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|Cannon Building |STATE OF DELAWARE |Telephone: (302) 744-4500 |

|861 Silver Lake Blvd., Suite 203 |DEPARTMENT OF STATE |Fax: (302) 739-2711 |

|Dover, Delaware 19904-2467 |DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION |Website: dpr. |

PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES: BOARD OF CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK EXAMINERS

MEETING DATE AND TIME: Monday, January 14, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware

Conference Room A, second floor of the Cannon Building

MINUTES APPROVED February 4, 2008

MEMBERS PRESENT

Ralph Robinson, Professional Member, President

Philip Thompson, Professional Member, Vice President

Danna Levy, Public Member, Secretary

Fran Franklin, Professional Member

Barbara Reed, Public Member

John Horsman, Public Member

Division Staff/Deputy Attorney General PRESENT

Eileen Kelly, Deputy Attorney General

Shauna Slaughter, Administrative Specialist II

MEMBERS ABSENT

Diane Postell, Professional Member

CALL TO ORDER

Mr. Robinson called the meeting to order at 10:04 a.m. Introductions took place for the benefit of the new board member, Mr. Horsman.

REVIEW OF MINUTES

The Board reviewed the December 17, 2007 minutes for approval. Dr. Franklin made a motion, seconded by Mr. Thompson, to approve the minutes as amended. Motion unanimously carried.

HEARINGS

PTD Hearing – Ricky Thomas

At 10:29 a.m., Mr. Thompson called the proposal to deny hearing to order on the application submitted by Ricky Thomas. Mr. Robinson recused himself from the hearing, therefore Mr. Thompson presided. Verbatim testimony was taken by the court reporter. Ms. Kelly stated the purpose of the hearing. Copies of Mr. Thomas’s

application and supporting documents, proposal to deny letter, and hearing notice were marked as board exhibits 1, 2, & 3 respectively. The board introduced themselves for the record. Mr. Thomas was sworn in and waived his right to be represented by counsel. Mr. Thomas provided the board members with the following two documents: a letter from Ione Truesdale and a letter from himself. The documents were marked as applicant exhibits A & B respectively. Mr. Thomas presented his case to the board and answered any questions they had. At 11:19 a.m., Mr. Horsman made a motion, seconded by Mr. Thompson, to go off the record for deliberations. Motion unanimously carried. At 11:40 a.m., Mr. Thompson made a motion, seconded by Mr. Horsman, to go back on the record. Motion unanimously carried. Mr. Horsman made a motion, seconded by Dr. Franklin, to deny Mr. Thomas’s application for licensure. Motion unanimously carried. The hearing adjourned at 11:42 a.m.

PTD Hearing – Steven Barnes

At 11:52 a.m., Mr. Thompson called the proposal to deny hearing to order on the application submitted by Steven Barnes. Mr. Robinson recused himself from the hearing, therefore Mr. Thompson presided. Verbatim testimony was taken by the court reporter. Ms. Kelly stated the purpose of the hearing. Copies of Mr. Barnes’s

application and supporting documents, proposal to deny letter, and hearing notice were marked as board exhibits 1, 2, & 3 respectively. The board introduced themselves for the record. Mr. Barnes was sworn in and waived his right to be represented by counsel. Mr. Barnes made a brief statement to the board and then requested to withdraw his application. At 11:58 a.m., Mr. Thompson made a motion, seconded by Dr. Franklin, to go off the record for deliberations. Motion unanimously carried. At 11:59 a.m., Mr. Thompson made a motion, seconded by Mr. Horsman, to go back on the record. Motion unanimously carried. Mr. Thompson made a motion, seconded by Dr. Franklin, to accept Mr. Barnes’s request to withdraw his application. Motion unanimously carried. The hearing was adjourned at 12:01 p.m.

