Awards
Below is a list of the awards and honors presented by the Division. You can also view a full list of current and previous award recipients. View the Call For Nominations for the Division 29 Early Career Award.
DISTINGUISHED PSYCHOLOGIST AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
This award was established in 1970 as the Distinguished Professional Award in Psychology and Psychotherapy. At the Mid Winter meeting in 1984, the Board of Directors changed its name to Distinguished Psychologist Award for Contributions to Psychology and Psychotherapy.
The criteria for receipt of this award are loosely defined and are flexible in order to embrace the breadth of contributions that psychologists/psychotherapists make that distinguish them from their peers. However, the following aspects of each candidate are considered in this order:
- Length of time of service to psychotherapy
- Membership in the Division
- Significance of contributions to the practice, research, and/or training in psychotherapy
- Significance of contributions to the Division
Application materials should include: (1) a nomination letter written by a colleague outlining the nominee’s career contributions (no self-nominations are allowed) and (2) a current Curriculum Vitae. Award recipients receive an honorarium of $250 and an award plaque from the Division at the Division’s Awards Ceremony at the APA Convention. Deadline for nominations for this award is December 31 of each year, although the Awards Committee may grant extensions.
The 2010 Awards Chair is:
Nadine Kaslow, PhD, ABPP
Emory University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Grady Health System
80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
Atlanta, GA 30303; E-mail: nkaslow@emory.edu.
THE APF/DIVISION 29 EARLY CAREER AWARD (Formerly, THE JACK D. KRASNER AWARD)
This early career award was established as The Jack D. Krasner Memorial Award and first bestowed in 1981. In 2007, the Division raised $50,000 in donations, which endowed this award for administration by the American Psychological Foundation (APF). This award is now named the APF/Division 29 Early Career Award and is administered by APF.
The criteria for receipt of this award are as follows:
- Membership in Division 29
- Be within 7 years of receipt of the doctorate
- Demonstrate promising professional achievement related to psychotherapy theory, practice, research, or training
Application materials include: (1) a nomination letter written by a colleague outlining the nominee’s career contributions (no self-nominations are allowed) and (2) a current Curriculum Vitae. Award recipients receive an honorarium of $2500 from APF. The Division also provides an award plaque to the recipient at its Awards Ceremony at the APA Convention. Deadline for nominations for this award is January 1 of each year.
The 2010 Awards Chair is: Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP, Emory University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Grady Health System, 80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, Atlanta, GA 30303; E-mail: nkaslow@emory.edu. However, application materials must be submitted on online at http://forms.apa.org/apf/grants/. Direct questions to Kim Palmer Rowsome, APF Program Officer at krwosome@apa.org.
DIVISION 29 AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTIONS TO TEACHING AND MENTORING
In 2007, the Division’s Board established the Division 29 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Mentoring, with the first award presented in 2008.
The criteria for receipt of this award are as follows:
- Membership in Division 29
- 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
Application materials should include: (1) a letter of nomination (self or other nominations are welcome) describing the individual’s impact, role, and activities as a mentor; (2) current Curriculum Vitae; and (3) letters of reference for the mentor, written by students, former students, and/or colleagues who are early career psychologists that describe the nature of the mentoring relationship (when, where, level of training), an explanation of the role played by the mentor in facilitating the student or colleague’s development as a psychotherapist, and attention to behaviors that characterize successful mentoring (helping students to select and work toward appropriate goals; providing critical feedback on individual work; providing support at all times, especially encouragement and assistance in the face of difficulties; assisting students in applying for awards, grants, and other funding; assisting students in building social network connections, both with individuals and within organizations that are important in the field; serving as a role model and leader for teaching, research, and academic and public service in psychology; offering general advice with respect to professional development (e.g., graduate school, postdoctoral study, faculty positions), awards, and publications; treating student/colleagues with respect, spending time with them, providing open communication lines, and gradually moving the student into the role of colleague).
Individuals who were nominated in previous years for the Teaching and Mentoring Award may carry over their complete application to a subsequent year by writing a letter to the Chair of the Professional Awards Committee requesting resubmission of the previous application.
Award recipients receive an honorarium of $250 and an award plaque from the Division at the Division’s Awards Ceremony at the APA Convention.
Deadline for nominations for this award are December 31st of the year of the award. The 2010 Awards Chair is: Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP, Emory University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Grady Health System, 80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, Atlanta, GA 30303; E-mail: nkaslow@emory.edu.
ROSALEE G. WEISS LECTURE AWARD
The Rosalee G. Weiss Award is a joint award, bestowed by the Divisions of Psychotherapy and Independent Practice in alternate years and administered by the American Psychological Foundation (APF). It was established in 1994 by Raymond A. Weiss, Ph.D., to honor his wife, Rosalee. The award is administered by Division 29 and by Division 42 (Independent Practice) in alternating years.
The criteria for receipt of this award are as follows:
- Outstanding leader in arts or science whose contributions have significance for psychology, but whose careers are not directly in the spheres encompassed by psychology
- Outstanding leaders in any of the special areas within the spheres of psychology
Award recipients receive an $800 honorarium from the APF. Deadline for nominations for this award should be submitted to Division 29 by December 31 of even numbered years.
AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED PUBLICATION OF PSYCHOTHERAPY RESEARCH
Division 29 and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. sponsor an award for the Distinguished Publication of Psychotherapy Research. This award recognizes the best empirical (i.e., data-based) published peer reviewed article on psychotherapy in the preceding calendar year.
The criteria for receipt of this award are as follows:
- Article relevant to psychotherapy practice appears in any journal (does not have to appear in the Division’s journal) in the preceding calendar year
- The paper reflects as strong scientific contribution, evidence through the rationale for the study and theoretical soundness, the methods, the analyses, the explanation of the results, and the discussion of the implications of the findings for the practice and science of psychotherapy
- The article contributes new knowledge about psychotherapy (e.g., the work is innovative, creative, or integrative; the work advances existing research in a meaningful way) – greater weight is given to novel/creative element than to methodological/statistical rigor
There are no application materials, since decisions for the award are based on published articles.
Award recipients receive an honorarium of $500, and an award plaque, both of which are given to the lead author only, at the Division’s Awards Ceremony at the APA Convention. Deadline for nominations for this award is April 15th of each year.
The 2010 Research Committee Chair is Dr. Susan Woodhouse, Department of Counselor Education, Counseling Psych and Rehab Services, Pennsylvania State University, 313 CEDAR Building, University Park, PA 16802-3110 E-mail: ssw10@psu.edu.
CHARLES J. GELSO, PH.D., PSYCHOTHERAPY RESEARCH GRANT
The annual Charles J. Gelso, Ph.D., Psychotherapy Research Grant provides $2,000 toward the advancement of research on psychotherapy process or psychotherapy outcome.
Eligibility: In alternating years, graduate students/predoctoral interns or doctoral level psychologists/postdoctoral fellows will be eligible for the Charles J. Gelso Grant. In 2010, graduate students in psychology and predoctoral interns who are in good standing at an accredited university will be eligible. In 2011, doctoral level psychologists, including postdoctoral fellows, will be eligible. The grant will rotate biannually between graduate students/predoctoral interns and doctoral level psychologists/postdoctoral fellows, such that nominations will be accepted in even number years for the former group and odd number years for the latter group.
Deadline: March 15, 2010.
STUDENT PAPER AWARDS
The student paper awards are administered by the Division 29 Student Committee. Student Representative and chair of the committee is: Sheena Demery, E-mail: Sheena.Demery@fedex.com
DONALD K. FREEDHEIM STUDENT DEVELOPMENT PAPER AWARD
MATHILDA B. CANTER EDUCATION AND TRAINING PAPER AWARD
STUDENT DIVERSITY PAPER AWARD
