OFFICIAL BOARD MINUTES FOR April 18, 2005

Members Present:        Kay Lindgren, President

Rebecca Grandpre, Vice-President

Steven Lindquist, Secretary/Treasurer

Ginger Johnson, Member

Members Absent:         None

Others Present:         Carol Tellinghuisen, Executive Administrator

Jill Lesselyoung, Executive Assistant

Kirsten Jasper, Office of Legal Services/DSS

President Lindgren called the meeting to order at 9:05AM, MST. Lindgren called for additions or corrections to the agenda.  Lindgren advised to start with the administrative rules.  Tellinghuisen requested to address items 6,7, & 11 as first order of business, prior to discussing proposed administrative rules changes. 

Executive Administrator Contract Renewal:  Tellinghuisen requested to renew the contract at the current rate with no increase for FY 06.  Johnson moved and Lindquist seconded to renew Tellinghuisen’s contract as requested.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

Discussion on requirements and qualification of supervisors:  The Board discussed at length the expectations, responsibilities and associated risks, such as potential conflicts of interest for supervisors of candidates for CSW-PIP licensure.  Lindgren suggested NASW may be interested in conducting a supervision workshop and questioned whether there are supervision standards established by NASW.  Lindquist will check with NASW. 

CSW-PIP Contract Requests: 

Nickels, Stacy:  Lindquist moved and Johnson seconded to approve supervision beginning January 4, 2005.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

Olsen, Ashley:  Lindquist moved and Johnson seconded to approve supervision beginning January 17, 2005.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

Rickel, Kari:  Lindquist moved and Johnson seconded to approve supervision beginning January 27, 2005.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

CSW-PIP Applicants:

Bentaas, Charlene:  Lindquist moved and Johnson seconded to approve for CSW-PIP licensure.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

Crawford, Ginny:  Johnson moved and Grandpre seconded to approve for CSW-PIP licensure.  Motion carried by unanimous vote with Lindquist abstaining.      

Henriques, Tanya:  Lindquist moved and Johnson seconded to approve for CSW-PIP licensure upon applicant passing ASWB examination.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

Blinkmann, Linda:  Lindquist moved and Grandpre seconded to table pending further review of application materials.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

Flynn Crowe, Ann:  Lindquist moved and Johnson seconded to approve applicant for CSW licensure with applicant to receive an additional eighteen months of supervision before being eligible to reapply for CSW-PIP licensure.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

SWA Licensure Questions:  The Board received a request for clarification on a supervision validation form for an SWA.  The licensee was requesting to use hours obtained during meetings with a social work consultant who could not sign the validation form as the consultant was not retained by the healthcare facility as a supervisor, but as a consultant only.  Grandpre moved and Lindquist seconded to advise the licensee she must retain adequate supervision in order to practice as an SWA.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

Approval of minutes from January 5, 2005:  Lindquist moved and Grandpre seconded to approve the minutes from January 5, 2005 with the change of Augustana College to University of Sioux Falls.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

FY Financial update:  Lesselyoung reported figures as of February 25, 2005; revenue year to $36,019.01, expenses year to date $45,940.35 and cash on hand $63,666.30. The Board reviewed and discussed the financial report.

HB 1212:  The Board discussed HB 1212.

Licensee Addresses:  The Board discussed the addresses on file for licensees. The Board office will remind licensees at renewal time that addresses will be available for publication upon request and it will be their responsibility to confirm their address of choice.  The address on file will be available to the public pursuant to the open records law.  However, it is generally the continuing education providers requesting a mailing list of licensees.

Examination prior to graduation:  The Board discussed requests to take examinations prior to graduation.  The Board agreed not to consider examination prior to graduation unless there are special exceptions and by Board vote only. 

Brief report-ASWB New Board Member Training:  Grandpre gave a brief report on the new board member training March 4-6, 2005 in Culpepper, VA.  She highly recommends the program to all new Board members.

Brief report-ASWB Spring Education Meeting:  Johnson, Tellinghuisen, Lesselyoung and Spargur attended the spring education meeting in Boston, MA, April 7-10, 2005.  The program was a valuable learning experience for all.

ASWB Fall Delegate Meeting:  Lindquist moved and Grandpre seconded to send a Board member and/or staff member to the ASWB fall delegate meeting in Detroit, MI, November 4-6, 2005.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

Background Checks: The Board discussed implementing mandatory background checks and agreed not to pursue at this time, but may consider at a future date in conjunction with other Boards. 

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South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners

Board Meeting Minutes, April 18, 2005

Home Studies/Child Custody:  The Board discussed home studies and child custody evaluations.    

Election of officers:  Johnson moved and Grandpre seconded to continue with the current slate of officers for another year.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

Statute and Rules review:  The Board, in consultation with Kirsten Jasper reviewed and discussed the current statues and rules and recommended changes to the administrative rules.  Attorney Tom Stanton will prepare the recommended changes, to be reviewed by the Board at a future date.

Schedule Next Meeting:  The next meeting will be scheduled as a teleconference, July 14, 2005 at 12:00PM CST, 11:00AM MST. The meeting was adjourned at 4:45 PM MST.

Respectfully submitted,

Steven Lindquist, CSW-PIP

Secretary/Treasurer