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BBS strategic planning workshop debates DEIA wording, sets modernization priorities
Summary
At a Feb. 19 strategic planning workshop the Board of Behavioral Sciences debated mission/vision wording and how to embed diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility across objectives, and directed staff to pursue administrative modernization (forms standardization, paperless processes, improved web resources) while developing measurable action plans.
The California Board of Behavioral Sciences spent large parts of its Feb. 19 public meeting in a facilitated strategic planning session to set priorities for a 2026–2030 plan. Facilitators from Solid, Sarah Irani and Tricia Saint Clair, led the board through an environmental scan, DEIA training, and iterative drafting of objectives across administrative, licensing, examinations, enforcement, outreach and legislative goal areas.
Much of the conversation centered on how explicitly to include diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) in the board’s mission and objectives. Board…
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