Appendix A
Public Meeting Agendas
WORKSHOP 1
April 9, 2009
Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC
Session I—Issues to be considered in the study
10:00 a.m.–10:05 a.m.
Welcome to the National Academies and the Institute of Medicine
Frederick Erdtmann, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Board on the Health of Select Populations, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences
10:05 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
Conduct of the workshop and introduction of the Committee
George J. Isham, M.D.
Committee Chair
10:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Charge to the workshop speakers; background on the delivery of TRICARE mental health services
LT Richard Schobitz, Ph.D. (USPHS)
Deputy Director, Behavior Medicine Division, Office of the Chief Medical Officer, TRICARE Management Authority, Department of Defense
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Results of the RAND report “Expanding Access to Mental Health Counselors”
Lisa S. Meredith, Ph.D.
Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND Corporation; Research Scientist, Center for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior, VA Medical Center
Terri Tanielian, M.A.
Co-Director, RAND Center for Military Health Policy Research, Arroyo Center; Senior Social Research Analyst
1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m.
State licensure laws and the mental health professions
David Hartley, Ph.D.
Research Professor, Institute for Health Policy and Director, Maine Rural Health Research Center, Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine
Session II—Remarks from interested organizations
2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Remarks from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
Carol L. Bobby, Ph.D., LPC, NCC
Executive Director
3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Remarks from the National Board for Certified Counselors
Thomas Clawson, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Remarks from the American Counseling Association
David Kaplan, Ph.D.
Chief Professional Officer
4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Roundtable discussion—day’s speakers
George J. Isham, M.D., Moderator
5:00 p.m.
Workshop adjourns
WORKSHOP 2
July 7, 2009
Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC
12:30 p.m.–12:45 p.m.
Opening remarks
George J. Isham, M.D.
Committee Chair and Workshop Moderator
12:45 p.m.–1:45 p.m.
Counselors in the federal government and private sectors
Richard A. McCormick, Ph.D.
Senior Scholar, Center for Health Care Research and Policy, Case Western Reserve University (formerly Chief, Psychology Service, Cleveland VA Medical Center, and Member, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Special Mental Health Advisory Task Force)
Doug Nemecek, M.D., M.B.A.
National Medical Director, Health Solutions, CIGNA
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Counselors in the TRICARE system
John C. Bradley, M.D. (COL, MC, USA)
Chair, Integrated Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Walter Reed Army Medical Center and National Naval Medical Center; Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD; Psychiatry Consultant to the Commander, North Atlantic Regional Medical Command
Andrew L. Findley, M.D. (CAPT, MC, USN)
Chief Operating Officer/Medical Director, TRICARE Regional Office—North
Marie L. Mentor, R.N., M.S.N.
Mental Health Nurse Consultant, TRICARE Region North, Clinical Operations
Ian A. Shaffer, M.D., M.M.M.
Chief Medical Officer, MHN—A Health Net Company
3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Practitioner perspective
R. Scott Walton, Ph.D., CCMHC, NCC, LMHC, LPC, LRC
Walton-Brueske Counseling Group, PA
4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Roundtable discussion—committee, speakers, and observers
George J. Isham, M.D., Moderator
5:00 p.m.
Workshop adjourns
