Petition For Representative Governance at AAMFT
One specific CFC process that I am endorsing, which is being implemented in conjunction with AAMFT guidelines, is the Petition for Representative Governance. This petition was included in the motion unanimously adopted by the HAMFT Board of Directors, and I, as President, am signing it. If, after reviewing the petition and supporting white paper, you wish to sign it, please know that you have the support of your HAMFT Board in doing so.
In a nutshell, the petition is calling for a change in the structure of AAMFT governance, which would place the association’s primary governing authority in the hands of the Division Presidents and Members, rather than the Board and Staff. This petition, which again is in full compliance with AAMFT guidelines, has been successful in adding the following two items to the agenda of an upcoming AAMFT business meeting:
- identify and remove those elements in the current governance policies (rev. 2006) and structure of AAMFT that grant all powers to the Board and Executive Staff, thereby disempowering the Council of Division Presidents and members
- develop and enact new representative governance structures, policies, and practices that protect member rights to participate as stakeholders, empower divisions and the Council of Division Presidents, and promote a transparent, decentralized, staff-served, membership-driven association
To learn more about the Petition for Representative Governance, please click on the following links:
