MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY March 28, 2014

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1 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY These minutes were approved by the Board on May 14, ORAL EXAMINATION ADMINISTRATION 1pm to 3pm The following candidate was administered the examination and received a passing score: Kirsten Bieber, PsyD Amanda Holmgreen, PsyD Wanda Miller, PsyD Michelle Woidneck, PhD Amanda Zangrillo, PsyD 1. ROLL CALL The meeting of the Board of Psychology was called to order by the Chair, Dr. Carver, at 9:38 a.m. in Lower Level Room A, State Office Building, 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, Nebraska. Copies of the agenda were mailed to the Board members and other interested parties in accordance with the Open Meetings Law. The following members answered the roll call: s David Carver, Ph.D. John Curran, Ph.D. Christy Rentmeester, PhD Jerry Van Winkle, Psy.D. Lori Lundquist Wall, Ph.D. Mark Weilage, Ph.D. Board Representation Chair Secretary Vice-Chair s Absent Todd Mulliner Others Present Kris Chiles Barb Remmers Julie Agena Mike Grutsch Jerry Werner Agency Representation Licensure Unit Investigations Assistant Attorney General Investigations Board of Health 2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA MOTION: Curran moved, seconded by Weilage, to adopt the agenda as amended. A roll call vote was taken. Voting aye: Carver, Curran, Rentmeester, Van Winkle, Wall, Weilage (6). Voting nay: None (0). Absent: Mulliner (1). Motion carried. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ( ) The spelling of Rentmeester s name was corrected in the minutes. MOTION: Curran moved, seconded by Wall, to approve the minutes of A roll call vote was taken. Voting aye: Carver, Curran, Rentmeester, Van Winkle, Wall, Weilage (6). Voting nay: None (0). Absent: Mulliner (1). Motion carried.

2 Page 2 4. INVESTIGATIVE AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING INFORMATION CLOSED SESSION MOTION: Wall moved, seconded by Weilage, to enter into closed session at 9:43 a.m. Carver announced that the purpose was to hear discussions of an investigative/confidential nature and for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of the individuals. A roll call vote was taken. Voting aye: Carver, Curran, Rentmeester, Van Winkle, Wall, Weilage (6). Voting nay: None (0). Absent: Mulliner (1). Motion carried. 9:45 a.m. - Ruth Schuldt, Compliance Monitor, entered meeting 10:23 a.m. - Remmers departed meeting 10:24 a.m. - Van Winkle departed meeting 10:27 a.m. - Van Winkle entered meeting 10:29 a.m. - Schuldt departed meeting 10:36 a.m. - Carver departed meeting 10:39 a.m. - Carver entered meeting 10:40 a.m. - Break 10:50 a.m. - Roger Brink and Kay Pinkley entered meeting 10:57 a.m. - Meeting resumed MOTION: Weilage moved, seconded by Curran, to enter into open session at 10:57 a.m. A roll call vote was taken. Voting aye: Carver, Curran, Rentmeester, Van Winkle, Wall, Weilage (6). Voting nay: None (0). Voting abstain: None (0). Absent: Mulliner (1). Motion carried. 5. REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS OPEN SESSION a. Applications, Education and Reinstatements Curran reported on reviews he had completed. (1) An applicant completed an internship at the Nebraska Mental Health Center which was determined to meet the APA standards as defined in the regulations. (2) An applicant who completed an internship at the Gateway Internship Program in Chicago, IL which was determined to meet the APA standards as defined in the regulations. (3) A psychology assistant application where the program was determined to be acceptable. 6. UNFINSHED BUSINESS a. Rules and Regulations update, regulation format and language discussion Brink reported on a conversation he had with Dr. Acierno about whether it would be better to start over with the regulations and include changes the Board would like to make or move forward with the current proposed regulations. Brink commented that Dr. Acierno would be okay with the Board starting over if that is what they wanted to do. It was discussed that if changes were made then the regulations would have to go to public hearing which would open them up for discussion regarding any items in the regulations. Kris reported she had forwarded to the members the draft regulations in the new regulation format and Brink stated that one of the purposes of the new format was to streamline the process and generally avoid repeating in regulation that what is already in statute. Brink further stated that application processes or policies would be removed from regulations and placed in a separate processing or guidelines document. He commented that future applicants would receive the statutes, the regulations and the guideline document. Brink commented that with a separate guideline document that when processing changes are made the regulations would not need to be changed. Rentmeester commented she saw three options; 1) The Board could do nothing and let the current regulations proceed; 2) Start the process over which opens up the review of all parts of the regulations; 3) Obtain some way to get the updated ethics in as an addendum. Brink responded that he had no feedback from Dr. Acierno on an addendum. Carver commented that the Board had never received any explanation as to why the current draft regulations had not moved forward and are on hold. Brink commented that based

