2005 – 2006 Louisiana Counseling Association

Strategic Plan

Goal A: To establish and maintain the financial foundation of LCA

(Goal Group Chair – Karen Moran, President; Linda Griffin, President Elect; Myra Lewis, President Elect-Elect; All LCA Divisions.)

Task/Objective	Strategy/Action Plan	Responsible Person	Target Completion	Level of Achievement
1. Maintain a balanced budget.	1. Have regular finance committee meetings.	Karen Moran	June 2006	Achieved
2. Establish an evaluation process for executive director and business manager positions.	1. Develop evaluation form for each position. 2. Set meeting dates for evaluation.	Karen Moran, Executive Council	January 2006 May 2006	Ongoing Ongoing
3. Implement an annual budget process/audit.	1. Appoint audit committee. 2. Schedule audit. 3. Present finding at executive board meeting at conference.	Karen Moran, Finance Committee	June 2006 October 2006	Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing

Goal B. To explore opportunities for community involvement and social action

(Goal Group Chair – Tommy Fonseca, Human Rights/Social Action Chair; Patrice Moulton, PR Chair; Vinetta Frie, Andrea Jones, & Lisa Newman, Onsite Conference Chairs)

Task/Objective

Strategy/Action Plan

Responsible Person

Target Completion

Level of Achievement

1. To participate in a Community Service Project.

1. “Two-Can” and Cell Phone recycling

Tommy Fonseca, Conference Onsite Chairs

February 2006

Achieved

2. Continue publicizing opportunities for social action.

1. Support initiative to create division for LA Counselors for Social Justice, beginning as an affiliate.

Myra Lewis,

Karen Moran

June 2010

Ongoing

Goal C. To promote the recognition of counseling as a profession

(Goal Group Chair – Patrice Moulton, Public Relations Chair; Diane Austin, Executive Director; Vinetta Frie, Newsletter; All LCA Divisions.)

Task/Objective	Strategy/Action Plan	Responsible Person	Target Completion	Level of Achievement
1. PR efforts: Public Service announcements, celebration of designated School, Mental Health (or other counseling specialty) Weeks, marketing and advertising, and End of the Year Report on our accomplishments for the year, the LCA Conference.	1. Recognize LCA's accomplishments in Lagniappe. 2. Post LCA's End of Year Report on LCA's website.	Vinetta Frie, Editor Andrea Jones, SP Chair	Ongoing June 2006	Achieved Achieved
2. Networking with our publics, building coalitions, use of our Web Site.	1. Continue development and utilization of LCA Web Site.	Diane Austin, Exec. Director, Division Presidents	June 2006	Achieved
3. Promote LCA membership to students.	1. Provide conference registration work grants. 2. Divisions continue to provide graduate representative scholarships.	LCA Participating Divisions	Feb. 2006 Feb. 2006	Achieved Ongoing

Goal D. To develop and implement a set of strategies that responds to the needs of a diverse membership

(Goal Group Chair – Myra Lewis, President Elect-Elect; Linda Griffin, President Elect; All Divisions Membership Chairs; Pat Thomas, Government Relations Chair; Ruth Thomas, Professional Development Chair; Diane Austin, Executive Director.)

Task/Objective	Strategy/Action Plan	Responsible Person	Target Completion	Level of Achievement
1. Continuation and expansion of town meetings around the state.	1. Town meetings to be held as needed.	Gov. Relations & Prof. Dev. Chairs	June 2006	Postponed due to storms
2. Continue inclusion efforts for counselors in rural settings, in North Louisiana, new members, first time Conference attendees, gay/lesbian members, African-American, Asian, Hispanic, and Native American Members, etc.	1. Provide more opportunities for training in counseling with diverse populations. 2. Be more proactive in accessing members of diverse populations who are interested in becoming more involved in LCA. 3. Increase support for new LCA members, in terms of getting them more involved in projects, committee work, and leadership opportunities. 4. First timers session. 5. Highlight new members in Lagniappe.	Professional Development Chair President Elect-Elect President Elect-Elect K. Moran & L. Griffin Vinetta Frie, Diane Austin	June 2006 June 2006 June 2006 Feb. 2006 Ongoing	Postponed due to storms Postponed Ongoing Achieved Ongoing
3. To assist LPC groups as needed.	1. To maintain contact with groups and facilitate assistance and sharing of ideas. 2. Attend LPC meetings around state.	Prof. Dev. Chair Gov. Relations Chair Executive Board	Ongoing June 2006	Ongoing Postponed due to storms
4. Increase effort to diversify division and state board.	1. Each division and committee chair will provide name of interested person from under represented areas.	Executive Board	Ongoing	Ongoing

Goal E. To promote and expand the Association

(Goal Group Chair – Ruth Thomas, Professional Development Chair; Myra Lewis, President Elect Elect; All Division President Elects .)

