District Coordinators: 

Monica Blauner ~ monica@monicablauner.com
Lisa Haas ~ haaslisa@mac.com

We are very excited about re-vitalizing the Greater Los Angeles (GLA) District. We want to express our sincere appreciation to the first GLA District Coordinator, Linda Levinson, and to previous District Co-Coordinators Lynette Sim, Katy Kolodziejski, and Rebecca Danelski, for their leadership and dedication to CSCSW. Thank you also to steering committee member Judith Messinger who opened up her beautiful home for the meetings.

We have found a new meeting space at the Betty Ford Center in West Los Angeles that is bright and accessible and holds over 50 people. Our next CE event will be on May 7, “Creating Meaning in Later Life.” The presenter will be Janet Yang, PhD, ABPP, Clinical Director, Heritage Clinic (www.heritageclinic.org) and a psychologist in the Los Angeles area who specializes in the issues of aging.

After the presentation, volunteers for the Greater Los Angeles steering committee will have a brief meeting to discuss planning for future events. All those who are interested in participating and contributing ideas are welcome!

Our June meeting will occur on June 11 on the topic of “Mindfulness as a Therapeutic Tool,” presented by Monica Blauner, LCSW, CSAT, the former Program Director of the Sexual Recovery Institute, currently in private practice specializing in the treatment of chemical dependency and sexual addictions.