Article archive / November 2020
Originally published: . Volume 11, No. 11. Source pages: 6.
From the Minutes Selected Items from June 2020 Minutes of the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (LSBEP)
June 5, 2020 (published 10/8/20)
MEETING WITH CERTEMY TO REVIEW IT PROPOSAL: Dr. Boggs opened the meeting with Representatives from CERTEMY to discuss the presentation and proposal prepared for Ms. Monic and Mr. McNeely related to their product for streamlining workflows through a web-based application to automate online applications, licensing and renewals.
OUTGOING ADDRESS, CHAIRPERSON DR. KOREN BOGGS: “As my five-year term as a member, Vice Chair, and then Chair of the LSBEP comes to a close, I would like to take the opportunity to express my gratitude and appreciation for this experience. I am grateful for the opportunity to have represented our profession as a public servant entrusted with carrying out the mission of protecting the people of Louisiana through the regulation of the practice of psychology. It is, in some ways, a logical extension of my motives in entering the profession in the first place. I imagine it is the reason many of us chose this field – because we care about people and the human experience and feel compelled to do what we can to help people have better days. That, at its core, is the foundation of service on this Board, as well. As a Board member, there is a delicate balance to strike between identifying as a psychologist and member of the industry and fulfilling the role of a regulator whose primary obligation is to the public. I am grateful for the support of those who understand that balance. […]
Dr. Gormanous offered the following RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION AND COMMENDATION: […] that Koren Boggs, Psy.D, be proclaimed as Empress of Louisiana Regulatory Psychology and extended the heartfelt appreciation and gratitude of fellow Board members […]
Legislative Oversight Committee – Update on AdHoc Legislative Collaborative Committee (ALCC) – Ms. Monic reported that the ALCC has continued to meet and discuss the proposed legislation. […]
Liaison to Professional Organizations and Boards – Dr. Gormanous reported that APA had made a transition from using “telehealth” to “telepsychology”. Dr. Gormanous reported that he received the “ok” from ASPPB to share some of their education resources with board members and also members of the ALCC, which resources make strong arguments about the necessity of regulation.
LSSP Committee request for Board Opinion related to practice models for an LSSP, specifically, does the LSSP have to personally have a direct contractual relationship with a Local Educational Agency (LEA) vs. another mediating agency providing reimbursement that agency being the fiscal agent? In other words, is it appropriate for an LSSP to work in a school system under the umbrella of a mediating agency, where that agency is contracted with the LEA and providing reimbursement to the LSSP.
Ms. Monic reported that on March 3, 2020, Ms. Lydia Benoit provided comments during the LSSP Committee meeting, raising the question related to the practice of an LSSP. The Board rendered an opinion that the LSSP may provide school psychology services through school or organization that the LSSP is contracted or employed with, as long as the originating referral of a student comes directly from a school, and that referral is for the purposes of obtaining an educational evaluation for student services within the school system; no referral may be accepted by an individual, guardian, parent, or other third party to provide independent psychological services to the public.
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