Benefits of Membership
 
                                 There are many wonderful reasons to join AkAMFT today. Here are just a few:
 
Connect with your community of professional colleagues.
AkAMFT provides many opportunities to network with other MFTs: through our conferences, e-mail blasts, web site and more. Join us and connect with your peers for professional support, networking opportunities, building your referral base, discussing emerging issues, and more.

Find new employment opportunities and referral sources.
AkAMFT lists new employment positions, practice opportunities, and requests for therapists in specific geographic regions or with specific expertise through our  website, and networking.  Whether you are seeking a new employment position, marketing a new psychotherapy practice, or building a clientele as an AAMFT-approved supervisor, AkAMFT helps our members.

We work on the issues that affect you.
Whether we are fighting for MFTs to have equal status among mental health professionals as Medicare-covered providers or equal opportunities for employment in schools and government agencies, know that AkAMFT and AAMFT are working for you. AkAMFT has successfully lobbied for the many benefits that MFTs currently enjoy, including licensure in the state of Alaska. We have worked hard for parity with other mental health professions, and AkAMFT continues to work hard to ensure that MFTs are recognized as a preferred mental health provider for individuals and families in Alaska. As a member, you can help us lobby for equality for MFTs by joining the Legislative Committee.

We provide new client referrals.
As a member of AkAMFT and AAMFT, Clinical Members can be listed at TherapistLocator.net. Clients are referred to TherapistLocator.net through our AkAMFT website and the AAMFT website.

Vote! Or better yet, run for office or join a committee!
Have a voice in the direction of your professional association. Only AkAMFT members can vote in annual elections, and only members can run for office. You can decide what the priorities are for your professional association, so join AkAMFT and have a voice.  Only AkAMFT members may join a Committee and have a voice in their professional organization.  Whatever your interests are there is a committee that will match them.  AkAMFT invites you to get involved, join a committee.

Learn, learn learn!
There are so many ways AkAMFT helps you stay informed. As a member of AkAMFT and AAMFT, you receive the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, which keeps you up to date about the latest research and the direction of the profession. Members also receive e-mail blasts, which keep you apprised of local events and activities, news, and professional education opportunities.

Lots of extras!
AkAMFT and AAMFT provide its members with lots of extras: access to good liability insurance at discounted rates, business and marketing support, discounted rates at educational conferences, marketing materials, educational materials for clients, legislative training, and so much more. Members have full access to the AkAMFT website and expanded access to the AAMFT website. Plus, by joining your professional association, you are giving back to the community of MFTs and supporting the profession of Marriage and Family Therapy.     

How To Join AkAMFT
The Alaska Association for Marriage and Family Therapy is a division of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT).

To join AkAMFT, you need only join AAMFT as a Alaska member and you are automatically enrolled as a member of AkAMFT.

Click here to join now!