February 15, 2013 - State Board of Examiners for Marriage and ...

Colleen Peterson, Ph.D., President
Joan Winkler, M.A., Vice President
Richard Harrison, Secretary/Treasurer
Donald Huggins, Ed.D., Member
Louise Sutherland, M.Ed., Member
Erik Schoen, Member
Katherine Unthank, Ph.D., Member
Cheryl Musson, Member
Sean Gamble, Member
State of Nevada
The Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists
and Clinical Professional Counselors
P.O. Box 370130
Las Vegas, NV 89137-0130
(702) 486-7388 Fax: (702) 486-7258
MEETING MINUTES
Friday, February 15, 2013
Nevada State Board of Examiners for Marriage and
Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors
9436 West Lake Mead Boulevard #11-J
Las Vegas, Nevada 89134-8342
I. Call to order/Roll Call – Meeting called to order at 09:01 A.M. by Dr. Colleen
Peterson, President. Also present was Ms. Joan Winkler, Vice President; Mr. Richard
Harrison, Secretary/Treasurer; Dr. Donald Huggins, Member; Ms. Louise Sutherland,
Member; Dr. Katherine Unthank, Member; Ms. Cheryl Musson, Member; Ms. Rose
Marie Reynolds, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) and Raymond E. Smith Sr.,
Executive Director (ED). Also, public members attending were Ms. Cari Hansen, Ms.
Gina Segno and Ms. Katrina Zmaila. Board Members absent were Mr. Erik Schoen,
Member; and Ms. Sean Gamble, Member.
II. Public Comment – There was no public comment.
III. Mr. Harrison moved to approve the meeting minutes for 2/1/2013. Seconded by Dr.
Huggins. Motion passed unanimously.
IV. Motion was made by Dr. Huggins to approve Dr. John Nixon, Ms. Altamit Lewis and
Ms. Tracy Simpson for Clinical Professional Counselor (CPC) Interim Permits (IPs).
Seconded by Ms. Sutherland. Dr. Unthank abstained. This motion passed.
V. Board acknowledged the passing of Mr. Russell Hart.
VI. Motion made by Dr. Huggins to acknowledge Dr. Michelle McGuire’s relinquishment
of her license. Mr. Harrison seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
VII. Motion was made by Dr. Unthank to grant Ms. Deborah Sampson’s petition to retake
the National MFT exam. There were no recommendations. Dr. Huggins seconded. Dr.
Peterson abstained. Motion passed.
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VIII. Dr. Huggins moved to deny MFT Ms. Dionne Bloomfield’s petition for the Board to
approve her to carry over 3 hours of Ethics Continuing Education Units (CEUs) earned
in a 6 credit course attended in 2012 to use in 2013 for her 2014 license renewal. There
is no carryover of CEUs. Seconded by Dr. Unthank. Motion passed unanimously.
Dr. Huggins moved to deny MFT Ms. Dionne Bloomfield’s petition for the Board to
approve her license renewal using her submitted 18.5 hours of CEUs. She is short 1.5
CEUs to meet requirement. Her license is in automatically revoked status. However, she
may reinstate her license. Seconded by Dr. Unthank. Motion passed unanimously.
IX. Motion was made by Dr. Huggins to approve the following individuals for extensions
to internships, as submitted by MFT-Interns and CPC-Interns. Dr. Unthank seconded.
Motion passed unanimously.
Ms. Cheri White CPC-Intern (approved)
Mr. Daniel Berarducci CPC-Intern (approved)
Ms. Monica Dorado MFT-Intern (approved)
Mr. Derrick Johnson MFT-Intern (approved)
Mr. Valjean Licon CPC-Intern (approved)
Ms. Rita Nesheiwat MFT-Intern (approved)
Ms. Nicole McGarry CPC-Intern (approved)
X. Mr. Harrison moved to accept the following MFT-Interns and CPC-Intern, who have
submitted final minimum internship hours for licensure as Marriage and Family
Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselor. All have passed the appropriate National
exams. Dr. Huggins seconded. Motion passed unanimously
Ms. Isabelle Parker MFT Mr. David VanDerBeek MFT
Note: Mr. Harrison and Ms. Sutherland joined the meeting at 9:17am.
XI. 1-Motion made by Ms. Winkler to approve the following individuals for Marriage and
Family Therapist Internship except Mr. Shelly Ferguson-Kelly, Ms. Melanie Purdy, Ms.
Anjuli Silveira, Ms. Katrina Zmaila, Ms. Erica Casco, Ms. Mona Martinez, Rebecca
Nemecek and Ms. Stephanie Steed. Dr. Unthank seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
2-Ms. Winkler moved to deny internship to Ms. Ferguson-Kelly because there was no
submission for supervision and a lack of internship proposal. Seconded by Dr. Unthank.
Motion passed unanimously.
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3-Dr. Huggins moved to deny internship to Ms. Melanie Purdy because her submission for
supervision was not Board approved. Seconded by Dr. Unthank. Motion passed
unanimously.
4-Dr. Unthank moved to approve internship to Ms. Anjuli Silveira based on a written letter
instead of the submitted internship proposal form. Seconded by Dr. Huggins. Motion
passed unanimously.
5-Dr. Unthank moved to deny internship to Ms. Anjuli Silveira because the supervision and
internship proposal form was not submitted. Seconded by Ms. Winkler. Motion passed
unanimously.
6-Dr. Unthank moved to deny internship to Katrina Zmaila because her submission for
supervision was not Board approved. Seconded by Ms. Winkler. Motion passed
unanimously.
7-Dr. Unthank moved to deny internship to Ms. Katrina Zmaila because her submission for
supervision was not Board approved. Seconded by Ms. Winkler. Motion passed
unanimously.
8-Ms. Winkler moved to deny internship to Ms. Erica Casco due to no submission for
supervision and lack of internship proposal. Seconded by Dr. Unthank. Motion passed
unanimously.
9-Ms. Winkler moved to approve internship for Ms. Mona Martinez with primary
supervisor, Dr. Shannon Smith, CPC, and deny Secondary supervision with Ms. Katherine
Alvarez, (LCSW), who is not Board approved. Seconded by Dr. Unthank. Motion passed
unanimously.
10-Ms. Winkler moved to approve internship for Ms. Rebecca Nemecek with primary
supervisor, Dr. Colleen Peterson; secondary supervisor, Ms. Jennifer Gilroy; and deny
secondary supervision with Dr. Kenneth McKay, PSY, who is not Board approved. Dr.
Peterson abstained. Seconded by Dr. Unthank. Motion passed.
11-Ms. Winkler moved to approve internship for Ms. Stephanie Steed with primary
supervisor, Dr. Colleen Peterson; and deny secondary supervision with Dr. Kenneth
McKay, PSY, who is not Board approved. Dr. Peterson abstained. Seconded by Dr.
Unthank. Motion passed.
Ms. Shelly Ferguson-Kelly (MFT-Intern) Primary – no supv (not approved)
Ms. Cari Hansen (MFT-Intern) Primary/2 nd – Faulstich/Rumph (approved)
Mr. Kipper Horton (MFT-Intern) Primary – Huggins (approved)
Ms. Kelly Tracy (MFT-Intern) Primary – Hudson (approved)
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Ms. Melanie Purdy (CPC-Intern) Primary – no supv (not approved)
Ms. Anjuli Silveira (MFT-Intern) Primary – no form (not approved)
Ms. Linda Wishart (MFT-Intern) Primary/2 nd – Merrill/Elliot (approved)
Ms. Katrina Zmaila (MFT-Intern) Primary – L. Hemenway (not approved)
Secondary – R. Hemenway (PSY)(not approved)
Mr. Harrison Allen (MFT-Intern) Primary – Mr. Vande Voort (approved)
Ms. Milka Aviles (MFT-Intern) Primary – Braun (approved)
Mr. James Britain (MFT-Intern) Primary – Waters (approved)
Ms. Desiree Cantorna-Ibarra (CPC-Intern) Primary – Khan (approved)
Ms. Erica Casco (MFT-Intern) Primary – no supv (not approved)
Mr. Corey Coleman (MFT-Intern) Primary – Wilson (approved)
Ms. Vickie Debeauvernet (MFT-Intern) Primary – Mr. Vande Voort (approved)
Ms. Nannette Fader (MFT-Intern) Primary/2 nd – Love/J. Harris (approved)
Ms. Sandra Gray (CPC-Intern) Primary – Johnson (approved)
Ms. Lorena Kendricks-Baker (MFT-Intern) Primary/2 nd – Steinkamp/Daniel (approved)
Ms. Yu-Jung Lui (MFT-Intern) Primary – Buchholz (approved)
Ms. Mona Martinez (MFT-Intern) Primary – Smith (approved)
Secondary – Alvarez (LCSW)(not approved)
Ms. Jennifer Mihaloliakos (MFT-Intern) Primary/2 nd – Rowe/Gilroy (approved)
Ms. Tamika Morris (MFT-Intern) Primary/2 nd – Broxterman/ Khan/Wallace (approved)
Ms. Juanita Nelson-Brown (MFT-Intern) Primary – Buchholz (approved)
Ms. Rebecca Nemecek (MFT-Intern) Primary/2 nd – Peterson/Gilroy (approved)
Secondary – McKay (PSY)(not approved)
Ms. Diane Nguyen (MFT-Intern) Primary/2 nd – Love/Gilroy (approved)
Ms. Molly Parsons (MFT-Intern) Primary – Krueger (approved)
Ms. Maria Rose-Leibowitz (MFT-Intern) Primary/2 nd – Waters/Whelchel (not approved)
*NOTE: Ms. Rose-Leibowitz did not submit for supervision with Mr. Waters.
Therefore, this typographical error is cancelled.
