The Association for
Creativity in Counseling

a division of the American counseling association
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Awards
ACC Recognizes

ACC Lifetime Achievement Award
Samuel Gladding
(2006)

ACC
Distinguished Author Award

Jeffrey Kottler
(2006)

ACC
Innovative Practice Award

Ed Jacobs

(2006)

















The Samuel T. Gladding Inspiration and Motivation Award

Awarded to:
Dr. Sam Gladding, 2008
Dr. Sally Atkins, 2009


This award, established at the 2008 American Counseling Association Convention in Hawaii, recognizes an individual whose example, encouragement and inclusive practice inspire and motivate others to use creativity in its various forms in counselor education and clinical practice.  The recipient of this award:

•    Recognizes humility as a virtue
•    Collaborates with others to build bridges
•    Recognizes that creativity is a universal quality experienced by everyone
•    Invites others to share their creativity in the service of the greater good
•    Facilitates creative expression through growth-fostering connections and 
      cooperation

The Thelma Duffey Vision and Innovation Award

Awarded to:
Dr. Thelma Duffey, 2008
Dr. Cynthia Chandler, 2009
Dr. Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson, 2009
 

This award, established at the 2008 American Counseling Association Convention in Hawaii, recognizes an individual whose vision and innovation have advanced the practice of counseling and counselor education by discovering and promoting creative interventions and resources through innovative and collaborative practice, publication or leadership. The recipient of this award:

•    Displays passion, vision, creativity, and future thinking
•    Demonstrates a commitment to mentoring in leadership
•    Fosters innovative and applied writing or publication
•    Promotes cutting-edge practice

ACC Professional Service Award

Awarded to:
Dr. Shane Haberstroh, 2007
Catherine Somody, 2009

This award honors outstanding service to ACC and to the promotion of creativity in counseling practice.  Consistent with the mission of ACC, the nominee must promote greater awareness, advocacy, and understanding of creativity in counseling and advance creative, diverse, and relational approaches to counseling within the profession.

ACC Research Award

Awarded to:
Dr. Carol Doyle, Adam York, Kristen Goessling, 2009, Lewis and Clark College, Portland.

This award recognizes a research project that addresses issues related to creative, diverse, and relational approaches to counseling. Attach summary of research and relevance to the profession related to creativity in counseling. Nominee must be a current member of ACC.


ACC Graduate Student Award

Awarded to:
Rachel Hoffman, 2009, Kent State University, Outstanding Doctoral Student
Venessa Farn, 2009, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, Outstanding Masters Student

This award recognizes an outstanding ACC graduate student member at the masters or doctoral level who has participated in promoting creative, diverse, and relational approaches to counseling or whose scholarship promotes creative, diverse, and relational expression in counseling.