Board Meeting Minutes

April 20, 2023

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Time

7:00 - 9:00 pm (ET)

Via

Zoom

Meeting Chair

Amanda Gee

Recording Secretary

Marina Crosbie

Members present

Nicole Le Bihan, Waqas Yousafzai, Amy Lister, Tammy Reynolds, Sharona Bookbinder, Carly Leybourne, Ana Seara

Regrets

Heidi Argyle, Tayler Schenkeveld

Guest(s)

Haley Toll, Sandra Hewitt-Parsons

 Quorum (5)

Agenda

Time

Item

Topic

Presenter

1.0

Approvals

 1 min

1.1

Approval of Last Meeting minutes

Tammy moves, Sharona seconds

Amanda Gee

 1 min

1.2

Approval of this month’s agenda

Tammy moves, Amy seconds

Amanda Gee

2.0

Old Business

 5 min

2.1

2023 Conference Update

Discussion 

  • Sheraton Booked
  • Still need to finalize food
  • Ongoing committee meetings
  • Contracts to go out

Sandra, Tammy, Amanda

 60 min

2.2

Indigenizing CATA policy and practice Standing Item

  • Addressing the Call to Action Letter

Motions       

(1) The board supports the formation of a Standards Revision Working Group to undertake the revision and drafting of the Standards of Practice until completion.  

Motion Made: Nicole Le Bihan  

Vote: All in favour, no abstentions

Motion Passed

(2)  The board supports the Working Group to nominate a coordinator to liaise with Indigenous Art Therapists

Motion Made: Tammy Reynolds

Vote: All in favour, no abstentions

Motion Passed

All, Nicole, Tayler, Amy

 0  mins

2.3

PRPA Standing Item → Tabled to next meeting

  • GEWG Chair
  • MPP France Gelinas
  • New committee member
  • Tri-annual Membership meeting April 22, 10 am-2 pm

Sharona

 0 mins

2.7

FACT BC Update Standing Item

Tabled to next meeting

Nicole

0 mins

2.4

AGM Planning

Tabled to next meeting

Amanda

0  mins

2.5

Board Retreat Planning Tabled to next meeting

  • Agenda - Succession planning

Amanda, Nicole, Waqas

3.0

New Business

 25 mins

3.1

Journal update From Haley

Discussion

  • Copyright options
  • Creative common/Open access
  • NELP

Action: Haley to look at the implications of different copyright options, considering CATA-ACAT’s value offering to membership and report back to board

Haley Toll

2 mins

3.2

Succession planning

  • Need to start thinking about this

Amanda

 0 mins

3.3

Member Inquiry/Privacy Concern Tabled to next meeting

Amy

4.0

Closing and adjournment

 Waqas moves, Nicole seconds


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