Minutes from PC Meeting on 11/19/06

Agenda
Check-in
Announcements
Clinics
Liability
Mental Health
Positions

1. Check-In
2. Rules of PC
Agenda- email in by Tuesday
Time Contracts
Open Time at end of meetings
Clinic Updates
Updates
Respectful Listening
Games/Training

3. Announcements
Berkeley Project- success

SSI/SSDI application due Dec. 14th at 9:00
Clinic Foodstamps

Andrew- website update (use forum)
Post files with password update
Pictures uploaded
Big blue book uploaded

Amit- updates
Willard school follow-up fixup after Thanksgiving
Carrie Donovan (Cal corps)- mental health talk from Haas (co-sponsored event); works in the Bay Area for organization, puts Suitcase on the co-sponsor list
SPEAC: Urban Umbrella Project (tabling); umbrella drive- funds received purchase umbrellas, pass out educational info/button maker, t-shirt fundraising, selling/donation ($3) for umbrella, poncho

Clinics
Youth- slowing down substantially

Women- legal, all services there, Thanksgiving dinner next week

General- Flu shots given out by med, issues with the haircutter, get rid of 2 haircutters, legal ramifications Come in to Class- Rohan will come to class to talk- demonstration Jan. 16

5. Liability Discussion
Recap- 5 min. safety beforehand to make sure people get trained (volunteer sign-in), medical forms for volunteers, read the policy book, documentation is key
Policy Book Discussion at Retreat

6. Mental Health Training
Update- Dr. Azam- willing to talk at PC, maybe Dec. 6th
Dr. Azam contacted the Wright Institute (Gilbert Newman)- use psychologist to train/institute work

7. Needs Assessment from Karandeep

8. Elections- around the 7th from 7-8
2 Youth Coordinators
Youth COCA
Women’s COCA
Women’s Health Ed.
Women’s Coordinator
2 Transition Women’s Coordinators
1 Legal Coordinator (all clinics)
2 General Coordinators
1 Foot Washing
1 Administrator
2 SPEAC coordinators
2 SHARE
2 Transitional Class Coordinators
7-11 UGSIs
1 Historian

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