Membership Types
Full Members ($100.00) of this Association shall have received a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) in Psychology conferred by a graduate or professional school that is regionally accredited and are provisionally or fully licensed as Psychologists by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. Members of the Association shall be persons who reside in and are employed in the state of Texas except for non-resident members who apply in writing for membership, who pay yearly dues, and who practice within and adhere to the ethical standards of this Association. Employed candidates for membership shall be engaged in work that is primarily psychological in nature.
Associate Members ($75.00) shall be persons other than Licensed Psychologists who work in related mental health roles, with interests consonant with the purpose of this organization as stated in Article II of these By Laws. Associates may have a master’s degree in psychology or closely related field from a regionally accredited graduate or professional school, OR a doctoral degree in a closely related field (Ed.D., Ph.D. in Social Work), OR who are licensed as Psychological Associates or Specialists in School Psychology by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. Associates may not hold Association-wide office, nor may they be entitled to vote. Associates may serve in Special Interest Groups or on Committees of the Association if permitted by Special Interest Group By-Laws and shall be entitled to all other rights and privileges of the Association as may be granted by the Board of Directors. Fully licensed Psychologists are not eligible to apply as Associates.
Early Career Psychologists ($65.00) shall be persons who are Postdoctoral Fellows or who are within two years of earning a doctoral degree in Psychology conferred by a graduate or professional school that is regionally accredited. Early Career Psychologists are entitled to the same rights, roles, and responsibilities as Full Members: Early Career Psychologists may hold office in the Association and are entitled to vote in elections. Early Career Psychologists may serve in Special Interest Groups or on Committees of the Association if permitted by Special Interest Group By-Laws.
Retired Members ($50.00) shall be persons who have reached the age of sixty-five (65) or older, and who have fully retired and have been members or associates for not less than ten (10) or more consecutive years.
Students Affiliates ($25.00) shall be qualified undergraduate and graduate students in psychology, or a closely related field, OR Pre-doctoral Interns in Psychology. Student Affiliates may not hold office in the Association, nor shall they be entitled to vote except in elections for the Student Affiliate Group. Student Affiliates shall be exempt from paying the annual dues of the Association. Student affiliates may serve in Special Interest Groups or on Committees of the Association if permitted by Special Interest Group By-Laws.
