TPA works hard for our members – we strive to provide many benefits to being part of one cohesive group of psychologists. In addition to the camaraderie that comes from being part of the largest group of psychological professionals in Tennessee, TPA is happy to provide you with the benefits listed below. These are just a few of the benefits available to you – TPA is always on the lookout for more opportunities to make your membership work harder for you.

Join TPA if you….

• Want to belong to a professional group living engaging in psychological services in the state you live or work.
  
  
• Support the use of science to investigate methods to promote human welfare.
  
  
• Believe in evidence-based practices to serve the needs of Tennesseans with mental health concerns.
  
  
• Want an association that keeps abreast of legislative proposals that could impact your practice, and impact the communities you serve.
  
  
• Want to receive quality Continuing Education (CE) opportunities. TPA’s Annual Convention is typically scheduled in late October / early November each year, in Nashville. As an APA-approved sponsor of continuing education, we continue to offer workshops at affordable rates. TPA also maintains a record of attendance and continuing education credits awarded at workshops and at each workshop.
  
  
• Want membership benefits that promote community, communication, and networking amongst psychologists in Tennessee.
  
  
• Want to engage in specialty Committees that address your area of practice (check out Committees tab for more information!).
  
  
• Are interested in State Leadership and Advocacy. Members of the Legislative Advocacy Directorate are always working hard to monitor legislation that could impact your profession. While this is a relatively unseen benefit, bad legislation can profoundly affect your ability to practice. Membership in TPA is a commitment to the protection of your profession.
  

• Want to take advantage of the activities of your Area Associations. Whether it is in the form of social activities, professional networking, or free CE’s, your chapter can provide you with many important benefits.

Join TPA, the state professional association with a mission to provide resources and community to facilitate members efficacy as scientist-practitioners of psychology as a means of promoting human welfare. As always, TPA is here to assist you in any way that we can!  Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding membership, or any of these exciting membership benefits.  We are here for you!

Email: info@tpaonline.org

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TPA MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

Practice Resources:

• Access to TPA Ethics Committee for consultation
  
  
• Entry in the “Find a Psychologist” directory on the tpaonline.org (which is accessible for viewing by the public and potential referral sources)
  
  
• Early Career Psychologist (ECPs) have a fellowship opportunity for leadership development (with financial support for TPA membership and convention fees)
  
  

Continuing Education (CE) Opportunities:

• Online digital CE Banking (CE certificates earned through TPA are auto-loaded online for 24/7 access; and externally earned CEs can be uploaded for banking)
  
  
• Discounted tuition for attendance at the TPA Annual Convention, (which is designed to meet the needs of bi-annual license renewal requirements for CEs)
  
  
• Access to regular virtual and in-person CE offerings (e.g., webinars, updated Laws & Rules presentations)
  
  
• Home Study CE courses (periodically available, pre-recorded, available online, and view at your convenience)
  
  

Community:

• Access to TPA email ListServ

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TPA MEMBERSHIP TYPES

Are you interested in becoming a TPA Member?

See below for descriptions of the different types of memberships we offer!

Sustaining Membership:  

Sustaining Members are individual who meet the requirements for a Full Membership and agree to provide additional financial support of the association to further psychology in the State of Tennessee.  Full Members in good standing may become Sustaining Members at any time upon a payment of the required dues.  Sustaining Members receive special recognition on the Tennessee Psychological Association website.

Full Membership: 

The minimum standard for election to a Full Member status shall be possession of a current license to practice psychology in Tennessee as a health service provider, or receipt of the Doctoral Degree in Psychology for a regionally accredited graduate school.  Candidates for Full Member status shall be engaged in study or professional work that is primarily psychological in nature and must reside or practice in Tennessee.  Full Members are entitled to vote, hold office, and chair committees.

First-Time Full Membership:

Individuals applying for the First Time Full Membership are eligible for reduction in dues.  Individuals potentially qualifying would include newly licensed psychologist or individuals moving to Tennessee from out of State.  Please mark your application to indicate you are a first-time applicant.

Associate Membership:

Associate Members are individuals who do not meet the requirements to join as Full or Student Members, but are involved in the study, teaching, or in some cases, the ethical practice of psychology.  Such individuals include (1) in-state and out-of-state part time students of psychology, (2) out of state psychology professionals, (3) certified psychological assistants, (4) licensed behavioral analysts, (5) licensed behavioral analysts' assistants, and (6) interested members of related professionals who do not possess the qualifications for Full or Student Membership status.  Associate members have all the benefits of the Full Membership, but cannot vote or hold office.  Persons eligible to join as Full Members may not join as Associates.  Should an Associate Member's qualifications change, making them eligible for Full Membership, the Associate Member must then apply at the Full Member level.

Student Membership:

Student Members shall be full-time undergraduate or graduate students of psychology, educational psychology, or psychology interns and must reside or attend school in Tennessee.   It is required that as soon as Student Members are no longer full-time students that they make application for Full Membership.  Student Members have all the benefits of Full Members but cannot vote or hold office. Student Members must provide documentation of their full-time student status with their yearly dues renewal.