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C athy Atkins, Deputy Execu- tive Director of State CAMFT, addressed our members at the January meeting. Ms. Atkins presented an update on state legislative activity for 2014, 2015 bills that CAMFT is fol- lowing, federal legislation concerning the MFT profession, and BBS updates. California Legislation Signed into Law SB1012, sponsored by Sen. Mark Wyland, increased the number of hours an intern can claim for weekly supervision from five to six (CAMFT unsuccessfully advocated for eight). This law is retroactive back to 2009. VOL. XXVI NO. 2 MARCH-APRIL 2015 WWW.VC-CAMFT.ORG DECEMBER MEETING 2014 A Holiday to Remember at VC-CAMFT! By Ellyn Goldstein, LMFT V entura County Chapter of CAMFT celebrated the holidays in style at our annual December holiday meeting, held as usual at the exquisite Spanish Hills Country Club. A festive ambience was created by Jim Dziwak’s beautiful holiday tunes on the piano. Members had the opportunity to bring gifts for our annual charity, Arrow Child and Family Ministries. We enjoyed a wonderful lunch while relax- ing, socializing, networking and play- ing holiday-themed games. Lunch was followed by a raffle with gifts from the Board of Directors as a thank you to our members, and everyone went home with a gift. We invite you all to join us at the 2015 holiday party! JANUARY MEETING 2015 Cathy Atkins, JD, State CAMFT Deputy Executive Director By Ellyn Goldstein, LMFT (Continued on Page 4) Thank You! By Denise Dalgarn, LMFT The board of directors of VC-CAMFT and this year ’s holi- day charity, Arrow Child & Family Ministries, would like to take this opportunity to thank our members for their generosity this holiday season. Once again, you pro- vided needed items for a worthy cause. We had toys, games and craft items donated for all ages. We also received quite a number of gift cards which Arrow said would be really welcome for children in their care who might have specific school or clothing needs. They were especial- ly grateful for the cards because it allows some of the children to have choices about the items they need to start new in a foster/adoptive home. Thanks again for your generosity! Representative from Arrow Child and Family Ministries, the VC-CAMFT recipient of our holiday charity donations Member, Clarence Hibbs enjoying his holiday gift at the December meeting Gift giving at the December holiday party Donations for our holiday charity recipient from our generous VC-CAMFT members Cathy Atkins, speaker at our January meeting
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Cathy Atkins, Deputy Execu-tive Director of State CAMFT, addressed our members at the
January meeting. Ms. Atkins presented an update on state legislative activity for 2014, 2015 bills that CAMFT is fol-lowing, federal legislation concerning the MFT profession, and BBS updates.
California Legislation Signed into LawSB1012, sponsored by Sen. Mark Wyland, increased the number of hours an intern can claim for weekly supervision from five to six (CAMFT unsuccessfully advocated for eight). This law is retroactive back to 2009.
VOL. XXVI NO. 2 MARCH-APRIL 2015WWW.VC-CAMFT.ORG
DECEMBER MEETING 2014
A Holiday to Remember at VC-CAMFT!By Ellyn Goldstein, LMFT
Ventura County Chapter of CAMFT celebrated the holidays in style at our annual December
holiday meeting, held as usual at the exquisite Spanish Hills Country Club. A festive ambience was created by Jim Dziwak’s beautiful holiday tunes on the piano. Members had the opportunity to bring gifts for our annual charity, Arrow Child and Family Ministries. We enjoyed a wonderful lunch while relax-ing, socializing, networking and play-ing holiday-themed games. Lunch was followed by a raffle with gifts from the Board of Directors as a thank you to our members, and everyone went home with a gift. We invite you all to join us at the 2015 holiday party!
JANUARY MEETING 2015
Cathy Atkins, JD, State CAMFT Deputy Executive DirectorBy Ellyn Goldstein, LMFT
(Continued on Page 4)
Thank You!By Denise Dalgarn, LMFT
The board of directors of VC-CAMFT and this year’s holi-day charity, Arrow Child & Family Ministries, would like to take this opportunity to thank our members for their generosity this holiday season. Once again, you pro-vided needed items for a worthy cause. We had toys, games and craft items donated for all ages. We also received quite a number of gift cards which Arrow said would be really welcome for children in their care who might have specific school or clothing needs. They were especial-ly grateful for the cards because it allows some of the children to have choices about the items they need to start new in a foster/adoptive home. Thanks again for your generosity!
