Utah Mental Health Counselors Association

November 12, 2022

Board Meeting Agenda

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MEETING HELD BY WEBINAR DUE TO COVID-19

• Explanation of Board Meeting and Protocols by President

• Welcome to ALL in attendance By Secretary 
• • Welcome to those in attendance through Webinar
  • Recognition of Governing Officers and Members of the Board 
  • Excused

Governing Officers

• Anna Lieber, LCMHC, President
• Ellen Behrens, LP, LCMHC, Ph.D., Vice President
• Anne Farley, ACMHC, Secretary
  
• Terri Goldstein, LCMHC, Treasurer
  
• Gray Otis, LCMHC, Presidential Advisor
  

Board members 

• Ellen Behrens, LP, LCMHC, Ph.D., Vice President
• Anne Farley, ACMHC, Secretary
  
• Terri Goldstein, LCMHC, Treasurer
  
• Anna Lieber, CMHC, President
• Jim Macedone, ACMHC, Executive Director (non-voting)
• Gray Otis, LCMHC, Ph.D., Presidential Advisor
• Kristal James, LCMHC, Ph.D, EEAC Chair

1. Call to Order
2. Recognize a Quorum
3. Call to ratify the Minutes of the October 2022 Board Meeting
4. Special Announcements by the President
   1. Thank you to Jim, Kristal & Gray for the amazing Brown Bag last week on the Counseling Compact. 
   2. Wishing everyone a happy (and warm) holiday season. Reminder we will not have an UMHCA monthly meeting in December. I look forward to seeing everyone on January 14, 2023. Even though UMHCA is not having a monthly meeting, the UMHCA Board of Directors is still working for our members. Please continue to reach out. 

5. Business of Governing Officers

   1. President 
      1. Utah Coalition of Mental Health Associations. No meeting in Oct, next meeting 11/18. 
      2. Office of Professional Licensure Review (OPLR) Brief Summary. 
         1. UMHCA presentation on OPLR 11.12.2022.pdf
            
         2. OPLR Proposed List of Regulated Occupations to review.pdf
            
   2. Executive Director Report  
      1. Brown Bag attendance
      2. Upcoming Conferences Updates
      3. Demand for Ethics
   3. Presidential Advisor Report
      1. Counseling Compact Update 
      2. Counseling Compact Brown Bag on 11/10/2022: OPLR & DOPL Bureau Manager & DOPL MH Board members were present. 
   4. Vice President
   5. Secretary
   6. Treasurer Report
      1. Account Balances: Total: $45,164.87
         1. Zions Checking: $37,805.09
         2. Zions Money Market: $7,125.77
         3. PayPal: $234.01
      2. Statement of Financial Position                   
      3. Statement of Activity Month End 10/31/2022                  
      4. Statement of Activity: Fiscal Year to Date 10/31/2022    

1. Executive Committee (EXEC)

1. New Projects  
   1. 1. Proposed Reduction in Supervised Practice Months.pdf
2.  Update of Progress  
   1. Continuing to update UMHCA bylaws 
3. Items for Vote
   1. Vote occurred on 11/09/2022 to support a stance to oppose reducing the supervised practice months from 24 to 18 months. This was held urgently before the BHWW meeting. The motion passed unanimously. 
      1. This stance is supported by the BHWW, NASWUT, & UAMFT. 
4. Budget Changes 
5. Suggestions from Board

2. Legislative & Public Policy Committee. (LPPC)

1. New Projects 
   1. OPLR - LPPC is leading the call to obtain information for OPLR. Focusing on gathering data on impact to consumers and impact to practitioners. LPPC OPLR Research Review.pdf
   2. Legislative Committee Watch 
      1. Conversion therapy bill has been dropped
      2. Surgery Bill is moving forward disallowing minors to have surgery related to altering sex characteristics. LPPC recommends advocating for an inclusion to allow surgery in extreme cases i.e. adolescent with breast growth due to antipsychotic medication or suicidal teen who is self-multilating and at serious risk of death by suicide. LPPC will continue to monitor the committee hearings. 
      3. Brown Bag on Legislature 101 & Advocacy in January (Jessica Black) 
2.  Update of Progress 
   1. Working on a news blast on education to UMHCA members on how to communicate with UT legislators. 
   2. Reaching out to NBCC for testing data for the NCE & NCMHCE 
   3. Supervision requirements (Bret Dorsett & UT Coalition of MH Ass.) 
   4. BHWW Update (Gray Otis)
3. Items for Vote  
   1. The purchase of the DOPL list to email licensed therapists a survey related to OPLR research needs
      1. Can we obtain a list of just fully licensed therapists? 
      2. Email vs. addresses vs. both 
4. Budget Changes 
5. Suggestions from Board

3. Education & Conference Committee (EACC)  

1. New Projects 
2. Update of Progress 
3. Items for vote  
4. Budget Changes   
5. Suggestions from Board

4. Professional Partnership & Associate Partnership Committee (PPAC) (Hold)

1. New Projects
2. Update of Progress
3. Items for Vote
4. Budget Changes
5. Suggestions from Board 

5. Public Relations, Marketing & Membership Committee (PRMM) 

1. New Projects
2. Update of Progress
3. Items for Vote
4. Budget Changes
5. Suggestions from Board

6. Graduate Student & Emerging Professionals Committee (GSEP)

1. New Projects
2. Update of Progress
3. Items for Vote
4. Budget Changes
5. Suggestions from Board

7. Other Business and Items for Discussion

8.  Adjournment