South Dakota Association for Marriage & Family Therapy
Board Meeting Minutes
April 18, 2008
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Attendance
Mary Guth, Ann Marie Rossing, Stacy Dickson, Mike Wheaton, Dan Digatono, Kathy Sazama, Joan, Jerry Vander Lee, and Mona Wade.
Minutes
No minutes were posted for the March meeting. Pam Beck will research what happened and forward to Larry Porter to post on the website.
Treasurer’s Report
Our total liabilities and equity as of April 16, 2008 is: $5,426.19. We received $1,000 from AAMFT Central which was greatly appreciated. Morris had spoken with Mary Guth about our chapter having a permanent address to consolidate our records and miscellaneous items. The following suggestions were discussed: a P.O. Box which would cost approximately $200 per year, a storage unit which would be more expensive, and Stacy Dixon offered to check with her agency. We will continue to discuss options.
Reports
- Washington D.C.
- Jerry Vander Lee talked about meetings with Stephanie Herseth, Tim Johnson, and John Thune. They discussed including MFTs in the No Child Left Behind program so children could have access to family therapy in schools. They also discussed including MFTs in Medicare. Mary reported that legislation has not gone through yet for MFTs to be V.A. providers.
- There has been a policy change: all divisions have to file tax form 955.
- Jerry and Mary spoke about breakout sessions. One suggestion was made that they include names and biographies of conference presenters on the AAMFT website.
- Dakota Care: Dan Digatono discussed problems with denying reimbursement and the request for client records. Mona Wade suggested scheduling a meeting with DakotaCare to discuss reimbursement and confidentiality. It would also be appreciated to obtain a list of companies that LMFTs are providers for. All agreed and Ann Marie Rossing will contact DakotaCare to schedule a meeting.
Upcoming Events
- Newsletter: This continues to be a work in progress.
- Conference: Stacy Dixon will head this project. Date: October 31, 2008. The conference will be held at the Orthopedic Institute. It was suggested that we have a four-hour ethics conference this year and save for a larger conference with guest speaker next year. Dan offered to participate in this conference and suggested inviting two other presenters – possibly Attorney Alan Peterson to discuss family law and one other. Larry Porter and Joyce Vos’ names also were suggested. Other suggestions were to invite Kenneth Hardy, Joan suggested a speaker on borderline personality disorder, Mary looked into Mr. Yapko for depression however his costs are expensive; Brenda Atkinson and Pat Love also were mentioned. We will continue to work on the above.
- Strategic Planning: Mary suggested we schedule an overnight planning meeting. She will email several dates to consider.
Projects: Website and Budget Development
Past presidents will forward minutes to Mary to pass on to Larry Porter to scan to our website. We will continue to work on both of the above projects.
Next Meeting: June 20, 2008 at 12:15.
Meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Pam Beck
SDAMFT Secretary