Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Independent Practice: Shane S. Bush

The Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Independent Practice is intended to recognize outstanding independent practitioners in psychology. The award is given to a psychologist working in an area of clinical specialization, health services provision, or consulting, and services provided to any patient population or professional clientele in an independent setting. The 2019 recipient is Shane S. Smith. Director of Long Island Neuropsychology, P.C., and neuropsychologist with the VA New York Harbor Health Care System, Smith has developed and maintained a model independent practice that incorporates public service, service to private clientele, prolific authorship that includes more than 20 books and numerous articles and book chapters, and leadership of major professional organizations across a wide variety of specialty practice areas. Board-certified in multiple specialties, Dr. Bush is a visible yet accessible practitioner, mentor, and colleague whose novel practice model promotes a successful balance of professional leadership and involvement and direct service to clients that is rarely seen. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).