Utah Mental Health Counselors Association MACC Minutes

Meeting Minutes 4/1/26

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:08:26 GMT

Justice, Equity, Diveristy, & Inclusion Committee Meeting Minutes

Members Present: Mai B., Juancarlos S., Jim M., Bobbi D.,

DISCUSSION:
-EACC Meeting outcome: We need to be responsible for our own food for the social.
-Social: Bobbi will buy extra materials, Bobbi making flyer
-BB: Create Evaluation/survey, create introduction structure, update BBC checklist (MAI)

Meeting Minutes 3/4/26

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:29:31 GMT

Justice, Equity, Diveristy, & Inclusion Committee Meeting Minutes

Members Present: Mai B., Jim M., Bobbi D., Adriana Z

DISCUSSION:

-All Processing Groups are filled.
-Brown Bag has a date 4/9/26, event has been created
-Bobbi will format an email blast for resource directory
-Bobbi will attend EACC meeting 3/16 and get a gauge on food for social, if nothing is set up we will use our $2000 to provide refreshments.

2/4/26 Meeting Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:56:13 GMT

Justice, Equity, Diveristy, & Inclusion Committee Meeting Minutes

Members Present: Bobbi D., Juancarlos S., Jim M., Mai B., Laurie S.,

DISCUSSION:
-Final draft on Hippocratic Oath in progress.
-Mentorship Program, push to fall, need prep time
-Juancarlos facilitate BIPOC group, Need someone for LGBTQIA+ (Mai has someone in mind) and Disability Group
-Soundbath is confirmed for the social, Bobbi is bringing someone in for the art activity.
-Get bobbi supplies, confirmation in April
-Confirm with EACC on food for social.

1/7/26

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:55:42 GMT

Justice, Equity, Diveristy, & Inclusion Committee Meeting Minutes

Members Present: Mai B., Juancarlos S., Jim M., Francesca S.,

DISCUSSION:
-Publish Community Resources Directory to UMHCA website
-Juancarlos and Francesca will be translating the AMHCA Hippocratic Oath. Waiting on final draft.
-Sent out reminders/advertisement for Processing Groups

12/3/25 Meeting Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:15:03 GMT

Justice, Equity, Diveristy, & Inclusion Committee Meeting Minutes

Members Present: Juancarlos S., Bobbi D., Adriana Z., Mai B.,

DISCUSSION:

Brown Bag:
-Juancarlos will reach out one more time to the speaker, if no response we will move on. If she responds we will push back the event.

Spring Social 2026:
-Adriana will facilitate the BIPOC Processing Group.
-Bobbi will facilitate the JED&I Social.

Community Resources:
-Create Google Sheet so it's compatible with the website.
-Add Recreation Page
-Add AI/AN Page
-Make a call for more resources

10/29/25 Meeting Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:18:28 GMT

Justice, Equity, Diveristy, & Inclusion Committee Meeting Minutes

Members Present: Tage G., Juancarlos S., Francesca S., Bobbi D., Alexis B., Jim M., Mai B.,

DISCUSSION:

The JED&I meeting discussed the approval of two initiatives and the need for a mentoring program. Juancarlos Santisteban will co-facilitate a workshop on healing spaces with Jasmine in December. The mentoring program will start with a mentor mixer to connect mentors and mentees, avoiding formal matchmaking. Tage Gould's committee (GSEP) will lead the program, focusing on creating a space for organic connections. A mentor website will be developed to profile mentors, allowing mentees to choose based on shared identities. The committee also plans to create a community resources Google Sheet for clinicians working with marginalized groups.

10/8/25 Meeting Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:22:10 GMT

Justice, Equity, Diveristy, & Inclusion Committee Meeting Minutes

Members Present: Mai B., Alexis B., Jasmine M., Bobbi D., Jim M., Juancarlos S.

DISCUSSION:

The JEDI Committee meeting covered feedback from Bobbi Deal's presentation on historical trauma, which received a 4.6/5 rating. The committee discussed the success of the fall conference and plans for the spring conference, including four slots for educational sessions and potential processing groups. They also approved a $2,000 budget for a self-care social and considered a collaborative art project and sound bath for the event. Juancarlos Santisteban proposed a brown bag session on empowering Latinx providers for January 15. The committee also reviewed the need for a public resource list.

Juancarlos to reach out to Adriana to confirm their availability to present on culturally responsive supervision at the spring conference. (Tentative Schedule for JED&I Track for Spring Conference: 3 Processing group for marginalized clinicians, 1 training)

Committee to start planning the self-care social event for the spring. (5:30 pm to 7 pm on May 14th, Sound bath 30 min, Collaborative art project 1 hr)

Next Board Meeting, JED&I will submit final proposals for Mentorhip program and Consultation group.

Committee to coordinate and compile the community resource list, will ask about Francesca taking the lead as the community outreach coordinator.

Juancarlos is leading the coordination of another Brown Bag, scheduled for Jan. 15, 2026. Will coordinate with EACC.

9/3/25 JED&I Meeting Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 18:32:15 GMT

Justice, Equity, Diveristy, & Inclusion Committee Meeting Minutes

DATE: 9/3/25 @10am via Google Meet

Members Present: Tage G., Mai B., Jim M., Juancarlos S., Bobbi D., Jennifer B., Jasmine M., Francesca S., Adriana Z.,

DISCUSSION:
-Bobbi will send out surveys a week before JED&I meetings to collect ideas and project proposals, she will also send meeting agendas day before the meeting.

-Creating space for processing or consultation. Restructuring our meetings to balance business and have space to process real life events or happenings to identify community needs and give the committee direction for future projects.

-Juancarlos will follow up on Brown Bag presenter.

-We would like to create a resource page or bulletin, need to run by the board (issues of UMHCA endorsing specific brands or services is an issue). Add disclaimers?

-Juancarlos will be piloting and collaborating with GSEP a JED&I mentorship program.

8/6/25 Meeting Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 18:19:51 GMT

Justice, Equity, Diveristy, & Inclusion Committee Meeting Minutes

DATE: 8/6/25 @10am via Google Meet

Members Present: Jim M., Mai B., Juancarlos S., Adriana Z., Bobbi D., Alexis B., Franscesca S., Jasmine M., Jennifer B., Shantelle T., Abi., Tage G.,

DISCUSSION:

-Deadline for presentations: 9/1/25
-Ask for $1500 at the budget meeting
-Brown Bag Coordination: Juancarlos
-Brown Bag: Clinical Skills in Spanish***(Not the set title)

7/9/25 Meeting Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:32:08 GMT

Justice, Equity, Diveristy, & Inclusion Committee Meeting Minutes

DATE:7/9/25

Members Present:Jim M., Juancarlos S., Mai B., Trent., Jasmine M., Bobbi D., Franscessca S., Tage G., Adriana Z., Laurie S,. Shantelle T,. Alexis B.,

DISCUSSION:

Takeaways from the meeting

[ ] Vote to elect Juan Carlos as the new JEDI committee co-chair at the next board meeting. (Juan Carlos)
[ ] JEDI committee to identify 4 speakers for the fall conference by the next meeting. (JEDI Committee)
[ ] Trent to finalize the location and logistics for the fall conference. (Trent)
[ ] Trent to start marketing and promoting the fall conference. (Trent)

OUTCOME:

ACTION POINTS:

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

Meeting Minutes 6/4/25

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:03:23 GMT

Justice, Equity, Diveristy, & Inclusion Committee Meeting Minutes

DATE: 6/4/25 @9am via Google Meet

Members Present: Adriana Z., Juancarlos S., Mai B., Jasmine W., Shantelle T., Bobbi D.,

DISCUSSION POINTS:

By Laws (Went over Bylaws created for the committee for consistency and structure)

Positions needing to be filled:
-Interest in being Co Chair.
-Interest in being Secretary.
-Interest in Member Outreach.

Spring conference, processing groups feedback.

DOPL Proposal revisions. (Revist this as upcoming project. Need to coordinate a DOPL meeting).

Fall conference Multicultrual Track (1-3 workshops to fill, may not get an entire track).

Brown Bags (Need to come up with a Flowchart for the process of the Brown Bags, have a rotating position of Brown Bag coordinator to assist presentors in the process with EACC and Exec. Director).

Meeting Minutes 5/7/25

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 07 May 2025 15:32:14 GMT

Justice, Equity, Diveristy, & Inclusion Committee Meeting Minutes

5/7/25 @9am via google meet

Members Present: Adriana Z., Mai B., Jim M., Alexis B., Shantelle T.

DISCUSSION:

Introductions: Shantelle and Alexis

Adriana becomes President Elect for UMHCA

Opening up space for JED&I Co Chair position

Discuss manning tables/rooms for the self care social. Free form, members in the room to answer any questions.

Revisit DOPL project, try to get into the next DOPL Meeting. Have letter ready at next JED&I meeting.

Next meeting: DOPL Project and Symposium Planning.

July finalize who will be Co Chair.

Next meeting 6/4/25 @ 9am

Meeting Minutes 2/2/25

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:02:39 GMT

Justice, Equity, Diveristy, & Inclusion Committee Meeting Minutes

4/2/25 9am via google meet

Members Present: Adriana Z., Bobbi D., Franscesca S., Mai B., Jim M.,

DISCUSSION:

Go over purchases for Self Care Social, Confirm purchases. Prepare rap sheet for Board Meeting.

Next meeting 5/7/25 9am via google meet.

Meeting Minutes 2/26/25

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:58:00 GMT

Multicultural Advocacy and Competency Committee Meeting Minutes

@9am via google meet

Members Present:Tage Gould., Jim M., Adriana Z., Juancarlos S., Bobbi D., Mai B., Monique W.,

DISCUSSION:
--Processing groups (educational piece at the beginning qualification for CEU, informed consent, three presenters: Jen H., Juancarlos S., Tage G.; concurring groups 9-9:50 am 5/29)

--Budget ($400 for massage room, $500 art room, $100 main foyer)

--We'll need to decide which processing group gets the main room (larger room).

--Mai contact Massage tx

--Need to talk about the proposal to DOPL, renaming it, including disabilities to the proposal

--Next meeting: Aril 2nd at 9am

Meeting Minutes 2/5/25

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:54:36 GMT

JEDI Meeting Minutes 2/5/25

Via Google Meet @9am

Members Present: Mai B., Juancarlos S., Adriana Z., Bobbi D.,

Discussion Points:

*Marginalized Therapist Peer Support/Support Groups looking positive for approval; Board Member has to attend each for feedback (need to get clarification on this).

*Need to choose a time and space (During conference or Social). Unanimous vote for during conference.

*3 groups: BIPOC Therapists, LGBTQ Therapists, Therapists with Disabilities

*Soundbath host is interested, Flute player is a maybe. Massage Therapist $200 flat rate.

*Beverages and Snacks: Dirty Soda Section, Fruits, Cookies, Chips, Muffins. Ask the Board about this process.

*4 rooms: Main Foyer (Photobooth, snacks, painting, interactive, table for affirmations, networking), Side room 1 (soundbath, yoga mats, meditation), Side room 2: Craft Room, Side 3: Massage therapist

*Marginalized owned businesses donating food and drinks to the social. Or just locally owned.

Next meeting on Feb 26 at 9am

Meeting minutes for 1/22/25

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:24:36 GMT

Multicultural Advocacy and Competency Committee Meeting Minutes

Via google meet @9am, 1/22/25

Members Present:Mai B., Carlie H., Adriana Z., Monique W., Rochelle M., Francesca S., Bobbi D.,

DISCUSSION:
-Board update: Moving forward with Self-Care Social (5/29 5pm-6:30pm at SLCC after the first day of Spring Conference)

-Brain Storm: If you were to walk into a Self-Care Social, what would that look like for you?
--Interactive, take home, applicable with clients, activity tables, connection, take off our therapy hats, space to unwind, quiet room, sensory details, Case consultation, Resources or tools for clients, casual comfortable, sign in table, peer support circles,Coffee & Dessert BarSet up a gourmet coffee station with specialty drinks and pastries.
--Provide conversation starters focusing on self-care tips and strategies,
--Massage & Relaxation Zone
--Hire massage therapists for quick chair massages: Offer cozy spaces with blankets, soft lighting, and quiet music.
--Photo Booth with Props: Create a photo booth with fun props related to mental health, like signs saying, "Therapists Need Therapy Too."
--Plant Therapy: Provide mini succulents or small plants that participants can decorate and take home.
--Movement Breaks: Offer a choice of low-impact movement classes like Zumba, tai chi, or gentle stretching.
--Improv or Laughter Yoga: Hire a professional to guide a session that encourages laughter and playfulness.
--Art activities
--Mural with everyone's contribution

--Self Care Social Structure: (1) Main foyer: Connection Room (Food, activities, Photo booth). (2) Energy Room: Massages, sound bath, meditation. (3) (4)

--Peer support circles be moved to Spring Conference agenda instead of the social?

-Budget: Extra food?

OUTCOME:

ACTION POINTS:

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

12/18/24 Meeting Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:47:37 GMT

Multicultural Advocacy and Competency Committee Meeting Minutes

12/18/24 @9 am via google meet

Members Present: Jim M., Monique W., Adriana Z., Mai B., Carlie H., Juancarlos S.,

DISCUSSION:

Gala details:
- Perhaps a social instead on the night of the first day of Spring Conference 2025.
- Skip the masquerade theme?
- How to motivate people to come to the social
- Minigames during the day at the conference, redemption at the social.
- Vendor/activity table Scavenger hunt?
- Each committee providing an avtivity related to self care.
- Mindfulness session during dinner? Dance?

Next meeting: Jan. 22, @9am via google meet

11/20/24 Meeting Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:02:36 GMT

11/20/24 @9am via Google Meet

Members Present: Mai B., Adriana Z., Carlie H., Monique W., Hollie E., Rochelle M., Bobbi D., Francesca S.,

DISCUSSION:

Create a JED&I resource portfolio

Propose to board a Self Care Gala. Free or pay for tickets? Silent Auction and what is that money for? To break even for hosting the gala?

2 new JED&I positions: Member Outreach (Monique W. and Rochelle M.) and Community/Resource Outreach (Francesca S.)

Another new position: Public Relations Designer (Bobbi D.)

Mai- Let Jim know who has attended 6 meetings so they get CEUs for participating.

Next meeting 12/18/24 at 9am

Meeting Minutes 10/23/24

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:37:03 GMT

Multicultural Advocacy and Competency Committee Meeting Minutes

Members Present:Adriana Z., Mai B., Rochelle M.

DISCUSSION:

-Check in

-Discussed ideas for Gala: Self care tables, each committee taking a table and coordinating an activity, reach out to local businesses to host activities (bookmark making, dried flower art, jewelry making, tiny tattoos, soap making, candle making, etc), ticket fees to help with cost for food and activities, mask making station.
-Theme: Masquerade

-Next meeting November 6, 2024 @9am

Meeting Minutes 10/2/24

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 16:02:21 GMT

Multicultural Advocacy and Competency Committee Meeting Minutes

10/2/24 @9am via google meet

Members Present: Mai B., Adriana Z., Jim M., Tage M., Hollie E., Franscesca S., Monique W., Juancarlos S., Carlie H.,

DISCUSSION:
-Introductions for new members.

-Franscesca update on Community resources, 4 orgs need reaching out to as they have not responded. Tasked to Mai.

-Trial run through Zoom breakout rooms.

Meeting Minutes 9/4/24

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:43:03 GMT

Multicultural Advocacy and Competency Committee Meeting Minutes

9/4/24 @10am via google meet

Members Present:Mai B., Jim M., Carlie H., Rochelle M., Francesca S.,

DISCUSSION:

-Francesca will create a sheet of expectations and directions for community resources and send that out to them before September 15th.

