in the body of the email may result in delayed publication of the submission.

• TWO-IMAGE LIMIT PER ARTICLE. There is a limit of two images per article, this includes the author's headshot. The template specially designed and created for the LA-CAMFT newsletter, VOICES, does not accommodate more than two images per article without skewing the formatting and making it very difficult or impossible to read for our readers who have a variety of electronic devices and software. To change this template would require a redesign, would be a new project, and would involve a significant additional cost that would have to be approved by the board of directors.
• IMAGES OTHER THAN PERSONAL HEADSHOTS. There is an issue about images. When you submit an image other than a personal headshot, you must provide proof of how you obtained that photo. Following is a link that covers the importance of copyright issues, but especially so when it comes to anything “Internet.” (Sued for Copyright Infringement)

AUTHOR TAGLINES: Author taglines are a short paragraph of 50 to 75 words, at the end of the article, in which the author is identified. It includes the author's full name, pertinent professional credentials, a short business description, and website address with a HYPERLINK. Authors who would like to share their pronouns to have them included in their tagline are encouraged to do so. Email addresses and phone numbers are not included — the only exceptions are lacamft.org announcements. All taglines are limited to 75 words, MAXIMUM. This word count includes the author's name and website.

AN ARTICLE MAY CONTAIN:

• Helpful tips, strategies, analysis, and other specific useful clinical, educational, business or professional marketing or networking information;
• A review of literature or arts (reviewer not related to or in business with the creator of the item being reviewed).

AN ARTICLE MAY NOT CONTAIN:

• Reference to commercial products or services being sold or distributed by author--or anything perceived by our readers as being too sales-y or too self-promotional;
• Information that is only useful if the author’s book or other materials are purchased;
• Suggestions that the reader attend or join the author’s workshop, conference, podcast or group for more information;
• Any other material that could be construed as an advertisement or a recruitment rather than an article;
• Language that could be construed as defamatory, discriminatory, or offensive.