Outstanding Public and Community Service Award

Purpose

The Outstanding Public and Community Service Award is intended to honor and recognize outstanding commitment and service by an AMHCA member at the local, state, or national level that reflects a significant contribution to the professional concerns of AMHCA, and to stimulate future service for the well-being of the mental health counseling profession.

Criteria

1. Nominees may be nominated who have significantly impacted the public, community, and enhanced the profession through service to AMHCA and the mental health counseling profession.
2. Nominees may be nominated for time given on behalf of legislative policy or participating in legislative policy making or given to community service projects, disaster relief efforts, or projects that directly aid clients and the community and made a positive impact in the area of multicultural and social justice at a local, state, regional or national level.
3. Nominees may be nominated for new programming developed for consumers, changes effected, or input given into critical mental health issues such as chemical dependency, third party payments, managed health care, or other timely and crucial mental health issues.

Procedure

Any person who is a current member of AMHCA may make a nomination. Complete and specific documentation of the behaviors and/or incidents supporting this nomination will facilitate the committee's selection process.

Awards nominations window is open in Spring