Representative from Arrow Child and
Family Ministries, the VC-CAMFT recipient of our holiday charity
donations
Member, Clarence
Hibbs enjoying
his holiday gift at the December
meeting
Gift giving at the December holiday party
Donations for our holiday charity recipient from our generous VC-CAMFT members
Cathy Atkins, speaker at our
January meeting
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INFORMATION FOR MEETINGSLOCATION:
Spanish Hills Country Club999 Crestview Ave., Camarillo, CA 93011
RESERVATIONS/CANCELLATION: Pre-licensed Members: ............. **$20 / *$50Clinical & Networking Members: . **$25 / *$60Non-Members, Late Reservations and Walk-Ins: ........................... **$30 / *$70
Cash or check only.
For reservations, please e-mail: [email protected]
Reservations must be made 10 days (Wednes-day) prior to meeting for member discounts.
Please request a dietary meal at time of reservation.
vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and/or lactose-free
If you have a special need, please allow us as much advance notice as possible to ensure
ample opportunity to meet your needs.
MARCH MEETINGFRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2015
EXTENDED GENERAL MEETING LUNCH10:30am to 2:30pm (10:00am check in)
SPEAKER: Dennis Lowe, Ph.D.,
Faculty at Pepperdine University PROGRAM:
A Practical Approach to Diagnosing According to the DSM-5
3 CEs**Cost: $50 / $60 / $70 (See below)
Standing Reservations ARE NOT in place for this meeting
APRIL MEETINGFRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015
GENERAL MEETING LUNCH11:30am to 1:30pm (11:15am check in)
SPEAKER: Gadi Zohar, Esq.
PROGRAM: Writing a Professional Will
1CE**Cost: $20 / $25 / $30 (See below)Standing Reservations ARE in Place
MAY MEETINGFRIDAY, MAY 8, 2015 GENERAL MEETING LUNCH
11:30am to 1:30pm (11:15am check in)SPEAKER:
Howard Levitt, LMFTPROGRAM:
Marriage Counselors go to Cuba1CE
**Cost: $20 / $25 / $30 (See below)Standing Reservations ARE in Place
As spring approaches and new growth is in the air our Chap-ter is also growing with new
members, an expanding board and new educational programs for this year. I would like to thank all those members who renewed their membership and welcome our new chapter members! The new 2015 Resource Guides will be distributed at the end of February. I would like to thank those of you who supported our chapter by placing ad-vertisements.
As the board swings into gear, we will be attending the State CAMFT Leadership Conference on February 20-21 in Costa Mesa to receive updates up on CAMFT’s future goals and legislative focus supporting us as practitioners.
Our first extended program on March 13, 2015 is with Dr. Dennis Lowe speaking on, A Practical Approach to Diagnosing According to the DSM V. We have had Dr. Lowe speak many times and he is back by popular demand! He will be guiding us on how to navigate the new DSM V when working with our patients. This will be a well attended event, so I encourage you to make a reservation as soon as possible.
On April 10, 2015 we will be fulfilling our memberships’ request for a speaker on Writing a Professional Will by Gadi Zohar, Esq., LMFT. Various laws and ethical codes require that a therapist make a plan for the quick transition of existing clients and for the proper handling of clinical files in the event of the therapist’s death or incapacity. Since this can become an expensive and cumbersome process, Mr. Zohar (who now works exclusively as an attorney) will help us understand this process as a simple step by step procedure.
I’m also pleased to announce that David Jensen, the State CAMFT Attorney will be back on April 24, 2105 to present at our Legal and Ethical Workshop, Part 3. As many of you know David Jensen is able to make dry material entertaining with his humor and case examples. This is a great way to fulfill our 6 hour licensing renewal requirement!
I look forward to seeing you at our next meetings!
