DB Nominations Sought for Disaster Psychiatry Award
APA's district branches are invited to nominate up to two of their members for the 2011 Bruno Lima Award for Excellence in Disaster Psychiatry. The award recognizes outstanding contributions of members who have demonstrated care of and understanding to disaster victims. Contributions include designing disaster response plans, providing direct service delivery in time of disaster, providing disaster consultation and education, and/or doing research.
Submissions must include a nomination letter signed by the district branch president with a description of the district branch's selection process, a one-page description of the activities for which the individual is being nominated and the disaster events, a letter summarizing the nominee's contributions, a one-page biographical sketch, and any other supporting documentation.
The deadline is March 1 for consideration for next year's award.
More information is available from Elizabeth Stickman of APA's Office of International Activities at estickman@psych.
