Dakota Counseling Institute Inc

“Reviewed by executive director before submission.”

“Potential conflicts of interest involving members are identified and resolved as needed by the board. As a general statement, conflict of interest is defined as any occasion where there is an appearance of putting personal or professional interests ahead of the agency. Members have the responsibility to declare possible or known conflicts before voting or discussing any matter and may voluntarily abstain from voting on a matter in which they have a conflict. This abstention should be noted in the minutes. Voting of other members should occur by secret ballot. If the member does not voluntarily abstain from voting, the president of the board is responsible for making a determination regarding the potential or known conflict, either by ruling on the matter or requesting a vote of the board. Any member noted having a conflict of interest on a subject shall abstain from voting and shall not be counted in determining a quorum for the meeting as to that issue.”

“Bi-annual salary surveys are conducted to determine and adjust ranges. The organization's board determines the executive director's salary and benefits.”

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“Governing documents are made available upon request.”

“Dakota counseling institute's mission is to provide a wide array of services to individuals and families with mental illness, behavioral disabilities, and substance abuse. We are committed to assisting individuals in reaching their full potential through prevention, treatment, and community education.”

“The organization has a volunteer board of directors”

“In addition to the programs listed above, dakota counseling institute provides services under the following programs - comprehensive assistance with recovery and empowerment for adults diagnosed as severely mentally ill which provided over 11,600 days of management; 24 hour emergency on- call care; medication evealuation and management; social detoxification; substance abuse prevention; treatment needs screenings and assessments in which almost 500 clients were evaluated, and intensive outpatient services for substance abuse to include an intensive methanphetamine program; relapse prevention; and medically monitored inpatient treatment which provided 1,110 days this year. The agency operates a 24-unit apartment low income housing apartment complex subsidized by hud. The agency is accredited by the department of health for a 16-bed behavioral health focused assisted living facility. Dakota counseling institute, inc is accredited for mental health and substance abuse center as well as a core drug and alcohol facility. The catchment area includes but is not limited to the counties of davison, aurora, brule, hanson, mccook, and sanborn. Funding for services includes private pay/insurance, south dakota department of social services division of behavioral health, medicaid, united judicial services, and united states probation. The organization receives contributions from the city of mitchell, aurora county, davison county, hanson county, hutchinson county, mccook county, and sanborn county to help with fees for indigent clients. Approximately 1,800 clients are receiving services at any given time throughout the agency's programs. A full-time satellite outreach office with all outpatient is open in chamberlain, sd.”