Council on Sex Offender Treatment 1100 West 49th Street Austin, Texas 78756-3183 (512) 834-4530 (512) 834-6677 - FAX CHAIR: Walter J. Meyer, III, MD MEMBERS: Liles Arnold, LPC Kristy M. Carr Richard Mack, LMFT Maria T. Molett MA, LPC, LMFT David Swinson, Jr. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Kelly Page The Council on Sex Offender Treatment (CSOT) and the Interagency Advisory Committee met at 11:00 a.m. on December 1, 2000 at the Texas Department of Health, Exchange Bldg., 8407 Wall Street, Suite S-420, Austin, Texas 78754. 1. Call to order, Chairperson, Walter J. Meyer, III, M.D. Meeting called to order at 11:02 a.m. on December 1, 2000. 2. Introduction of Members, Guests, and Staff. Council Members Present: Walter J. Meyer, III, M.D. Liles Arnold Richard Mack Maria Molett Council Members Not Present: Kristy Carr David Swinson Interagency Advisory Committee (IAC) present: Glen Kercher Grace Davis Mary Ruth Bahari Janet Latham Pat Logterman Estella Guillen Paul Jordan Michael Maples Susie Duarte for C. Camille Cain TDH Staff present: Kelly Page Emily Mathers Deborah Scott David Richards Jim Zukowski Charles Davis Tom Brink Public Present: Robin Rodgers Chris Thetford Melinda Bozarth Gene Hawkins Laura Coats 3. Approval of Meeting Minutes from September 15, 2000 meeting. Maria Molett motioned and Liles Arnold seconded for approval of the September 15, 2000 minutes. All were in favor. 4. Division Director?s Report. Jim Zukowski presented and discussed handouts regarding CSOT and Civil Commitment (CC) budgets, as well as the Draft Executive Summary of the Board Chair Stakeholder meeting. The final draft is expected by December 15, 2000. 5. Council Chairperson's Report. Dr. Meyer offered more discussion on the Stakeholder meeting that he attended. 6. Executive Director's Report. Kelly Page reported: * Currently CSOT has 321 registrants, with 14 applications pending. * To date, 42 complaints have been received, 37 have been resolved, each taking an average of 71 days to be completed. * CC tracking software and registry database software should be in place by the end of May 2001. 7. Interagency Advisory Committee (IAC) Chairperson's Report. Dr. Kercher asked that IAC members be provided better and more timely communication from the Council concerning upcoming conferences. Juvenile Conference Committee members were discussed and additional members were added. They are as follows: Chair, David Walenta; Dr. Meyer; Kristy Carr; Ana Aguirre; Michael Maples; Pat Logterman, and Mary Ruth Bahari. Liles Arnold motioned to approve the committees membership and Richard Mack seconded. All were in favor. There will be a Planning Committee meeting prior to the Christmas Holidays. 8. Discussion and Possible action on IAC report and recommendations. No action taken. 9. Discussion and Possible action regarding recent CSOT survey results. Jim Zukowski discussed CSOT survey results. Concerns of deficiencies were discussed by the members. Dr. Kercher was asked to provide the Council with a report using the survey results with the assistance of other IAC members. 10. Discussion and Possible action regarding Job Openings, from other agencies, requesting to be placed on the CSOT web page. The issue was discussed and David Richards stated that this action was not legally advisable. Richard Mack moved that Job Openings from other agencies not be placed on the CSOT's web page, and Liles Arnold seconded. All were in favor. 11. Discussion and Possible action regarding allowing individuals/ businesses to advertise in the Texas Resource Newsletter. The issue was discussed and David Richards stated that this action was not legally advisable. Richard Mack moved that individuals/businesses not be allowed to advertise in the Texas Resource Newsletter, and Liles Arnold seconded. All were in favor. 12. Presentation by John Gaines and Chris Thetford of the Special Prosecution Unit regarding recent civil commitments in the Outpatient Sexually Violent Predator Treatment Program. Chris Thetford updated the Council and IAC members regarding the Sexually Violent Predators who have been civilly committed to the program. He discussed each case and the strengths and weaknesses of the SVP program in his opinion on what is working and what could be done in future cases. 13. Discussion and Possible action regarding the recommendation that the Council endorse a resolution supporting the Texas Association of Polygraph Examiners (TAPE) position on the computerized voice stress analyzer. Grace Davis recommended that the Council support the TAPE position on the computerized voice stress analyzer. Dr. Meyer expressed his concern that the Association handout did not have references. Maria Molett motioned that a resolution be made subject to the receipt by the Council of publication references, and Richard Mack seconded. All were in favor. Grace Davis will be providing the Council with a resolution at which time the Council will revisit the issue. 14. Discussion and Possible action regarding a position paper on the recommended working relationship between probation/parole community supervision and treatment. Richard Mack asked that new guidelines be provided on how the probation/parole community works with providers. In 1999, Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) requested a grant that was not awarded, however, the same grant was requested in 2000 and was awarded. Estella Guillen, on behalf of TDCJ, is working on developing and implementing standards for probation/parole officers on working with treatment providers. TDCJ invited Richard Mack and Liles Arnold to join the sub-committee that is working on this issue. 15. Discussion and Possible action on "How to achieve compliance to standards of care and how to document the quality of the treatment program." This item was referred to rules task force for discussion. 16. Discussion and Possible action regarding the appointment of additional members to the Interagency Advisory Committee. Dr. Kercher suggested that anyone wishing to be considered for IAC membership by the Council be invited to the next IAC and Council meetings. There were no additional members added at this time. No action taken. 17. Public Comment. Maria Molett presented and discussed handouts from a recent Multi-Disciplinary Team meeting. Estella Guillen presented and discussed the Sex Offender grant and the Memo of Understanding with the Council/TDH. Grace Davis updated the Council and IAC members on ATSA. She reported that she is re-writing the treatment document for ATSA on a new treatment position. She also stated that the office of Attorney General and Texas ATSA Charter were going to be co-sponsors of the 2001 ATSA conference. Maria Molett reminded Grace Davis that the Council has previously requested to be a co-sponsor and remains interested. Grace Davis said she would speak with Conni Issac about the request. Commander Gene Hawkins from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), shared concerns and agency obstacles regarding the monitoring of the SVP located in Oklahoma and in other states in general. He answered questions from the Council and IAC members. 18. Presentation of Future Agenda Items. * Pros and Cons of Juvenile registration. * Health and Human Service Commission, Board Chair Stakeholders meeting report * Discussion and Possible action regarding the recommendation that the Council endorse a resolution supporting the Texas Association of Polygraph Examiners position on the computerized voice stress analyzer. * Discussion on Civil Commitment Services * Pros and Cons of the Council moving away from the Health Department * Discussion of designee of an expert witness for the civil commitment trials regarding the Council treatment program. 19. Discussion of Future Meeting Dates. Council to meet on February 11, 2001 at 8:00 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Select in Houston, Texas. 20. Adjournment. Maria Molett motioned and Richard Mack seconded for adjournment at 2: