MCA 2022-23 Awards Nomination Question Title * 1. Please enter nominator's name Question Title * 2. Please enter nominator's email address Question Title * 3. Nominee Name and Pronouns Question Title * 4. Nominee Email Question Title * 5. Please enter the Award Category for your nominee MCA Outstanding Organization Award: Nominate a Maryland Based counseling group practice or non-profit that demonstrates excellence in delivery of mental health or career services, professional development, and expansion of access to care. MCA Outstanding Graduate Student Award: Nominate a graduate student residing in Maryland or pursuing licensure in the State of Maryland (Master's or PhD) that demonstrates excellence in clinical skills, volunteer service, and learning. MCA Diversity Achievement Award: Nominate a Maryland Individual or Organization that has succeeded in fostering a culture of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the workplace and/or among clients served MCA Outstanding Professional Award: Nominate a Maryland LCPC that has demonstrated excellence in providing clinical mental health counseling services, promoting professional identity of counselors, and/or clinical supervision MCA Division Revitalization Award: Nominate a Division Leader who is instrumental in revitalizing a MCA Division with leadership, and professional development opportunities related to the mission MCA All-Star Award: Nominate a MCA Member that has been a superstar behind the scenes for MCA events and organizational support MCA Outstanding Service Award: Nominate an MCA member (student or professional) for outstanding volunteer service to the organization and mission of MCA Community Action Award: Nominate an MCA member who has demonstrated notable community action to further the professional identity of counselors, increase access to mental health care, or provide services to an underserved area or population. Advocacy Award: Nominate an MCA member for their advocacy of our counseling profession and the clients we serve through legislative initiatives and/or personal advocacy efforts with State or National legislators Sharon Cheston Clinical Excellence and Advocacy Award: Nominate an MCA member who has demonstrated superior clinical excellence in counselor education or rendering counseling services and/or leadership and advocacy for the continued professional development of the counseling field. *Minimum of 10 years Question Title * 6. Nominee Phone Number Question Title * 7. Nominee Employer Question Title * 8. Nominee Job Title Question Title * 9. Number of Years Nominee involved in the Counseling Profession To submit your nomination, please complete corresponding questions to the nomination category listed below to provide details in support of the award nominee. Question Title * 10. Describe the important contribution(s) this nominee has made to the field of Counseling. Include any other relevant information about the nominee that may assist the committee (250 Words) Question Title * 11. Describe the contributions of the Graduate Student to the community and the Counseling Profession. Share specific examples of how this Graduate Student has engaged the greater community. Include any other information about the nominee that may assist the committee (250 Words) Question Title * 12. Describe a Counseling Service or Program within an Organization and explain why this program deserves recognition for excellence. Provide specific examples why this program is an outstanding organization worthy of recognition.(250 words) Question Title * 13. Describe how this nominee achieved Diversity, Equity and Inclusion within the Counseling Profession or Community. Provide specific examples of how this nominee engaged in "good trouble" (250 Words) Question Title * 14. Describe how this nominee revitalized one of MCA's Divisions. Give specific examples and name which Division was revitalized this past year. Question Title * 15. Please share specific examples how an MCA Member has gone above and beyond to make MCA events successful and in what ways they provided organizational support Question Title * 16. Please describe how the nominee provided Nominate outstanding volunteer service to the organization and the overall mission of MCA Question Title * 17. Describe how the nominee demonstrated outstanding community action with details on how they contributed to further the professional identity of counselors, increase access to mental health care, or provide services to an underserved area or population. Question Title * 18. Please describe what specific actions the MCA member completed through Advocacy efforts at the State or National level that addressed issues of our counseling profession and the clients we serve. Question Title * 19. Describe in detail how the nominee demonstrates superior clinical excellence, whether in research, teaching or by providing counseling or supervision services and continues to advocate for professional identity development and recognition that counseling. Nominee must have had at least 10 years of experience. Thank you for your time in submitting a nomination for 2022-23 MCA Awards! Nominees and winners will be notified by April 10th, 2023 and our in person awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at a place and location to be determined. For more information, please email our awards chair, Dr. Glenda Dickonson at Awards@MDCounseling.org Done
