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.
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.
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.
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.