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Description
This award is granted by AAMFT and honors members and/or training programs for significant contributions to the advancement of the field of marriage and family therapy by encouraging and training the next generation of marriage and family therapy researchers and/or practitioners.
Criteria
Nominees are AAMFT members or training programs who have made significant, ongoing, and cumulative contributions to the training of marriage and family therapy research and/or practitioners in at least one of the following ways:
A. Teaching, training, or leadership in a marriage and family therapy program (e.g., master, doctoral, or postgraduate); or
B. Clinical supervision of students and/or new professionals, especially in an area of practice that addresses historically unmet needs (e.g., rural areas, aging populations, economically oppressed clients, etc.); or
C. Training and/or mentorship of marriage and family therapy scholars; or
D. Mentorship of students and/or new professionals in a manner not covered under previous criteria.
Required Materials
This award may be self-nominated by an AAMFT member or nominated by another AAMFT member. All self-nominations require a letter of recommendation, which should be no more than 500 words. The letter must detail how the nominee meets the award criteria and highlight the nominee’s efforts and achievements in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in their work.
Award
The award consists of:
• An engraved plaque presented at the Systemic Family Therapy Conference.
• The conference registration fee will also be waived for the award recipient(s). For training programs, up to two awardees can accept the award.
Announcements: Announcements of award winners will be distributed via the eNews and other platforms as they apply.