Who Can Join SAPA
There are three levels of SAPA membership: Member, Student Member, and Life Member. Each membership level has different requirements and associated fees, which are described below.
To apply for Member or Student Member status, click on the Join Now button below and complete the survey that follows. To transfer to Life Member status, please contact SAPA administration: admin@sapaonline.org.
Requirements for Member Status:
To join as a SAPA Member, you must meet one or more of the following criteria:
- You have completed a doctoral degree that is primarily psychological in nature.
- You hold an active license from the State of Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners.
- You hold a School Psychologist Certificate from the Arizona Department of Education.
- You are a Member or Fellow of the American Psychological Association.
Requirements for Student Member Status:
To join as a SAPA Student Member, you must be enrolled in a graduate program that is psychological in nature and you must not be eligible for Member Status, as described above. Psychology trainees on internship or in fellowship programs also fall under this category.
Requirements for Life Member Status:
Life Members are exempt from paying membership dues. To join SAPA as a Life Member, you must meet both of the following criteria:
- You are age 65 or older AND
- You have been a member of SAPA for ten consecutive years preceding the request to have your membership status changed to Life Member
Please send your request to change your membership status to SAPA Administration: admin@sapaonline.org
Membership Fees & Renewals:
SAPA memberships renew annually on October 1st at $100 a year.
Student Member Fees:
The free student membership promotion has ended. However, we are providing a special code that will allow you to renew at no cost through October 1, 2026, when the next renewal period begins.
At that time, the student renewal fee will be $10. If you are no longer a student, you may choose to renew as a full member at the standard membership rate.
We will continue offering scholarships for students, so please reach out when the renewal fee returns in October if you would like to apply. Scholarships are available for any student who would benefit from financial assistance.
Membership Benefits
- Referral service to the outside community (“find a psychologist” through the website)
- Advertising opportunities for office space, group therapy, new practices, etc.
- Monthly digest with upcoming information, local updates, and information about your professional peers
- APA approved CE credits for SAPA events with a discount for members
- Affordable cost to join
- Free holiday party and membership appreciation events
- Face to face networking opportunities through parties, regular coffee socials, annual walks, and events
- Partner with local businesses and organizations to provide expertise to the community, including collaborations with the Tucson Museum of Art, the Rogue theater, the University of Arizona, the Arizona Psychological Association and other community groups
- Opportunities to build your CV by participating within the organization on various levels
Graduate Student, Intern, and Fellow – Student Membership Benefit
- Education: Membership gives those in training access to low-cost presentations on topics highly relevant to clinical, counseling, and school psychology practice. SAPA provides informal discussion groups on various topics relevant to students, interns and fellows.
- Networking: SAPA members are a welcoming and collegial group, always happy to consult with trainees on broad professional issues including professional development, practice, ethics, self-care, financial/marketing, and other career issues. Membership events and parties are welcoming to students interested in networking with all members.
- Leadership: Student members have the opportunity to serve on the Board and committees and learn about the governance of a non-profit professional organization. This is a great way to build your CV. There are many opportunities to engage in community outreach and get to know the community we serve.
Graduate school, practicum, internship, and fellowship are times of intense focus on an area of specialty. Involvement with our local professional organization gives trainees an opportunity to appreciate the richness and versatility of careers in psychology, learn how valuable our professional skills and services are to those in the community, discover new passions and areas of interest, and develop leadership skills to better serve their communities—academic, industry, and the public—in their professional careers.
The free student membership promotion has ended. However, we are providing a special code that will allow you to renew at no cost through October 1, 2026, when the next renewal period begins.
At that time, the student renewal fee will be $10. If you are no longer a student, you may choose to renew as a full member at the standard membership rate.
We will continue offering scholarships for students, so please reach out when the renewal fee returns in October if you would like to apply. Scholarships are available for any student who would benefit from financial assistance.
We are incredibly grateful to have our student members as part of the SAPA community, and we’re excited for you to experience all the new events and opportunities SAPA has planned this year.
SAPA membership provided me with a connection to so MANY psychologists in Tucson whom I consulted when I had concerns about clients, about potential ethical dilemmas, when I needed to make referrals to psychologists who had different skill sets than I had... and not the least was that SAPA membership provided connections to psychologists I am proud to call friends. Lifelong friends.