Benefits of Student Membership
- Free continuing education for professional development
- Free online continuing education credits
- Free mentorship from our board members
- Free copies of newsletter
- Opportunity to write article and be published
- Qualification to switch to regular membership and opportunity to apply for certification
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
Requirements:
- Submit minimum 9 credit hours that you’re currently enrolled in
- Resume
Ways to submit requirements and/or application:
- Email: cao@americanpsychotherapy.com
- Fax: 417-823-9959
- 2750 E. Sunshine St. Springfield, MO 65804
