IAGP - The International Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes

QUICK LINKS
IF YOU ARE ALREADY AN IAGP MEMBER
To access the individual renewal forms for 2009-2012 (NOW WITH SPECIAL OFFER FOR NEXT TERM, please click here

To access the organizational renewal forms for 2009-2012 NOW WITH SPECIAL OFFER FOR NEXT TERM), please click here

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO APPLY TO BECOME AN IAGP MEMBER
The application form for individuals can be found here
The application form for organizations can be found here

Further details of IAGP membership can be found below.

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP

	Who can join? Membership is open to trained group psychotherapists, consultants and group leaders who are sponsored by two current members of the IAGP. Special membership fees are available for retired professionals and students. Student memberships are welcome from students enrolled in institutional training programs or university studies in group psychotherapy or group processes.
	Benefits Individual members receive Forum (our annual publication), Globeletter (our newsletter), our membership directory and an entry within its next printed edition, and reduced registration fees at IAGP-sponsored congresses.
	Dues Dues are payable for the entire period (3 years) between IAGP congresses. Payment of dues entitles the member to all privileges of membership until the conclusion of the next international congress (in 2009), or for life in the case of life membership.
	Individual life membership fee IAGP life membership costs $3,000. We regret that we are unable to offer discounts or installments for this payment.
	Individual Membership Dues for 2009-2012 (for new and renewing members) To determine 2009-2012 membership dues, the IAGP has adopted the World Bank’s method rating of country income from 2009. (For details of the IAGP's country banding, please see here. To find out about the World Bank Atlas method of rating, please click here). The IAGP offers special rates for students and retired people. 2009-2012 dues are as follows: COUNTRY BAND A - FULL DUES Regular: $225 Retired: $75 Student: $60 COUNTRY BAND B - 50% DUES Regular: $112.50 Retired: $37.50 Student: $30 COUNTRY BAND C - 40% DUES Regular: $90 Retired: $30 Student: $24 COUNTRY BAND D - 30% DUES Regular: $67.50 Retired: $22.50 Student: $18 Installment payment plans for the 2009-2012 term can be arranged. Please contact for details. The IAGP may authorise a reduction in fees for people whose exceptional circumstances make them unable to afford the normal fee for their country band. For further information, please contact the IAGP Treasurer ().
	Apply for IAGP Individual Membership (new individual members only) To apply for individual membership of the IAGP, please fill in the online application form here. Do not send payment with this form. You will be billed for your dues when you have been accepted as an IAGP member.
	Renew/Complete Your 2009-2012 IAGP Individual Membership (for renewing members, and for individuals who have just been accepted as members) You may submit your payment and other membership forms either: a) online by credit card, by filling in the secure online payment form, and then completing your other registration forms (membership directory entry and Section selections) online OR b) by mail/fax. Print out and complete the equivalent forms in Microsoft Word format. Send the completed forms to our postal address/fax (Details appear on the forms). You will be asked to provide your credit card details, or to enclose a photocopy of a banker’s draft/transfer in $US that was sent to the IAGP’s bank. You can access both the online and printable forms for individual members here. NB: Handling costs for credit card payments are lower than for bank transfers/drafts for both the payer and the IAGP
	Inquiries Please address all inquiries regarding individual membership to the Membership Chairpeople, Dena Baumgartner, PhD, TEP and Cristina Martinez-Taboada,Ph.D.: ().

ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Who can join?
We welcome membership applications from professional organizations and institutions in the group therapy, group processes and related fields.

Benefits
Organizational affiliates become members of the Consultative Assembly of Organizational Affiliates (CAOA). Through the Chairperson of the CAOA, who is a Board member, affiliate concerns are represented at IAGP Board meetings. Affiliates are invited to send representatives to CAOA meetings and to participate in the CAOA online discussion forum. (Please contact our CAOA co-chairs - Jorge Burmeister, M.D.and Ingrid Stahmer, MSW:

- if your organization is not yet represented on our online discussion list.) Organizational affiliates receive a copy (one per organization) of IAGP publications, and their organization is listed in our Website and in the membership directory. For details of our affiliate organizations, please click here.

NB: If you belong to one of our affiliate organizations, you will receive copies of our congress announcements. However, you must apply to become an individual member of the IAGP if you also wish to receive our publications, our membership directory and an individual entry within its next printed edition, and reduced registration fees at IAGP-sponsored congresses.

Dues
Fees for organizational affiliates are calculated pro rata based on membership numbers and geographic location of the organization. The IAGP has adopted the World Bank’s rating of country income (To find out about the World Bank Atlas method, please click here). For details of the IAGP's country banding, please see here). Dues for affiliate organizations are are as follows:

Number of members in organisation	Country Band A (full fees)	Country Band B (50 % fees)	Country Band C (40 % fees)	Country Band D (30 % fees)
Less than 50	US$225	US$112.50	US$90	US$67.50
50-100	US$450	US$225	US$180	US$135
101-200	US$675	US$337.50	US$270	US$202.50
201-400	US$900	US$450	US$360	US$270
401-600	US$1,125	US$562.50	US$450	US$337.50
601-800	US$1,350	US$675	US$540	US$405
801-100	US$1,575	US$787.50	US$630	US$472.50
Over 1000	US$1,800	US$900	US$720	US$540

Apply for IAGP organizational membership (new organizational members only)
Organizations interested in becoming affiliates of the IAGP may obtain a document containing further information about the application process here. After verifying all data, the Membership Chairperson will present the application to the Board of Directors for approval.

Renew/Complete Your 2009-2012 IAGP Organizational Membership (for renewing organizations, and for organizations which have just been accepted as members)
You may submit your payment and other membership forms either:
a) online by credit card, by filling in the secure online payment form, and then completing your other registration forms (membership directory entry and Section/Internet list selections) online
OR
b) by mail/fax. Print out and complete the equivalent forms, which can be obtained in Microsoft Word format. Send the completed forms to our postal address/fax (Details appear on the forms). You will be asked to provide your credit card details, or to enclose a photocopy of a banker’s draft/transfer in $US that was sent to the IAGP’s bank in Switzerland.

You can access both the online and printable forms for organizational members here.
NB: Handling costs for credit card payments are lower than for bank transfers/drafts for both the payer and the IAGP

COUNRY BAND ASSIGNMENTS (FOR INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP)

COUNTRY BAND A - FULL DUES
Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Brunei, Canada, Cayman Island, Channel Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Faeroe Islands, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guam, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea Rep, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macao, China; Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands Norway, Oman, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Qatar, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, Taiwan (R.O.C.), United Arab Emirate, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands (U.S.)

COUNTRY BAND B - 50% DUES
Algeria, American Samoa, Argentina, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Gabon, Grenada, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, ,Mayotte Mexico, Montenegro, , Namibia, Palau, Panama, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia Seychelles, South Africa, St Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Turkey, Uruguay, Venezuela, RB

COUNTRY BAND C - 40% DUES
Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, China, Congo, Rep, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Arab Rep, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kiribati, Lesotho, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Samoa, Sao Tome & Principe, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Vanuatu, West Bank & Gaza

COUNTRY BAND D - 30% DUES
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, De., Rep; Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kenya, Korea, Dem Rep; Kyrgyz Republic, Lao, PDR, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe