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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING

Monday, September 23, 2013 Health Regulation and Licensing Administration 899 N. Capitol Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20002 ______OPEN SESSION

CALL TO ORDER: A meeting of the District of Columbia Board of Social Work was called to order at 10:07 a.m.

PRESIDING: Dr. Cathleen Gray, LICSW Chairperson

MEMBERS PRESENT: Ms. Velva Spriggs, LISW Vice Chair Ms. Anne Selee, LGSW Board Member

MEMBERS ABSENT: Ms. Faith Bonner, LSWA Board Member Ms. Michelle Rose, Consumer Member

QUORUM: There was quorum for the open session of the meeting.

STAFF PRESENT: Robin Jenkins, Executive Director Mavis Azariah, Health Licensing Specialist Deb Moss, Investigator

BOARD COUNSELOR: Carla Williams, Assistant Attorney General

VISITORS: Margot Aronson, Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work Merle Goldberg, LICSW Endorsement Applicant

SENIOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR’S REPORT: None

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT: None

BOARD COUNSELOR’S REPORT: None.

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BOARD CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT: Dr. Cathy Gray Board Chair updated that she and the vice chair had been through the ASWB Board Member training which address a lot of practice and ethical issues. She recommended that other Board members to also attend the future training sessions.

COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: Ms. Margot Aronson of the Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work requested for some changes to be made on the DC Board of SW website and also for Calendar on the DOH website to be updated with meeting cancellations.

0923-01 Open Session Minutes from the July and August 2013 Board Meeting

The Open session minutes were approved as presented.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 0923-02 Human Services Worker Draft Bill Ms. Robin Jenkins, Executive Director will set up a meeting via phone conference for the sub- committee members. An update should be available at the October Board meeting.

Addendum Discussion on Clinical Case Management

The Board reviewed the report submitted by the working committee on clinical case management towards licensure. After discussing, the Board Attorney Ms. Carla Williams agreed to draft a policy or guidance statement which will be posted on the SW Board’s website and also emailed to all licensees. The Board agreed for supervision contracts to be submitted to the Board before supervision started and also that the policy statement should address the specific areas of clinical case management that would count towards licensure.

This concludes the Public Open Session of the meeting, and pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 2-575(b), and for the purposes set forth therein, the Board will now move into the Closed Executive Session portion of the meeting.

The Open Session Board meeting ended at 10.44a.m. The next Board meeting is scheduled for October 28, 2013 at 9.30a.m.