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I am happy to report that the revisions to our Practice Act passed unanimously through the NC House Finance Committee this morning without interference from the NCBTMB, as they had threatened to do.

I’m not quite finished with my rant, though.  Several months ago I contact the NCBTMB to ask them why their schedule of approving providers and renewals was set up so that those of us who are renewing weren’t supposed to have their renewals in until they were already expired.  I asked why we weren’t on a schedule of having them in earlier so that people are not out there providing education on an expired certificate.  The reply was that they “love to receive early renewals” and encouraged me to send it in early if I wanted to.  I did send it several weeks ahead of the deadline.  Yesterday I received a letter telling me that they were overwhelmed and that my renewal application would be reviewed at the end of August (after it expires).

I also found a letter in my mailbox, just a couple of days after six members of the NCBTMB appeared at our state board’s meeting, informing us that Chris Laxton, who was present with the rest of their representatives at that meeting, has been fired as CEO and informing us that no one was to have any contact with him, or with the media in regards to it.  Am I the media?  Yikes!  I’d like to know where the transparency is in this organization.  They’re acting like some sort of cloak and dagger operation. 

I also wonder, if they were staying at home attending to the business of actually operating the National Board, instead of out running around the country threatening state boards that are adopting the MBLEx like they did at our board meeting two weeks ago, if my renewal application could have been renewed on time. 

On a positive note, AMTA President MK Brennan sent out a press release earlier today about the upcoming Body of Knowledge meeting later this month.  I followed the link to the details and see that ABMP is in fact attending the meeting, along with around 17 other organizations.  I’m glad to see that work out.  Collaboration is a great thing.  Competition is a great thing.  Collaborative competition is a great thing.  Some of these organizations may be technically competitors of each other, but we all have a common thread, and that is using the power of touch to restore and heal.  If the attendees can take that spirit and that great energy and apply it to the task at hand, leaving ego at the door, it should be a great gathering.  Bless them all and the work they hope to do.

Peace & Prosperity,

Laura Allen

Posted on July 2nd, 2008 by Laura Allen
Filed under: General