Article archive / February 1, 2013
Originally published: . Volume 4, No. 6. Source pages: 4.
Wants to engage community, says Director
The psychology board will hold an open meeting next month to develop and continue its work on a long-range plan. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 14, 2012 at Louisiana Municipality Administration Building, 700 North 10th Street, Baton Rouge.
“The agenda is not posted because it is not final,” Executive Director Kelly Parker said to the Times last week. “However, I have a working agenda and it includes Telepsychology, Multi-level Licensure, child abuse reporting, professional wills, continuing education, and new board member orientation.” Former board members have been invited to attend, and some have indicated that they will be coming to the meeting, said Parker.
“We really want to hear what the psychology community has to say about these issues. We want to reach out and get their opinions to guide the decision-making,” she said.
She explained that in 2012 the board put together a survey to ask psychologists’ views on multi-level arrangements or having two levels of licensure, about APA approved programs, and supervision requirements. The board is hoping to receive information about what matters most to psychologists, especially in light of the upcoming long-range planning, Parker explained.
The Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards encouraged its members to engage the community through a series of presentations, with a goal of public education, Parker said.
Ms. Parker also said that the psychology board is offering presentations around Louisiana this year, including colleges and universities. “We’re making every effort to communicate with the community. We’re offering board presentations around the state about how to get licensed, and how to stay licensed.”
She explained that the board members hope to help psychology students at the various colleges and university to “create a plan to get their license.” She said that if they know their options and they do an early plan, “before, instead of after the fact” making educational decisions, “it would be better for the psychology students.
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