Division 55 Awards

American Society for the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy

• Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy at the National Level
• Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy at the State Level
• Patrick H. DeLeon Prize for Outstanding Student Contribution to the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy

Division 55 gives three awards on an annual basis. The first is for Outstanding National Contribution in support of advancing the prescriptive authority agenda for psychologists. Applicants should have a demonstrated track record of activities having a truly national influence on the profession. Examples may be successful passage of legislation, a sustained period of advocacy at the national level, major educational contributions, or other sustained contributions that have garnered national attention in forwarding this important milestone for the profession.

The Outstanding Contribution at the State, Provincial, or Territorial level is awarded annually to that psychologist who in the judgment of the awards board has made the most significant contribution to the prescriptive authority agenda at the state, provincial, or territorial level. Examples of such advocacy might be organizing a significant grassroots campaign to advance a piece of legislation, sustained educational efforts aimed at other psychologists, members of other professions, or members of the legislature, or organizing educational programs and other similar initiatives.

Division 55 is also pleased to offer the Patrick DeLeon Prize, in honor of former APA president Patrick H. DeLeon, PhD, JD, MPH. In acknowledgment of Dr. DeLeon’s long-standing commitment to advancing the career of young psychologists, this award is aimed at graduate students or those who have recently completed a course of graduate training. The prize will be awarded on the basis of a paper on the subject of psychopharmacology or the advancement of the prescriptive authority movement. The paper need not be published, but should substantially reflect work done while the candidate was a graduate student. If published, the student should be at least the second author. The prize carries a cash award of $500, which will be awarded along with a plaque at the Division 55 Social Hour in at the APA Annual Convention. Nomination by major professors or advisors is ideal, but self-nominations are also encouraged.

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