Society of Indian Psychologists Mid-winter Meeting Minutes
February 21, 2020
A conference call for the Society of Indian Psychologists Mid-winter meeting was held on Friday,
February 21, 2020. The meeting convened at approximately 3:00 pm (EST).
Members in attendance: Iva GreyWolf, Joe Gone, BJ Boyd, Gayle Morse, Melissa Tehee, Tina Lincourt,
Melinda Garcia, Denise Newman, Joanna Shadlow, Jacque Gray, and Royleen Ross
Welcome from President Iva GreyWolf
I.
Opening Prayer by Gayle
II.
Past-President Gayle Morse
A. Advertise/call for people to apply for Steve Fund; will send last year’s call
B. Minutes will be forwarded to Wendy for posting on the webpage; will be screened for
anything considered a violation of policy
III.
President-Elect Joe Gone
A. Identify priorities
B. CAPS, folks considering EBP and mental health
C. Structural challenges, ways of getting business done
D. Membership, voting, and communication; Eva assisted with breaking down
membership into pie charts; use of volunteers, budget, and getting tasks done
IV.
Treasurer BJ Boyd
A. Quarterly report done. Big payment from APA not received. CNPAAEMI LDI– SIP’s turn
to manage funding. Membership dues coming in; invoices from Janet; received Division
45 funding (last year’s). Melissa advised Division 45 will be doing things different and
will follow up with new procedures for request of funding
V.
APA Division 45 Representative/SIP Convention Coordinator Melissa Tehee
A. Convention
a. SIPconvention.org updated, convention dates and information posted, USU has
used it to take registrations online
b. Keynotes Dee BigFoot’s picture posted; Spero Manson not yet emailed yet
c. Call for papers out soon
d. Discussion on application for travel funding aside from the registration ($100-
300 depending where they’re located), establish deadline at least 30 days out or
June 1st , and notification timing
e. Discussion on student related convention matters and expectations
f. Auction this year- send to Melissa; announcement on SIP.org & aiansip website;
send out email
g. Discussion on Medicine person(s); various region representation
h. 2021 Convention key note -Eduardo Duran; new book
B. Thank you card from Dorothy Jolley – SIP reaching out as a whole
C. Division 45 – COR representative
a. Discussion regarding diversity officer; representation through a process for
EMPAs; APA distancing and ambivalent about EMPAs. Gayle advised we need to
keep close with EMPAs
b. Discussion about MOUs with APA; Gayle indicated MOU was not pulled. Art
wrote them and attached reports and submitted with a response, “We will look
at them some more, but we still need to go through the process.”
c. Discussion on meeting scheduled for 02.27.2020 regarding issues to address, 40-
50 issued previously proposed recommendations, demographics of current
council, membership embodiment. Addressed issue of diversity training
committee, harnessing of diversity work group and Milton Fuentes’ position.
Melinda will send out summary (ppt’s) of previously proposed recommended
changes
d. Council Diversity workgroup – Milton Fuentes in theory representing; Equity
Diversity Inclusion new collaborative – trying to figure out what major initial
goals are going to be. Suggestion to process things through Milton as formal
representative
e. Discussion on Council pressure and as they can tell them no. Diversity work
groups pushed APA to hire a diversity officer
f. Joe and Joanna work through the caucuses; Div 17, 44, 35 & caucuses – build a
coalition
g. Joe proposed identifying 3 recommendations and mobilize people around
h. Letter was sent out 12.03.2019 indicating more discussion at COR – Joanna will
be forwarding. Iva talked about the bureaucratic response justification of not
taking action; shameful not followed through on –run around – not committed
to this. Joanna will attend these meetings
i.
SIP will communicate with Division 45 who can also advocate for us
j.
Joe discussed an email invitation from Donovan Davis; unclear if only went to
Milton; try to get clarified direct representation; Milton coordinating since so
new
VI.
APA Council Representative Joanna Shadlow
A. EPPP Handbook, created by authors Janet Thomas and Anita Mihecoby, assigned ISBN
numbers
B. Renewed application for CE’s; paid renewal fee
C. Suggestion by Denise to change requirements for CE’s
D. Submission of a letter to APA in support of Denise and why circumstances are different
for this group
VII.
APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs Indian Representative Steve Verney; Liaison for
CEMA (from email)
A. Thanks Royleen for sending out the two announcements, of APA nominations, and
requests for empirically supported interventions. CEMA is just collecting these but they
need not go through CEMA.
B. I can inquire about history of CEMA membership rotation another time.
VIII.
Mentoring Chair Denise Newman
A. Mentoring update about a wonderful meeting of leaders. Meeting was recorded, will be
edited and put up on website; next one coming up in 2 weeks
B. Still struggling with technology issues
C. 26 mentees & 25 mentors; Gayle pulled together an amazing group
D. Survey will be sent out by next week about mentors midyear evaluation
IX.
Melinda- Sec 6 election Theresa LaFrombois SIP elect; Lahoma membership chair
X.
Miscellaneous
A. Melissa- today is match day, Tami matched at Montana VA; Micah matched at Indian
Health Board of Minneapolis
B. Award Chair Alberta Arviso - newsletter material; trying to track awards
C. Jacque – psychosocial heart disease and diabetes
Next conference call is scheduled for March 20, 2020 from 4-5 pm (EST).
Meeting adjourned at approximately 4:41 pm (EST).
