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The DV/SV Community Annual Awards Are Back!
It’s time to celebrate all the hard work being done in the community among our coworkers and colleagues with our Annual Awards, which will be given out during the Annual Meeting on Friday, October 17. Please consider nominating not just coworkers and teammates but also partners and colleagues! Each award is a separate link below.
When submitting your nominations, please address each specific criterion, providing enough information to help the selection committee understand the full scope and significance of the work performed by the team or individual, as well as the ways in which they have exceeded their duties. For added context, include detailed descriptions and examples to illustrate how the nominees meet the criteria in their work for added context. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, September 26, at 5 p.m. Please submit your nominations today!
Here are the award categories and criteria:
Service Professional of Excellence:
https://forms.office.com/g/c39Hfi2Qsm
Service professionals may include advocates, mental health professionals, offender services providers, attorneys, medical personnel, judges, court personnel, law enforcement, or system-wide worker (macro level DV/SV worker who does not carry a caseload). The Service Professional of Excellence goes above and beyond in their work responding and providing services to victims.
Service Professional of Excellence Award (Guiding questions for nominations):
- Give at least two specific examples of how the service professional has gone above and beyond to serve clients affected by interpersonal violence.
- How has the service professional made an impact in working to prevent and end DV and/or SV?
- How has their work influenced attitudes, policies, and practices within their agency or across systems?
Team Excellence Award:
https://forms.office.com/g/pFdt3bi99m
A team, unit, organization, or multi-disciplinary group of individuals (short-term or standing) working across systems with regards to an issue related to domestic or sexual violence.
Team Award Criteria:
- How has the team made an impact on individuals and families impacted by DV or SV?
- How has the team made an impact on service professionals across Fairfax County?
- How has their work influenced attitudes, policies, and practices within their agency or across systems?
Community Member/Provider of Excellence Award:
https://forms.office.com/g/1aNSYbr1ju
A volunteer or professional (or group) who does not exclusively work with DV survivors but has changed their business or personal practices to find ways to advocate for survivors or partner with DV or SV organizations to raise awareness of domestic or sexual violence in their communities. This person might also be someone in the media or a politician.
Community Member/Provider Selection Criteria:
- How has the community member made an impact on individuals and families impacted by DV or SV?
- How has the community member made an impact on service professionals across Fairfax County?
- How has their work influenced attitudes, policies, and practices within their agency or across systems?
DV Community Vanguard Award:
This award is for someone who has been at the forefront of our community’s efforts to change the landscape of the domestic and sexual violence community. They have transformed the response to the needs of individuals, families, and communities impacted by domestic or sexual violence. This person has spent their career working to end violence in our community and is likely nearing retirement or is going to be leaving the community. If you would like to submit someone for nomination, please contact Stacy Ziebell at Stacy.Ziebell@fairfaxcounty.gov
The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, September 26, at 5 p.m. Please don’t wait to nominate someone!
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