The Breakfast Club

Each month, the CalATSA Chapter will hold a 60-minute meeting and training designed to share news and information about what is happening in our specialty in California and offer a 45-minute training on a topic relevant to our work.

CalATSA Breakfast Club Monthly Meet & Train

  • May 2025

    At 9:00 am on Tuesday, May 13th, 2025, we will have our first Meet and Train. Join us for a training by Andrew Tamanaha, Ph.D, “When arousal becomes diagnosable”, a brief look at what is a paraphilia?”, and how we go about diagnosing it as a mental disorder.

    Followed by a review of current legislative changes, CASOMB & SARATSO updates, and more.

    Sign up below, and we will send you the Zoom link to join and share with your colleagues.

  • June 2025

    On Tuesday morning, June 10th, 2025, 9:00 am, we will have our second Meet & Train. Join us to learn more about [our topic & Trainer TBD], followed by a review of current legislative changes, CASOMB & SARATSO updates, and more.

    Sign up below, and we will send you the Zoom link to join and share with your colleagues.

  • August 2025

    On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 9:00 am, we will have our monthly Meet & train. Join us to learn more about [our topic & Trainer TBD] followed by a review of current legislative changes, CASOMB & SARATSO updates, and more.

    Sign up below, and we will send you the Zoom link to join and share with your colleagues.

  • September 2025

    On Tuesday, September 9th, we will feature a 45-minute training with Polygraph Examiner Larry Dorsey, PAIII (Ret.), “My client/defendant failed his polygraph! Now what?” Understanding the use of post-conviction polygraphs in the Containment Model.

    Followed by our monthly updates and networking. Please sign up below to RSVP if you have not previously joined our training email list!

  • October 2025

    On Tuesday, October 14th, at 9:00 am, we will host our monthly meet & train with Chris Bennett, LMFT. Reviewing the New 2024 CASOMB Treatment Plan Guide and how all stakeholders can benefit from understanding & using this powerful tool.

    The training will be followed by updates from stakeholders in our specialty here in California and networking.

  • December 2025

    Our Monthly Meet & Train will be held via Zoom at 9:00 am on Tuesday, December 9th. Please join us for a presentation by Lacey Van Den Ham, AMFT, DPO, and Eva Toth, “The 360 Degree View: Officer, Client, Clinician & a Victim-centered approach.” Rehabilitation begins with Supervision Officers & SOTP Specialist Clinicians who can check their biases and better serve the client as effective agents of change, while utilizing a Victim-Centered approach.

    Our monthly legislative and CASOMB/SARATSO updates will follow the training.

Are you a trainer who would like to share your knowledge with us at a Breakfast club meeting?

We are accepting training proposals. Click the link below to download the format, then follow the instructions to complete and submit it.

THANK YOU!