Task/Objective	Strategy/Action Plan	Responsible Person	Target Completion	Level of Achievement
1. To increase professional membership in LCA.	1. Membership campaign. 2. Conduct needs assessment every three years.	President Elect Elect President Elect Elect	Ongoing February 2006	Ongoing Achieved
2. To encourage membership in LCA by members of related groups such as LPC non-members, rehabilitation counselors, substance abuse counselors, marriage and family therapists, etc.	1. Send letters to LPC non-LCA members. 2. Conduct outreach activities to other groups.	President Elect Elect President Elect Elect	June 2006 June 2006	Ongoing Ongoing
3. To communicate with Counselor Educators in encouraging graduate students to become involved in LCA while they are students.	1. Promote in counseling programs.	Graduate Student Rep. Executive Board	Ongoing	Achieved
4. To retain membership.	1. Welcome to new members. 2. First timers session at conference. 3. Follow-up via email or mail.	President, President Elect Executive Director	June 2005 February 2005 Ongoing	Achieved Achieved Ongoing
5. Nominate LCA activities for national awards.	1. Contact ACA for award nomination form.	Awards Chair	January 2006	Postponed due to storm

Goal F. To develop effective leaders

(Goal Group Chair – Karen Moran, LCA President; Members of the Administrative Council; All Division Presidents; Anthony Sharp, Graduate Student Representative.)

Task/Objective

Strategy/Action Plan

Responsible Person

Target Completion

Level of Achievement

1. To provide an emerging leader/ leadership workshop in conjunction with the LCA Conference.

1. Provide two-hour leadership training as a pre conference activity to identify emerging leaders.

2. Invite all LCA Board members, members of division boards, and other interested members to participate.

3. Ask Diane Austin to make the needed arrangements with the hotel to accommodate this training.

President

Diane Austin,

Executive Dir.

Diane Austin, Executive Dir.

As Needed

Ongoing

2. Provide ongoing leadership training for Division Presidents and their boards.

1. Continue the practice of having a leadership retreat in June to orient new board members & do team building.

2. As part of the transition from one board to another, provide an opportunity for “old” board members to meet with the new member who will hold the same position the following year.

3. At each LCA board meeting and throughout the year, provide opportunities for members to express ways they would like to be more involved and needs they have relative to leadership training.

4. Encourage division presidents and their boards to use former offices as resources for information and ideas .

President,

President Elect.

President,

President Elect

LCA Executive Board

Division Presidents

June 2006

Ongoing

Achieved

Ongoing

1. Continue encouraging emerging leaders; provide leadership training for those identified as emerging leaders; have one attend the ACASR Conference as budget allows.

1. Have association leaders meet with first timers at the conference to encourage them to get involved.

2. Have national and state association leaders meet with graduate students at the conference to inform them about state and national associations and encourage them to get involved.

3. Invite one emerging leader to attend the ACASR leadership conference in October.

4. Ongoing correspondence between LCA and division leadership.

President,

President Elect,

Prof. Dev. Chair

President,

President Elect,

Prof. Dev. Chair

President

February 2006

October 2005

June 2005

Achieved

Postponed due to storms

Achieved

2. Encourage Division Presidents to invite their President Elects to attend LCA board meetings.

1. Funding to attend LCA meetings will

be from the respective division.

Division Presidents

February 2006

June 2006

Achieved

Goal G. To provide leadership as an association in government relations

(Goal Group Chair – Pat Thomas, Government Relations Chair; All Division Government Relation Chairs; Members of the Administrative Council; Patrice Moulton, Public Relations Chair; Diane Austin, Executive Director; and Kyle Ardoin, LCA Lobbyist.)

Task/Objective

Strategy/Action Plan

Responsible Person

Target Completion

Level of Achievement

1. Identify/introduce/monitor legislation during the annual General Session that would impact the professional mental health counselor.

1. Utilize web page (i.e., blast e-mail, calendar, etc.)

2. Maintain lobbyist and government relations chair.

Government Relations, Lobbyist

Government Relations

Ongoing

Achieved

2. Implement “Buddy System,” Town meetings, when needed, and E-mail updates of information to facilitate educating legislators and notifying LCA membership of needed legislative action.

1. Reintroduce the legislative “Buddy System,” if needed, and E-mail network.

2. Participate in Town meetings as needed.

Government Relations Chair

President, President Elect, Government Relations

Ongoing

As Needed

Ongoing

Postponed due to storms

Goal H. To establish a synchronized strategic planning process

(Goal Group Chair – Andrea Jones, Strategic Planning Chair; Members of the Administrative Council; All Goal Group Chairs – Karen Moran, Patrice Moulton, Myra Lewis, Ruth Thomas, Pat Thomas)

Task/Objective

Strategy/Action Plan

Responsible Person

Target Completion

Level of Achieve-ment

1. To develop a 1 year Strategic Plan .

1. At yearly June Executive Board meeting, Executive Board Members will review, develop and discuss LCA's strategic plan for the year.

2. Goals from the previous year will be evaluated for continuation into next year's goals.

3. Goal group chairs will submit strategic planning progress report at the February Executive Board meeting.

4. Strategic Planning chair will be responsible for completing the End of the Year report to be presented at the June Executive Board meeting.

Executive Council

Goal Group Chairs

Strategic Planning Chair

June Board Meeting each Year

June Board Meeting each year

February Board meeting

June 2006

Achieved

Postponed due to storms

Achieved

2. Use Goal Group Format.

1. Strategic Planning Chair will compile, maintain, and develop yearly strategic planning report.

Strategic Planning Chair

Each Year

Achieved.

Andrea Jones _____________________________________________ September 28, 2005

Chair Date