3 Page 3 on Department responses to other board regulations, it was his understanding it was related to the language regarding discrimination. Chiles commented that Dr. Schaefer spoke at the Board of Health meeting and had presented her position at the Board of Mental Health Practice. Curran commented that he had a concern that the Department s value is customer service and yet the Board had never received a response from Dr. Acierno which was not good customer service. Rentmeester commented that the concern was trying to update the standard of practice for psychology in Nebraska by having updated ethics and DSM related content which seemed to be a non-conflictional request and having to start over to make that happen was a concern. Weilage asked for clarification on an addendum process where you were not changing the regulations but adding to them and then wondered if the ethics and DSM information could be in the procedural manual. Chiles responded the procedure manual was meant to be information on how to fill out the application, types of documentation to submit, etc. Brink commented if you are adding something to the regulations, it is a regulation change and it would have to go through the regulatory process. Brink stated if the Board made additions to the proposed regulations and again went through the regulatory process that all sections of the regulations would be open for question. There was discussion about the APA code of ethics and Brink commented the code of ethics would be the one in effect at the time of the last adoption of the regulations. Brink stated the current draft regulations would cover the APA code of ethics in effect on the date the regulations would be promulgated. Carver expressed that the issue seemed to be the regulations would not move forward until the language regarding discrimination had agreement of a certain religious group and again expressed that no response had been received from the medical director. Brink commented that he may have misunderstood what the board was seeking as Dr. Schaefer had presented previously on her position including being quoted in the newspaper regarding the issue. Carver responded it was not clear whether Dr. Acierno had a different position from Dr. Schaefer as no specific response had been received. The members talked about how the new DSM might or might not impact the draft regulations. Carver asked where the Mental Health Practice regulations were in the process and Brink responded they had requested to have another public hearing. Carver asked if the draft regulations were now acceptable to at least one of the outside groups and Chiles responded that was her understanding but that they were not necessarily acceptable to everyone. Brink indicated he would check back again with Dr. Aciernio regarding the psychology regulations. Carver asked Werner if maybe the issue with the psychology regulations could also be looked at by the Board of Health. Carver commented he wanted to know specifically the reason for holding up the regulations. 11:22 p.m. - Curran departed meeting 11:24 p.m. - Curran entered meeting b. Other Werner commented that as a member of the Board of Health, he tried to attend professional board meetings to bring back information to the Board of Health and gather input from the individual boards regarding projects they have been working on, etc. He stated he had already written down some information but asked if there was anything else the members would like him to take back to the Board of Health. Wall commented that she appreciated the investigation unit s efforts to work with the board. Carver reported the board had been working on an ongoing basis to update the items on their jurisprudence examination. Carver reported that with many students completing their training from programs that are not APA accredited that it was good that the board had an option to do an equivalency review and that a board member, Curran, spent quite a bit of time doing those reviews. Carver asked if there was any information from the Board of Health that Werner would like to provide. He responded they continue to review rules and regulations. 11:50 a.m. - Van Winkle departed meeting 11:52 a.m. - Van Winkle entered meeting 11:57 a.m. - Pinkley departed meeting

4 Page 4 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Updates/Reports 2014 Legislation Chiles reported the last day of the legislative session would be April 17, Chiles stated the only bill she was aware of that related to behavioral health was LB 931 which is to adopt the Nebraska Mental Health First Aid Training Act. She reported the bill states that DHHS will create a program to help the public to identify and understand the signs of mental illness, a mental health crisis or alcohol/substance abuse problem. She indicated it further stated that those trained in mental health first aid would have the ability to provide assistance to a person who is developing mental health or substance abuse problem. Carver reported Senator Campbell was proposing an interim study to do a full review of the behavioral health system in the state. Justice Behavioral Health Committee Update (Carver/Weilage) Weilage reported the following committee discussion: 1. Convene a group to talk about sex offender treatment and assessment; and 2. Substance abuse treatment providers and the quality assurance instrument that was developed. Licensure and Examination Statistics / Administrative Penalties Chiles reported the following: 1. There had been no administrative penalties since the last meeting; 2. 6 individuals passed the EPPP exam and 1 was not successful; and 3. 1 individual passed the jurisprudence examination. Disciplinary and Non-Disciplinary Action Reports Chiles reported on Kevin Cahill s license was placed on 1 year probation. b. Correspondence Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards Carver reported there was a joint statement issued with APA, SPPB and APAIT regarding tele psychology and a member of that committee had forwarded him some power point slides on the topic. Chiles reported that she received a notification that ASPPB had a new service called PLUS (Psychology Licensure Universal System) which is an online system to allow individuals to apply for licensure, certification or registration in any state, province or territory in the U.S. or Canada currently participating in the PLUS program. She stated that during the application process that documents are compiled and primary source verified by ASPPB and then sent to the licensing board in one licensure packet to aid boards in reducing hours and resources devoted to collecting application materials. The members asked what that meant or entailed and if there was a cost and Chiles stated she would need to check into it. American Psychological Association There was nothing to report.

5 Page 5 Nebraska Psychological Association Carver reported there will be a workshop on the DSM-5 on May 16 which is the date of the next Board meeting. The next Board meeting was changed to May 14, ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Weilage moved, seconded by Curran, to adjourn. A roll call vote was taken. Voting aye: Carver, Curran, Rentmeester, Van Winkle, Wall, Weilage (6). Voting nay: None (0). Voting abstain: None (0). Absent: Mulliner (1). Motion carried. There being no further business, the meeting of the Board of Psychology adjourned at 12:35 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Next Meeting: May 14, 2014 Lori Lundquist Wall, Ph.D., Secretary Board of Psychologists Summarized by: Nancy Herdman, Health Licensing Coordinator Licensure Unit