From the President's DeskBy Shawn Klein,LMFT
From the Editor’s DeskBy Veronica Marchese, LMFT
Spring is here! It’s time again to “spring for-
ward”, changing our clocks one hour ahead (on March 8th) and saying good bye to (a not so cold) winter. This is also the time when we hear a lot about “spring cleaning” and clearing out the clutter in order to create spaces for balance and focus. We hope you are finding those moments of peace and
finding ways in which to stay con-nected to the things you love. We hope that being a member of VC-CAMFT is one of those things and welcome you to enjoy the latest edition of The Com-municator. There are many wonderful things planned for 2015 and we would love to have you join us! As always, we welcome your feedback and sugges-tions. Please feel free to send those to Veronica Marchese at [email protected]. Thank you!
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SPOTLIGHTCOMMUNITY AGENCY
Trevor Reynolds, MFT, and Dr. Samantha Tamburro, Psy.D, opened their doors to local teens
and families in 2005 and founded, Engage Therapy, a private therapy practice. Over time they quickly realized that some pre-teens, teens, and young adults needed more support than individual therapy. Trevor and Sami envisioned a community centered treatment program; a program that would allow adolescents to receive a higher level of care while remaining at home, attending their local school, and living and healing within this supportive community. Thus in 2012, Engage opened it first of four Intensive Outpatient Programs. Today Engage serves hundreds of families each year through both our private practice and insurance-based programs. At Engage, the overriding mission is to provide local teens and families with the tools they need to FULLY ENGAGE IN LIFE.Today, Engage is home to four community-based intensive outpatient programs. The Engage Treatment Programs support pre-teens (12-13), teens (13-17), and young adults (17-22), struggling with managing symptoms of anxiety, depression, substance use, or other mental health issues. Engage Treatment Programs focuses on helping teens and young adults learn the skills and tools necessary in order to live a healthier and more satisfying life. Engage clients enter our programs seeking guidance at one of the most difficult or challenging times in their lives. Our clients leave not only with the necessary tools to make their goals a reality, but also with hope for a bright future.
Our Programs
Engage Me: Track One (ages 11-13), Track Two (ages 14-17)Engage Me, an Adolescent Mental Health Outpatient Program, is designed for teens struggling with mood disorders including, but not limited
to, depression and anxiety. Our clients participate in group therapy, family therapy, and fun social activities. Our parent support group teaches parents how to aid their teen in the reduction of intrusive and unwanted symptoms, while providing skills to develop healthy structure and boundaries in the home. Our goal is to empower families with the tools necessary to build stronger relationships and improve their quality of life. In the Engage Me program teens can expect to learn new coping skills, better strategies for managing their emotions, and more effective approaches to communication and conflict resolution.
Engage Recharge: (ages 13-17)Engage Recharge, an Adolescent Co-Occurring Intensive Outpatient Program for teens struggling with issues surrounding substance use. Teens focus on learning relapse prevention tools and skills to improve their mental health. Since addiction affects the entire family, we provide family therapy and a parent support group to address the family’s concerns and behaviors in relation to the teen in the program. In addition to relapse prevention tools, teens will learn new coping strategies for life’s challenges, improve conflict resolution skills, and find new ways to have sober fun in the community.
Engage Thrive: (ages 17-22)Engage Thrive, an Adult Mental Health Intensive Outpatient Program, is designed for young adults struggling with the transition into adulthood due to symptoms of anxiety, depression, or another mood disorder. The program addresses symptom challenges that have become barriers to their success. Typically, our clients are working on
developing skills to manage the new demands of college, trade school, or full time employment while dealing with anxiety, depression, or other mood symptoms. Since not every young person has the same goal, Engage Thrive individualizes its treatment for each client through weekly case management and family therapy.
Engage Therapy: (all ages)Engage Therapy is a group of 12 mental health clinicians and serves men, women, adolescents, children and families who struggle with a wide range of issues. Each of our clinicians on staff has a specific area of therapeutic concentration. However, as a team we focus on creating authentic relationships with our clients to help them address personal challenges and achieve their goals.
