BOARD MEETING MINUTES - December 17, 1999

Present:
Paul Finn, Edward Moquin, Mary Ellen Nicholls, Mark Watts, Danielle Doran, George Samuels (present in afternoon for deliberations on Docket 95-01)

Not Present:
George Samuels (AM)

Paul Finn, Ph.D, called the meeting to order at 10: 14 AM

Minutes of the November 19, 1999 meeting were read Motion was made by Mark Watts and seconded by Mary Ellen Nicholls to accept the minutes as corrected.

Motion was passed.
For: All
Opposed: 0

I. Correspondence

Anonymous letter received by some board members - to be put on file

II. ASPPB

Motion was made by Ed Moquin and seconded by Mary Ellen Nicholls to use out of state travel funds for Paul Finn to attend the mid-winter meeting.

For: All
Opposed: 0

4. Docket 95-01

Deliberations (Mark Watts recused)

Motion to issue a decision and order which reinstates Dr. Brown's license to 6/30/01 was made by Mary Ellen Nicholls and seconded by Danielle Doran.

For: Ms. Nicholls, Mr. Samuels, Ms. Doran, Dr. Finn, and Mr. Moquin
Opposed: 0
Recused: Mark Watts

Motion to have decision and order order Dr. Brown to obtain supervision for one year was made by Mary Ellen Nicholls and seconded by Ed Moquin.

For: Ms. Nicholls, Mr. Samuels, Ms. Doran, Dr. Finn, and Mr. Moquin
Opposed: 0
Recused: Mark Watts

Upon the motion of Mark Watts and the second of Edward Moquin, the Board, by roll call vote, resolved to conduct a non-public session for the purpose of discussing applications and investigations of alleged certificate holder misconduct, in accordance with RSA 91-A:3, II(c), RSA 91-A:3, II (e), RSA 91-A:5, IV, Lodge v. Knowlton, 118 N.H. 574 (1978), and the Board's executive and deliberative privileges. Each member recorded his or her vote on the motion, which passed by the unanimous vote of all members present.

Upon the motion of Ed Moquin and the second of Mary Ellen Nicholls, the Board by roll call vote, resolved to withhold the minutes of the preceding non-public session, with the exception of approved applications and responses to motions until they are served, from public disclosure pursuant t RSA 91-A:3, III on the grounds that public disclosure would be likely to affect adversely the reputation of a person other than a board member and to render the proposed action ineffective. Each member recorded his or her vote on the motion, which passed by the unanimous vote of all members present.

I. Applications Approved for Licensure

1. Approved social workers: Ellen Marcia Abraham 2. Approved mental health counselors: Sand

ra Berna, Jennifer Bowmar, Cynthia Hoffman-Twombly, Ann Rubenstein, Dave Wortley, Fred Bates.

2. Approved mental health counselors: Sand

3. Approved psychologists: Sharon Stafford, Eileen Savage-Creedon

2. Approved mental health counselors: Sand

4. Approved marriage & family therapists - no applicants this month

2. Approved mental health counselors: Sand

5. Approved pastoral psychotherapists - no applicants this month

Meeting was adjourned at 4:00 P.M.

Next meeting scheduled for 1/21/00