Individual Professional Membership Application

Individual Professional Members are: • Educational Consultants • Psychologists • Psychiatrists • Lawyers • Counselors and Therapists • College/University Professors • Other Referring Professionals

Disclosure

The National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP) is pleased to offer an Associate Individual Professional Membership to people who, alongside NATSAP member programs, participate in the common mission of promoting healthy growth and the personal well-being of program participants.

An application for a NATSAP Associate Individual Professional Membership is voluntary on the part of the applicant and is designed to provide individuals the opportunity to show their commitment to the ethics and standards upheld by the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs and its members.

Acceptance as an Associate Individual Professional Member is based upon completion of the application in full, receipt of the Annual Fee and is accepted with the acknowledgement of the applicant that the application is complete. Associate Individual Professionals will receive an invoice to renew their association with NATSAP thirty days prior to the expiration date.

The NATSAP Membership Committee may review the submitted application and may recommend it to the NATSAP Board of Directors for approval.

ALL APPLYING INDIVIDUAL PROFESSIONALS

NATSAP reserves the right to:

• Request references from a NATSAP member program representative in good standing.
• Refuse membership for any reason including, but not limited to, any past/pending or future legal action taken against any individual applying for membership.
• Request and receive any documentation regarding such legal action prior to acceptance of membership with the NATSAP organization. It is the responsibility of the individual requesting membership to alert NATSAP of any pending legal issues that may impact the decision for membership.

BENEFITS

As a NATSAP Associate Individual Professional Member, you will:

• Be listed on the NATSAP website (your name and your company/organization) and be linked back to your website
• Receive a copy of the NATSAP Newsletters and Blogs (NATSAPPress, We Are NATSAP, NATSAP Blog, and NATSAP Policy Digest)
• Be eligible for reduced conference registration fees
• Be listed in NATSAP’s Annual Membership Directory
• Be included in the designated online membership directory for Individual Professional members
• You may use the NATSAP logo as long as it is linked to the NATSAP Website
• Participate in NATSAP webinars and surveys
• Be eligible for exclusive NATSAP member discounts (online learning, travel discounts, etc.)
• Others as they become available

RESTRICTIONS

• You will not have a vote in NATSAP elections on the issues requiring voting
• You may not serve on NATSAP’s Board of Directors unless you are also employed by a regular NATSA member program
• You are ineligible to participate in the We Are NATSAP newsletter.