Ms. Laura Smedley (MFT-Intern) Primary – Mr. Vande Voort (approved)
Ms. Stacey Smith (MFT-Intern) Primary/2 nd – Rowe/Gilroy (approved)
Ms. Stephanie Steed (MFT-Intern) Primary – Peterson (approved)
Secondary – McKay (PSY)(not approved)
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Ms. Nicole Thomte (MFT-Intern) Primary – Waters (approved)
Ms. Jasmine Young (MFT-Intern) Primary/2 nd – Alexander/Knight (approved)
XII. Dr. Huggins moved to approve Ms. Kelly Beach’s request for termination of primary
supervision with Ms. April Carney, MFT-Intern. Mr. Harrison abstained. Dr. Unthank
seconded. Motion passed.
XIII. Dr. Unthank moved to approve Ms. Katy Steinkamp’s request for termination of primary
supervision with Mr. Dominic Nardini, MFT-Intern. Mr. Harrison seconded. Motion
passed unanimously.
XIV. Dr. Huggins moved to approve Dr. Laura Sutton’s request for termination of primary
supervision with Ms. Ashley O’Brien, MFT-Intern. Dr. Unthank seconded. Mr. Harrison
abstained. Motion passed.
XV. Motion was made by Dr. Huggins to approve the change to internships, as submitted by
MFT-Interns and CPC-Interns. Dr. Unthank seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
Motion was made by Dr. Huggins to deny Ms. Hillborn secondary supervision with Ms.
Terianne Harrison who does not meet regulation NAC641A.182 requirements; and Ms.
Edith Lira secondary supervision with Ms. Kiley Kline (MSW) who is not approved by
the Board. Seconded by Dr. Unthank. Motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Hocine Attou (MFT-Intern) Primary – Johnson (approved)
Mr. Daniel Berarducci (CPC-Intern) Primary – Mazzoli (approved)
Secondaries – Noricks/Memo (approved)
Ms. Lisa Wilton (MFT-Intern) Primary – Noricks (approved)
Ms. Analaisa Bracamonte (MFT-Intern) Secondary – Shaver/Wimberly (approved)
Ms. Samra Dayani (MFT-Intern) Secondary – DeFilippo (approved)
Ms. Tara Cramer (MFT-Intern) Secondary – Nichols (approved)
Ms. Megan Evans (MFT-Intern) Secondary – Ritchie (approved)
Ms. Milena Hernandez (MFT-Intern) Secondary – Beach (approved)
Ms. Allison Hillborn (MFT-Intern) Secondary – Gessford (approved)
Secondary – T. Harrison (not approved)
Ms. Natalie Kaufman (MFT-Intern) Secondary – Noricks (approved)
Ms. Edith Lira (CPC-Intern) Secondary – Kline (MSW) (not approved)
Secondary – Trevino (approved)
Ms. Paula Releford (CPC-Intern) Secondary – Buchholz (approved)
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Mr. Richard Shannon (MFT-Intern) Secondary – Gilbert-Elliot (approved)
Ms. Michelle Sprague (MFT-Intern) Secondary – Rumph (approved)
Ms. Marilyn Towner (MFT-Intern) Secondary – T. Johnson (approved)
Ms. Carolina Villar-Mendez (CPC-Intern) Secondary – Lee (approved)
Ms. Lurline Wells (CPC-Intern) Secondary – Johnson/Franz (approved)
Ms. Valerie Wilcox (MFT-Intern) Secondary – Moss/Sisley (approved)
Ms. Kathy Wilson (MFT-Intern) Secondary – Jacobsen-Lloyd (approved)
XVI. Ms. Winkler moved to deny Ms. Gina Segno’s appeal to reverse the decision made by the
Board in the 12/7/12 Board Meeting; which was to deny acceptance of coursework to
meet Nevada educational requirements (NAC 641A.085). Seconded by Mr. Harrison.
This motion passed unanimously.
XVII. Dr. Unthank moves to acknowledge Ms. Rita Nesheiwat’s request to dissolve
secondary supervision with Ms Susan Blesch and Mr. Richard Harrison. Dr. Huggins
seconded. Mr. Harrison abstains. Motion passes.
XVIII. Dr. Unthank moved to accept Mr. Brandon Lane’s MFT-Internship experience hours
toward his CPC Internship. Seconded by Dr. Huggins. Motion passed unanimously.
XIX. Motion was made by Ms. Winkler to deny the practice of accepting third party
background checks. However, the Board would like to learn more about organizations
who act as third part background check providers.
XX. Items for future agendas include
1. The next (1)Board Meeting was scheduled for Friday, February 22 nd , 2013 @ 9:30am.
2. Board Interviews were scheduled for Wednesday, February 20 th , 2013 in Las Vegas.
3. The following (2)Board Meeting was scheduled for March 1 st , 2013 @ 9:30am
XXI. Public Comment. – There was no public comment.
XXII. Ms. Sutherland motioned to adjourn meeting at 10:58 am. Seconded by Dr. Unthank.
Submitted By: ___________________________________
Raymond E. Smith Sr., Executive Director
This conference was recorded.
These Minutes have been approved by the Board and are not subject to revision.
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