[Counselor_Educ] Fwd: CSJ Awards: Call for nominations

[Tracy Leinbaugh]

Tracy Leinbaugh, PhD, NCC, PCC- S
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Counseling and Higher Education
The Patton College
Ohio University

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> From: "Manivong J. Ratts" <vongratts at GMAIL.COM>
> Date: January 8, 2012 2:11:51 PM EST
> To: "CESNET-L at LISTSERV.KENT.EDU" <CESNET-L at LISTSERV.KENT.EDU>
> Subject: CSJ Awards: Call for nominations
> Reply-To: "CESNET-L is a unmoderated listserv concerning counselor ed. & supervision" <CESNET-L at LISTSERV.KENT.EDU>
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> Hello Colleagues, 
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>  I hope everyone had an enjoyable Winter Holiday season with dear friends and family. Have you been thinking about how you can acknowledge the colleague that goes above and beyond in order to advocate for others?  Well here’s your chance to thank them for their tireless work! 
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> Counselors for Social Justice announces a call for nominations.  Please consider nominating a colleague that embodies the qualities listed below.  Nominations are due by January 20, 2012 to ensure proper notification of award recipients.  Please visit www.counselorsforsocialjustice.com/ohana.html for more information and nomination forms. Note that the nominations forms indicate a deadline of January 9, 2012. This is incorrect. The actual deadline is January 20, 2012. 
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> Counselors for Social Justice: 'Ohana Awards Tradition
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> Background:
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> The CSJ 'Ohana Honors awards were created by Drs. Michael D'Andrea and Judy Daniels, Counselor Education faculty at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa, in 1994. They are given annually by CSJ at the American Counseling Association conference in the Spring each year to honor individuals in counseling who affirm diversity and advocate for social justice in the spirit of nine elements of the indigenous Hawai'ian concept of 'ohana or extended family:
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> Malama: Caring 
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> Ha'aha'a: Humility
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> Na'auuo: Intelligence
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> Lokomaika'i: Generosity
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> Kupono: Integrity, Honesty
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> Aloha: Unconditional Love
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> Mana: Spiritual Power
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> 'Olu'olu: Courtesy
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> Koa: Courage
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> 'Ohana Awards Nomination Process:
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> Anyone who is a member of CSJ or ACA may nominate a potential 'Ohana Honors awardee.
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> CSJ Mary Smith Arnold Anti-Oppression Award
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> Background:  Dr. Mary Smith Arnold (1946-2003) was a cherished member of the counseling and human development professions and a founding mother of Counselors for Social Justice. She was active in civil rights struggles throughout her all too short life and a Counselor Educator on the faculties of Governors State and Kent State Universities specializing in Community and Couple, Marital, and Family Counseling. She was the co-creator of the Unlearning Oppression workshops, taught to thousands of students and colleagues around the world. An ally to all oppressed peoples, Dr. Arnold's spirit of expecting equity and justice for all peoples was evident in her leadership roles in ACA as a CSJ Governing Council representative and in her work as co-chair of ACA's Public Policy and Legislation committee.
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> Arnold Anti-Oppression Award Nomination Process:
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> Nominees for this award are professional counselors and counselor educators who have an exemplary record of challenging multiple oppressions in the counseling professions as well as in their local schools and communities.
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> *The nominator must be a member of CSJ.
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> The Reese House Social Justice Advocate of the Year Award
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> Background:  Given in honor of a CSJ founding member, counselor educator, and former program director of The Education Trust’s National Center for Transforming School Counseling and Oregon State University Counselor Education professor emeritus who fought tirelessly for equity for all children and youth K-16 in the transforming school counseling movement and in other social justice venues including LBGT equity and HIV/AIDS advocacy. Dr. House, who co-authored the ACA/CSJ Advocacy Competencies, died from throat and neck cancer in 2007. The awardee is given the opportunity to direct funding from the Reese House Memorial social justice advocacy fund toward a school counseling social justice nonprofit advocacy organization of their choosing. Dr. House’s vision and memory lives on in the social justice advocacy school counseling /counselor education contributions of the recipients of this award.
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> The Award Recipient will have:
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> 1.       Demonstrated social justice advocacy for students in K-12 schools as well as the school counseling profession including commitment to closing achievement, opportunity, attainment and funding gaps and/or ensuring career and higher education readiness for all K-12 students.
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> 2.       Made outstanding contributions to the counseling profession in social justice advocacy in K-12 schools and/or school counselor education
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> Reese House Social Justice Advocate of the Year Award Nomination Process:
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> ·         A letter of nomination addressing how the nominee is qualified to receive the award including a brief summary of nominee's relevant accomplishments
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> ·         2 letters (or e-mails) of recommendation in support of the individual receiving the award.
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> ·         A recent edition of the nominee's vita (recommended, but not required).
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> The nominator must be a member of CSJ.
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> 
> Laurie Vargas, Chair - CSJ Awards Committee and Manivong Ratts, CSJ President
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