At Engage, we understand that at times life can be overwhelming. The satisfaction that we once experienced in our families, relationships, and day-to-day lives can be replaced by tension, anxiety, worry, stress, pressure, or resentment. We believe that these challenges can be a turning point for teens, families, and individuals to become stronger and healthier. At Engage, we know that life’s struggles are often an invitation for growth, healing and change. If you have any additional questions regarding Engage please feel free to reach out at (805) 497-0605.
Engage Treatment Programs 650 Hampshire Rd. Suite 204Westlake Village, CA 91361
engagetherapy.com
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SB578, also sponsored by Sen. Wyland, clarifies the amount of time required to retain client records, making it consistent with the requirement for psychologists of seven years (or for 7 years after a minor client’s 18th birthday. The law applies to LPCs, LEPs and LCSWs, as well as MFTs.
AB1775, sponsored by Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez, adds the streaming, downloading, and viewing of child pornography by any electronic or digital media to the mandated reporting law. CAMFT is in the process of developing guidelines for clinicians.
2015 Advocacy PrioritiesThe BBS has completed a package to streamline the hours of supervised pre-licensed. This will also modify the log sheet used to record hours, and will decrease the amount of time necessary to process applications for licensure. CAMFT has requested the BBS to introduce legislation detailing these changes in 2015. You can review the proposal at the CAMFT website under BBS Updates.
CAMFT is also interested in allowing MFTs to work in Federal Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), which are mostly found in rural areas, as well as in schools.
2015 LegislationMany bills will be introduced in the next few months. These will include:SB11 – requires police officers to take additional mental health training.The California Legislative Counsel interprets Sections 8100 and 8105 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to imply that a therapist must always call police if their patient tells the therapist about intent to harm another. This differs from how CAMFT and other mental health provider groups have interpreted Tarasoff. CAMFT is meeting with other stakeholders to determine how best to address this issue. The CAMFT legal team has also begun amending all educational materials to assure compliance with this
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JANUARY MEETING 2015
Cathy Atkins, JD, State CAMFT Deputy Executive Directorinterpretation as next steps are being determined.
As of November, 2014 LMFTs were able to become Medi-Cal providers. The applications are available but the reimbursement rates are not available yet.
Federal LegislationMedicare: CAMFT continues to lobby key Congresspersons to co-sponsor H.R. 3662, the bill to enable LMFTs to become Medicare providers. In response to CAMFT’s request for grassroots efforts by the members, an additional five congresspersons added onto the bill.
Veterans Affairs: In summer, HR. 5398 was proposed to would remove the requirement that LMFTs must be a graduate of a COAMFTE accredited school in order to be eligible for employment in the VA. CAMFT hopes to see this legislation reintroduced in early 2015.
BBS UpdatesThe MFT application process has been reduced to four months. It was previously as long as eleven months.
Cathy Atkins, representative
from State CAMFT
The BREEZE system, which facilitates online license renewal and informational updates is now up and running.
Licensing exams start using the DSM 5 on January 1, 2016.
The BBS is no longer taking new applications for becoming CE providers, but will be renewing existing providers until July 15, 2015. CAMFT has been approved as an agency that can take new and renewing CE provider applications.
Cathy described the various committees that CAMFT operates. Members are encouraged to participate in CAMFT committees as a way to serve the profession and to see how CAMFT operates at the State level. See the CAMFT website, www.CAMFT.org for a description of the commimttees.
Cathy reminded us that EBSCO Host is a valuable resource that CAMFT provides to members at considerable expense. EBSCO Host allows access to thousands of articles on a multitude of subjects related to psychotherapy and the behavioral sciences.
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OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE
Office space available with receptionist and reception area
to greet your clients. Rent by the hour or rent a block of time.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays available almost any time.
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays available most mornings.
Location: 300 East Esplanade, Suite 900
Oxnard, CA 93036 (Beautiful Morgan Stanley glass tower building)
Contact: Marjorie Warren, M.A., MFT, LEP
(818) 231-9611
Ventura County ChapterCalifornia Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
2015 Annual Pre-licensed Forum
Saturday July 11, 20159:15 am to 12:30 pm
Spanish Hills Country Club999 Crestview Ave., Camarillo
Please join us at this year’s Pre-licensed Forum and Networking Lunch
We will have a panel of speakers discussing topics relevant to the pre-licensed community. Topics will include information about private practice versus agency work, BBS requirements,
and preparing for the licensing exam.
