Call for Applications: Outstanding Student Clinician Award

SSCP is accepting nominations for the Outstanding Student Clinician Award. This award is intended to recognize outstanding graduate students who are providing exceptional contributions to the field of clinical psychology through their clinical work.  SSCP encourages candidates from all underrepresented and minority groups to apply. Winners will be selected based upon his/her interest, dedication, and exceptional performance in clinical work (see below for examples). Selected students will be featured in the Outstanding SSCP Student section of the SSCP Newsletter.

Applications must be received by March 1, 2018.  Notification of award made in April 2018.

Eligibility:

Only graduate students (including students on internship) will be considered for this round of nominations. Graduate students must be student members of SSCP. The annual student membership fee in SSCP is $15 (first year membership is free!). The membership application form can be downloaded or submitted on-line at: http://sscpweb.org/Membership

Nomination packages: Students may be nominated by their advisor/supervisor or may self-nominate. Please send nomination packages to Kelly Knowles and Joya Hampton (sscpstudent@gmail.com).  The application should include the following.  

1. The Outstanding SSCP Student Award Cover Sheet (attached)
2. A letter of recommendation from the nominee’s advisor/supervisor. The letter of recommendation should specifically speak to characteristics that make this individual stand out as an outstanding clinician.
• Examples include:
1. Effectively uses science in clinical practice (e.g., utilizing outcomes monitoring in a unique way, effectively uses the empirical research literature to guide clinical practice,  clear demonstration of how their research has direction impacted their clinical work, etc.
2. Student goes “above and beyond” as a clinician (i.e., demonstrating exceptional clinical skills, creating games/activities for child clients, mentoring younger clinicians, etc.
3. Student volunteers time to participate in community clinical activities (i.e., leading community presentations/psychoeducational workshops, leading group therapy, etc.
4. Student has contributed to clinic/program in some exceptional way (e.g., creating a wiki for the clinic, developing a clinician feedback survey, etc.)
3. A biography written by the student summarizing the student’s work as a clinician and service to the field of clinical psychology (500 words maximum).
4. The nominee’s current Curriculum Vitae  

Please include the entire application, including cover letter, in one document file.  If your letter writer wishes to send their letter directly to the Student Representative listed above, your application will still be accepted.

We look forward to receiving your applications! Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.

Kelly Knowles & Joya Hampton

SSCP Student Representatives