Member of the Year Award
PLAY THERAPY PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION & TRAINING AWARD
Purpose
The Association for Play Therapy (APT) acknowledges outstanding professional education and training that significantly develops, promotes, or advances the value of play, play therapy, and credentialed play therapists.
Criteria
The Professional Play Therapy Education & Training Award is presented to a nominee who:
1.Is an APT Professional member in good standing.
2.Is a university faculty member, an adjunct university instructor with an active Registered Play Therapist (RPT) or Supervisor (RPT-S) credential, or an active APT-approved continuing education provider.
3.Abided by the code of ethics, standards of practice, and all other legal standards or requirements promulgated by those authorities from which nominee has been granted a license or certification.
4.Provided, whether in an employed or consulting capacity, for graduate students or mental health professionals university play therapy education (transcript hours), APT-approved play therapy continuing education (certificate hours), and play therapy supervision, within the most recent 12-month January thru December period.
5.Is nominated by three (3) or more APT Professional members in good standing.
Although an annual award, it is presented to only one individual a year but is not presented if not merited.
Benefits
The award recipient is honored during the next APT Annual Conference.
Selection Process
- Nominator and at least two additional Endorsers, all of whom must be APT Professional members in good standing and have personal knowledge of the service of the Nominee, must post their own contact information, sign the Nomination Form, and be prepared to resolve any discrepancies. Self-nominations are strictly prohibited.
- Nominator must post all Nominee’s service for which points are requested in the Achievements column on the Evaluation Sheet. APT will assign points for Achievements in the Points column.
- Nominator must submit completed Nomination Form to APT by March 31.
- If Nominee is selected, Nominee and Nominator will be advised by April 20. If not selected, only Nominator will be advised.
Previous Recipients
2005 None; 2006 Rise VanFleet; 2007 None; 2008 Jodi Mullen; 2009 Denise Filley; 2010 Jennifer Pereira; 2011 Rebeca Chow; 2012 Erin Dugan; 2013 Pamela Dyson; 2014 Mistie Barnes; 2015 Lisa Dion
NOMINATION FORM
PLAY THERAPY PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING AWARD
Nominator: To submit an award nomination, 1) review the above award purpose, criteria, benefits, and selection process, 2) complete this form, and 3) return completed form with supporting materials via email, fax or mail to CEO Kathryn Lebby, Fax (559) 298-3410, , not later than March 31.
I, the Nominator, hereby nominate the below APT Professional member:
Name: APT Member: Yes No
Organization: Title:
Address: ZIP:
Telephone: Fax: Email
Highest Mental Health Degree: Primary MH Credential:
Mental Health Discipline:
By our signatures below, we attest that we are each an APT Professional member in good standing and, in compliance with our ethical standards, that the information on behalf of the nominee herein is accurate and complete.
NOMINATOR
Name: Phone: Email:
Address: ZIP:
I have checked this box to attest that I have personally created and endorsed this nomination: Date:
ENDORSERS
Name: Phone: Email:
Address: ZIP:
I have checked this box to attest that I have personally created and endorsed this nomination: Date:
Name: Phone: Email:
Address: ZIP:
I have checked this box to attest that I have personally created and endorsed this nomination: Date:
EVALUATION FORM
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING AWARD
Nominators: Post each entry as a separate and distinctive entry in the Achievements column only if they occurred between the most recent 12-month January 1 thru December 31 period, unless specified. Be specific. Incomplete information or Information not posted here is not considered.
Evaluators: To ensure that this process is conducted ethically and transparently, please excuse yourself from this process if you are affiliated with one or more of the nominees. Partial credit may be calculated and awarded when applicable. Evaluate this nomination, complete this Evaluation Form and assign points to each criterion below, and submit this form to CEO Kathryn Lebby, Fax (559) 298-3410, , by April 15.
Nominee: Evaluator: Date:
# / CRITERIA & VALUES / ACHIEVEMENTS (by Nominator) / POINTS(by Evaluator)
APT Involvement
1 / RPT/S: If active Registered Play Therapist (RPT) or Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPT-S):
- 3 points if SB-RPT
- 3 points if RPT
- 5 points if RPT-S
2 / APT EDITOR, EDITORIAL BOARD OR REVIEWER: If served as an editor, reviewer or contributor of:
IJPT
- Editor - 4 points per issue
- Editorial Board - 2 points per article
- Editor - 2 points per issue
- Article Reviewer - 1 points per article
- Editor - 2 points per issue
- Contributor - 1 point per citation
University Involvement
3 / APT APPROVED CENTER:
If established an APT Approved Center at an accredited University:
- 1 point for each year as Center Director at an APT Approved Center
- 4 points if established an APT Approved Center
4 / UNIVERSITY FACULTY COURSE INSTRUCTION: If taught university graduate play therapy course as full-time or adjunct faculty member. Course must be for Transcript Credit, and includes Lecture, Practicum, Supervision, and Internships.
- 5 points per transcript unit
(Syllabus required).
5 / UNIVERSITY GUEST SPEAKER:
If guest speaker at university for graduate transcript credit:
- 1 point per speaking hour
6 / UNIVERSITY RESEARCH:
If Chair or Member of Play Therapy research Thesis or Dissertation:
- Chair – 3 points per student
- Member - 1 point per student
7 / PLAY THERAPY SUPERVISION: If provided play therapy supervision outside the University setting:
■ Individual: 1 point per seat hour
■ Group: 1 point per 2 seat hours / Include supervision date range, sites, and number of hours
(Must provide logs. Cannot be counted as an university course):
Play Therapy Presentations
8 / CONTINUING EDUCATION SPEAKER:
If presenter for APT-approved continuing education certificate credit:
- 1 point per 6-hour presentation
9 / BRANCH-SPONSORED: If presenter at Branch-sponsored conference, workshop, or other trainings within the last 36 months:
- 1 point per 6-hour presentation
10 / APT CONFERENCE: If presenter at APT Conference within the last 36 months:
- 1 point per 3-hour presentation hour
- 0.5 point if co-presenter
Clinical Publications
11 / APT MAGAZINE: If authored or co-authored article or book review published in APT Play Therapy magazine:
- Author - 2 points per APT article
- Co-author - 1 point per APT article
- Book reviewer – 1 point per review
- Article must be published within last 36 months.
12 / APT JOURNAL: If authored or co-authored article published in APT International Journal of Play Therapy:
- Author - 4 points per APT article
- Co-author - 1 point per APT article
- Article must be published within last 36 months.
13 / NON-APT AUTHOR: If authored or co-authored play therapy article in non-APT publication:
- Author – 6 points per APT article
- Co-author - 3 point per APT article
- Article must be published within last 36 months.
14 / BOOK AUTHOR: If authored a published play therapy book:
- Author - 4 points per chapter (min 20 pages)
- Co-author - 2 points per chapter (min 20 pages)
- Book must be published within last 36 months.
15 / BOOK EDITOR: If edited or co-edited published play therapy book:
- Editor - 2 points per chapter (min 20 pages)
- Co-editor - 1 points per chapter (min 20 pages)
- Book must be published within last 36 months.
16 / BOOK CHAPTER AUTHOR: If authored or co-authored play therapy chapter in other-edited and published play therapy book:
- Author - 2 points per chapter (min 20 pages)
- Co-author - 1 points per chapter (min 20 pages)
- Chapter must be published within last 36 months.
TOTAL POINTS
- 60 points in 5 or more items #1 thru #16 required for consideration of award nomination
- Ties will be broken by committee reconsideration of items #1-16.
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