We hope to see you there!For information please contact Renee Rivera: [email protected] or (818) 807-5534
To Attend this Event, Please RSVP to: [email protected]
$10 for all Pre-licensedReservations must be made by
Wednesday, July 1 to qualify for membership discount:$25 Clinical and Related Professional VC-CAMFT Members
$30 Non-members, Late Reservations and Walk-ins
If you have a special need, please allow as much advance notice as possible to ensure ample opportunity to meet your needs.
Sloane Fabricius, ClinicalKatherine “Katie” McNamee, Intern
Nicole Barkhordari, InternSusan Lee, Related Professionals
VC-CAMFT would like to welcomeour new members…
We are glad you’re here!
Welcome!
Personal NewsJoyce Lombard retired her private
practice as of Dec. 1, 2014. She will keep her license and CAMFT membership active, and continues as a PCE. She says, “after 30 years it just felt like the right choice, and frees me up to devote more time to writing, art, and curriculum and workshop development. Not to mention, free time!”
Linda Rio is moving her office… but not far~ just downstairs and still in Camarillo!
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VC-CAMFT COMMUNICATOR POLICY AND ADVERTISING RATES
There are two options for advertising to the members of the Ventura County Chapter of CAMFT: The Ventura County Communicator newsletter and/or an E-mail Blast. The Ventura County Com-municator is a bi-monthly publication. All Communicator ads should be sent to the Ads Personnel by e-mail. Please make all checks out to VC-CAMFT and must be received by Newsletter Deadline. Classified Ads ...........................................$20 (50 word max) Additional words - .50 each1/8 page (3.75 x 2.5) .....................................$30 1/3 page (4.75 x 4.75 or 3.25 x 7.5) .............$501/2 page (3.75 x 10 or 7.5 x 5) .....................$75 Full page (8.5 x 11) .....................................$100 Inserts 1-Sided...$100........2-sided ...$150 printed by VC-CAMFT “Paid Advertisement” must appear on all inserts
E-MAIL BLASTS TO ALL MEMBERS E-mail blasts (check payable to VC-CAMFT) ..$30Not bound by any deadline
Contact: Linda Klug, [email protected]
Newsletter ADS Contact: Veronica Marchese, (805) 665-7511
License and Intern numbers required for all ads
Need to make an announcement!For only $30 your announcement can be sent to all VC-CAMFT members.
E-MAIL BLASTS are an excellent method for getting the word out to fellow VC-CAMFT members. The blast may pertain to an upcoming event, workshop, new training you have received or a room available for rent. The process is easy:
1. E-mail the text, as you wish it to appear online, to Linda Klug: [email protected]
2. Send a $30.00 check made out to VC-CAMFT to: Linda Klug, MFT 1720 Los Angeles Ave. Suite 237 Simi Valley, CA 93065.
When these steps are complete the blast will go out. Please provide at least two weeks notice for processing.
COMMUNICATOR EDITORIAL POLICYThe Ventura County Communicator is a bimonthly publication (newsletter) of the Ventura County Chapter of CAMFT. Its purpose is to inform members of items of interest to Marriage and Family Therapists in the Ventura County Chapter. This includes, but is not limited to: Chapter Meetings, news about members’ involvement in county- and state-wide programs, pre-licensed members’ issues, continuing education, and local resources. Articles on topics of interest to the readership may be published on a space-available basis at the discretion of the editor. Articles and news published in The Communicator may be reprinted in other chapters' newsletters, and your submission of material hereby includes your permission to do so. The Communicator is not a professional journal, so articles should be in line with the newsletter format, rather than academic in nature. Paid advertisements, both display and classified ads, are accepted and encouraged. Approved by Ventura County CAMFT Board on March 30, 1993. Amended May 31, 1994
The opinions expressed in this newsletter represent the authors of the individual articles, not the Boards of either Ventura County or California State CAMFT.
