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BOARD MEETING
NOTICE OF TELECONFERENCE MEETING & AGENDA
Sheraton Ontario Airport Hotel
429 N. Vineyard Avenue
Ontario, CA 91764
(909) 937-8000

June 15-16, 2017

Board Members
Stephen Phillips, JD, PsyD, President
Nicole J. Jones, Vice-President
Lucille Acquaye-Baddoo
Alita Bernal
Michael Erickson, PhD
Seyron Foo
Jacqueline Horn, PhD

Legal Counsel
Norine Marks

Board Staff
Antonette Sorrick, Executive Officer
Sandra Monterrubio, Enforcement Program Manager
Cherise Burns, Central Services Manager
Liezel McCochran, Continuing Education and Renewals Coordinator
Stephanie Cheung, Licensing Unit Manager

Links to agenda items with attachments are available at www.psychology.ca.gov.

Thursday, June 15, 2017

9:30 a.m. – OPEN SESSION

Unless noticed for a specific time, items may be heard at any time during the period of the Board meeting.

The Board welcomes and encourages public participation in its meetings. The public may take appropriate opportunities to comment on any issue before the Board at the time the item is heard. If public comment is not specifically requested, members of the public should feel free to request an opportunity to comment.

  1. Call to Order/Roll Call/Establishment of a Quorum
  2. President’s Welcome
  3. Public Comment for Items not on the Agenda. Note: The Board May Not Discuss or Take Action on Any Matter Raised During this Public Comment Section, Except to Decide Whether to Place the Matter on the Agenda of a Future Meeting [Government Code sections 11125 and 11125.7(a)]
  4. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes: February 9-10, 2017
  5. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes: April 21, 2017
  6. Budget Report (C. Burns)
  7. Enforcement Report (S. Monterrubio)
  8. Child Custody Evaluation – Overview of Process of Receiving and Handling of Cases (S. Monterrubio)
  9. Executive Officer’s Report
    1. Organizational Update
    2. DCA Update

BREAK FOR LUNCH (TIME APPROXIMATE)

  1. Licensing Report (S. Cheung)
  2. Continuing Education/Renewals Report (L. McCockran) Attachment E
  3. Policy and Advocacy Committee Report and Consideration of Committee Recommendations on Board Positions (Jones – Chairperson, Erickson)
    1. Legislative Update
      1. Omnibus Proposal – Psychological Assistant Fees and Delinquency Fees in Business and Professions Code (BPC) Section 2987 (Fee Schedule)
      2. AB 89 (Levine) - Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention Coursework Requirements – Addition of Section to the BPC (Coursework in Suicide Assessment and Intervention)
    2. Review and Consideration of Committee Recommendations on Legislation:
      1. Recommendations for Active Positions on bills
        1. AB 700 (Jones-Sawyer) – Public Health: Alcoholism or Drug Abuse Recovery: Substance Use Disorder Counseling
        2. AB 1456 (Low) – Professional Licensure
        3. SB 547 (Hill) – Professions and Vocations: Weights and Measures (Board Omnibus Bill)
        4. SB 762 (Hernandez) – Healing Arts Licensee: License Activation Fee: Waiver
      2. Review of Bills with Active Positions Approved by the Board
        1. AB 244 (Cervantes) – Maternal Mental Health
        2. AB 710 (Wood) – Department of Consumer Affairs: Board Meetings
        3. AB 1188 (Nazarian) – Health Professions Development: Loan Repayment
        4. SB 572 (Stone) – Healing Arts Licensees: Violations: Grace Period
        5. SB 798 (Hill) – Healing Arts: Boards
      3. Review and Recommendations to Watch Bills
    3. Update Regarding the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA) and Mandated Reporting – Penal Code Sections 261.5, 288, and 11165.1.
    4. Regulatory Update
      1. Update on 16 CCR Sections 1391.1, 1391.2, 1391.5, 1391.6, 1391.8, 1391.10, 1391.11, 1391.12, 1392.1 – Psychological Assistants
      2. Update on 16 CCR Sections 1387(b)(10)(11) and 1387.1 – Verification of Experience and Supervision Agreement Forms
  4. Licensing Committee Report, and Consideration, and Possible Approval of Committee Recommendations (Horn – Chairperson, Phillips)
    1. Continuing Professional Development: Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations and Recommend Proposed Revisions to Full Board - §§ 1397.60, 1397.61, 1397.62, 1397.67, 1397.69
    2. Consideration and Possible Approval of Licensing Committee Recommendation Regarding an Extension to the 72-Month Registration Period Limitation for Registered Psychological Assistant Pursuant to Section 1391.1(b) of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations
    3. Consideration and Possible Approval of Licensing Committee Recommendation Regarding an Extension to the 30-consecutive Month Limitation to Accrue 1500 Hours of Post-doctoral Supervised Professional Experience Pursuant to Section 1387(a) of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations

