FSCA NEWS

Acknowledge someone you know for their commitment to social justice!
Counselors for Social Justice is pleased to announce a call for
nominations for the Mary Smith Arnold Anti-Oppression Award and the
'Ohana Awards. Please consider nominating someone for these incredible
honors. (Please read below for background and nomination process. )
Due to the nature of the Listservs, the nomination forms cannot be
attached but can be obtained from the Counselors for Social Justice
webpage:

http://counselorsforsocialjustice.com/ohana.html

under the respective
award category.
Recipients will be presented with their awards at a special ceremony at
the 2007 ACA Conference in Detroit, MI.

**Please note nominations are due by February 15, 2007**

THE AWARDS:

CSJ Mary Smith Arnold Anti-Oppression Award Background

Dr. Mary Smith Arnold (1946-2003) was a cherished member of the
counseling and human development professions and a founding mother of
Counselors for Social Justice. She was active in civil rights struggles
throughout her all too short life and a Counselor Educator on the
faculties of Governors State and Kent State Universities specializing in
Community and Couple, Marital, and Family Counseling. She was the
co-creator of the Unlearning Oppression workshops, taught to thousands
of students and colleagues around the world. An ally to all oppressed
peoples, Dr.
Arnold's spirit of expecting equity and justice for all peoples was
evident in her leadership roles in ACA as a CSJ Governing Council
representative and in her work as co-chair of ACA's Public Policy and
Legislation committee.

Arnold Anti-Oppression Award Nomination Process (Due Feb. 15)

Nominees for this award are professional counselors and counselor
educators who have an exemplary record of challenging multiple
oppressions in the counseling professions as well as in their local
schools and communities. Send CSJ/Mary Smith Arnold Anti-Oppression
Award nominees to Awards Committee Co-Chair, Dr.
Judy Lewis at j-lewis@govst.edu .

CSJ 'Ohana Honors Awards Tradition Background

The CSJ 'Ohana Honors awards were created by Drs. Michael D'Andrea and
Judy Daniels, Counselor Education faculty at the University of
Hawai'i-Manoa, in 1994. They are given annually by CSJ at the American
Counseling Association conference in the Spring each year to honor
individuals in counseling who affirm diversity and advocate for social
justice in the spirit of nine elements of the indigenous Hawai'ian
concept of 'ohana or extended family:

Malama: Caring
Ha'aha'a: Humility
Na'auuo: Intelligence
Lokomaika'i: Generosity
Kupono: Integrity, Honesty
Aloha: Unconditional Love
Mana: Spiritual Power
'Olu'olu: Courtesy
Koa: Courage

'Ohana Awards Nomination Process (Due Feb. 15)

Anyone who is a member of CSJ or ACA may nominate a potential 'Ohana
Honors awardee by completing the recommendation form via e-mail or
regular mail to Awards Committee Co-Chairs Laurie Vargas or Denise
Pickering.
NOTE: Again, nomination forms can be obtained from the Counselors for
Social Justice webpage:

http://counselorsforsocialjustice.com/ohana.html

under the respective
award category.

--
Edil Torres Rivera, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, ACS Associate Professor Department
of Counselor Education
1215 Norman Hall
P. O. Box 117046
Gainesville, FL 32611-7046
President: Counselors for Social Justice
http://www.coe.ufl.edu/Counselor/MeetingUs/Torres.php
Phone: 352-392-0731 ext. 233
Fax: 352-846-2697