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TO THE COMMUNITY OF LIFE CARE PLANNERS
The Combined Awards Committees of FLCPR and IALCP are now accepting nominations for the following awards. Please review the criteria for each and consider carefully before submitting nominations. Please understand that these committees may choose not to make an award in any of the categories if appropriate candidates are not submitted or found through search efforts. Rigorous scrutiny will be used for each award and the associated criteria established for each and we look forward to your nominations. We will make multiple appeals to the Life Care Planning Community for their thoughts on awards in each of these categories. Please think carefully and submit nominations along with a CV, BIO and support letters for each candidate to ISLCP@mac.com , by no later than July 30, 2015.
Sheri Jasper Memorial Recognition Award
The awards committee will present an award to an individual who exemplifies the consummate professional who continues to be a positive influence in the life care planning specialty practice. The honor is NOT necessarily restricted to life care planning professionals. Furthermore, it is expected to only be awarded when a deserving person is identified and therefore may or may not be an annual event.
Criteria recommendations include that the person:
- Evidences a consistent positive, supportive, friendly and encouraging attitude toward colleagues.
- Seeks out "newbies" at conferences and facilitate introductions to others.
- Exemplifies a willingness to go the extra mile with good humor and perseverance (such as helping staff at conferences by volunteering or assisting in resolving problems).
- Mentors others without expectation for personal gain.
- Is a model for others in promoting life care planning (advancing the specialty practice, speaking about life care planning is positive ways, offering new visions, developing new concepts or practices, etc.)
- Supporting Research in Life Care Planning and Disability through the Foundation for Life Care Planning Research, University based research projects or in any fashion that is useful to the Life Care Planning Community.
Outstanding Life Care Planning Educator
Criteria for this award include demonstrated evidence of significant contributions to the dissemination of life care planning knowledge. The candidate should have teaching experience at the university level (but there may be other evidence to supplant this criterion). It is expected that candidates will demonstrate effective life care planning education through in-person or online classes, conference presentations, publications (peer and non-peer reviewed) and/or other means of disseminating life care planning related knowledge. Community service related to life care planning is also expected.
Life Time Achievement Award:
The Life Time achievement is to be given by this committee only when a deserving recipient is found. It is not necessarily to be given annually although it can be awarded annually if it is appropriate to do so. For the Life Time Achievement Award the Foundation Board would expect the individual to have contributed significantly to the body of literature in Life Care Planning. Additionally there is an expectation that this person would have advanced the field through word and/or deed. By this the individual can be considered based on their work in teaching life care planning, direct work with patients, (applied life care planning), advances in the applications of Life Care Planning or significant improvements in the networking capabilities of Life Care Planners. Any activity that enhances the reliability and validity of the Life Care Planning process and advances not only the process but also the general sub specialty of Life Care Planning can be considered. It is essential that to be considered the potential recipient be known for maintaining the highest personal and professional ethical standards. No actions against their licensure or certifications should be in their backgrounds.
Patricia McCollom/FLCPR Research Award:
For Research that:
1. Meets the highest standards of design, methodology and analysis.
2. Contributes to the field of Life Care Planning.
3. Provides meaningful data that can be applied directly to the Life Care Planning and case management practices.
The Research Award should be viewed as prestigious and sought after. Most importantly is should help to encourage individuals to perform research in Life Care Planning. It is to be given by this committee only when a deserving recipient is found. It is not necessarily to be given annually although it can be awarded annually if it is appropriate to do so.
For the Research Award the Foundation Board would expect an individual to have made a significant contribution not only to the body of literature in Life Care Planning but to the everyday practices of Life Care Planners and either directly or indirectly to the lives and well being of the disabled.
Potential candidates for the research award should have their research project or projects reviewed by the research committee of the Foundation. This should, at a minimum include Dr. Kendall, Dr. Weed, and Dr. Reid in addition to Dr. Sawyer of the Awards Committee or their equivalent replacements as time moves forward. They should be evaluating the project for research design, methodology and statistical analysis in addition to the criteria stated above.
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