The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies’ (ABCT) Dr. Mary Cover Jones “Partners in the Studies of Human Lives” Honorary Award and Lecture Series will celebrate the pioneering legacy of Mary Cover Jones, “Mother of Behavior Therapy.”

This award and lecture series will recognize those early- to mid-career ABCT members continuing the legacy of Dr. Jones by: 1) asking impactful questions to “reduce and eradicate suffering” in youth, from early childhood through emerging adulthood; and 2) advancing clinical science, its teaching, and dissemination while demonstrating meaningful community connections or partnerships. The award aims to showcase the range of scientist-practitioners who are innovating either with small sample clinical studies that set the stage for the advancement of youth treatment or larger-scale community efforts.

The Award and Lecture Series may be featured at ABCT’s Annual Convention or throughout the year. Monies will support presenter honoraria, award, and travel.

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The Youth Community Leader Award recognizes outstanding kids and teens (7–17 years old) who are making a positive impact on their local community.

These local leaders have furthered the mission of ABCT by advancing the well-being of other individuals through community engagement, service, activism, advocacy, research, and other creative approaches.

Candidates for the award will be from the local and surrounding area where ABCT holds its Annual Convention each November. Recipients will be recognized at the Friday-night Awards Ceremony and will receive a cash prize of $200 and an award. Up to 5 awards will be given annually.

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This award is designed to recognize excellence among ABCT student presenters and to help reduce travel expenses associated with attending at the convention. The award is given to an individual who is presenting at the annual convention and demonstrates independence and innovation for the field.

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This award is designed to provide ABCT graduate students with funding to support their thesis or dissertation research project. Based on both merit and need, this award is given to students whose research is not funded through other sources. This award is reviewed by the Research Facilitation Committee with final approval by the Board of Directors.

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The purpose of this award is to recognize early career professionals who share Dr. Albano’s core commitment to integrating science and practice. This award includes a cash prize to support travel to the ABCT Annual Convention and attendance at a clinical treatment workshop. Preference is given to applicants with a demonstrated interest in and commitment to child and adolescent mental health care.

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“Clarity of writing reflects clarity of thinking.” This statement reflects the overarching goal that Michael J. Kozak sought to achieve himself and that he vigorously encouraged others to reach as well. Accordingly, recipients of this award from ABCT should embody this same spirit in their own work. Dr. Kozak was able to achieve this high standard and promote its achievement in others with great skill and kindness, so recipients should also conduct themselves in such a way in their professional lives. This award will be given on alternate years.

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These awards are given to students whose doctoral dissertation proposal demonstrates excellence in advancing behavior therapy. The award can be used to support the student’s research or to facilitate their travel to the ABCT convention.

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This award is given to an individual who, through one or more research studies, has developed an innovative and novel line of research or assessment/analytic tool or method that advances the understanding and/or treatment of addictions. The emphasis is on behavioral and/or cognitive research or research methods that are new and have yielded exceptional breakthroughs in knowledge.

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The Francis Cecil Sumner Excellence Award is named in honor of Dr. Sumner, the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in psychology in 1920. Commonly referred to as the “Father of Black Psychology,” he is recognized as an American leader in education reform. The award is intended to acknowledge and promote the excellence in research, clinical work, teaching, or service by an ABCT member who is a doctoral student or early career professional within 10 years of award of the PhD/PsyD/EdD/ScD/MD who identifies as Black or Indigenous. The award is given to recognize that Black and Indigenous practitioners and scholars are underrepresented, despite making important contributions to our field. The Francis Cecil Sumner Excellence Award is meant to reflect the overarching goal of ABCT supporting its members of color.

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