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PSYCHOLOGISTS IN INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
Present:
Welcome and Call to Order: President Barbanel welcomed everyone to the meeting and thanked them for their participation. The members present introduced themselves and stated their position with the Division.
Announcements: In honor of the upcoming 25th anniversary celebration of our Division, President Barbanel presented special Division 42 baseball caps to all board members and then made a few housekeeping announcements. President Barbanel then thanked Past President Comas-Diaz for her wonderful work last year.
Past President Comas-Diaz thanked the board for making her feel so welcome during her year as president She stated that she was honored to be the first person of color to serve as president of Division 42. The board in turn thanked her warmly with a round of applause. Dr. Comas-Diaz continued the Division 42 tradition by also presenting Dr. Barbanel with her president’s gavel.
Approval of Consent Agenda. The consent agenda contained the confirmation of the appointments of Jerry Grammer, as FAC and Ilene Serlin, as CE Coordinator. Additionally, it contained the ratification of the Board’s email vote creating the New Mentor’s award. Action: Carried.
Approval of minutes of August Board meeting: Motion: To approve the minutes as amended. By: Ally Action: Motion carried. Minor changes were given to Secretary Molitor and will be incorporated into the final draft.
Treasurer’s Report: A draft of the 2006 year end financial was in the agenda book for the Board’s review. It did not reflect the final quarter’s investment income. Treasurer Graham indicated that we actually have more funds than the 2006 year end in the agenda book because the Vanguard funds have done very well. The Division is fiscally sound and there were no concerns noted.
Finance Chair Sandra Shulman drew the board’s attention to the proposed 2007 draft budget. The draft budget does not reflect a zero based budget and there may be other items added from this meeting which would further increase the deficit. She stated that the board need not be concerned as there are sufficient funds remaining from the 2006 budget to cover the expenses anticipated for 2007. The Division currently has over one year’s operating budget in reserve and the funds needed to balance the 2007 proposed budget could come from current operating funds and the reserve fund would not be needed. Dr. Shulman stated that the Board may want to consider developing a strategy and a policy of how large our reserve fund should be. The Board accepted the report with thanks.
Motion: To support this case financially on its merits. By: Comas Diaz Action: Motion carried: Following Division procedure, the Board agreed to vote on the amount of the funding at the end of the meeting when all requests for funding will be considered before the final budget for 2007 is voted upon.
Additional Advocacy Summit Funding: The Advocacy Summit will be held in New Mexico in February 2007 .The conference will focus on successful advocacy at the state level for RxP, appropriate reimbursements for psychological services, and privileges for psychologists interfacing with primary care. The Board had agreed, in its preliminary 2007 budget, to give $1500.00 as one of the sponsors. An additional request of $5,000 was made to support videotaping the program. The board discussed possible benefits to our membership for this endeavor.
Membership Issues: Chair Josephine Johnson reported. She announced the recent Bylaws vote to allow Non-APA members to join Division 42 passed. It was agreed that recruitment procedures should be developed. She referred the board to her written report as well as the report submitted by 2006 Membership Committee Chair Miguel Gallardo. She asked that each board member recruit two new members in 2007. Dr. Johnson appealed to the board for additional funding for projects to recruit new members. The Board agreed to defer exact amount of funding until the end of the meeting when all requests will be considered.
Retention Task Force Report: Co Chairs Molitor and Dudley Grant reported. Dr. Molitor began by briefly reviewing the data obtained from the recent Quality of Membership Survey. The surveys were posted on the 42 Online site as well as in the Fall 2006 issue of The Independent Practitioner. She provided the board with an executive summary of the data as well as informing them that the data is available to anyone via email or hard copy. (Summary on file with these minutes) Dr. Molitor recommended that the next phase of this Task Force commence with a series of followup conference calls with selected Task Force members to examine the results of the Membership survey and make strategic as well as programmatic recommendations for new products/services which could be developed within the next year.
Co-chair Dudley Grant also reported and asked the board for additional funding to implement the recommendations of the Membership Survey which are crucial for the survival of our Division. She highlighted that the Task Force is breaking down the membership into three basic categories: Early Career, Middle Career and Late Career. It was agreed that different emphasis and projects must be developed to meet the needs of each group and that this Task Force will consult with APA’s membership department with regard to current thinking on membership engagement models.The Board agreed to consider the funding request but to defer an exact amount of funding until the end of the meeting along with the other funding requests.
President Barbanel thanked this task force for its fabulous work and specifically thanked Dr. Gordon Herz for his valuable work compiling the survey data.
Motion: To continue the Retention TF as it is currently constituted and ask that they work with the membership committee to execute the recommendations of the report. By: Molitor Action: Motion carried.
