Human Services Professionals Association

HSPA Membership

Call yourself a Certified Human Services Professional (CHSP)

Why Become a Member

BENEFITS OF BECOMING A CERTIFIED HUMAN SERVICES PROFESSIONAL

▪ Call yourself a Certified Human Services Professional (CHSP)
▪ Recognition by agencies and the public as a CHSP
▪ Validation of your human services professional experience
▪ Access to use of ethical standards in guiding your work
▪ Annual newsletter about human services issues and news
▪ Mentorship about the human services profession
▪ Access to human services professional jobs ads [Coming soon]
▪ 10% Discount on First Aid and CPR Courses with ST. Marks James Training: www.firstaidcourses.ca
▪ Eligibility for auto and home insurance discount [coming soon]

FEES AND RENEWAL
Certified membership with HSPA costs $150 annually, and same fee to renewal.

Membership Types

Human Services Professionals Association (HSPA) welcomes qualified human services professionals, organizations, and students to become members.

There are three types of HSPA memberships:

1. Certified Human Services Professional Membership (CHSP)

2. Student Membership

3. Organizational Membership

Membership Criteria

CERTIFIED HUMAN SERVICES PROFESSIONAL (CHSP) MEMBERSHIP

01 – CHSP membership is based on three criteria:

Professional preparation (see description below and send required documentation to HSPA).
Adherence to HSPA ethical standards (by signing in to be a member, you agree to this).
Paying annual fees (pay by signing in to be a member).

02 – Professional preparation is based on two tracks:

Track A: Human services education.

Track B: A combination of non-human services education and at least two years of human services work experience and currently working in the human services field.

03 – STUDENT MEMBERSHIP

Student membership is based on three criteria:

Enrollment in an accredited human services diploma/degree program.
Adherence to HSPA’s ethical standards.
Paying annual (student rate) fees.

04 – ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Organizational membership is based on three criteria:

Be an accredited human services school or organization.
Adherence to HSPA ethical standards.
Paying annual fees.

DISCLAIMER: IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS AND MEMBERS

Be legally authorized to be in Canada according to the Canadian Immigration and Citizenship laws. Disclose any criminal or other relevant offenses or incompetence/incapacity to practice. Please note that HSPA has the right and privilege to determine whether or not you meet membership criteria, which is based on the information you provide us. HSPA does not determine competency to practice in the human services field. HSPA’s membership merely indicates meeting HSPA’s membership minimum requirements that are based on the information you provide, which include educational credentials, work experience, and an undertaking to adhere to HSPA’s ethical standards, as well as payment of annual fees. Please be advised that HSPA is not a professional regulatory college under Alberta’s Health Professions Act. Therefore, HSPA’s members are not regulated under Alberta’s Health Professions Act. Health professions regulatory colleges that fall under the Act are responsible for protecting the public and enforcing professional regulations, standards of practice, and codes of ethics. The main focus of this professional association (HSPA) is to represent the interests of its members by providing a forum for networking, learning opportunities, tools of practice, such as ethical standards, standards of practice, as well as, being the support between human services agencies/educational programs and HSPA’s members.

Opportunities

Notice

Please be advised that HSPA is not a professional regulatory college under Alberta’s Health Professions Act. Therefore, HSPA’s members are not regulated under Alberta’s Health Professions Act. Health professions regulatory colleges that fall under the Act are responsible for protecting the public and enforcing professional regulations, standards of practice, and codes of ethics.

The main focus of HSPA is to represent the interests of its members by providing a forum for networking, learning opportunities, tools of practice, such as ethical and practice standards, as well as, being the support between human services agencies, educational programs and HSPA’s members.