Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Mentoring

Description

The Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (APA Division 29) invites nominations for its Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Mentoring, which honors a member of the Society who has contributed to the field of psychotherapy through the education and training of the next generation of psychotherapists.

Funding Specifics

The awardee will receive a certificate and award of $500 as well as up to $500 reimbursement for qualified expenses to attend the Society’s Awards Ceremony to be held at the annual APA Convention.

Eligibility Requirements

• Membership in the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
• Contribution to the field of psychotherapy through the education and training of the next generation of psychotherapists
• Evidence that the individual exerted a significant impact on the development of students and/or early career psychologists in their careers as psychotherapists

Nomination Requirements

Both self-nominations and nominations of others will be considered.

• a letter of nomination describing the individual’s impact, role, and activities as a mentor;
• a vitae of the nominee; and,
• three letters of reference for the mentor, written by students, former students, and/or colleagues who are early career psychologists. Letters of reference for the award should describe the nature of the mentoring relationship (when, where, level of training), and an explanation of the role played by the mentor in facilitating the student or colleague’s development as a psychotherapist. Letters of reference may include, but are not limited to, discussion of the following behaviors that characterize successful mentoring: providing feedback and support; providing assistance with awards, grants and other funding; helping establish a professional network; serving as a role model in the areas of teaching, research, and/or public service; giving advice for professional development (including graduate school postdoctoral study, faculty, and clinical positions); and treating students/colleagues with respect.

Submission Process & Deadline

Submission Process & Deadline

Submission Process: All items must be sent electronically in one PDF document. Letters of nomination outlining the nominee’s credentials and contributions (along with the nominee’s CV) should be emailed to the Chair of the Professional Awards Committee at SAP.AwardsCommittee@gmail.com

Submission Deadline: December 31 (annually)

2023 Recipient

Linda Campbell

PhD

Dr. Campbell is a Professor in the Counseling and Human Development Department at the University of Georgia. She is also the Director of the Center for Counseling which is the training clinic for doctoral students in Counseling Psychology.

Dr. Campbell serves as Vice-President of the Georgia Board of Examiners of Psychology and is the Chair of the APA Ethics Code Task Force to revise the APA Ethics Code. Dr. Campbell is first author of the APA Ethics Code Commentary and the more recent Casebook on Telepsychology. She has authored numerous texts and books chapters in the area of ethics and is an associate editor of Practice Innovations . She was Co-Chair of the APA Telepsychology Guidelines Task Force and Co-Chair of the APA Assessment and Evaluation Guidelines. Additionally, she is a past chair of the APA Board of Education and the APA Ethics Committee and was a member of the APA Board of Directors from 2014-2016. Dr. Campbell is a native of West Virginia and lives outside of Atlanta near Athens with her husband Alan and their Cavalier King Charles, Maggie.

Previous Recipients

2022 – Sarah Knox, PhD
2021 – Jennifer Schwartz
2020 – Cheri Marmarosh & Jacques Barber
2019 – Nan Presser
2018 – No award given
2017 – No award given
2016 – Charles Gelso
2015 – No award given
2014 – Mark Hilsenroth
2013 – Laura Brown
2011 – Jeffrey E. Barnett
2010 – Louis Castonguay
2009 – Marvin Goldfried
2008 – Mathilda B. Canter