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Become a Member

SSTAR offers membership in these categories

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Benefits of Membership

  • Annual Meetings
    • Attend an annual conference to experience workshops, research presentations, and networking opportunities with likeminded professionals.
  • Clinical Case Conferences
    • Join in a multidisciplinary forum to discuss human sexuality and patient care within diverse cultural contexts.
  • Inclusion in a Find a Therapist and/or Researcher Directory in addition to a Membership Directory
    • Details about your professional experience and contact information will be available to members of the public when searching for services and information involving therapy and/or research.
  • Continuing education credits at SSTAR meetings for most health professions.
    • These professions include: Psychologists, Physicians, Nurses, Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists and Sex Therapists.
  • Access to SSTARGAZE
    • SSTARGAZE is an active online community for relevant clinical and research discussion among SSTAR members.
  • Access to a Resources database
    • The Resources page is full of materials provided by SSTAR members on a variety of topics. SSTAR members can search this database for specific topics, resource types, and/or authors.
  • Access to current SSTAR Bulletin Board and BLOG posts
    • Read exclusive stories and announcements submitted by our members that discuss research and developments in the field of human sexuality.

Individual Memberships

Individual Membership

Full Member

Full membership is granted to licensed clinicians (e.g. Psychologists, Physicians, Social Workers, Nurses, Marriage/Family Therapists) with at least three years of clinical experience diagnosing and providing treatment for sexual problems | OR | researchers with academic or related appointments who have published at least one article in a refereed journal concerning sex therapy or research. Other forms of publication, such as books, computer programs, web sites, or videos will also be considered.

$220 / 12 months
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Individual Membership

Associate Membership

Associate membership is granted to licensed clinicians (e.g. Psychologists, Physicians, Social Workers, Nurses, Marriage/Family Therapists) who have significant experience in the assessment and treatment of sexual disorders, but have not had the three years of clinical experience required for full membership | OR | researchers with academic or related appointments who are interested in or currently carrying out sex research, but have not yet published. Associate members who wish to become full members shall present documentation of meeting the requirements for full membership as stated below.

$220 / 12 months
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Individual Membership

Early Career Professional

Early Career Professional membership is granted post-graduation to those entering their career as either clinicians or researchers and may include medical residents or interns in any accredited academic program or full-time trainees in clinical sexuality and/or sex research or are still completing requirements for licensure.

$95 / 12 months
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Individual Membership

Student

Student membership is granted to undergraduate or graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, medical residents, or interns in any accredited academic or clinical training program who are full-time students in clinical sexuality and/or sex research or are still completing requirements for licensure. The membership is also available to research assistants working in the field of sexual health.

$30 / 12 months
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