>Community Resources will have their own break out rooms that symposium attendees can cruise through at their discretion for the lunch hour.

-Rochelle is going to reach out to Allison Shaw to present.

-Adriana is our Keynote speaker for the Symposium.

-Jim create a Zoom link for the Symposium.

-Next meeting: JEDI Meeting
Wednesday, October 2 · 9:00 – 9:30am
Time zone: America/Denver
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/qpc-guxp-xqn
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 267-553-4589‬ PIN: ‪585 420 914‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/qpc-guxp-xqn?pin=9122466671213

OUTCOME:

ACTION POINTS:

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

8/7/24 Meeting Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:01:50 GMT

Multicultural Advocacy and Competency Committee Meeting Minutes

8/7/2024 via google meet @10am

Members Present: Jim M., Adriana Z., Mai B., Carlie H., Marcia L., Laurie J.

DISCUSSION:
- Only have two presenter proposals submitted so far; need to bring in more proposals for presenters and community resources.
- DOPL update: They haven't been responsive due to the restructuring of DOPL. Jim reached out to other contacts; DOPL project still in progress. Not a good time for our proposal at the moment due to the restructuring of the boards. Pausing on this project.
-Items to bring to the board meeting on Saturday: Proposal for paying presenters at the Multicultural Symposium. Post meetings on UMHCA calendar monthly. Discuss the cost of bringing in interpreters to the Symposium or doing closed captions.
-Budget proposal: $5,000 for Spring Resource Fair

Next meeting is Aug. 7th at 10 AM

OUTCOME:

ACTION POINTS:

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
-Link for the practice Zoom run 8/13 https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83350415546?pwd=ZyhcOC1hbDlnAHniaNgdwjsZWECwyk.1
-Link to the Presenter Proposal form: https://umhca.org/CallForProposals

7/3/24 Meeting Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 18:21:55 GMT

Multicultural Advocacy and Competency Committee Meeting Minutes

7/3/2024 via google meet @10am

Members Present: Jim M., Adriana Z., Mai B., Carlie H., Franscesca S.

DISCUSSION:
- Create welcome letter for new members to include all JEDI links and resources. Create an inclusive and inviting space for all members.
**Mai will send out Google Chat overview to help members navigate it.

- Clarifying the difference between Community Resources VS Sponsors.
> Advertise them differently.
> Create different invitations for the both of them.
**Jim will be creating invitations that we (members) can easily send out to invite Community Resources. Draft is posted on the chat.

-Need to invite presentors **Next meeting we will discuss the structure for inviting presentors; i.e. what we expect of them, what kind of content we are looking for.

Next meeting is Aug. 7th at 10 AM

6/5/24 Meeting @10 am via Google Meet

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 17:30:19 GMT

Members present: Kristal J., Jim M., Mai B., Adriana Z., Carlie H., Francesca S., Laurie S., Juancarlos S.

Discussion Points:

-Immigration Evaluation Certification

-Juancarlos reach out to his contact for more information, possibly for a Brown Bag?

-Multicultural Symposium

-Discussed tentative schedule

-Reach out to Trinh Mai for Keynote presentation (Juancarlos tasked on this)

-Change Sponsor panel to Lunch hour

-Make 1:00 more clinical presentations

-Make 11:00 and 1:00 clinical presentations as breakouts, emphasizing to invited presenters that they will use an allotted time to present content and majority of the time will be focused on collaboration with clinicians attending the breakout.

-Create messaging structure for when we call for speakers. (To do in next meeting)

-JEDI Chat

-Mai created JEDI workspace/chat

-Contains shared Drive files, task list, and chat space

Next meeting: 7/3 @10am via Google Meet

Meeting Minutes 5/8/24

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 08 May 2024 15:23:23 GMT

JED&I Meeting Minutes 5/8/24 @ 9am via Google Meet

Members present: Mai B., Adriana Z., Jim M., Kristal J., Gregory N., Juancarlos S., Carlie H., Francesca S., Marcia L., Laurie S.,

Discussion Points:

--Introductions (Mai, Adriana, Jim, Carlie, Kristal)

--Multicultural Symposium*(name subject to change) Planning:

>Going fully virtual due to financial reasons.

