MINUTES JUNE 20, 2008
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS BOARD OF EXAMINERS
Approved July 20, 2008
The meeting was called to order by G Bockrath at 1:00 p.m. A roll call was taken and a quorum was present.
Guests:
Board Attorney Present:
Members present: Staff present:
G Bockrath, Board Chair Eddye Boeneke
A Williams Jennifer Johnson
G Grand
R Dufrene
T Moore
C Gagnon
A Cole Absent:
V Triplett
L Pearlmutter
J Williams
Agenda
G Grand moved to accept the agenda as amended. Seconded by C Gagnon.
Approved, no abstentions.
Board Minutes
A Cole moved to approve the minutes from May 18, 2008, Board meeting as amended. Seconded by A Williams. Approved, no abstentions.
Financial Report
C Gagnon moved to approve the financial report from April and May 2008 Board meeting. Seconded by L Pearlmutter. Approved, no abstentions.
AdHoc Committee on Complaints/Disciplinary Affairs – June Williams, Roxane Dufrene
LPC 06/07-9 Complaint against LPC/LMFT for Unprofessional Conduct. Case is being investigated.
LPC/LMFT 06/07-10 Complaint against LPC/LMFT for Unprofessional Conduct. Case is being investigated.
06/07 – 15 Counseling without a license. Case is being investigated.
Case is being investigated.
LPC/LMFT 07/08-1 Complaint against LPC/LMFT for Unprofessional Conduct.
LPC 07/08-2 Complaint against LPC for Unprofessional Conduct.
Case is being investigated
LPC 07/08-5 Complaint against LPC for Unprofessional Conduct. Case is being investigated.
CI 07/08-6 Complaint against CI for forging supervisor signature
Case is being investigated.
LPC 07/08 – 11 Complaint against LPC for Unprofessional Conduct
Case is being investigated.
CI 07/08 – 13 Complaint against CI. Case is being investigated.
No new cases opened and no cases closed. R Dufrene made a motion to accept the Discipline report. Approved, no abstentions.
Committee on Licensure and Supervision - C Gagnon, A Williams, A Cole
C Gagnon reported that 64 folders were reviewed for LPC
26 Approved for Licensure
27 Registered for Supervision
11 Changing Supervisor
A Cole reported that 3 folders were viewed for LMFT
1 Supervisor Candidate
1 Approved Supervisor
1 MFT Intern, Section 1
C Gagnon moved to accept the report on licensure/supervision for LPC/LMFT.
Approved. no abstentions.
Committee on Privileging - C Gagnon
2 Denied for privileging
Committee on Correspondence - L Falcon
The Board reviewed several items of correspondence and directed staff as to appropriate responses.
AdHoc Committee on Rules – A Cole, L Falcon, C Gagnon, A Williams
Nothing new to report.
Report of Marriage and Family Therapy Advisory Committee - A Cole
The 2008 Association for Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB) Annual Meeting will be held September 23-25 in conjunction with the CLEAR (the Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation) Annual Conference September 25-27, 2008, in Anchorage, Alaska. CLEAR is an international organization for regulation of all professions.
A Cole also reported there were some concerns with regard to new master’s degree graduates registering with the board. Some sources were under the impression that new graduate students did not need to register with the Board if they are working with an agency. The Board decided to send a letter to the program chairs of the universities to share the facts the students need to know about licensure. A Williams will draft a letter and the information also will be put in the quarterly. Another suggestion was to put the Power Point presentation on licensure on the website.
Report of LAMFT Liaison - L Pearlmutter
Nothing new to report
Report of LCA Liaison - J Williams
Nothing new to report
AdHoc Committee on Supervision – Supervision Task Force - T Moore, V Triplett
C Gagnon, A Williams and L Pearlmutter
T Moore reported still working on the wording and would like to table to another meeting
Ad Hoc Committee Impaired Professionals – L. Pearlmutter, J Williams, S Adams
Nothing new to report.
Unfinished Business
LPC/LMFT Renewal Report
The 963 renewal applications for the June 30, 2008 renewal period have been mailed and 654 have renewed.
Scanner, Calligraphy Machine.
Nothing new to report
Trispan
Nothing new to report
Website Changes
If anyone has any changes or suggestions please give them to E Boeneke. A Cole would like to have a frequently asked questions section on the website. G Bockrath suggested that we put this on the agenda for next meeting.
Board Retreat
E Boeneke reported she had found two possible places for the August retreat. The August Board retreat will be held at the Wesley Center in Woodworth LA. The arrival date will be Thursday, August 7, 2008, and the retreat will end at noon on Saturday, August 9, 2008.
Rules Hearing
The Board reviewed the letter to be sent to the Psychology Board with the LPC Board’s response to their inquiry. After discussion and additional changes the Board agreed that the letter is ready to be mailed.
Job Description
C Gagnon moved to accept the Job Description for the Executive Director.
Approved. no abstentions.
Absences of Board Members
E Boeneke will contact S Adams to draft letters.
New Business
Dates for Hearing
The Advisory Committee would like to have a hearing for two applicants that were denied being approved as MFT Interns. E Boeneke will contact S Adams to send out notice with dates.
Administrative Assistant/part time position
The Board voted to offer J Johnson the full time administrative position.
September Newsletter
A Williams will write an article for newsletter
Adjourned 3:15 pm. Calendar: Next meeting will be July 18, 2008, at the Board Office.
Respectfully submitted by
Eddye Boeneke
Executive Director