Membership

Members of AARC share a passion and commitment to the advancement of measurement and evaluation in all settings.

Who Our Members Are

They represent a diverse range of professions including:

  • School and college counselors
  • Career counselors
  • Rehabilitation counselors
  • Community mental health professionals
  • Counselors in private practice
  • Counselor educators
  • State and district test administrators
  • Test publishers
  • Program evaluators
  • Researchers

How to Join

If you would like to join both ACA and AARC (or add AARC to your existing ACA membership), please click the button below or call Member Service at 800.347.6647 x222.

Membership Costs

For new or renewing ACA members, the cost to join AARC is $40.00 for professional and regular members, and $30.00 for student, new professional, and retired members.

AARC Brochure

Take a look at the latest brochure from Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling. Your way to connect and stay current.

Benefits of Membership

A subscription to Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, the division’s quarterly journal that publishes research as well as practical and innovative articles of relevance to assessment specialists. Regular features include “Methods Plainly Speaking” in which technical methods for the study of assessment instruments are explained, and reviews and evaluations of new or revised tests and other assessment instruments are featured.

A subscription to Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation, the division’s biannual journal that provides counselor educators, researchers, and other mental health practitioners (including psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and addiction counselors) with outcome research and program evaluation practices for work with individuals across the lifespan. It presents topics such as: treatment efficacy, clinical diagnosis, program evaluation, research design, and outcome measure reviews.

A subscription to the division newsletter NewsNotes. NewsNotes is published quarterly and provides state, regional, national, and international news and information, legislative updates, and special articles of interest to assessment specialists.

Updated Online Access for AARC Journals:

Since moving to our new publisher, we have been transitioning on how members get online access to MECD and CORE. To get access, you will do the following:

  • Click “Login” in the upper corner of this website
  • Once logged in, you should be in the Member Dashboard
  • Click the link for the MECD and one for CORE (you will be redirected to Taylor and Francis for access)

Discounts on Professional Liability Insurance. AARC, through its affiliation with the National Professional Group is able to extend to its members professional liability insurance coverage at very attractive rates.

Opportunities to interact with leaders in assessment, measurement, and evaluation through state associations, national conferences, and committee activities.

Opportunities to develop your leadership skills by becoming an AARC committee member or officer.

Opportunities for your work to be recognized through the AARC Awards program.

Levels of Membership

Contact us about becoming a member of AARC