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Dear Kansas Psychologist-
Kansas Psychological Association sincerely hopes you have had a healthy, safe and prosperous 2011. For many Kansas psychologists, 2011 has been a year of rebuilding or working as hard as ever to maintain their practices/employment. To follow is a brief description of many of the reasons Kansas Psychological Association encourages you to renew not only your membership but your active participation in the Kansas Psychological Association. Each month, KPA advances psychology in Kansas by providing valuable member services, promotes psychologists as the premier mental health professionals in Kansas, and practices vigilance in the defense of our profession and the protection of our clients. Here are just a few of the issues and activities in which KPA has engaged actively on your behalf:
- Protecting Psychologists’ autonomy as substance abuse treatment providers during the development of the licensed abuse counselor credential at the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board;
- Providing state-of-the-art telepsychology ethics training for Kansas psychologists, in collaboration with the APA Insurance Trust;
- Creating a weekly members-only email newsletter providing important information and links relevant to your daily practice as a provider in Kansas;
- Providing opportunity to discuss the latest developments in our profession through our annual conference, including interactive discussion of APA’s treatment guidelines efforts, and training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
- Working in collaboration with American Psychological Association in regards to the BCBS of Kansas City pay cut for psychologists
- Working closely with APA in regards to federal advocacy programs, especially Medicare cuts and adding Psychologist as “doctors”
- Attending APA Practice Organization’s annual State Leadership Conference in March in order to gain new ideas, connect with other professionals, and advocate for psychologists at the federal level
KPA board members and members like you work every day to protect and advance the practice of psychology in Kansas and the clients who so deeply need our expertise. Our need for your financial support for these activities is clear, but our need for your active participation is even greater. The issue of treatment guidelines alone stands to influence the care of our clients and the practice of our profession for decades to come, and KPA wants and needs your voice in this matter and so many others at the State and national level.
Please give thoughtful consideration to renewing your membership in KPA, but especially to renewing your active participation. Your energy and involvement will drive practice and policy in Kansas, and we hope to see you on board!
Sincerely,
Theresa Coddington, PhD – President 2011
Adam Buhman-Wiggs, PhD – President 2012
KPA MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES
Full Member Annual Dues: $300: Persons shall have a minimum of a doctoral degree in psychology or in an area primarily psychological in content. Full Members shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of the Association including voting, holding elective office or appointive office.
NEW Full Member Annual Dues: $150: If you are new to KPA, your first year of dues is discounted to $150.
Persons shall have a minimum of a doctoral degree in psychology or in an area primarily psychological in content. Full Members shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of the Association including voting, holding elective office or appointive office. ECP discounts do not apply.
Prelic Member Annual Dues: $100: Persons who are 1-2 years postgraduate, working toward permanent license
Associate Member Annual Dues: $90: Persons with a minimum of a Master's degree in psychology or a field
primarily psychological in nature, who do not meet the requirements for Full Member or Student member.
Associate Members may serve on committees, but may not vote, or hold elective or appointive office. Associate Members shall achieve voting privileges after five consecutive years as an Associate Member.
NEW Associate Member Annual Dues: $45: If you are an Association Member who is new to KPA, your first year of dues is discounted to $45.
Emeritus Member Annual Dues: $25: Persons who are retired and/or permanently disabled, who have been a
member of the Association in good standing for the previous five (5) years. Those persons shall retain all the
rights and privileges of their previous membership category.
Student Member Annual Dues: $15: Persons working toward a graduate or undergraduate degree in a program primarily psychological in content at a college or university. Student Members may serve as voting members of committees. They may not hold elective or appointive office, except to serve as the Student Representative to the Board of Governors.
KPA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Association for the Advancement of Psychology in Kansas (AAPK): AAPK is the Political Action Committee representing psychologists in Kansas. AAPK provides psychologists with a legal conduit for making contributions to key Kansas legislators. Psychologists are encouraged to make contributions to AAPK a regular part of their KPA membership renewal. Voluntary contributions to AAPK are not deductible as charitable contributions for Federal Income Tax purposes.
Dues payments to KPA are deductible by members as an ordinary and necessary business expense with the exception of 18% used by KPA for direct lobbying expenses. Dues are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Contributions to AAPK are not deductible as charitable contributions for Federal Income Tax purposes. As always, consult your financial advisor for clarification.
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