Membership dues:
Annual membership dues are $150 for faculty and $20 for students, with discounts available to anyone with a financial need for reduced fees, and for multi-year memberships.
Membership criteria:
Regular membership includes any adult with a terminal degree (e.g., Masters, PhD, MD) in psychology, psychiatry, social work, or a related field.
Student membership has two sub-categories:
Undergraduate. Any adult currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program, or who received their undergraduate degree in the 3 years preceding the date of application.
Graduate. Any adult currently enrolled in a terminal degree program in psychology, psychiatry, or a related field.
Individuals who don’t fall into one of these sub-categories but believe they qualify as a trainee are encouraged to contact the membership committee with a description of their status.
Membership Registration:
Please note that the Society for Personality Assessment (SPA) is handling our registration for members while we wait for our incorporation as a non-profit organization to be finalized. You do NOT need to become a member of SPA, but you DO need to create an account in their system to be able to pay membership dues for the new HiTOP Society. Please follow the instructions below to register:
1. You will first need to create an account in SPA:
a) Go to https://www.personality.org/create-account and add your information.
b) Please note: You do not need to become a member of SPA to register, you just need to create an account.
2. After creating an account, go to https://www.personality.org/products/hitop to pay membership dues and register as a member. There are discounts available for multi-year membership (5% for two years, 10% for three years), and a discount code available for anyone with a financial need.
3. If you have ANY trouble with the registration system, please contact info@personality.org
Membership processes:
Applicants will be asked to confirm that they meet the criteria above. Applications are reviewed monthly and membership confirmed by a majority vote among the five reviewers. If an application is denied, the committee will provide a written explanation for the decision and process a refund for the membership dues. Applicants can request a second set of reviewers if they wish to appeal the decision.
The committee may revoke membership of individuals who have violated the Society's code of conduct. The code of conduct is reproduced below. When informed that a violation may have occurred, five members of the committee will request information from all involved parties and determine whether the behavior violates the code of conduct. At the next committee meeting, the decision to revoke membership will be determined by a majority vote among the five reviewers. The committee will provide a written explanation for the decision. The individual can request a second set of reviewers if they wish to appeal the decision.
Code of Conduct:
Members are expected to behave with respect and integrity. Behavior that interferes with other members’ participation in the society (e.g., harassment), or that interferes with the society’s ability to make progress towards its goals (e.g., unethical professional behavior), violates the code of conduct and is grounds for removal from the society.
