Board Meeting Minutes

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

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Time	7:30-9:30 pm EST	Via	Zoom
Meeting Chair	Amanda Gee	Recording Secretary	Marina Crosbie
Members present	Nicole Le Bihan, Ana Seara, Sharona Bookbinder, Cheryl-Ann Webster, Heidi Argyle, Tammy Reynolds, Waqas Yousafzai
Quorum (5)		Guest(s)

Regrets: Tehani….

Agenda
Time	Item	Topic	Presenter
	1.0	Approvals
	1.1	Approval of Last Month’s minutes Tammy moves, Heidi seconds	Amanda Gee
	1.2	Approval of this month’s agenda Tammy moves, Sharona seconds	Amanda Gee
	2.0	Old Business
10 min	2.1	Indigenizing CATA policy and practice Standing Item Discussion regarding indigenizing language in the SOP update Supervision group	All
	3.0	New Business
5 mins	3.1	Standards Of Practice Working group Tabled from last meeting Need to update the SOP Inclusive of a code of ethics (last dated 2006) Indigenize and decolonize Working group: Tammy, Nicole, Patricia, Heidi	Sharona Bookbinder
5 mins	3.2	Conference Update Table to next meeting	Amanda Gee
10 mins	3.3	Art Therapy Metaverse Project Metaverse Sandbox, NFT’s, digital identities, mental health resources and Art Therapy Wants their project to be “CATA approved” Discussion Mixed interest amongst board members, open to hearing a pitch CATA’s responsibility to guide ethics for potential Art Therapy initiatives in Web 3.0 or Metaverse Action Sharona to organize meeting with leaders for Art Therapy Metaverse project	Sharona Bookbinder
15 mins	3.4	Continuing education Which portfolio is this under? Who is working on what? Discussion No one is taking it on at this point in time, everyone is interested Reaching out to members, surveys What keeps them engaged? What would they like to learn? What workshops etc.? Possibility of using resources we have within our membership pool (e.g. peer-to-peer learning, collaborating with institutions)	Heidi Argyle
10 mins	3.5	Retreat All in favour In-person retreat and if not, virtual	Heidi Argyle
	3.6	OATA wants to join one of our meetings Ana will put Hannah Sherebrin in contact with Amanda and Nicole	Ana Seara
	3.7	Supervision registration updates Heidi’s meeting with Indigenous circle postponed Action Nicole and Sharona will take over from Heidi	Heidi Argyle
	3.8	FACTBC Updates Concerns regarding resignations FACTBC Town Hall meeting was recorded and is available for viewing if needed Action Nicole to meet with Michelle Oucharek-Deo	Nicole Le Bihan


	4.0	Closing and adjournment

Reports from Directorship

President’s Report

Treasurer’s Report

Membership Report

Communications Report

Education Report

Working on completing the Rsup grandparenting process and getting the application form ready on Cognito forms with tech.

Preliminary work on beginning the education review of schools.

Preliminary work for finding a review body for international requirements.

Correspondence with schools regarding education requirements of RCAT status, organizing with school to fit instructors for specialized teaching needs.

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