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NBCC Awards



Nominations for the 2027 NBCC Awards are now closed.

The NBCC Awards honor outstanding individuals who are shaping the future of Counseling!

The NBCC awards were created for counselors, by counselors to recognize individuals who exemplify professional excellence in counseling and whose contributions have significantly helped to expand access to mental health services, strengthen the profession, support counselor education, and advance counseling and counselors domestically and globally.



Winners receive an honorarium and are featured in the NBCC Visions newsletter.


View Past Award Winners

2026 Awards 2025 Awards 2024 Awards



Awards were presented in the following categories:

Innovations in Counseling Awards
(up to three awards in any combination of the subcategories below)

  • Research Innovations in Counseling Practice and Counselor Education

  • Innovation in Counselor Education Program Community Engagement

  • Innovation in Counseling Practice and Clinical Service



Global Advancement of Counseling Awards
(up to three awards in any combination of the subcategories below)

  • Global Advancement of Counseling: Governmental Recognition

  • Global Advancement of Counseling: Counselor Education

  • Global Advancement of Counseling: Community Capacity



NBCC Servant Leadership Award
(up to one award available)


Leadership Excellence for Counselors by Counselors Award
(up to one award available)


Propelling Mental Health, Powering the Future: School Counseling Award
(up to one award available)

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