We all Know an Outstanding Counselor, Student, or Program:
Help PCA Recognize our Professional Heroes!
Nominations to honor the hard work, commitment, and dedication of Pennsylvania counselors, students, and programs are now being accepted. Please consider nominating a colleague, program, or graduate student for an award. The award categories are listed below. Winners will be announced at the annual PCA conference luncheon.
PCA Outstanding Practitioner Award -- Awarded to an outstanding professional counselor for service to the profession; nominees must be current PCA members.
PCA Lifetime Achievement Award -- Awarded to a PCA member who is a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania resident and who has demonstrated outstanding dedication, service, and/or achievement in professional counseling. A PCA member can only receive this award once.
PCA Outstanding Counselor Education Program Award -- Awarded to an outstanding professional counseling program in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. At least one member of the counselor education program must be a PCA member.
PCA Outstanding Graduate Student Award -- Awarded to an individual who is currently a graduate student in professional counseling within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and who shows excellent potential and professionalism; preference will be given to a PCA student member who has had some involvement with the association.
PCA Outstanding Research/Publication Award -- Awarded to a PCA member who has contributed to the professional counseling profession through outstanding effort in the area of research and/or publication.
PCA Outstanding Supervisor Award -- Awarded to a PCA member who has demonstrated outstanding work as a supervisor in a university, community/mental health counseling, or school setting.
PCA Outstanding Professional Teaching Award -- Awarded to a PCA member to honor excellence in teaching in a counseling, counselor education, or counseling supervision program in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
David W. Hall Advocacy Award -- Awarded to a PCA member who has promoted the profession of counseling through advocacy to whom the many professional counselors in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are forever indebted.
All nominations must be made in writing or email to the PCA Awards Committee by Sunday, September 15, 2024, at 5pm.
To Submit, please fill out this Google Form and attach a PDF will your adjoined supporting documents:
https://forms.gle/GXssgmTa7PPGZUvu5
Information or Questions:
Contact Abra Kuniak, pcacommittee.awards@gmail.com
The following information should be included with each nomination:
- Title of the award for which the nomination is made
- Name and title of the nominee
- Mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number(s) of the nominee
- 1-page rationale describing why this person or program deserves the award
- Any supporting materials, which may include a curriculum vitae, program brochures, and letters of support
- Mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number(s) of the nominator
