TO THE COMMUNITY OF LIFE CARE PLANNERS
The Awards Committee of the Foundation for Life Care Planning Research (FLCPR) continues to accept nominations for the following awards to be presented at the combined ISLCP/IARP Conference in Pittsburgh, PA, October 20-22, 2016.
Please consider nominating a shining star in the following categories:
Sheri Jasper Memorial Recognition Award
Outstanding Life Care Planning Educator
Life Time Achievement Award
Patricia McCollom/FLCPR Research Award
Graduate Student Dissertation/Thesis of the Year Award
Deadline to submit nominations to the FLCPR is 9/16/16.
Description of the Award Categories and previous recipients of the Awards can be found on the FLCPR website, http://www.flcpr.org/awards.html. Also see below for criteria for Award nominations:
Sheri Jasper Memorial Recognition Award
Presented 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. Criteria recommendations include that the person nominated for this award:
- 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
Presented to an individual who has 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
Presented to an individual who has 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/clients (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
Presented to an individual who has 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 individuals with a disability.
Award will be given to an individual 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, it should help to encourage individuals to perform research in Life Care Planning. Potential candidates for the Research Award should have their research project or projects reviewed by the FLCPR research committee who will be evaluating the project for research design, methodology and statistical analysis in addition to the criteria stated above.
Graduate Student Dissertation/Thesis of the Year Award
The student paper award is designed to encourage either post-graduate students in Life Care Planning training programs or traditional BA/BS or Graduate Students in Rehabilitation programs with an interest in Life Care Planning to submit papers for review. The paper can be either a qualitative or quantitative/research based project but must be within a defined topic of Life Care Planning. There is no specific word or page limit but the student is encouraged to write this as if it were being submitted to the Journal of Life Care Planning for publication. The paper will be evaluated by the Student Paper Committee comprised of members from the Research Committee. Recipient of the Student Award receives travel expense and registration to the ISLCP. The winning paper also is presented as a poster session at the Symposium and a cash award is also presented to the Winner at that time.
Nominations for the above Awards can be submitted directly to the FLCPR at at flcpr2@me.com no later than 9/16/16. Questions or for more information, please contact Debbie Berens, debra.berens@comcast.net.
Note: The above Awards are to be given only when a deserving recipient is found and may not necessarily be given annually unless it is appropriate to do so.
We look forward to receiving your nominations.
Sincerely,
Debbie Berens, Ph.D., CRC, CCM, CLCP
Foundation For Life Care Planning Research
*Cross posted to relevant LCP list servs
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Debra Berens
Rehab Consultant/Life Care Planner
debra.berens@comcast.netSnellville, GA United States
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