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Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board

Board Members

  • Board Members as of July 10, 2023

    Dr. Dianna Cooper-Bolinskey, PH.D, LCSW, LCAC, AC Section Chair, Board Chair
    Jon M. Ferguson, MS, LMFT, LCAC, MFT Section, Vice Chair
    Kimble L. Richardson, MS, LMHC, LCSW, LMFT, LCAC, MHC Section Chair
    Charles Martin Justice, MA, LMHC, LCAC, MHC Section
    Andrew Harner, MSW, LCSW - SW Section Chair
    Stephan Viehweg, MSW, LCSW, - SW Section
    Kelley Gardner, LMFT - MFT Section Chair
    Kathryn Adams, LCAC, LCSW, AC Section
    Peter Karalis, MD, Psychiatry Member  
    Jacqueline Eitel, RN, Consumer Member

Board Dates & Calendar

  • Dates to Remember
    BOARD MEETING DATES

    Meetings will begin at 9:00 a.m. unless otherwise posted below.

    Agendas are posted on the Professional Licensing Agency Calendar and the Board's website approximately seven (7) days prior to the meeting date.

    Board meeting dates and locations are subject to change.

    December 9, 2024

    January 27, 2025 - Room W064

    February 24, 2025 - Room W064

    March 24, 2025 - Room W064

    April 21, 2025 - Conference Center - Room 1 and 2

    May 19, 2025 - Conference Center - Room 1 and 2

    June 23, 2025 - Room W064

    July 28, 2025 - Room W064

    August 25, 2025 - Room W064

    September 22, 2025 - Room W064

    October 27, 2025 - Room W064

    November 17, 2025 - Conference Center - Room 1 and 2

    December 15, 2025 - Room W064

Board Minutes & Agendas

  • NOTICE: Pursuant to the requirements of IC 5-14-1.5-2.9, recordings (archived copies) of the Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Board’s public meetings are available here on the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency's (PLA's) YouTube Channel. Members of the public may submit public records requests online through the PLA’s APRA Portal, to potentially obtain recordings and/or records that are not currently available on the PLA’s YouTube Channel or here on the website, and are still within the State of Indiana’s retention schedules, the PLA’s retention schedules, or any other retention period afforded by law.

Other Board Information

  • License Types Granted by the Board

    The Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board grants the following licenses:

    Addiction Counselor Associate (LACA)
    Addiction Counselor (LAC)
    Clinical Addiction Counselor Associate (LCACA)
    Clinical Addiction Counselor (LCAC)
    Mental Health Counselor Associate (LMHCA) 
    Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
    Marriage and Family Therapist Associate (LMFTA) 
    Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
    Bachelor of Social Work (LBSW) 
    Social Worker (LSW)
    Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

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