Membership

Full Membership — $1,000

Eligibility

1. Open to anyone who wants to participate fully in the Center’s mission.
2. Students enrolled in Center training programs are Full members through their tuition payments.
3. First-year graduates of Center training programs receive a 50% discount for one year after graduation.

Benefits

• Voting privileges
• Eligibility for faculty appointments to teach and supervise in Center training programs
• Member listserv
• Complimentary Membership Directory
• Complimentary PEPweb subscription
• Complimentary Study Groups
• Member discounts for Center conferences and other events
• Eligibility for the NIH Credit Union
• Complimentary inclusion in the Center’s Referral Service, pending development
• Other benefits as they become available

Basic Membership — $375

Open to anyone.

Benefits

• Member listserv
• Complimentary Membership Directory
• Complimentary Study Groups
• Eligibility for the NIH Credit Union
• Inclusion in the Center’s Referral Service for a fee to be determined, pending development
• Other benefits as they become available

New Professional Membership — $250

Eligibility

1. Open to people who graduated within the previous three years from a graduate-level academic mental health program, such as an MSW, PhD, PsyD, MD, or MSN program.
2. Membership in this category is limited to two years.

Benefits

New Professionals receive the same benefits as Basic members:

• Member listserv
• Complimentary Membership Directory
• Complimentary Study Groups
• Eligibility for the NIH Credit Union
• Inclusion in the Center’s Referral Service, pending development
• Other benefits as they become available

Corresponding Membership — $100

Eligibility

1. Open only to members of other APsaA or IPA institutes. It also includes WCP graduates who were formerly voting members and now live at least 100 miles away.
2. Corresponding members of local institutes or centers must be voting members of their home institute or center.

Benefits and limitations

Corresponding members receive most Full-member privileges but may not vote, hold office, serve as elected committee members, or be listed as program faculty for teaching and supervising.

• Member listserv
• Complimentary Membership Directory
• Complimentary Study Groups
• Discounts for Center conferences and other events, as determined
• Eligibility for the NIH Credit Union
• Complimentary inclusion in the Center’s Referral Service, pending development
• Other benefits as they become available

Friend — $100

Open to anyone.

Benefits

• Member listserv
• Participation in one Center Study Group for a $50 fee
• Continuing education or continuing medical education credit for a Study Group for an additional $50

Student Membership — $50

Open to undergraduate and graduate students.

Benefits

• Member listserv
• Complimentary Membership Directory
• Participation in Study Groups at the discretion of the Study Group leader or coordinator
• Student rates for Center conferences
• Eligibility for the NIH Credit Union
• Other benefits as they become available

Active Life Membership — $100

Eligibility

1. Limited to people age 75 or older who have been Full members in good standing for at least the preceding 10 years.
2. Eligibility is not limited by the number of hours worked.

Benefits

Active Life members receive most Full-membership benefits, including a complimentary PEPweb subscription.

Life Membership — Voluntary Dues

Eligibility

1. Limited to people age 75 or older who have been Full members for at least the preceding 10 years.
2. Eligibility is not limited by the number of hours worked.

Benefits

Life members receive all Full-membership benefits. Members who turn 75 may elect to continue paying dues, and Life members are encouraged to make annual financial contributions to the Center.

Community Board Membership — No Dues

Eligibility

Limited to people recruited from the community to serve as Board members or Directors who are not already Full members.

Benefits

Community Board members receive all relevant privileges of Full members.

Changes to Membership Categories

Dues paid for one category cannot be refunded to change categories during the fiscal and membership year. Category changes may take place only during the May–July billing period.