Nominations for the 2025 Fort Worth TAAP Counselor of the Year are now available. All nominations must be submitted by April 15, 2025, in order to be considered.
Nominate someone today! This award recognizes a counselor in the field of addiction treatment who has worked in the trenches with clients and their families, and who has contributed to their industry, community, and the TAAP organization in the true spirit of recovery.
Nominations for the 2025 Fort Worth TAAP Professional of the Year are now available. All nominations must be submitted by 04/15/2025, to be considered. Nominate someone today! This award was created to recognize a professional in the field of addiction prevention, intervention, or treatment. A person who has made outstanding and sustained contributions to the advancement of the profession and commitment to their community and the TAAP organization.
Peer Recovery Support Specialists play an important role in the continuum of care. Do you know someone who holds a TCB Peer Support Certification? Someone who advocates for inclusion and advancement of peer support services as part of substance use disorder prevention. Please nominate a peer today!
The Fort Worth Chapter of TAAP offers scholarships each year. These are available to students attending an accredited school and are engaged in studies leading towards being licensed as a Chemical Dependency Counselor in the State of Texas or a current Fort Worth TAAP member working towards a Master’s Degree or a Bachelor’s Degree in the Behavioral Health field (Counseling, Social Work, Human Service Technology, etc.) The application period in 2025 is 01/15/25 – 04/15/2025.
| Apply for the NBCC Minority Fellowship Program to Relieve Your Educational Debt! |
| Are you a Master’s degree student? Do you want money to put towards your educational debt? Are you planning on working with underserved communities, such as minority communities in urban or rural areas, child/adolescent and geriatric groups, minority persons (including LGBTQIA2S+), or veterans? Apply for the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Minority Fellowship Program for Addictions Counselors (MFP-AC)! The NBCC MFP-AC is made possible by a grant awarded to the NBCC Foundation in collaboration with NAADAC by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The program will administer up to 43 Master’s degree-level counseling fellowships of $15,000 for addictions counseling students, plus the travel expenses to participate in other program-related trainings. Are you eligible? Visit the NAADAC website to see the eligibility requirements for the NBCC MFP-AC. Application deadline: September 30, 2024 at 11:59pm ET |
2025 Aaron Rubin Scholarship Winners
Tommy King – Weatherford College
Lucas Horder – BH Carroll Theological
Jennifer Thomas – Weatherford College
Anayancy Hernandez – Tarrant County College
Estela Dominguez – University of Texas Arlington
Tricia Harrison – Weatherford College
2025 Counselor of the Year
Mandy Forbes, LCDC
2025 Peer Specialist of the Year
Trey Weir, RSPS
2025 Professional of the Year
Leesa Nelson
Former Award Winners
2024 Professional of the Year – Sylvia Hubbard
2024 Counselor of the Year – Conor Mullarkey, LMSW, LCDC
2024 Peer Specialist of the Year – James Tapscott, RSPS, MHPS
2023 Professional of the Year Susan Wertenberger, RN, LCDC
2023 Counselor of the Year Sandy Lorden, LCDC, RSPS