State Board of Social Work Examiners public meetings in 2020
5 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
State Board of Social Work Examiners
The Board approved a new 5-year contract with Certemy for licensing management systems. Members also voted on numerous professional license applications, disciplinary complaints, and the election of a Secretary-Treasurer. The Board decided to continue accepting cash payments despite auditor recommendations.
- Approved 5-year contract with Certemy (unanimous)
- Elected Hyacinth McKee as Secretary-Treasurer (unanimous)
- Voted to continue accepting cash payments (unanimous)
- Approved continuing education pre-approval for Forever Care Resource Center and Jewish Family Services of Greater New Orleans (unanimous)
- Denied Alicia Reynaud's request to accept supervision hours completed prior to meeting work hours (unanimous)
- Denied Andrea Guba's request to be removed from random audit selection (unanimous)
- Dismissed Complaints #2019-209, #2019-270, #2020-100, #2021-8, #2021-19, #2021-21, #2021-28, and #2021-37 (unanimous)
- Approved Consent Agreements and Orders for Tanya Smith, LaKenya Points, and Latara Leggett (unanimous)
State Board of Social Work Examiners
The Board approved numerous social work license applications, certifications, and continuing education providers. It also adopted proposed changes to Rule 301 and elected new officers for Vice-Chairperson and Secretary-Treasurer.
- Elected Ruth Weinzettle as Vice-Chairperson and LaTonya Charles as Secretary-Treasurer
- Adopted proposed changes to Rule 301
- Approved continuing education pre-approval for five organizations
- Granted continuing education extensions through June 30, 2021, to three individuals and Hurricane Laura victims
- Authorized Emily DeAngelo to negotiate and sign a new lease
- Dismissed multiple complaints including #2017-87, #2019-151, #2020-92, #2020-93, #2020-176, #2021-7, and #2021-9
- Approved Consent Agreements and Orders for Shirley Washington, Patsy Andrews, and Constance Konikoff
- Reinstated credentials for Marissa Batie-Collier, Ashley Delavega, Alicia Norris, and Lara Viator pending background checks
State Board of Social Work Examiners
The Board approved several individual licensure applications, endorsements, and continuing education pre-approval organizations. It also took action on numerous disciplinary complaints and extended the acceptance of electronic signatures for supervision documents through June 30, 2021.
- Extended acceptance of electronic supervision signatures through June 30, 2021 (Unanimous)
- Approved NAMI and Komen LA as continuing education pre-approval organizations (Unanimous)
- Denied LSU School of Social Work's pre-approval organization application (Unanimous)
- Approved a live stream solution proposal from Crescent Multimedia Solutions (Unanimous)
- Removed disciplinary action from Jerrelda Sanders's record (Unanimous)
- Approved the reinstatement of Shane Authement's RSW registration (Unanimous)
- Dismissed 15 separate complaints, including #2018-87, #2019-232, and #2020-7 (Unanimous)
- Lapsed credentials for six individuals for failing to obtain criminal background checks (Unanimous)
State Board of Social Work Examiners
The Board approved the use of remote supervision for the 2020-2021 period. Members also agreed to work on removing the word 'offender' from board policy and voted to forward specific recommendations to the Supervision Committee.
- Approved agenda as presented (unanimous)
- Approved remote supervision through June 30, 2021 (unanimous)
- Agreed to work on removing the word 'offender' from policy
- Recalled the Supervision Committee and forwarded Connie Konikoff's recommendations (unanimous)
- Forwarded Traci Lilley's recommendations to the Supervision Committee (unanimous)
State Board of Social Work Examiners
The Board approved various professional applications, including several Registered Social Work registrations and clinical exam approvals. The meeting also included decisions on disciplinary actions, such as removing action from one individual's record while denying it for another.
- Approved Therese Kirkpatrick's request to waive 90-day exam wait (unanimous)
- Approved Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Service as a continuing education organization (unanimous)
- Removed disciplinary action from Tamica Dickson's record (unanimous)
- Denied Julie Shreve's request to remove disciplinary action (unanimous)
- Approved Florida Parishes Human Services District as a continuing education organization (unanimous)
- Approved Benita Baucom's 6.5-hour BACS supervision workshop (unanimamos)
- Approved Consent Agreement and Order #2020-5 for Mary Devlin (unanimous)
- Prohibited Catrice Cowart from reapplying for credentials for three years (unanimous)