PTD Hearing – Ricky Thomas – Hearing Reopened

At 12:04 p.m., at the request of Mr. Thomas, the proposal to deny hearing was reopened. Mr. Thomas was sworn in again and he addressed the board. After learning that he had the option to withdraw this application, Mr. Thomas requested to do so at this time. At 12:07 p.m., Mr. Thompson made a motion, seconded by Dr. Franklin, to go off the record for deliberations. Motion unanimously carried. At 12:08 p.m., Mr. Thompson made a motion, seconded by Mr. Horsman, to go back on the record. Motion unanimously carried. Mr. Thompson made a motion, seconded by Dr. Franklin, to accept Mr. Thomas’s request to withdraw his application. Motion unanimously carried. The hearing was adjourned at 12:09 p.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Review Previously Tabled Application to sit for the ASWB Exam – Moses Emmanuel Anyaegbu

The Board reviewed additional documentation submitted by Mr. Anyaegbu for his application which the board previously tabled. Ms. Reed made a motion, seconded by Ms. Levy, to approve the application. Motion unanimously carried.

NEW BUSINESS

Review of Application to sit for the ASWB exam – Lee Section

The Board reviewed Mr. Section’s application to sit for the ASWB exam. Mr. Robinson made a motion, seconded by Dr. Franklin, to approve the application. Motion unanimously carried.

Review of Application to sit for the ASWB exam – Pamela Davis

The Board reviewed Ms. Davis’s application to sit for the ASWB exam. Ms. Levy made a motion, seconded by Dr. Franklin, to propose to deny the application based on criminal history. Motion unanimously carried.

Review of Application to sit for the ASWB exam – Nicholas Brush

The Board reviewed Mr. Brush’s application to sit for the ASWB exam. Mr. Robinson made a motion, seconded by Dr. Franklin, to approve the application. Motion unanimously carried.

Review of Re-application to sit for the ASWB exam – Tracy Washington

The Board reviewed Ms. Washington’s re-application to sit for the ASWB exam. Mr. Robinson made a motion, seconded by Dr. Franklin, to approve the application. Motion unanimously carried.

Review of Application to sit for the ASWB exam – Amanda Pearson

The Board reviewed Ms. Pearson’s application to sit for the ASWB exam. Mr. Robinson made a motion, seconded by Dr. Franklin, to approve the application. Motion unanimously carried.

Review of Application for Licensure by Reciprocity – Sheila McGibbon

The Board reviewed Ms. McGibbon’s application for licensure by reciprocity. Mr. Robinson made a motion, seconded by Mr. Thompson, to table the application for an additional supervisory reference form. Motion unanimously carried.

Assign Complaint Contact

Dr. Franklin agreed to be the contact person for complaint #31-01-08

Review Request to Renew Inactive Status – Melvin Kirk

The Board reviewed Mr. Kirk’s request to renew the inactive status of his license. Mr. Horsman made a motion, seconded by Ms. Levy, to approve the request. Motion unanimously carried.

Amendment to the Agenda

Mr. Thompson made a motion, seconded by Dr. Franklin, to amend the agenda to include the signing of the order concerning the hearing for Mary Ellen Warren. Motion unanimously carried. All members present who participated in the hearing signed the order.

Other Business Before the Board (for discussion only)

A discussion took place regarding the dates of the next ASWB New Board Member Training and the AWSB Spring training. The ASWB New Board Member Training will be held March 14th-16th, and the ASWB Spring Training will be held May 15th-18th. The board asked Ms. Slaughter to check on the budget to see how many members they can send.

Correspondence

ASWB Association News, December 2007 issue

Ms. Slaughter advised the board that the December 2007 issue of the ASWB Association News is available for any member who would like to review it.

PUBLIC COMMENT

There was no public comment.

Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held on February 4, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. in Conference Room B.

Adjournment

Mr. Horsman made a motion, seconded by Dr. Franklin, to adjourn the meeting. Motion unanimously carried. There being no further business before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 12:38 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

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Shauna Slaughter, Administrative Specialist II

Delaware Board of Clinical Social Work Examiners

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