Deadline: 30-May-22
Nominations are now open for the 2022 ACAMH Awards to recognise high quality work in evidence-based science, both in publication and practice, in the field of child and adolescent mental health.
The awards will be presented at an online ceremony on Friday 4 November 2022.
Categories for the 2022 ACAMH Awards
- David Cottrell’ Education of CAMH Professionals’ Award
- Digital Innovation Award for Best Research on Digital Impact
- Eric Taylor ‘Translational Research into Practice’ Award
- Digital Innovation Award for Best Digital Intervention
- Lionel Hersov Memorial Award
- Kathy Sylva ‘Rising Star’ Award
- Undergraduate Clinical Trainee of the Year Award
- Research Trainee of the Year Award
- Postgraduate Clinical Trainee of the Year Award
Nomination Criteria
- David Cottrell’ Education of CAMH Professionals’ Award: An educator who has had a significant impact upon the education or training of child and adolescent mental health professionals, about topics related to child and adolescent mental health. This is open to all disciplines, but training/education must relate to children’s mental health.
- Digital Innovation Award for Best Research on Digital Impact: A researcher who has published the best paper on an information/data/ IT/digital topic relating to child and adolescent mental health, which can include online assessment innovations.
- Eric Taylor ‘Translational Research into Practice’ Award: An individual with a sustained contribution to translating research into practice over a number of years, whose work involves both research, and either clinical or educational involvement in practice. And/or A researcher or clinician who has published translational science (evidence base into practice) with evidence of impact on clinical service provision. This could involve the establishment of new interventions, or improvement of existing ones, with evidence of impact on clinical service provision.
- Digital Innovation Award for Best Digital Intervention: A clinician who has put evidence base into practice within the information/data/IT/digital fields of child and adolescent mental health. This could be the use of information or technologies in the delivery of care or service design etc.
- Lionel Hersov Memorial Award: A practice team that has demonstrated the use of evidence base (research, audit or service evaluation) into clinical practice. A team that has evaluated the outcome or measures of either the clinical impact or demonstrated quality improvement (can be efficiencies of time, money or reduced ‘waste’).
- Kathy Sylva ‘Rising Star’ Award: Open to any person who has made a significant scientific contribution to child and adolescent mental health literature, within ten years of their first peer reviewed journal publication.
- Undergraduate Clinical Trainee of the Year Award: Open to individuals undertaking their first qualification as a practitioner working with children in relation to mental health. Individuals can be from any background (eg nursing, social work, occupational therapy, and physio) and should demonstrate a clear commitment to evidence-based clinical practice.
- Research Trainee of the Year Award: A trainee or student who is less than two years post PhD who has shown initiative or made a significant contribution to child and adolescent mental health.
- Postgraduate Clinical Trainee of the Year Award: Open to any individual undertaking postgraduate training as a practitioner working with children in relation to mental health from any background (eg clinical psychology, educational psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry). This could include teaching- for example an individual undertaking a MEd who is able to demonstrate a clear commitment to evidence-based clinical practice.
For more information, visit https://www.acamh.org/blog/acamh-awards22/