Excellence in Hospital and Healthcare Psychology Award
This award recognizes an established psychologist who has made significant contributions to psychology in hospitals and health centres in Canada. The nominee should be 10 or more years since receiving their doctoral degree in clinical, counselling or neuropsychology. The individual being nominated does not have to be a member of the PHHC Section; the nominator will be a member of the Section. An individual can only receive the award once; subsequent nominations would not be able to be considered.
The nomination includes a current curriculum vitae (CV) of the nominee and a nomination letter from an individual or individuals familiar with the nominee’s contributions. The nomination letter will describe, in addition to exemplary service, how the nominee has contributed to psychology in hospitals and health centres in one or more of the following ways:
- Significance of contributions to psychology as a profession
- Impact of contributions on patient access to psychological services
- Impact of contributions on the hiring and retention of psychologists.
Nominees who do not receive the award in a given year can be carried forward for consideration the following year.
The call for nominations typically goes out in February with a due date of early May for submission of the nomination letter and CV to the Section’s Past Chair.
Bob McIlwraith Early Career Award
This award recognizes an early career psychologist employed in a publicly funded hospital or health centre setting who exemplifies leadership in the practice of psychology in the organization. The nominee should be less than 10 years since receiving their doctoral degree in clinical, counseling or neuropsychology and have demonstrated early contributions in psychology leadership (practice, administration, training, or research) within hospitals or health centre settings. The individual being nominated does not have to be a member of the PHHC Section; the nominator will be a member of the Section. An individual can only receive the award once; subsequent nominations would not be able to be considered.
The nomination includes a current curriculum vitae (CV) of the nominee and a nomination letter from an individual or individuals familiar with the nominee’s contributions. The nomination letter will describe, in addition to exemplary service, the candidate’s emerging contributions in promoting/leading the practice (intervention, assessment, consultation, training, research) of psychology within their organization.
Nominees who do not receive the award in a given year can be carried forward for consideration the following year.
The call for nominations typically goes out in February with a due date of early May for submission of the nomination letter and CV to the Section’s Past Chair.
*Bob McIlwraith (1951-2021) was instrumental in the establishment of the CPA Section of Psychologists in Hospitals and Health Centres (PHHC) and served as one of the early Section Presidents. He provided leadership with the Canadian Psychological Association in numerous capacities, including as a member of and chair of the Accreditation Panel for Doctoral Programs and Internships, a frequent accreditation site visitor and trainer of site visitors, and as a founder of the Rural and Northern Psychology Section. Bob worked his entire career as a hospital psychologist based at Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, serving many roles, including Residency Training Director and Department Head. He was a passionate advocate for psychological services and access in the health system. Bob was a generous mentor for residents and early career psychologists and was genuinely delighted to facilitate the professional development of his colleagues.
PHHC Section Best Student Research Presentation Award
The PHHC Section Best Student Research Presentation Award ($300) | La Bourse de la meilleure présentation de recherche étudiante de la section PHHC (300 $)
Amount | Montant : An award of $300 CAD | Une bourse de 300 $ CA.
Information: An award for a PHHC Section student member who delivers the best research presentation at the CPA annual convention (either a poster or oral presentation). The winner will be determined by the Executive Committee at the annual CPA convention.
Une bourse de mérite de la Section PHHC, sera présentée à un membre étudiant de la section PHHC qui présente une affiche ou fait une présentation orale. Le gagnant sera déterminé par le Comité Exécutif au congrès annuel de la SCP.
To be eligible, students must | Pour être admissible, les étudiants doivent :
- Be presenting author on a poster or oral presentation accepted by the PHHC Section for the CPA annual convention
• Être l’auteur principal d’une communication sous forme d’affiche ou présentation orale acceptée par la section PHHC pour le congrès annuel de la SCP. - Be a student member of the PHHC Section , and must, therefore, also be a student member of the CPA
• Être étudiant membre de la section PHHC, et doit, par conséquent, être aussi un membre étudiant de la SCP. - Be a Canadian citizen or attending a Canadian university
• Être citoyen(ne) canadien(ne) ou étudiant(e) à une université canadienne.
All students who meet the above criteria can be considered for this award; they are asked to contact the PHHC Section Student Representative phhcstudentscpa@gmail.com to confirm their student status and provide their email contact information at least a month before the CPA conference.
