CFAC Meeting Minutes: 11/22/10

Members Present: Nancy Baker, Bill Cook,  Debra Hamrick, James Lane, Kristie Sluder, Rosemary Weaver,  Christine Smith, Tracey Turner, Leslie Huntley, Carolyn Burton,  Bob Carey, Howard Graves

Members Excused:   Joe Sentelle, Joseph Crowder, Ruth Ann Bradshaw

WHN Staff: Arthur Carder (CEO), Charlie Schoenheit (COO), Don Herring (Clinical Services Director), Dick Graham (Consumer and Community Relations), Kelley Stines (CFAC support)

Visiting Division Staff: Ken Marsh (DMH/DD/SAS), Kathy Nichols (DMA), Suzanne Thompson (DMH/DD/SAS), Anna Cunningham (DD Family Member Representative on the State Waiver Team), Marc Jacques (Wake CFAC), Bill Bullington (LME Business), Cathy Kocian (Consumer Empowerment Team)

Guests:   Duane Fowler, Teresa Davis, Mary Lawson Norton (phone guest), Barbara Smith (Henderson - helped with most recent CIT Coordination), Nancy Carey, Becky (Nami), a Peer Support Specialist

Team:  Consumer Family Advisory Committee

Date:    11/22/10           

Time Started: 5:30 PM

Time Ended:   8:00 PM

Minutes:  Kelley Stines 

December 13, 2010 – cancelled / bad weather
Next Meeting: January 24, 2011

TOPIC

DISCUSSION/FINDINGS/CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS/ACTIONS

Welcome & Introductions

Bill Cook opened the meeting with introductions.

Approval of Agenda

Agenda approved, with motion made and seconded that any regular CFAC business not completed by 6:00 be tabled until next meeting to allow enough time for the Q&A.

Conclude regular CFAC business at 6:00.

Approval of October Minutes

Approved with request to correct spelling of Cathy Kocian’s name, and work group which should be “Consumer Empowerment Team.”

Kelley – make corrections to Oct. minutes

Guests report on consequences of
inadequate services

Guest 1: Was turned away from Mission Hospital when he asked for help with crack/cocaine addiction. They refused service saying he had no traces of drug currently in his system. He had to go out and get messed up just so he could get help with treatment. He’s been clean ever since.

Guest 2: October Roads referred her to Mission ER. Mission refused her in ER because they didn’t have enough beds.

Phone guest: Reported that in 2009 her son ended his life. The night before he was turned away from the hospital because of lack of beds.

Action/ Crisis Items

Membership: Two applicants for membership interviewed. One will be presented for consideration. 

New Member Orientation: Suggestion brought forth to use the last 30 minutes of a regular CFAC meeting to break into small groups for generating feedback on what members would like to see in the New Member Orientation packet/training.

WHN Board meetings: Still need to schedule meeting in a northern county.

CFAC Small Group Breakout: Will earmark time in next meeting for small group breakouts according to Area of Disability.

Membership Service Terms

Members were emailed WHN CFAC By-laws before the meeting in preparation for voting on item 6) Terms o f Membership.  Current item reads:

New members will be identified by the current CFAC with input from local consumers and advocacy groups representing the appropriate disability area(s). The CFAC will vote to confirm all new members, who will serve for a three-year term. However, no member may serve for more than six years total, with a rotation off the committee before submitting another application for membership. Should it be necessary, vacancies in membership will be filled other than during January, with the term of   service ending according to the original position’s schedule.

Proposed change: Add the following to the end of  Terms of Membership:
All CFAC members serving prior to SL 2006-142 may serve two consecutive three year terms beginning July 1, 2006.

Motion was made (Bob Carey), seconded (Nancy Baker), and approved as presented.

Bob Carey - Make approved changes to WHN CFAC By-laws

Committee Reports

Peer Support: Peer Support Training will be offered by WHN end of January 2011.

Question & Answer Session

Ground Rules were presented, asking each member to ask one question and then move on to allow opportunity for all members to participate. The following questions and comments are summarized.