APA Membership: Student Affiliate - Worth it?

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I'm a first year Psy.D. student. Money and I aren't buddies right now. However, I could dish out the dough for APA Membership if it's worth it.

I've read the website, but what do you all think?

What are the benefits of becoming an APA member as a student as opposed to later?

Originally Posted by Chase3557

I'm a first year Psy.D. student. Money and I aren't buddies right now. However, I could dish out the dough for APA Membership if it's worth it.

I've read the website, but what do you all think?

What are the benefits of becoming an APA member as a student as opposed to later?

My program put pressure on us to join (I think there is a box that they have to fill out about # of student members for accreditation). I joined, but I think the only benefit I took advantage of was lost cost professional liability insurance during internship. I rarely read any of the publications because I had plenty of other things to read. I'd save my $.

Best,
Dr. E

Thanks Dr. E. Yeah, they strongly encourage it for us too, but I just didn't really understand why it was so important.

I think it's a complete waste of money. I only paid for the APA membership when I also had to get the liability insurance.

Join an APA division instead. I think some/most are far more student friendly and the fee should be very inexpensive ($10, $20), possibly free. The division conferences tend to be far more useful (topics and networking), as the APA conference is unwieldy, though worth checking out once if you get a chance to present.