Texas Association of Addiction Professionals Annual Awards

 

At its Annual Conference in San Antonio, TAAP, the Texas Association for Addiction Professionals, will be honoring the outstanding work of addiction professionals providing prevention, intervention and treatment.  TAAP welcomes nominations for its awards.  The TAAP award categories and nomination forms are listed below:

 

Counselor of the Year Award (click here for instructions)

This award recognizes a counselor in the field of addictions treatment who has worked in the trenches with the clients and their families, and who has contributed both to their industry, community and the TAAP organization in the true spirit of recovery.

 

Please complete all questions listed on the Counselor of the Year nomination criteria instructions sheet and submit it along with all of the supporting documentation.  Incomplete nomination packets will not be considered.

 

Texas Hall of Fame Award (Click here for instructions)

This award recognizes the body of work of an individual in the field of addictions counseling, and is awarded based on the many facets of their contributions over an extended period of time, the varied scope of services provided, and the populations these services reached.  The Nominee must have a minimum of  ten years of experience in the field and as a member of TAAP, and has provided significant contributions to the profession and the TAAP organization.  This award is not presented every year but instead when a worthy candidate is presented that meets the full spirit of the award.  

 

Please complete all questions listed on the Texas Hall of Fame Award nomination criteria instructions sheet and submit it along with all of the supporting documentation.  Incomplete nomination packets will not be considered.

 

Terry D. Hale Addiction Professional of the Year (Click here for instructions)

This annual award was created in June, 2003 to recognize a professional in the field of addiction prevention, intervention or treatment, who has made outstanding and sustained contributions to the advancement of the profession and commitment to their community and the TAAP organization.

TAAP feels that the poem below best represents Terry Hale’s life and contributions to the profession.

 

The Joy of Unselfish Giving
Time is not measured by years that you live.  But by the deeds that you do and the joy that you give -
And each day as it comes brings a chance to each one.  To love to the fullest leaving nothing undone,
That would brighten the life or lighten the load, Of some weary traveler, lost on life's road.
So what does it matter how long we may live, If as long as we live we unselfishly give.
~Helen Steiner Rice

 

Please complete all questions listed on the Terry D. Hale Addiction Professional of the Year nominations instructions sheet.  

 

John Peña Memorial Scholarship Award (click here for instructions)

This annual award was created in honor and memory of John Peña and is presented to a student in recovery who is pursuing his or her college degree.

 

Please complete all questions listed on the Scholarship nomination criteria instructions sheet and submit it along with all of the supporting documentation.  Incomplete nomination packets will not be considered.