The board was reminded that our next meeting will be at a different time. The board will meet from 8:00 am -1:00 pm on Friday, August 17 instead of the usual Saturday time slot. President Barbanel stated that we will have a shorter tighter schedule but that everyone’s name has been entered into the APA program data base to minimize the need for people to leave the meeting. President Barabanel thanked Dr. Martin Causey for her work developing an excellent program for this year’s convention.
Task Force for the Whole Person: Chair Martin reported. She referred the board to the report in the agenda book. Dr. Martin pointed out that many hours of programming focusing on this topic are included in our convention program. The convention programming will focus on practical and specific things that clinicians can use in their practices. Written handouts will be available following the convention for people unable to attend the convention.
It was also highlighted that Division 42 has a relatively low number of our members who attend the conference. A division’s program hours are allotted based upon the number of people who indicate that Division 42 is their primary division.
The board briefly discussed the possibility of video/audio taping some of our programs. Dr. Martin will obtain more information about the feasibility and costs involved.
Advocacy Task Force: Past President Comas-Diaz reported. At the last board meeting the Executive Committee was charged with developing a plan to make this Task Force a Continuing Committee of the Division as well as recommend its make up. This requires a 2/3 vote of the board.
Motion: The Division Board of Directors will make the Advocacy Task Force a Continuing Committee. By: Comas-Diaz Action: Motion carried unanimously.
It was further agreed that the Committee will be made up of: a Chair, the Division’s president, president elect, past president, treasurer, the Division’s Federal Advocacy Coordinator, and two other board members. The board members appointed for 2007 are Dr. Bonnie Markham and Dr.Glenn Ally. The 2007 Chair of the Advocacy Committee is Dr. Jean Carter.
Motion: To add a SECP person to the Advocacy Committee. By: Wernick Action: Motion Carried.
The Committee was charged with developing policies for the Division’s advocacy efforts and how to handle requests for funding for advocacy issues. i.e. the Walker Case. Additionally, the budget for this committee and other financial implications will be discussed and brought back to the board.
Publications and Communications: Chair Linda Campbell reported. She was welcomed and she began by stating that she has talked with the members of the committee. She has been a member of the Committee for several year but is just beginning her two year term as its chair. In the next couple of months the Division will conduct a search for the IP and the 42 Online Associate Editors. She asked the board to think about people who would be good candidates and refer them to her. Her committee will have its nominees ready to be voted on and confirmed at the August board meeting.
She briefly outlined the make up and duties of the Search Committee and highlighted the process which is contained below.
Nominations Report: Chair Comas-Diaz reported. She announced the slate for the openings on the 2008 board. Elections will be held in the Spring.
Designated seat for ECP: Dr. Comas-Diaz proposed that the Division designate a position of leadership for an ECP psychologist. The Executive Committee had discussed different options: a slate for one of our APA Council seats, a slate for one of the existing member at large seats, or the addition of an additional member at large seat. It as agreed that the EC would recommend to the board that we make a bylaws change and add one more member at large seat to the Division’s Board of Directors specifically for an Early Career Psychologist. This would be in addition to the current two year seat for the SECP representative.
Motion: To amend the Bylaws of the Division to add an additional Member at Large position to be allocated for an Early Career Psychologist. By: Comas Diaz. Action: Motion carried.
President Barbanel introduced APA Ethics Committee Staff Liaison Steven Behnke, PhD, JD who briefly addressed the board with regard to the current controversy on APA’s policy regarding torture.
Carol Goodheart, EdD, made a brief presentation to the board outlining her campaign issues for APA President elect. She asked for the board’s support as well as individual support.
Motion: To confirm the following members and current APA Fellows are Fellows of Division 42 as recommended by the Fellow Committee: By: Comas-Diaz: Glenn Ally, Judith Patterson, Carol Goldberg, Andrew Benjamin and Howard Cohen. Action: Motion carried. Dr. Ally rejoined the board and was congratulated on his Fellowship in Division 42.
Motion: To approve Hilda Besner to be presented to the APA Membership Committee as an Initial Fellow of APA. Action: Motion carried.
Motion: To approve Steven Henlin to be presented to the APA Membership Committee as an Initial Fellow of APA. Action: Motion carried.
Motion: To approve June Ching to be presented to the APA Membership Committee as an Initial Fellow of APA. Action: Motion carried.
Motion: To approve Edward Wise to be presented to the APA Membership Committee as an Initial Fellow of APA. Action: Motion carried.
Motion: To approve Michael Cuttler to be presented to the APA Membership Committee as an Initial Fellow of APA. Action: Motion carried.
