APSAC accepts new memberships year-round. (By joining APSAC, you automatically become a member of the state chapter, NCPSAC.) Individuals applying for membership must be a professional working in the field of child maltreatment or a related field. In applying for membership, professionals ceritfy compliance with the APSAC code of ethics as well as the professional and ethical standards of and all laws and regulations relating to their respective profession or field. Membership in APSAC does not certify professional competence.
APSAC's membership runs from January 1st through December 31st each year. Members joining from October 1st through December 31st will become active members through January 1st of the following year. Members who join prior to October will receive current copies of APSAC publications that are included in membership benefits.
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Click here to download a membership application. Visit www.apsac.org for additional membership information.
GROUP MEMBERSHIPS
A 10% discount is offered for each NEW membership fee when 5-9 individuals from one agency join at the same time. A 20% discount is offered for each NEW membership fee when 10 or more individuals from one agency join at the same time.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
- Affiliation with a national association that strives to improve techniques for assessment, investigation, and treatment of maltreated children and their families.
- Opportunity to receive The APSAC Advisor, a member newsletter. The APSAC Advisor is also available in electronic format.
- Opportunity to participate in the APSAC state chapter in your state or territory.
- Opportunity to participate in national task forces establishing best practice guidelines in many critical areas.
- Online access to the Child Maltreatment Journal through Sage Publications. Hard copies are available for an additional $20 fee. Click here for more information.
- Registration discounts for APSAC's annual Colloquium and APSAC Institutes affiliated with conferences in many states.
- Discounts on publications.