>Making this an annual event.

>Propose to the board as a pilot.

>Symposium* focusing more on application clinically/on a community level, rather than education (Addressing community issues together such as DV, Spanish speaking sessions/Spanish clinical terms, Participatory Action Research)

>Create sign up sheet for help with planning the Symposium* and DOPL Proposal (MAI)

--Next meeting 6/5/24 @ 10am via Google Meet

--Links shared during the meeting: Possible collaborations?

https://violenceprevention.utah.edu

https://multicultural.utah.gov/

4/10/24 Meeting Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 16:02:18 GMT

Met via Google Meet @ 9am

Members Present: Jim M., Adriana Z., Carlie H., Mai B.

Discussion Points:

--Finalize name change to JED&I. Present final name at Board Meeting (4/13/24 @ 9am).

--Discuss Logo change to be more inclusive.

--Discussed revamping UMHCA clinician directory to more easily access diverse clinicians.

--Next meeting 5/8/24 @ 9am

3/20/24 Meeting Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:06:43 GMT

Via Google Meet @9am

Members Present: Jim M., Adriana Z., Rory H., Mai B., Rochelle M.

Discussion Points:

--Changing name to sJEDI for trademark purposes.

--Approve name change at next board meeting.

--After board meeting, set up DOPL meeting in May.

--Lanyards purchased for representation at Coalition Conference.

Next meeting: April 10 at 9am

2/7/24 Meeting Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:56:47 GMT

Multicultural Advocacy and Competency Committee Meeting Minutes

2/7/24 @9am via Google Meet

Members Present: Jim M., Adriana Z., Mai B, Rory H.,

PURPOSE:
-- Go over changes to DEI Statement.
--Go over DOPL proposal (which we will present at next board meeting on Saturday). After board meeting, set up meeting with DOPL.
--Discuss Cochair nomination. Mai being nominated and voted on in board meeting on Saturday.
--Discuss Brown Bag topic, Mai's proposed presentation: Radical Healing Psychological Framework. Nail down a date for our next Brown Bag, 7/11/24.

Next meeting: 3/20/24 @ 9am

1/3/24 Meeting Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 17:24:53 GMT

Multicultural Advocacy and Competency Committee Meeting Minutes

1/3/23 @10am via Google Meet

Members Present: Adriana Z., Crystal J., Jim M., Mai B., Rory H., Jasmine M., Sandra P.,

PURPOSE:
-Shirts, leave to Anne
-DOPL proposal: Overview of Rory's write up. Present at next board meeting before sending off to DOPL/meet with them. Put through for Executive Committee for review.
-Review UMHCA DEI statement. Reflection: How does MACC define diversity?
-Next Brown Bag: Presentation ideas, send over ideas to go over in next meeting.
-Discussed possibility of needing a new MACC Chair in the near future
-Proposing Clinical Spanish course to local Universities

OUTCOME:

ACTION POINTS:

ADDITIONAL NOTES: Next meeting 2/7 @ 9am

12/6/23 Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 17:59:01 GMT

Multicultural Advocacy and Competency Committee Meeting Minutes

12/6/23 via Google Meet @ 10am

Members Present: Adriana Z., Rory H., Mai B., Jim M., Rochelle M.,

PURPOSE:

Overview of UMHCA Commitee shirts and proposal. Adriana will present proposal on Saturday.

Overview of Cultural Competence CEU's Proposal. Plan is to do trial presentations with UMHCA 2x, before presenting to DOPL.
Someone has to come up with a definition of what Cultural Competence looks like (Mai).

