Agenda for Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions – 7/19/24

Board business

• Roll call vote for attendance
• Public meeting minutes of June 21, 2024 – VOTE
• Executive session minutes of June 21, 2024 – VOTE
• Ratification of decisions by board staff to approve applications – VOTE
• Application processing
• Update on National Board for Certified Counselors and Center for Credentialing and Education 2024 Counseling Regulatory Boards Summit
  • Kristen Woodbury and Susan Egan

Monitoring interview

• Melinda Galbato, 2020-000599-IT-ENF, approval of proposed supervisor – VOTE
  • Interview of Melinda Galbato

Discussion

• Revisions to 262 CMR 2.00: LMHC education requirements and requirement to be Licensed Supervised Mental Health Counselor while obtaining post-master’s degree experience – VOTE
• Revisions to 262 CMR 3.00: LMFT education requirements – VOTE
• LMHC and LMFT Post-master’s degree experience application forms – VOTE

LMHC application reviews

• Lauren LaCara – VOTE
• Andrew Hey – VOTE
• Xiaoyuan Yuan – VOTE

NCMHCE ESL accommodation request

• Julius Maina – VOTE

Monitoring

• Kathleen Brennan, 2021-000311-IT-ENF, 4th quarterly monitoring report and petition to terminate supervision – VOTE
• Zachary Etter, conditional licensure agreement, 4th quarterly monitoring report – VOTE

Comments from professional associations

Open session for topics not reasonably anticipated by the Chair 48 hours before meeting

Executive session CLOSED under G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(7) to comply with G.L. c. 4, § 7, ¶ 26(c) and G.L. c. 214, § 1B; specifically, the Board will discuss and evaluate examination accommodation requests that involve medical records and information of patients.

Investigative conference CLOSED under G.L. c. 112, § 65C

Adjournment

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