The Awards and Recognition Committee requests nominations for the
following Division 17 Awards:
The Leona Tyler Award
The Leona Tyler Award is given to stimulate and reward research or professional achievement in Counseling Psychology. The Award and its associated monetary prize were funded by John Holland and John D. Black.
The John Holland Award
The John Holland Award for Outstanding Achievement in Career and Personality Research is given for notable research on career and personality topics. This award is for mid-level professionals who have received their doctorate degrees between 10 and 20 years ago. The award has an associated monetary prize, which was initiated and funded by Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.
The Fritz and Linn Kuder
Early Career Scientist/Practitioner Award
Funded by The National Career Assessment Services, Inc., this award was established to honor early career achievements in science and practice. The recipient must have received the doctorate degree within the past ten years (i.e., 1995 or later). The award, which includes a cash presentation, is made for outstanding contributions to the science and practice of counseling psychology.
The John D. Black Award
The John D. Black Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Practice of Counseling Psychology
is given to stimulate and reward outstanding achievement in the practice of Counseling Psychology. The monetary prize associated with the award is donated by Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc.
The Dorothy Booz Black Award
The Dorothy Booz Black Award for Outstanding Achievement in Counseling Health Psychology is given to encourage and award outstanding research and practice in counseling health psychology. The award has an associated monetary prize, which is funded by Consulting Psychologist Press, Inc. Nominees must have made a primary contribution in research and practice of counseling health psychology focused on health-related processes and outcomes.
The Social Justice Award
The Social Justice Award is given to a living member of SCP with a degree in Counseling Psychology and a minimum of 10 years of consistent community involvement demonstrating evidence of achieving community or organizational change that supports disenfranchised groups and has a larger impact on society, research and the field. Nominations are made to in the form of a letter that describes the significance of the nominee’s contributions relevant to the award criteria. No more than three supporting letters of endorsement should be sent from unique stakeholders connected to the social justice work of the individual being nominated.
The Barbara A. Kirk Award
The Barbara A. Kirk Award is presented in recognition of
outstanding student-initiated research (dissertation or other). The
award, which includes a $500 cash presentation, was established to honor the late Barbara A.
Kirk. To be eligible, the research must have been produced by a
graduate student conducting independent research while enrolled in a
counseling psychology program. The piece of research can be
submitted up to one year after graduation. The nominee must be the
principal author of the research.
The Donald E. Super Fellowship
The Donald E. Super
Fellowship is awarded to support dissertation research on a topic
related to career development and has an accompanying $1000 cash
presentation. Only doctoral students enrolled in a counseling
psychology program are eligible. Because the Fellowship is intended
to support recipients during their tenure as students, the
anticipated completion dated for the dissertation should not fall
before the award date. The Fellowship will be awarded based on the
quality of the dissertation proposal and its potential for advancing
knowledge in the area of career development.
Nominating a Member
Members of the Division 17 Committee on Awards
and Recognition and members of the Executive Board may make
nominations. However, if they do so, they must withdraw from the
voting process related to any nominee for whom they have written a
letter of support. Current members of the
Division 17 Executive Board are not eligible for these awards during
their term of office.
Nomination Requirements
All materials listed below should be submitted electronically to
Lauren Weitzman, Awards
Committee Chair.
Those without access
to email should collaborate with a colleague who does have access.
- Nomination letter which discusses the
significance of the nominee's contributions and achievements
- No more than three (3) supporting letters from
other psychologists
-
Copy of the nominee’s vita
Social Justice Award Requirements Only
- Current vita
- Documentation from other sources (e.g., newspaper articles, workshop brochures) that indicate widespread awareness or recognition of the nominee’s contributions should accompany the electronic letter of nomination, and
- 3 to 5 page essay summarizing their work for social justice and how it meets the criteria for the Social Justice Award.
- Note: Members of the Awards and Recognition Committee may also collect relevant information regarding the nominees.
- All materials
from nominators and candidates must be submitted electronically to
Lauren Weitzman, Chair, Awards Committee
lweitzman@sa.utah.edu and Nancy Elman, Chair, Social Justice
Award Subcommittee
elman@pitt.edu
Barbara A. Kirk Award Requirements Only
1.
Nomination letter which discusses the significance of the nominee’s
contributions to Counseling Psychology. Please include the names,
phone numbers, program and institutional affiliations, and APA
divisional membership of the endorser and of the nominee.
2.
Full length APA style article (as one would submit for publication)
or a 1,800 word summary (identical to APA convention
proposals).
Donald E. Super Fellowship Award Requirements Only
1.
Nomination letter discussing the significance of the nominee’s
contributions to Counseling Psychology. Please include the names,
phone numbers, program and institutional affiliations, and APA
divisional membership of the endorser and of the nominee.
2.
Dissertation proposal or proposal abstract neither to exceed 30
pages of text.
3.
Signed approval of the proposal by the dissertation committee
members.
Winner Announcements
Announcement of all award winners is made at the annual APA Convention. All Award recipients are notified confidentially
prior to the convention.
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