An APPIC "member" is defined as an internship or post-doctoral training program that has met all of the relevant APPIC membership criteria for internship programs, postdoctoral programs, or consortia and has applied and been accepted for membership. Training programs that are interested in joining APPIC or renewing their membership may download the appropriate membership application forms (see below) or may obtain application materials by contacting the APPIC Central Office.
**Please note that APPIC membership criteria require a program to have the minimum number of trainees on site and in training at the time of initial application for APPIC membership.**
Consortia of independent training programs are also eligible to apply for APPIC membership. A consortium is comprised of multiple independent agencies that have joined together to offer a well-rounded, unified psychology training program. The purpose of a consortium is to pool the resources of more than one site to enhance and ensure the quality of training provided to interns and/or postdoctoral fellows. In some cases, isolated agencies within a consortium cannot meet certain APPIC criteria for an internship or postdoctoral fellowship, but are able to contribute to a comprehensive training program when various types of resources are combined.
Membership applications are reviewed twice annually. The application deadlines are April 1 and September 1 of each year (applications must be received by that date to be reviewed during the Spring or Fall meetings). There is a $250 ($300 after 1/1/2012) application fee that must be received by APPIC before the application will be reviewed. See the Dues and Fees page for information about annual membership dues. Along with the application fee, please email (PDF or Word is preferrable) the initial application or renewal materials to APPIC Central Office and received by the above date for review by the appropriate APPIC Committee. Checks can be mailed to APPIC Central Office or payment can be made by credit card by calling Central Office with your credit card information.
PLEASE NOTE: Internship programs that submit membership applications for the fall membership cycle (with a September 1 application deadline) are now REQUIRED to register for and participate in the APPIC Match. Please see APPIC's policies on Match participation for non-member programs for more information. In addition, participation in the Match requires use of the AAPI (APPIC Application for Psychology Internships) Online.
Deadlines for renewal of membership are Spring - April 1 or Fall - September 1. Renewal materials submitted after the April 1 deadline will be reviewed during the Fall cycle. If a program misses both deadlines during this calendar year, the program will be considered as having voluntarily withdrawn from APPIC membership and will be considered inactive as of December 31 of the renewal year. The program must then submit renewal materials by the Spring deadline of the following year and pay a late fee of $300. In addition, the process will begin for the program to be withdrawn from the APPIC Online Directory as well as the APPIC Match through National Matching Services. Be aware that future interns in your program will not be able to indicate that they attended an APPIC member internship (though interns currently participating will not be harmed by this inactive status given that they began their training in good faith with an APPIC member program).
APPIC membership benefits include listing in the APPIC online Directory, access to the APPIC Match and the Post Match Vacancy Service (for internship programs), a subscription to the TEPP (Training and Education in Professional Psychology) journal, participation in members-only e-mail discussion lists, and a subscription to the APPIC e-newsletter.
JOINING APPIC: APPLICATION & RENEWAL FORMS
Please be sure that you have downloaded the latest version of application materials as they are revised frequently.
NEW MEMBERS: Please submit a copy via email of the appropriate Face Sheet (Part I) and membership application (Part II). Programs that are APA or CPA accredited need to submit only Part I (the Face Sheet) along with the application fee (check mailed to Central Office or credit card information called into Central Office) and a copy of the letter from the accrediting agency (APA or CPA).
Internship Programs: Application & Face Sheet (download in Word format)
Postdoctoral Programs: Application & Face Sheet (download in word format)
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL: Please submit a copy via email attachment of the appropriate forms:
Internship Programs:
Postdoctoral Programs:
APPIC MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
APPIC is pleased to offer a mentorship program for internship and postdoctoral training directors that are interested in joining APPIC and would like support and guidance through the process. Dr. Arnold Abels is coordinating APPIC's mentoring services for new training directors. If you would like to consult with and mentor a new TD or if you are a new TD and would like to consult with an experienced TD, please contact Dr. Abels at abelsa@umkc.edu.