Motion: To refer one candidate back to the Fellows Committee for additional information. By: Comas-Diaz Action: Motion carried.
Board members Jana Martin and Nancy Molitor were asked to leave the room.
Motion: To award the Division 42 first Mentoring Award to Dr. Kenneth Pope. Action: Motion carried.
Motion: To award the Division 42 Distinguished Contribution to Public Service Award to Lori Valencia Greene of the APA Practice Directorate. Action. Motion carried.
Motion: To award the Division 42 Best Feature Article in The Independent Practitioner to Debbie Klingender Action: Motion carried.
Motion: To award the Division 42 Best CE article in The Independent Practitioner to Janet Sonne Action: Motion carried.
Motion: To award the Division 42 Best Article on 42 Online to Joshua Rosenthal. Action: Motion carried.
Motion: To award the Division 42 Best CE on 42 Online to Nancy Molitor, Jana Martin, Tammy Martin Causey and John Rudisill. Action: Motion carried.
Motion: We enthusiastically and wholeheartedly support Carol Goodheart’s nomination for APA President Elect. By: Miller Action Motion carried.
Dr. Barbanel reconvened the board and committee chairs at the conclusion of the executive session.
APA Boards and Committees: President Elect Martin will circulate the form that lists the vacancies available on APA boards and committees, she also asked that people nominate other people not in this room that might be good candidates for 42 to put forward in the various positions. Dr. Martin will distribute the names once she has collected them.
Online Continuing Education: Dr.Comas-Diaz reported that our new online CE program on multicultural issues is ready to go.
Task Force on Business of Practice: Chair Martin Causey reported. She highlighted the topics this task force is pursuing as well as the upcoming programs and rountables on The Business of Practice at the 2007 Convention that our Division is sponsoring. Dr. Comas-Dias thanked Dr. Martin Causey her hard work on the Business of Practice TF.
Public Education and Marketing: Chair Dorlen reported. She stated that her committee has some large goals and is looking for a possible collaboration with the APA Foundation as well as the APA PO. She stated that this committee needs to do more internal marketing as well as external marketing to Division psychologists. She also discussed some ideas this committee generated regarding the 25th anniversary celebration.
25th anniversary: The Board briefly discussed ideas to help celebrate our 25th anniversary. The Task Force, chaired by Alan Entin, will take the input and implement those ideas that are feasible.
President Elect’s Report: President Elect Martin reported that she had attended the Division leadership conference and that Division 42 carries a lot of weight and many people wanted to collaborate with us. She also reported that she may apply for a CODAPAR grant. Further, Dr. Martin reported that Division 29 has approached her with a proposal that we think about doing a mid winter conference on the off years of the multi cultural summit. 2008 would be the first. It would be a different model, it would be a one day conference and that the second day would be for boards to meet. There would be one speaker (well known) and it would be held in a major city to draw from the local population. There was a straw vote of approval and Drs. Martin and Barbanel will look at the feasibility and come back to the board via email with details for a vote.
Advocacy Trust Discussion: Dr. Bonnie Markham reminded the board of the history of this discussion. The board has already voted no on this proposal and there did not seem to be enough interest to pursue it a further discussion at this meeting. Motion: To defer the discussion to the August meeting. Graham Carried. The board agreed that this item will not be brought into discussion unless a specific written proposal is presented for the boards review and vote.
2007 Budget vote: The following items were added to the proposed 2007 budget:
Motion: To authorize a total of $2000.00 be given to the Advocacy Summit: By: Graham Action: Motion carried.
Motion: To authorize a total of $6,000 be given to the Walker case funding: By: Miller Action: Motion carried.
Motion: The membership committee and membership retention task force requests for funding constitute an emergency By: Ally Action: Motion carried. (2/3 vote required)
Motion: To authorize $6,000 to be allocated to the Retention Task Force for membership recruitment: By: Graham Action: Motion carried.
Motion: To authorize an additional $3,000 to the Membership committee. By: Graham Action: Motion carried.
The 2007 budget will be balanced with the surplus from 2006. A total of $20,200.00 APA Council Representative Report/Update Dr. Alan Entin reported. Dr. Melba Vasquez has been elected to the APA Board of Directors, and Drs. Jean Carter and Armand Cerbone are running for the APA board of directors.
DISCUSSIONS: President Barbanel thanked the board for their hard work in getting through a full agenda. She then turned the meeting over to Drs. Glenn Ally and Alan Entin to discuss Hospital Privileges and advocating for practitioners.
NEXT BOARD MEETING: APA Convention, San Francisco, CA Friday, August 17, 2007 |
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