FTTIM's Master Trainer and Deputy Director, Silvia Kaminsky, has been elected 2011 Treasurer for the American Association of Marriage & Family Therapy (AAMFT)! Ms. Kaminsky has lobbied on state and national levels regarding issues and legislature that impact marriage and family therapy and the mental health care of clients. We are so proud of Silvia!
Silvia Kaminsky
Last Updated on:: 08 / 17 / 2010
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