Awards

To apply for an award, please submit the Nomination form to the CCPA National office by December 15th of the year prior to the conference.

Awards will be presented at CCPA's annual spring conference in even years (2012) in the following categories:

1. The CCPA Masters Thesis Award 
2. The CCPA Research Article Award 
3. The CCPA Professional Article Award 
4. The CCPA Counselling Book Award

Awards will be presented at CCPA's annual spring conference in odd years (2013) in the following categories: 

1. The CCPA Doctoral Dissertation Award 
2. The CCPA Counselling Resources and Training Materials Award 
3. The Counsellor Practitioner Award 
4. The Robert Langlois Award for Bilingualism
5. The CCPA Practice-Based Counselling and Psychotherapy Research Award

In support of Graduate Student research, Marsh, the CCPA Professional Liability Insurance Broker of Choice, has provided two $500 awards to student members demonstrating academic excellence.

To apply for an award, please submit the Nomination form to the CCPA National office by December 15th of the year prior to the conference.

Click here for more information regarding the Student Awards.

1. The CCPA Honorary Life Membership may be awarded to members who have made a considerable contribution to the aims and objectives of CCPA.

2. The CCPA Professional Contribution Award may be awarded to a member in recognition of outstanding professional contribution to Counselling in Canada.

3. The Lorne Flavelle Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service may be awarded to a long-serving member in recognition of outstanding volunteer service to CCPA.

4. The Chris Campbell Memorial Study Grant (click here for more information)

5. The Dr. Lynda Younghusband Counselling Award has been established by Dr. Younghusband to promote the counselling profession and to improve access for students to the annual Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) conference. This award will be given to either a full-time or part-time graduate student enrolled in the Master of Education (Counselling Psychology) programme at the Memorial University of Newfoundland and who is attending the national CCPA conference to present a scholarly paper or poster. The recipient must meet the academic requirements for an award. It will be awarded by the Dean of Graduate Studies upon the recommendation of the Dean, Faculty of Education. Please contact the Memorial University of Newfoundland for more details on the award.

6. The Vance Peavy Memorial Award (click here for more information)
The R. Vance Peavy Memorial Fund was established at the request of his family to continue Vance's legacy of innovation and scholarship in career counselling research, writing and practice.  The Memorial Fund has been used to ensure that Vance’s publications, published and unpublished, remain accessible, and his SocioDynamic constructivist approaches continue to be available.  A remainder of the fund will be used to establish a Vance Peavy Award for Leadership in Career Counselling.  The award will be presented annually at the CCPA conference.

The Career Development Chapter offers a bursary of $300 toward attending the following national conferences: the CCPA Annual Conference, CANNEXUS or NATCON.

The winner will be expected to provide a summary of their presentation for inclusion in a Chapter Communiqué and/or to present their paper at the annual CD meeting during the CCPA conference.

For questions related to this bursary, please contact the CD Chapter President (Kim.Hollihan@gnb.ca).

2. Doctoral Student Dissemination Award - Counsellor Educator Chapter
Purpose
The CE Chapter wishes to encourage CCPA members who are pursuing doctoral studies to consider a career as a counsellor educator. The CE Chapter Doctoral Student Dissemination Award is intended to assist these members achieve this goal. The award provides financial assistance to doctoral students travelling to the CCPA annual conference to present a conference paper.

Eligibility
Candidates must be CCPA members (regular or student) in good standing and enrolled in a doctoral program at an accredited university. Candidates must also have a conference paper accepted for presentation at the either the annual CCPA conference.

Application Procedures
Candidates wishing to apply for this award must submit the following documents:

1. 150-word abstract of the presentation
2. Letter of acceptance from CCPA for the conference paper (if not available at application deadline, it must submitted as soon as it is received by the applicant).
3. A short letter of application (max. 1 page) outlining (a) the candidates' career goals and (b) the importance of their research to the counselling profession in Canada.
4. Curriculum vitae
5. A letter of recommendation from a counsellor educator

Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be evaluated on their overall merit, including,

1. the scientific merit of the research being presented;
2. the significance of candidates' work to the counselling profession in Canada;
3. the strength of candidates' interest and potential to pursue an academic career in counsellor education.

Value
The award is valued at $500. The award is presented to the winning candidate at the annual CE Chapter meeting held in conjunction with the annual CCPA conference.

A minimum of one award is given annually. A second award may be made if funds are available.

Important Dates
Application deadline: 31 January
Award Announcement: mid-March

3. Bev Abbey Service Award - BC Chapter
In 2009, the BC Chapter of CCPA established the Bev Abbey Service Award to recognize and remember the late Bev Abbey, and to honour her generosity, selflessness, and many contributions to CCPA. The Bev Abbey Service Award is given annually to a BC graduate student in counselling psychology.

Click here to view the Terms of Reference for the bev Abbey Service Award.

Click here to download the application form for the Bev Abbey Service Award.

Click here for the Bev Abbey Service Award - Invitation for Donations.