Award Recipients
Alberta College of Social Workers 2012 Awards
The Nominations and Recruitment Committee have reviewed the nominees and Council has approved the following recipients:
Honorary Membership
- Kristjanna Grimmelt
Excellence in Social Work Practice
- Colleen Elizabeth Clark
- Sandy Lyon
John Hutton Memorial Award
- Brenda Brochu
- Joe Ceci
Awards will be presented at the Awards Luncheon at the 2012 Annual Conference to be held at:
Hall "D", Shaw Conference Centre
Time: 12:30
Date: Friday, March 23, 2012
Address: 9797 Jasper Ave. NW Edmonton, AB
For further information contact the ACSW office at (780) 421-1167 or 1-800-661-3089.
Awards Review Guidelines
Nominations should include:
1. Letter outlining reasons for specific award nomination
2. Current resume of nominee
3. Two RSW nominators
4. Relevant supporting documents
The following questions will be used to guide the selection process:
A. John Hutton Memorial Award for Social Action/Policy
This award recognizes outstanding contribution to the profession of social work and the community through social action/policy.
1. What was the unmet community need?
2. What was the social action/policy?
3. What makes the achievement outstanding?
4. What was the impact on the community?
B. Excellence in Social Work Practice
This award recognizes exemplary practice and commitment that has been demonstrated over time.
1. What was the exemplary practice?
2. What examples of commitment to the Code of Ethics & Standards
of Practice were demonstrated?
3. What was the impact on clients, workplace, community?
C. Honourary Membership
This award recognizes non-social workers who have made a significant contribution to the values and ideals of social work and who have advanced the goals of ACSW.
1. What was/were the significant contribution(s)?
2. Which values and ideals of social work were involved?
3. Which ACSW goals were advanced?
Adopted December 10, 2010