3:00 p.m. – Petition Hearing

  1. Petition for Early Termination of Probation - Jennifer H. Tansey, PsyD
  2. CLOSED SESSION
    The Board will Meet in Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(c)(3) to Discuss Disciplinary Matters Including the Above Petition, Petitions for Reconsideration, Stipulations, and Proposed Decisions.

RETURN TO OPEN SESSION

RECESS FOR THE DAY

Friday, June 16, 2017

9:30 a.m. – OPEN SESSION

  1. Call to Order/Roll Call/Establishment of a Quorum
  2. Outreach and Education Committee Report and Consideration and Possible Approval of Committee Recommendations (Bernal – Chairperson, Acquaye-Baddoo, Horn)
    1. Strategic Plan Update
    2. Communications Plan Update
    3. Board’s Use of Social Media -- Update
    4. Website Update
    5. Update on Focus Group on User-Friendliness of Board Website
    6. Board Meeting Statistics – How Should the Committee Report to the Full Board
    7. Update on Newsletter
    8. Outreach Activities Update
    9. Update on Outreach Plan for High Schools, Community Colleges, and State and University System to Increase Licensing Population (L. Acquaye-Baddoo)
    10. Consideration of a New Two-Year Outreach and Education Campaign
    11. Use of Social Media Platforms for Communicating to Stakeholders
    12. DCA Brochure “Professional Therapy Never Includes Sex” -- Update
  3. Enforcement Committee Report and Consideration and Possible Approval of Committee Recommendations (Acquaye-Baddoo– Chairperson, Phillips)
    1. Update on Disciplinary Guidelines, 16 CCR 1395.2
  4. President’s Report (S. Phillips)
    1. 2017 Meeting Calendar and Locations
    2. Committee Updates
  5. Legislative Items for Future Meeting. The Board May Discuss Other Items of Legislation in Sufficient Detail to Determine Whether Such Items Should be on a Future Board Meeting Agenda and/or Whether to Hold a Special Meeting of the Board to Discuss Such Items Pursuant to Government Code Section 11125.4
  6. Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda and Recommendations for Agenda Items for Future Board Meetings. Note: The Board May not Discuss or Take Action on any Matter Raised During This Public Comment Section, Except to Decide whether to Place the Matter on the Agenda of a Future Meeting [Government Code Sections 11125 and 11125.7(a)]
  7. Recommendations for Agenda Items for Future Board Meetings. Note: The Board May Not Discuss or Take Action on Any Matter Raised During This Public Comment Section, Except to Decide Whether to Place the Matter on the Agenda of a Future Meeting [Government Code Sections 11125 and 11125.7(a)]

ADJOURNMENT

Except where noticed for a time certain, all times are approximate and subject to change. The meeting may be canceled or changed without notice. For verification, please check the Board’s Web site at www.psychology.ca.gov, or call (916) 574-7720. Action may be taken on any item on the agenda. Items may be taken out of order, tabled or held over to a subsequent meeting, to accommodate speakers, or to maintain a quorum.

Meetings of the Board of Psychology are open to the public except when specifically noticed otherwise in accordance with the Open Meeting Act. The public may take appropriate opportunities to comment on any issue before the Board at the time the item is heard, but the President may, at his discretion, apportion available time among those who wish to speak.

The meeting is accessible to the physically disabled. A person who needs a disability-related accommodation or modification in order to participate in the meeting may make a request by contacting Antonette Sorrick, Executive Officer, at (916) 574-7720 or email bopmail@dca.ca.gov or send a written request addressed to 1625 N. Market Boulevard, Suite N-215, Sacramento, CA 95834. Providing your request at least five (5) business days before the meeting will help ensure availability of the requested accommodation.

The Board of Psychology advances quality psychological services for Californians by ensuring ethical and legal practice and supporting the evolution of the profession.