This Award will acknowledge a Social Worker
who exemplifies the best of the profession’s values, achievements and
accomplishments through demonstrated practice.
To be eligible, accomplishments must have taken place during the period
01 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.
Who can be nominated?
Social workers engaged directly with the
delivery of services to clients, including social workers who identify as
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
Nominees must be a current financial member
of the AASW and be of good standing with the AASW.
Who can nominate a nominee?
Self-nomination and Third-Party nominations
will be considered. In the case of
Third-Party nominations, we recommend engaging the Nominee directly in the
process.
Terms and Conditions
Nominations will be made through a “call
for nominations” announced by the AASW in August 2023.
Nominations submitted to the AASW Award
Committee for consideration must not exceed 2,000 words and be supported by
appropriate evidence such as letters of commendation, acknowledgement of
achievements through employers or other agencies, newspaper articles or such
other relevant evidence.
Nominations must be submitted through the
AASW’s designated submission process.
The Award Committee will consider all
nominations based on written responses to the criteria outlined below.
The Award Committee reserves the right to
reject nominations that do not address the criteria or exceed the specified
word limits or are not received by the submission deadline. The AASW will keep confidential their
discussions and deliberations on nominees and will not provide feedback
regarding their decisions. Award winners
will be announced at the 2023 AASW Online Health Symposium on 16 November 2023.
The written submission in this category
will contribute 100% of the overall score for consideration of this Award and
will determine shortlisted nominees.