Membership Information
Membership in SPA offers a great many benefits and is regarded as one of the best bargains around. It includes:
Professional
Persons who hold a doctor's degree in psychology, medicine, or related field; whose work and interests lie primarily in the study, assessment, or treatment of human behavior and its disorders, and who are recognized by virtue of professional training, experience, or membership in professional associations, and qualified psychologists, psychiatrists, or research workers in these fields.
*The requirement of a doctorate may be waived in the case of applicants from countries in which it is not the standard degree relevant to the practice of psychological assessment if applicants have the advanced degree and training necessary for independent practice as determined by the Board of Directors.
Early Career
Persons who hold a doctor's degree in psychology, medicine, or related field in their first five years of post-terminal experience.
Graduate Student
Persons enrolled in a regionally accredited educational institution in psychology, medicine, or a related field.
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student Members are those persons enrolled in a regionally accredited educational institution, majoring in psychology or a related field.
Associate
If you do not fit any of the categories above, please consider applying for an Associate membership. Persons with graduate degrees below the doctor’s degree or who have been graduate students for at least five (5) years may be qualify for this membership category, and the SPA Board of Directors will determine your eligibility.