Open Meeting: Spreading ISPA Around the World... Increasing Membership
Baas, SA (A.)Concordia University, 1282 Concordia Avenue, 55104, St. Paul
Submission type
Round Table DiscussionScheduled
Room 104, 11-07-2019, 09:00 - 10:30Keywords
Child -being, supporting ISPA members, MembershipSummary
Chairs Drs. Sally Baas and Vitor Coelho
Coosie Griffiths, Chair of Affiliates, and Aria Fiat, Student Membership Chair
Goals:
1) Developing international relationships
2) Determine strategies for increasing membership
3) Develop materials for recruiting members
Members are persons fully trained to function as School Psychologists in their own countries at institutions recognized by their national or state authority. Members have voting rights and may stand for office in the Association.
Honorary Life Members enjoy the same privileges as Members, but do not have to pay membership fees. The criteria and procedure for awarding Honorary Life Membership are described in the Operations Handbook.
Students enrolled in school similar to those of ISPA. There are two categories of affiliation:
Affiliate Organization. National, international and regional organizations that have at least 30% of their members who are school psychologists are eligible as Affiliate Organizations. The fee for affiliation shall be set by the Executive Committee and found in the Operations Handbook. Affiliate Organizations shall have one vote in the affairs of ISPA.