Michigan Board of Marriage and Family Therapy

Governor Granholm has appointed me to Michigan's Board of Marriage and Family Therapy. I am thrilled that I have been appointed to this Board!

What does this mean? Well, as the Governor's office put it in their press release, "The Board of Marriage and Family Therapy is responsible for the promulgation of rules to set minimal standards of acceptable practices and to assess penalties for when those standards are not met. The board is also responsible for the recommendation of licensure to schools or individuals that have passed the designated exam created by the board."

More on all of this later, but I wanted to post this info now that it's officially public. My appointment stands unless the State Senate decides in the next 60 days that they think it's a bad idea.

Here is the press release that Triangle is sending out:

MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 4, 2007

Contact: Dawn Wolfe, Director of Communications: 313-537-7000, ext. 107

Greg Varnum appointed to Michigan Board of Marriage and Family Therapy by Governor Granholm

LANSING – Triangle Foundation’s Greg Varnum has been appointed to the Michigan Board of Marriage and Family Therapy by Governor Jennifer Granholm.

Varnum is Triangle’s Director of Youth Initiatives and Information Technology.

“Governor Granholm believes Greg is an outstanding addition to the Michigan Board of Marriage and Family Therapy. He is an outstanding individual and we are pleased that he is willing to serve,” said Liz Boyd, press secretary to Governor Granholm.

“Greg’s work with youth makes him an excellent pick for this board,” said Triangle Executive Director Jeffrey Montgomery. “His success with our Camping.OUT program alone proves that he not only knows how to work with a diverse constituency of people, but he also knows how to get things done.”

Camping.OUT is Triangle’s national summer camp for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and allied youth. In addition to the camp, Varnum has helped develop and launch a number of programs in response to the needs of GLBT youth and GLBT youth-serving professionals in Michigan, including the Michigan Consortium of Higher Education GLBT Centers, an alliance between Michigan’s college campus offices serving the GLBT community.

The Michigan Board of Marriage and Family Therapy currently oversees the practice of approximately 880 marriage and family therapists. It is made up of six professional members and three public members.

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