October 25, 2002

MINUTES

MEMBERS    Alice Carter, Private Provider

PRESENT:      Thomas Maxwell, S&T We Care

                        Rose Ferguson, Fergie’s Behavioral Center

                        Jacqueline Adams Cook, CAP Providers Association

                        Anthony McRae, PFS

                        Alice Smith, Peterkin & Associates / IPA

                        Alfred Spriggs, L.I.F.E. Concepts

                        Bill Frye, Myrover Reese

STAFF            Densie Lucas, Assistant Area Director, CCMHC

PRESENT:     Chris Dempster (for William McDougal, Substance Abuse

                        Services Director), CCMHC

                        William H. Robinson, Residential Services Director, CCMHC

                        Stacy Martin, Clerk to the Area Board, CCMHC

I.          Welcome

             Ms Lucas welcomed everyone to the meeting and thanked them for their participation.

II.        Announcements

            None

III.       Agenda Adjustments

            None

IV.       Approval of Minutes from October 18, 2002

Mr. McRae made a motion to accept the minutes as written.  Motion was seconded by Mr. Frye.  Minutes were approved by acclamation.

V.         Discussion on Service Monitoring and Oversight Grid

·         No narratives have been written yet as there needs to be more information plugged into the grid.

·         There was discussion regarding the depth of competency training and testing and how to address the training and testing with staff.

·         Regarding Section VI.3:  Need to develop standard process/format to collect data and report by July 2003.

·         Ms. Smith commented that she contracts with a Master’s Level HIM person to provide training to her staff.

·         The committee went through the grid to determine target dates of completion.

VI.       Tasks / Objectives To Be Completed

·         Members were asked to read through the grid and bring back any recommendations or comments to the next meeting.

VII.      Round Robin

No discussion

VIII.    Next Meeting

The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, November 1, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. in the Area Board Room.