Executive Council Highlights

 Highlights of June 20, 2009 Meeting

Location:The meeting was called to order at the SCP Office at 10:00 a.m.

Chair: G. Stevens (President)

Present: C. Fieldgate, L. Vilness, K. Todd, G. Glaicar, M. McKenzie, J. Keller, J. Dudgeon, S.Hengen, T. Claypool

Other: K.Messer-Engel (Registrar)

1. Two new members to Council attended the meeting and were introduced: Marion McKenzie (Public Representative) and Tim Claypool (Member-at-Large).
2. Terms of Reference for an Ad Hoc Committee on Privacy Issues were introduced and approved by Council. Council will proceed with a process to appoint a chair and issue a call for committee membership.
3. Council discussed the draft document, Standards of Professional Conduct, prepared by the Third Party Payer Committee. The document will be re-formatted and distributed to key stakeholders for review. Council expressed appreciation for the work done by the Third Party Payer Committee and disbanded the committee.
4. Council discussed possible changes to the Terms of Reference of the Nominations Committee which may include appointment of chair and membership and length of term.
5. K. Messer-Engel reported that there were 491 members of the College. Of these, 393 were full practicing, 58 were provisional, and 40 were non-practicing. There are 10 pending members. The Registrar also reported that Dr. Felandar’s Supervision workshops was very well-attended. One quarter of the SCP membership attended the workshops held in May, 2009.
6. Executive Council accepted the Disciplinary Committee decisions regarding the members Mr. Charles Swift, M.A., R. Psych. and Mr. Ken Hardy, M.Ed., R. Psych. and will post both decisions on the SCP website as per Regulatory Bylaw, Section 6.4.
7. Council approved communication to the Provincial Government expressing concern about removal of Government’s support for the legitimate objective pertaining to diagnostic privilege. This limits the ability of provincial regulators to assess credentials pertaining to professional competency to provide diagnoses.
8. Council approved the attendance of the Registrar at the ASPPB/ACPRO meeting in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho in October, 2009 and an AIT meeting in Edmonton, Alberta.
9. Council continued revision of Council policies by approving Executive Director/Registrar job descriptions.
10. Council approved removal and withdrawal from SCP membership and Register of two members.
11. Council approved the inclusion on the annual renewal form a question asking if a member’s license has been revoked by, or if they currently under investigation in another jurisdiction.
12. Upcoming Executive Council Meetings:
    September 19, 2009 , 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
    October 24, 2009 , 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
    November 28, 2009 , 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

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