NAMI WALK FUNDRAISINGChallenging all LMFT, Interns and Trainees. VC-CAMFT is sponsoring a walk team; the “VC-CAMFT Pro Walkers” to support our local chapter of the National Alliance of Mental Illness. If you do not know of the amazing programs and resources of NAMI please go to NAMIventura.org. We need your participation and help in letting our clients, community and friends know about this great local community event. What better way than to have a fun, relaxed, walk on the beach and to know that you will be helping thousands of people who need support through life challenges.
Saturday, May 2 at 10amThe walk will wind along the Ventura ocean front starting at the Ventura Pier. I did this last year and my group and I had a beautiful and fantastic walk. It was a great way to get some friends together for a healthy happening and support the efforts of NAMI; a needed community resource for community health and well-being. If you want to register to walk or donate please click on the following link. Our goal this year is to raise $1000!!!! If we have 50 walkers that is only $20 per walker. Please mark your calendars and spread the word.
http://namiwalks.nami.org/vccamft2015
For more information about the VC-CAMFT team group please contact Bowie Hahn at 805-402-0738 [email protected].
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Leader of the YearBy Ellen Goldstein, LMFT
We are proud to announce that VC CAMFT has elected Shawn Klein as the 2014 Leader of the Year. Shawn served as Chapter President for 2014, and continues her service as President for 2015. At the January meeting she was presented with her award. Shawn is a great problem-solver, and helps everyone on the Board to work as an effective and efficient team. She is dedicated to the ongoing growth and success of our Chapter. We are so fortunate to have Shawn as our leader.
Shaw Klein, VC-CAMFT President receiving the Leader of the Year award
Past President, Ellyn Goldstein presenting current President, Shawn
Klein with the Leader of the Year award
2014 outgoing VC-CAMFT board members
2015 VC-CAMFT board members
2015 VC-CAMFT BOARD OF DIRECTORSPresident.....................Shawn Klein 818-427-1264 [email protected] President-Elect ...........Audrey Slaugh 805-701-3624 [email protected] Past President .............Ellyn Goldstein 805-630-4984 [email protected] Sponsorships VP Programs ...............Alice Richardson 805-231-0585 [email protected] VP Membership ..........Denise Dalgarn 805-368-2624 [email protected] Membership Drive/Resource GuideFinancial Officer..........Denise Butler-Foley 805-373-5923 [email protected] Secretary ....................Anna Alcala 805-844-4478 [email protected] Hospitality ...................Veronica Marchese 805-665-7511 [email protected] Reservations-Monthly MeetingsNewsletter ...................Katie McNamee 805-405-6141 [email protected] Newsletter Editor and AdsCommunity Liaison .....Paul “Bowie” Hahn 805-402-0738 [email protected] Pre-licensed Rep ........Renee Rivera 818-807-5534 [email protected] Pre-licensed Forum Historian .....................Marianne Bahler 805-443-4561 [email protected] Artist CornerMember-at-Large ........Denise Butler-Foley 805-373-5923 [email protected] Law and Ethics Workshops Committee Chair .........Linda Klug 805-526-2190 [email protected] Email Blasts Advertising
Ventura County ChapterCalifornia Association of Marriage and Family TherapistsPost Office Box 373, Camarillo, CA 93011
Extended General Meeting LunchFriday, March 13, 201410:30am to 2:30pm (10:00am check in)
$50 Pre-licensed Ventura Chapter Members
$60 for Clinical and Networking Ventura Chapter Members
$70 for Non-Members, Late Reservations and Walk-ins
Standing Reservations ARE NOT in place for this meeting
Reservations/Cancellations must be made 10 days (Wednesday) prior to the meeting to qualify for MEMBER discounts. Cash or check only.
For reservations, please e-mail: [email protected] Please request a specific meal at time of reservation. If you have a special need, please allow us as much advance notice as is possible to ensure ample opportunity to meet your needs.
Please visit the Ventura County Chapter’s website: www.vc-camft.org
Dennis Lowe, Ph.D. Faculty at Pepperdine UniversityA Practical Approach to Diagnosing According to the DSM-5
3 CEs
SPANISH HILLS COUNTRY CLUB999 Crestview Ave.Camarillo, Ca 93010