Created Google Drive folder for MACC

OUTCOME:

ACTION POINTS:

ADDITIONAL NOTES: Next meeting 1/3/24 @10am

11/15/23 Meeting Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 18:03:30 GMT

Multicultural Advocacy and Competency Committee Meeting Minutes

11/15/23 via Google Meet @ 10am

Members Present: Adriana Z., Mai B., Jim M., Rory H.,

PURPOSE:

Discussed Brown Bag feedback.

Proposed idea: Make MACC shirts for the coalition conference for marketing. Propose this at the next board meeting.

Brainstorm: Go to DOPL board meeting, develop a proposal for DEI ceus.
Rough plan: Present proposal at next UMHCA board meeting for feedback, then take final draft to DOPL meeting. Present actual proposal in Febuary to DOPL.

Rory create a static link for MACC to put into the UMHCA Manual.

OUTCOME:

ACTION POINTS:
Adriana create google slide for ceu proposal.
Rory create static link.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: Next meeting December 6 @10am

10/4/23 Meeting Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 18:05:31 GMT

Multicultural Advocacy and Competency Committee Meeting Minutes

10/4/23 via Google Meet @10am

Members Present: Mai B., Jim M., Rory H., Sandra P., Kristal J., Adriana Z.

PURPOSE:

Discussed recording meetings.

DOPL meets November 8.

California requires DEI CEUs, look into their legislation for ideas of how to implement that here. Member in LPCC has a connection for that. Their next meeting October 19, 5 or 6 PM. Mai will be out of town, need a sub.

Went over MACC Brown Bag agenda and presentation made by Rory. Members of MACC get to attend the Brown Bag for free.
Coalition Conference at UVU, April 10, 11, and 12.
Need someone to write a blurb for Indigenous People's Day to bring awareness.

OUTCOME:

ACTION POINTS:
Mai send Rory resources for DEI CEUs.

Sandra write a blurb for Indigenous People's Day and send to Jim.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: Next Meeting November 15 @ 10 am

9/6/23 MACC Meeting Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 17:04:33 GMT

Multicultural Advocacy and Competency Committee Meeting Minutes

9/6/23 10am via Zoom

Members Present: Mai B., Jim M., Adriana Z.,

PURPOSE:

Discuss Brown Bag. Need Latinx representation, Adriana filling in for that representation.

Preview Commercial *Jim will send that out to everyone due to technical difficulties

At the conference on September 8, we need two people to represent at the registration table. Adriana and Mai attending to represent MACC

OUTCOME:

Next meeting 10 am on 10/4/23

ACTION POINTS:

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

8/7/23 MACC Meeting Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 17:05:22 GMT

Multicultural Advocacy and Competency Committee Meeting Minutes

8/7/23 9am-10am via Zoom

Members Present: Jim M., Adriana Z., Mai B., Rory H.

PURPOSE:

-Post meeting minutes on UMHCA website.

-Discussed the different practices of social work between the US and Columbia; Multicultural vs. Intercultural. Critically think about how we use the term 'Minority'.

-Brown Bag: Rory has secured Lashawn Williams as a panelist. Day of BB is Thursday, November 2nd, 12-1. Questions may be submitted by the public for moderation. Went over Rory's rough drafted agenda for BB. Need to include Ethics codes we will be addressing in BB.

-Adriana's Surgery was moved up, is no longer able to attend the meetings this Saturday; Rory will attend both meetings (Strategic and Board Meeting).

-Mai will be liaison with LPPC (Legislative Public Policy Committee).

-We need someone to manage our Social Media.

OUTCOME:
-Need to find someone to manage our social media and work closely with Public Relations and Marketing Committee.

ACTION POINTS:
-Rory: Attend Strategic and Board Meetings. Identify Ethics Codes being addressed in our Brown Bag.
-Mai: Post Minutes on UMHCA website, reach out to potential panelists.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: Next Meeting is September 6, 10am

7/19/23 MACC Meeting Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 17:05:55 GMT

Multicultural Advocacy and Competency Committee Meeting Minutes

7/19/23 9am-10am via Zoom

Members Present: Mai B., Carrie G., Rory H., Jim M., Adriana G.,

PURPOSE:

Introductions: Carrie Graham, CMHC and Rory Hileman, CMHC

-Discussed establishing member roles. Rory taking the lead on trainings, bringing trainings to the community, sourcing trainings.

