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Virginia Board of Psychology

DRAFT Minutes

January 13, 2009

TIME AND PLACE: The meeting was called to order at9:12 a.m. on January 13, 2009,in board room 4 of the Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Richmond, Virginia.

PRESIDING: Desideria Hacker, Ph.D., Vice Chair

MEMBERS PRESENT:Jeffrey L. Clark, Ph.D.

Desideria S. Hacker, Ph.D.

Krishna Leyva

Sonia H. Price, Esq.

Herbert L. Stewart, Ph.D.

Michael L. Stutts, Ph.D.

MEMBERS ABSENT: Ann Tolbert Benson, Ed.S.

Robert Falk, Ph.D.

Nadia Kuley, Ph.D.

STAFF PRESENT:Evelyn B. Brown, Executive Director

Howard Casway, Esq.,Sr.Assistant Attorney General

Elaine Yeatts, DHP Senior Policy Analyst

Patricia Larimer, Deputy Executive Director

Diana Pollick, Administrative Assistant

Roslyn Adams, Administrative Assistant

PUBLIC COMMENT: None

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion was made by Dr. Stewart and seconded by Dr. Stutts

to approve the October 7, 2008 minutes with noted corrections.

The motion passed unanimously.

ADOPTION OF RESPONSE TO COMMENT ON FINAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF CERTIFIED SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT

PROVIDERS: Elaine Yeatts

Ms. Yeatts reported that no public comment was

received.

ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO FINAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF CERTIFIED SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT PROVIDERS:

A motion was made by Dr. Stutts and seconded by

Dr. Stewart to adopt the final regulations. The motion passed unanimously.

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CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST TO USE VIDEO CONFERENCING TO SATISFY

SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS: Evelyn Brown

Ms. Brown presented a letter from Dr. Gilmore of the Department

of Veterans Affairs in which he requested that the Board

permit supervision via video conferencing to satisfy the

requirements of individual or group supervision during the resi-

dency, specifically in Salem, Virginia due to itsrural location and

lack of a sufficient number of licensed psychology supervisors. Discussion followed with the primary concern being the potential

for setting a precedent if the request was granted. Ms. Brown

stated that the Boardsof Counseling and Social Work have a

“geographic hardship” clause in their regulationswhich allows

the Boards to consider such requests on a case by case basis.

AfterdeliberationDr. Clark made a motion to allowVirginia

licensed psychology supervisors to provide video supervision, for

thisspecific request, due to the remote geographic location of

Salem,Virginia. He added that Dr. Gilmore be reminded that all

other residency requirements must be met asset forth in

regulation 18VAC125-20-65(B). Dr. Stutts further movedthat

a regulatory change be initiated to include a “geographic

hardship” clause in the Regulations that Govern the Practice of

Psychology in Virginia. Themotion was seconded byand passed

unanimously.

ADJOURN: With all essential business being conducted, and a Formal

Hearing scheduled to convene at 10:00 a.m., the meeting

adjourned at 9:40 a.m.

______Desideria Hacker, Vice Chair Evelyn B. Brown, Executive Director