AACP Committee Report Form- IPS 2005

Committee: MHcDUP

Members Present: Warachal Faisson, Mario Cruz, Debbie Carter, Russell Lim, Reta Floyd, Charlie Huffine, Leila Contractor

Members Absent: Andres Pumariega, Annelle Primm, Michelle Clark, Satya Chandragiri

Agenda Items:

Free Memberships; Need ten more names, plus three more. Mercedes Martinez and Richard Fields are current members, and Tedla Georges email was incorrect.

Program IPS- Telepsychiatry, Sunday, October 9, 2005 at 8:00

IPS- 2006- Foster Children

IPS- 2006- DSM-IV-TR Outline for Cultural Formulation

Publications= Community Mental Health Journal October 2005, in press- Special Issue-Diversity and Community Mental Health. Would like to follow-up to the symposium at the IPS in Chicago on Cultural Competency Standards, and articles for Academic Psychiatry Special Issue on Culture in Psychiatric Education, due February 1, 2006

Projected

Actions: Person Responsible Date of Completion

1. Submit list of free memberships for letters

to be sent. RL, FR, AP 03/06

2. Solicit more names. Board, RL 03/06

3. Submit revised charter to post on website. RL, FR, WS, PC 05/05

4. Create link to extended charter, KT and PC 06/05

5. Solicit Articles for AAP special issue of

on cultural psychiatry and education RL 02/06

6. Liaison report of Council of Minority Health and Mental Health Disparities

RL 3/06

Other Discussion Points:

Child issues will continue to be pursued. Other publications could be based on previous presentations, such as How to treat White Patients, and Symposium on Standards, etc.