NASW-NJ Awards
Celebrating Excellence and Service in the Field of Social Work
The Executive Committee of the NASW-NJ Board of Directors acts as the Awards Committee for the NASW-NJ Annual Awards presented at our Annual Conference in May 2010. The Awards Committee has elected to make NJ's award criteria coincide with the criteria used for NASW national award nominations. All members are invited to nominate individuals for these presitgious awards: Social Worker of the Year, Public Elected Official of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award, and Public Citizen of the Year. In so doing, you may also wish to nominate an outstanding individual for the NASW national award.
You must be a member of the association to submit a nomination for awards. The NASW-NJ Executive Committee will review nominations and determine recipients of the awards. The recipients will be personally notified and we will announce their selection in FOCUS. Deadline for 2010 awards is Friday, February 26, 2010. Please email the nomination form and all materials to Mary Jean Weston at MJWeston@naswnj.org
Social Worker of the Year
The Social Worker of the Year Award honors a member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) who exemplifies the best of the profession's values and achievements through specific accomplishments. In honoring the Social Worker of the Year, NASW highlights superb accomplishments in the practice of social work.
Nomination Procedure
Members may nominate another member by submitting the following:
- Completed nomination form. Click here to download the form.
- One-page summary that describes:
- What the social worker has accomplished
- What risks the social worker took to achieve results
- Who the beneficiaries were
- Resume
- Three letters of support from three endorsers.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Each year, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) selects a social worker for this national award to celebrate a lifetime of accomplishments. In honoring the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, NASW recognizes the best social work values and accomplishments demonstrated inthe social worker's lifetime career.
Nomination Procedure
Chapters and individuals may nominate a social worker by submitting the following:
- Completed nomination form - Click here to download the form
- One-page summary of demonstrated contributions that describes:
- What was outstanding about the nominee's action(s)
- Risks the nominee took to achieve results
- What the nominee accomplished
- Who the beneficiaries were
- What the long-term effect was achieved
- Resume
- Three letters of support from three endorsers.
Public Citizen of the Year
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the largest membership organization of professional social workers, established the Public Citizen of the Year Award to honor an outstanding member of the community whose accomplishments exemplify the values and mission of professional social work. The award recipient is not a social worker.
Nomination Procedure
Members may nominate another a public citizen by submitting the following:
- Completed official nomination form. Click here to download the form.
- One page-summary that describes:
- What the nominee accomplished
- What the consequences were
- Who the beneficiaries were
- How the nominee's accomplishments relate to social work
- Resume
- Three letters of support from three endorsers.
Elected officials make decisions about a broad range of issues that, when enacted into law, represent the collective values of our society. Of particular interest to the social work profession are policies that affect social justice, health care, education, civil and human rights, and social work practice. In recognition of the responsibilities and challenges of public service, NASW established an annual award to recognize the outstanding service and contributions of an elected official. Special consideration will be given to social workers elected to public office.
Public Elected Official of the Year Award
Nomination Procedures
NASW chapters, individuals and social welfare organizations may nominate a public elected official by submitting the following:
- Completed official nomination form. Click here to download the form.
- One page-summary that describes:
- Nature of leadership demonstrated on issues of concern to the social work profession
- Short and long-term effect of his or her leadership
- How the social work profession and those served are affected
- Resume
- Three letters of support from three endorsers.
The NASW-NJ Executive Committee will review all nominations and determine the recipients of the awards. The recipients of the three awards will be personally notified and an announcement of their selection will be published in FOCUS. The awards will be presented at the NASW-NJ Annual Conference.
AWARDS Deadline: February 26, 2010
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