Call for Nominations: Social Work Leadership Awards | Palliative-SW

The Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network (SWHPN) is committed to fostering and encouraging social work excellence in psychosocial research, education, and clinical practice in palliative care. Since 2007, we have presented the Project on Death in America (PDIA) Social Work Leadership Award to 5 outstanding social work leaders. In order to recognize outstanding achievements in the advancement of social work in palliative care, the organization is now accepting nominations for awards in the following categories:

• PDIA Career Achievement Award
• SWHPN Emerging Leader in Professional Practice
• SWHPN Awards of Excellence in Clinical Practice, Professional Education or Psychosocial Research

Nominations can be made for a specific category or for general consideration across categories. Recipients will be selected by the Awards Committee and the SWHPN Board of Directors, and awards will be presented at the SWHPN General Assembly March 11-12, 2013 in New Orleans.

Selected award recipients are required to attend, at their own expense, the annual SWHPN General Assembly or other professional conference at which the award will be presented.

Nomination forms can be submitted electronically and can be accessed at http://swhpn.org/nomination/.

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Deadline:

Completed nominations must be received no later than January 31, 2013. The individual selected to receive 2013 awards, and the individual who nominated them, will receive notification no later than February 15, 2013.

Scroll down for full descriptions of each award category and nomination procedures.

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PDIA Career Achievement Award:

This award is designed to honor an individual who has made an outstanding professional contribution in the palliative care. PDIA award winners have had a national or international impact on the field for at least 15 years and have dedicated themselves to advancing the development or improvement of psychosocial palliative care for individuals with chronic illness, individuals in hospice, or those confronting grief, loss and bereavement. Nominees must have made a singular contribution to the development and understanding of palliative care and bereavement that historically has and will continue to distinguish his/her work.

Criteria:

The award recognizes a significant professional contribution to the field for 15 years or more, with a definable body of work through one or more of the following:

• Theory development
• Presentations at professional conferences
• Teaching/training
• Research
• Publications
• Professional practice

Assuming a satisfactory number of nominations have been submitted, the award may be presented to a deserving individual each year at the annual SWHPN General Assembly.

The recipient of the PDIA Career Achievement Award will also be asked to attend the Annual Meeting of the American Academy for Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) held March 13-16, 2013 in New Orleans. The awardee will be asked to give a presentation and/or participate in a forum with conference attendees interested in speaking with an accomplished practitioner in end-of-life, hospice and palliative care social work.

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SWHPN Emerging Leader in Professional Practice Award:

This award is designed to honor a palliative social worker with six or less years of experience in the field who has already demonstrated significant contributions to the field. Emerging Leaders should show evidence of excellence and innovation in professional practice, beginning leadership, and the potential to move the field forward.

Criteria:

The nominee demonstrates:

• Excellence in professional practice as demonstrated by: honors, awards, and reputation in one?s area of specialization, judgment by peers, supervisors, administrators, and clients.
• Contributions to the field as demonstrated by: innovations in practice, research, education, or leadership in organizations focusing on professional practice as it relates to palliative care, grief, loss and bereavement.
• Continuing growth as demonstrated by: keeping abreast of new developments in the field and being at the cutting edge of developing ideas in professional practice.

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SWHPN Awards of Excellence:

This award will be presented to individuals in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of palliative social work in one of the following three areas:

• Clinical Practice: The recipient will demonstrate outstanding clinical contributions to palliative social work. This award focuses on the distinctive contribution made in providing or developing services to patients and families or in clinical supervision of others. The recipient shows innovation and sustained successful clinical service.
• Professional Education: The recipient?s scholarship or accomplishments in education and/or training have brought about changes or enhanced the knowledge base in palliative care. The recipient?s contribution as a teacher, supervisor and/or administrator will have influenced the methods and settings utilized in education and training in ways of significant benefit to palliative social work.
• Psychosocial Research: The recipient will demonstrate an ongoing consistent record of research and publication that adds/contributes significantly to the body of knowledge in psychosocial palliative care, hospice, grief, loss, and bereavement.

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Nomination Process:

Eligibility:

• Nominee must hold a degree in Social Work from an academic institution recognized by the Council on Social Work Education or a comparable accrediting body in the nominee?s country
• Nominee must have exemplified excellence and leadership in end-of-life, hospice and palliative care that has reached beyond their immediate institution/place of employment
• Nominee must be a member of the Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network (SWHPN)
• Self-nominations will not be accepted
• The Awards Committee and the SWHPN Board of Directors shall determine who receives the award(s).

The application must include:

• A completed online nomination form
• One nominating letter of support that addresses the candidate?s qualifications for this award and contributions to the fields of palliative care, hospice, grief, loss and bereavement
• One additional supporting letter from an individual knowledgeable about the candidate?s professional accomplishments
• A current copy of the nominee?s curriculum vitae

All award recipients will also be encouraged to publish their work in a professional journal, such as the Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, and the Journal of Palliative Medicine.

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In addition to the awards described above, the following awards will also be presented at the 2013 SWHPN General Assembly:

Journal Article of the Year Award:

This award will honor an article published in the Journal of Social Work in End of Life and Palliative Care over the preceding year.

SWHPN Organizational Leadership Award:

The SWHPN Organizational Leadership Award will honor contributions to the organization. Public nominations for these awards are not accepted. Recipients of the Journal Article of the Year Award and the SWHPN Organizational Leadership Award will be chosen internally by the SWHPN Awards Committee in consultation with the SWHPN Board of Directors.

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Source: http://palliative-sw.org/2012/call-for-nominations-social-work-leadership-awards/

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