2024 Direct Support Professional Award Nomination

In your response below, ensure you encompass what makes your nominee unique by including interesting details about their career and experiences. Provide additional detail going beyond their resume. Include personal anecdotes, these firsthand experiences support evidence of their qualifications and make the nomination more compelling. Please focus on the impact of their contributions when writing about their accomplishments not only stating what they did but also showcasing why it matters. These are some focus areas to include in your narrative: Explain how the nominee has supported people to build rapport, maintain relationships and engage in the treatment/recovery process. Describe ways the nominee has been innovative by adapting individualized support and services including being a liaison between prescribers and other treatment team members and actively participating in discharge planning and coordination. Recount how the nominee has exhibited leadership. Include how this nominee exemplified person-centeredness through their actions to support people to establish their own goals and work towards achieving them in wellness as well as recovery. Report how the nominee has inspired wellness and meaning in the lives of those they serve. Note the nominee's accomplishments or achievements.