Frequently Asked Questions - Membership

What are the different membership categories?

Can I share a Common Address membership with a coworker?

Does NASP offer group memberships?

How much does NASP membership cost? What is the membership year?

Do my membership benefits take effect immediately?

Does my membership make me eligible for discounted professional liability insurance?

Does NASP accept purchase orders for membership dues?

Can I get a receipt for my dues payment?

Can I get a new membership card?

Does joining my state association automatically make me a NASP member?

What are the different membership categories?

A Regular member is someone who is trained in school psychology or certified by the National School Psychology Certification System (NSPCS), or credentialed by a state as a school psychologist, or holds official assignment of 50% or more on a school psychology graduate program faculty.

A Student member is someone actively enrolled in a school psychology graduate program at least one-half time or a minimum of six semester hours or its equivalent per semester. Student membership is not available to those employed full time in the profession.

An Early Career-Year One member is someone who graduated from a school psychology graduate program and is in his or her first year of practice.

An Early Career-Year Two member is someone who graduated from a school psychology graduate program and is in his or her second year of practice.

A Retired member is someone holding regular membership for at least five consecutive years who retires from full time remunerative professional activity, but may be consulting or involved in other paid professional activity less than 15 hours a week.

A Canadian member is someone living or working in Canada who meets regular membership requirements or is currently functioning as a school psychologist or equivalent.

An International member is someone living and working outside the United States or Canada who meets regular membership requirements or is currently functioning as a school psychologist or equivalent.

A Common Address member is a school psychologist who resides with a regular member paying full dues. All mailings, except election materials, are only sent to the regular member. This membership category is not available to those employed at the same address.

An Associate member member is someone who does not meet the eligibility requirements of the other membership categories and may include those functioning as a school psychologist without a school psychology credential, consultant, or supervisor of psychological services; faculty at a school psychology graduate program; or allied professionals, or undergraduate or graduate students, with a strong affiliation to school psychology, who support the work of the profession and wish to convey their affiliation and commitment through membership in the Association.

A Student Associate member is someone who meets the eligibility requirements for associate membership and is actively enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at least one-half time or a minimum of six semester hours or its equivalent per semester.

A Leave of Absence member is a person who has been an Association member for at least one year and is on a leave of absence from an employer, is laid off, or may be consulting or involved in other paid professional activity less than 15 hours a week, or is receiving no compensation from any employment source. Request for a leave of absence membership must be made in writing to the Director of Membership.

Can I share a Common Address membership with a coworker?

The Common Address membership is available for a school psychologist who shares a residential address with a current NASP Regular member and does not wish to receive duplicate copies of NASP publications.

Does NASP offer group memberships?

NASP memberships are offered to individual school psychologists and students; there are no group memberships.

How much does NASP membership cost? What is the membership year?

The NASP membership year runs from July 1 through June 30.

The annual membership dues rates are:

Regular $175
Student $55
Early Career–First Year $130
Early Career–Second Year $160
Retired $65
Canadian $175 (in U.S. dollars)
International $190 (in U.S. dollars)
Common Address $135
Associate $175
Student Associate $55
Leave of Absence $60

Starting January 1, 2010, NASP will offer an 18 month membership valid through June 30, 2011.

The dues rates for this membership are:

Regular $260
Student $80
Early Career–First Year $195
Early Career–Second Year $240
Retired $95
Canadian $260 (in U.S. dollars)
International $285 (in U.S. dollars)
Common Address $200
Associate $260
Student Associate $80
Leave of Absence $90

Do my membership benefits take effect immediately?

While your membership is valid immediately, your access to certain benefits—web access and professional liability insurance—does not take effect until your application has been processed. If you join or renew online, these benefits are activated immediately; if you join by mail or telephone, please allow up to two weeks.

Does my membership make me eligible for discounted professional liability insurance?

Yes, your NASP membership makes you eligible for discounted professional liability insurance with two companies:

Forrest T. Jones & Company, Inc can be reached at (800) 265-9366 and offers life and health insurance to NASP members, in addition to offering professional liability insurance.

The American Professional Agency can be reached at (800) 421-6694 and offers professional liability insurance for NASP members.

Does NASP accept purchase orders for membership dues?

We honor VISA, MasterCard, money orders and personal checks as forms of payment; however, we are unable to accept purchase orders for membership dues.

Can I get a receipt for my dues payment?

We can either mail or e-mail you a receipt for your payment if you contact us at membership@naspweb.org, (866) 331-NASP, (301) 657-0270, or NASP, Membership Department, 4340 East West Highway, Suite 402, Bethesda, MD 20814.

Can I get a new membership card?

To better invest your dues dollars in delivering professional resources, NASP will no longer be mailing printed membership cards. Shortly after you join or renew, you will receive an e-mail with a link to a personalized online membership card that you can print. If you need help accessing your card, please contact us at membership@naspweb.org, (866) 331-NASP, (301) 657-0270, or NASP, Membership Department, 4340 East West Highway, Suite 402, Bethesda, MD 20814.

Does joining my state association automatically make me a NASP member?

Your state association and NASP are separate organizations, each offering many benefits to its members. Joining a state organization does not make you a NASP member. Visit NASP’s list of state associations for information on your state association. Association based on the policies of the Delegate Assembly.