MEMBERSHIP

Members of AACE share a passion and commitment to the advancement of measurement and evaluation in all settings. They represent a diverse range of professions including:

• school and college counselors
• career counselors
• rehabilitation counselors
• community mental health professionals
• counselors in private practice
• counselor educators
• state and district test administrators
• test publishers
• program evaluators
• researchers

If you would like to join this dynamic group of professionals, choose the membership option that is right for you.

Levels of Membership

Professional Member - Available to any individual who holds a masters or doctoral level degree in counseling or a closely-related field and has completed at least two courses in measurement or a comparable subject. Professional members enjoy full voting privileges.

Regular Member - Available to any individual who has at least one year of professional experience in activities consistent with the American Counseling Association (ACA). Regular members enjoy full voting privileges.

New Professional Member - A New Professional is someone who has graduated witha master's or a doctorate within the past 12 months. Status is good forone year.

Student Member - Available to any individual currently enrolled in a graduate degree seeking program in counseling or a closely-related field. Student members are not eligible to vote.

Retired Member - Available to any individual who has retired and has been a member of AACE for at least five years prior to their retirement.

Benefits of Membership

All members enjoy the following benefits:

• A subscription to Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, the division's quarterly journal that publishes research as well as practical and innovative articles of relevance to assessment specialists. Regular features include "Methods Plainly Speaking" in which technical methods for the study of assessment instruments are explained, and reviews and evaluations of new or revised tests and other assessment instruments are featured.

• A subscription to the division newsletter NewsNotes. NewsNotes is published quarterly and provides state, regional, national, and international news and information, legislative updates, and special articles of interest to assessment specialists.

• Regular updates of important issues and upcoming events and opportunities through the division's electronic news bulletin, Newsbytes. Newsbytes is sent to the email address on record for all AACE members.

• Discounts on Professional Liability Insurance. AACE, through its affiliation with the National Professional Group is able to extend to its members professional liability insurance coverage at very attractive rates.

• Opportunities to interact with leaders in assessment, measurement, and evaluation through state associations, national conferences, and committee activities.

• Opportunities to develop your leadership skills by becoming an AACE committee member or officer.

• Opportunities for your work to be recognized through the AACE Awards program.

How to Join

Interested individuals can join AACE in three ways:

1. Join online at the American Counseling Association American Counseling Association
2. Print and mail a membership application (Word version) (Pdf version)
3. Contact the current AACE Membership Chair

Membership Costs

For new or renewing ACA members the cost to join AACE is $40.00 for professional and regular members, and $30.00 for student members.

For AACE membership without ACA membership the cost is $50.00 (includes a $10.00 processing fee).