Tous les étudiants qui répondent peuvent être pris en considération pour ce prix; ils sont priés de contacter le représentant étudiant de la section PHHC, phhcstudentscpa@gmail.com, pour confirmer leur statut d’étudiant et fournir leurs coordonnées par courriel au moins un mois avant le congrès de la SCP.
The scoring Rubric considers data collection (with new data, rather than for example, a review or secondary data analysis, ranked higher), students’ level of involvement in the work, originality/novelty of the research, relevance to PHHC Section, presentation/poster quality, and quality of delivery of the oral/poster presentation. If you have any questions about either award, please contact the Student Representative of the PHHC Section: phhcstudentscpa@gmail.com .
La grille d’évaluation considère la collecte de données (avec nouvelles données, plutôt que, par exemple, une revue ou analyse de données secondaires, mieux évaluées), niveau de participation de l’étudiant dans le projet, originalité/nouveauté de la recherche, pertinence à la section PHHC, qualité de la présentation ou affiche, et qualité de la prestation de la présentation orale ou de l’affiche. Si vous avez des questions à propos de ces bourses, veuillez contacter l’Étudiant Représentatif de la Section PHHC : phhcstudentscpa@gmail.com .
Please note: Submissions for the PHHC Section’s Graduate Student Symposium are submitted to the PHHC Student Representative a few weeks before the standard CPA conference deadline.
Veuillez noter : Les soumissions pour le Symposium des étudiants diplômés de la section PHHC sont soumises au représentant étudiant de PHHC quelques semaines avant la date limite standard du congrès de la SCP.
PHHC Section Student Travel Award
The PHHC Section Student Travel Award ($250 each) | La Bourse de Voyage Étudiante de la Section PHHC (250 $ chacun)
Amount | Montant : Up to two awards of $250 CAD each | Jusqu’à deux prix de 250 $ CA chacun.
Information: The PHHC Section Travel Award was designed to help PHHC section students from across Canada travel to the annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association. All student section members who have posters or oral presentations accepted by the PHHC Section can be considered. This award is separate from the travel bursaries granted by CPA to students traveling long distances.
La bourse de voyage de la section PHHC a été conçue pour aider les étudiants canadiens de la section PHHC à se rendre au congrès annuel de la Société canadienne de psychologie (SCP). Tous les étudiants dont les affiches ou les présentations orales sont acceptées par la section PHHC peuvent être pris en considération. Ces bourses sont distinctes des bourses de voyage accordées par la SCP pour les étudiants voyageant sur de longues distances.
To be eligible, students must be | Pour être admissibles, les étudiants doivent être :
- Be presenting author on a poster or oral presentation accepted by the PHHC Section for the CPA annual convention
• Être l’auteur principal d’une communication sous forme d’affiche ou présentation orale acceptée par la section PHHC pour le congrès annuel de la SCP. - A student member of the PHHC Section at the time of submission, and must, therefore, also be a student member of the CPA
• Étudiant membre de la section PHHC au moment de la soumission, et doit, par conséquent, être aussi un membre étudiant de la SCP - A Canadian citizen or attending a Canadian university
• Citoyen canadien ou étudiant à une université canadienne
Priority will be given to students who attend Universities 500 km or more from the city in which the conference is being held. La priorité sera accordée aux étudiants qui fréquentent des universités situées à 500 km ou plus de la ville où se tient la conférence.
The winner will be determined by lottery, with higher odds for those further away from the conference location. | Le gagnant sera tiré au sort, les chances d’être tiré au sort étant d’autant plus élevées pour ceux qui fréquentent des universités plus loin du lieu du congrès.
If students meet the above eligibility criteria, they are asked to contact the PHHC Section Student Representative phhcstudentscpa@gmail.com to confirm their student status and where they are residing and provide their email contact information, at least a month before the CPA conference. Award recipients will receive the funding after the conference and may need to provide travel receipts.
Si les étudiants répondent aux critères d’admissibilité ci-dessus, ils sont priés de contacter le représentant étudiant de la section PHHC (phhcstudentscpa@gmail.com) afin de confirmer leur statut étudiant et leur lieu de résidence, et de fournir leurs coordonnées électroniques, au moins un mois avant le congrès SCP. Les lauréats recevront le financement après le congrès et pourraient être amenés à fournir des preuves de frais de déplacement.