-Brown Bag projected to be on a Wednesday or Thursday towards the end of October or November. Due to the season, possibly focus on cultural appropriation in line with the holidays. "Ask people/panel a question they've always wanted to ask but were too afraid to ask?". Multiple committees in attending and coordinating.

-Needed presenter for Fall Conference on Suicide Training, no compensation, if CMHC they need to be fully licensed, but other credentials are welcome to be presenters. Time slot is 10:30-12:30 Friday, Sep.8, 2023
-Carrie has asked someone from Westminster, still undecided.
-Rory has someone in mind
-Folks who present get into the conference for free and get a year membership to UMHCA
-Committee members who volunteer at the conference get free entry
-Location for conference is at the Downtown SLC Library

-How can we work with other committees, with MACC in the center of our focus, stay on the same page with other committees, streamline communication between committees

-Jim wants to interview everyone on the committee for a commercial, scheduling meeting times with Jim, show this video at the conference. Content: Introduction to MACC, recruitment, encourage and motivate for more DEI research, DEI resources, at the end: Meet us at the Brown Bag

-UMHCA Board meeting on the Aug. 12th 9am-10:30, Strategic Meeting is at 11am with food, open to everyone, 9192 South 300 West #29, Sandy
-Strategic Meeting is the most important one to attend, for next year's planning
-Rory is attending Strategic Meeting and Board Meeting
-Adriana plans to attend Board Meeting and Strategic Meeting, Jim on standby (Adriana is attending from out of the country)

OUTCOME:

-Brown Bag date set to November 1st 2023, from noon-1, online. Moderated panel format.

-Interviews with Jim are scheduled.

-Rory and Carrie are liasons to the Education and Conference Committee

ACTION POINTS:

-Adriana and Rory attend Board and Strategic Meetings Aug. 12th. Board Meeting at 9am-10:30, Strategic Meeting at 11am

-Carrie and Rory: Reach out to your presenter prospects ASAP

-Jim prepare and send out interview questions, everyone else prepare for interview

-Mai, choose a committee to be a liason for

-Next MACC meeting Wednesday the 9th of August at 9am

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

7/5/23 MACC Meeting Minutes

Mai Nguyen Blanchard — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 17:06:36 GMT

Multicultural Advocacy and Competency Committee Meeting Minutes

7/5/23 8am-9am via Zoom

Members Present: Adriana Z., Jim. M., Mai B., Christian R., Lani G.

Introductions:

--Adriana Z., ACMHC, MACC Chair
--Jim M., LCMHC, UMHCA Executive Director
--Mai B., LMFT
--Lani G., MFTi
--Christian R., LCMHC

PURPOSE:

-Discussed the scope of purpose for MACC: DEI competency and advocacy, encourage mental health organizations to recognize the need and importance of DEI training, creating DEI training resources for the mental health community
-Discussed ideas for training: Panels of BIPOC clinicians, Brown Bag, Conference representation (if there are tables outside of sponsers available for MACC)
-Discussed the possibility of advocating for DOPL to require DEI CEU's
-Hosting a multicultural festival for DEI exposure
-Intersectionality; include other communities such as the Deaf Community, LGBTQIA+ Communities

OUTCOME:

-Organize a commercial for MACC; filming interviews of members and what the MACC is.
-Organize a Brown Bag, anticipated for October or November 2023; host a panel of clinicians for DEI
-Mai appointed Secretary of MACC
-Lani potentially being a liason for the UMHCA Grad Student Committee

ACTION POINTS:

-Committee members establish MACC roles
-Our next meeting will be on July 19, at 9 am

ADDITIONAL NOTES: UMHCA's monthly meeting will be this Saturday the 8th at 9 am. You are welcome to join in and represent MACC.