OFFICIAL BOARD MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

TELECONFERENCE

 

        Members Present:            Kay Lindgren, President
                                                Rebecca Grandpre, Vice President
                                                Steven Lindquist, Secretary/Treasurer
                                                Ginger Johnson, Member

 

         Members Absent:             None


        Others Present                  Carol Tellinghuisen, Executive Secretary
                                                Jill Lesselyoung, Executive Assistant
                                                Paula Spargur, Executive Assistant 
                                                Kirsten Jasper, Office of Legal Services/DSS
                                                Joan McMillen, Executive Director SD NASW

                        Christine Knapp, Board Liaison SD NASW    

           

President Lindgren called the meeting to order at 11:05AM CST.

 Corrections or additions to the agenda:  Tellinghuisen requested to add forms as item 6a and FARB convention costs as item 8a.

Approval of the Minutes from June 30 and July 14, 2005:  Lindquist moved and Grandpre seconded to approve the minutes from June 30 and July 14, 2005.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

 Applicant Discussion:  Johnson moved and Grandpre seconded to enter executive session at 11:10AM to discuss applicants.  Knapp and McMillen exited the meeting.  Lindquist moved and Johnson seconded to exit executive session at 11:30AM CST.

 CSW-PIP Contract Approvals:

 Lippert, Laurie:  Johnson moved and Grandpre seconded to approve supervision beginning September 1, 2005.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

 Landry, Aaron:  Grandpre moved and Johnson seconded to approve supervision beginning July 25, 2005.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

 Meyer, Keri:  Lindquist moved and Grandpre seconded to approve change of supervision beginning September 3, 2005.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

Olson, Erin:  Johnson moved and Lindquist seconded to approve change of supervision beginning September 3, 2005.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

Koller, Brandy:  Lindquist moved and Grandpre seconded to approve supervision beginning October 10, 2005.   Motion carried by unanimous vote.

 Block, April:  Lindquist moved and Johnson seconded to approve supervision beginning September 15, 2005.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

 Burke, Jodi; Rife, Alicia:  Applicants had not filed the required pre-approval form prior to beginning supervision for CSW-PIP licensure.  Johnson moved and Lindquist seconded to accept the supervision as requested with the provision that the applicants and their supervisors receive a written letter from the Board office notifying them they are being granted an exception, are responsible to familiarize themselves with the statutes and regulations pertaining to CSW-PIP supervision and will not be granted any further exceptions in the future.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

 Nickels, Stacey:   Lindquist moved and Grandpre seconded to have the Board office send correspondence to applicant requesting clarification of the job description duties for the part time outreach coordinator position.  The request will be kept on file pending an update from the applicant.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

 CSW-PIP Applicant Approvals: 

 Matz, Dawn:  Lindquist moved and Johnson seconded to approve for licensure pending verification of applicant having passed the ASWB clinical or advance examination and receipt of current verification of licensure from the State of Minnesota showing applicant is licensed at the highest level.   Motion carried by unanimous vote.

 Strande, Kris:  Johnson moved and Lindquist seconded to approve for licensure pending applicant submitting the examination fee and passing the examination.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

 Durkin, Ellen:  Grandpre moved and Lindquist seconded to approve for licensure.  Motion carried by unanimous vote. 

 Stringer, David:  Johnson moved and Lindquist seconded to approve for licensure.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

 CSW applicant-testing accommodations-English as a second language:  Lindquist moved and Grandpre seconded to approve with the consent and within guidelines of ASWB, the request received by the Board office for applicants to be allowed special testing accommodations whose primary language is other than English.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.

FARB convention costs:  Lindgren advised that the Board had previously approved up to $800.00 as the Board’s share of expenses for Tellinghuisen to attend the FARB convention.  However, actual expenses will exceed that figure.  Lindquist moved and Johnson seconded to approve expenses of up to $1000.00.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.  McMillen and Knapp joined the meeting at 12:15PM.

 CSW-PIP letter:  The Board was provided a copy for informational purposes of the correspondence they had requested be forwarded to all CSW and CSW-PIP licensees reminding them it is their responsibility to familiarize themselves with the statutes and regulations pertaining to supervision for CSW-PIP licensure, specifically Chapter 20:59:05-Supervision.

FORMS:  The Board discussed and approved with minor changes, the forms and website changes prepared by the Board office.

NASW Suggestions:  The Board along with McMillen and Knapp discussed at length the social work associate level of licensure and social work by equivalency.  NASW-SD is recommending that the social work associate and the equivalency qualifications be eliminated in the future.  The Board has concerns about eliminating the social work associate level of licensure due to the large number in the State and discussed that the public is better served by licensed people, at any level, than unlicensed practitioners calling themselves by a different name with no licensure board to answer to.

 ASWB suggestions on state employees & background checks:  The Board agreed to discuss at a future meeting.

 Rules review:  Tellinghuisen advised the preliminary draft would be sent to attorney Stanton for draft preparation prior to the next scheduled meeting so Phase 1 will be ready for Board review.

 RC Convention & Visitors Bureau to host ASWB meeting:  Lindgren advised that ASWB has accepted South Dakota’s invitation to host the August 2007 New Board Member Training in Rapid City.  Lindgren will check on local accommodations and meeting rooms and advise the Board office.

 Schedule Next Meeting:  The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for October 24th at 12:00PM CST in Pierre.  Lindgren called for a motion to adjourn the meeting.  Lindquist moved and Johnson seconded to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried by unanimous vote.  Lindgren adjourned the meeting at 1:15PM CST.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Steven Lindquist, CSW-PIP

Secretary/Treasurer