Benefits of Membership
- Networking and referral opportunities through the association
- Free online continuing education credits
- Access to certification programs
- "NEW" - Achieve Links Rewards Program
- Free subscription to the Annals of Psychotherapy & Integrative Health® and the opportunity to have articles published
- Greater sense of personal accomplishment as a member of a professional organization
- Discount on professional liability insurance
- Discount on homeowners insurance and auto insurance
- Serve as a board member or peer reviewer
- Participate in BETA test groups
Benefits of Certification
Potential Benefits to the Field:- Standardizes practices and/or standards within an industry
- Advances the specialty/field
- Increases cooperation between organizations in the same discipline
- Provides a means for an industry to self-regulate
- Grants recognition of knowledge and skills by a third party
- Enhances professional reputation
- Provides personal accomplishment
- Supports continued professional development
- Demonstrates a high level of commitment to the field of practice
- Demonstrates a specific level of knowledge and skill
- Increases opportunities for career advancement and/or increased earnings
- Validates skills and knowledge
- Communicates credibility
- Serves as a differentiator in a competitive job market
- Meets employer or governmental requirements
- Improves customer satisfaction
- Increases competence level of employees
- Useful in making employment decisions
- Provides professional development opportunities for employees
- Ongoing enhancement of knowledge and skills
- Increases confidence in employees' abilities
- Demonstrates employers' commitment to competence
- Provides means to establish and enforce an ethical code
- Provides compliance with industry regulation/government requirements
- Increases safety
- Provides means to establish and enforce an ethical code
- Standardizes practice and/or standards within an industry
- Advances the specialty/field and increases cooperation between organizations in the same discipline
- Provides a means for an industry to self-regulate
- Helps in identifying qualified service providers
- Increases confidence in service providers
- Provides disciplinary process to follow in case of complaints
