For just $25, per year, MHPG members receive the following benefits:
- MHPG Website:
- Active Discussion Board that allows MHPG members to ask questions or post comments to the entire MHPG community
- Information about upcoming MHPG events
- Bibliography of books and peer-reviewed articles
- Directory of all MHPG members
- Member rate on Mental Health Professional Certificate Course. MHPG members may complete Part 1 at no cost and receive $100 off Parts 2 and 3. Continuing education credits (CE) are available. Available at: https://connect.asrm.org/mhpg/education/new-item2
- Member rate (no cost!) on CE Article-Based Exams. Available at: https://store.asrm.org/Default.aspx?TabID=1356&productId=10528400
- Resources for patients
- Monthly Connections Group Calls:
- A monthly teleconference of MHPG members discussing various topics in fertility counseling and evaluations
- Held every second Monday of the month at 12:00 EST.
- The purpose is to provide support, education, and a sense of community, especially for those who may feel geographically and/or professionally isolated
- Information about upcoming teleconferences is posted weekly on the Discussion Board or you may contact Michelle Sicula with any questions
- Ability to provide or receive mentoring through MHPG’s Mentoring Program:
- Seasoned MHPG psychologists, social workers, and counselors offer mentoring to less-experienced members of the MHPG
- Mentors discuss topics such as: setting up a reproductive mental health practice, marketing one’s services, conducting psychological research, working with the medical team, evaluating donors, recipient screenings, and general clinical issues involved in infertility counseling
- Applications are accepted year-round but matches between mentor and mentees occur once per year in October
- For more information about the Mentoring Program, please contact Melanie Mikkelsen, LCSW.
- Educational/ Networking Opportunities
- Opportunities to receive education from seasoned MHPG members through
- Attendance of MHPG sponsored pre-congress courses, symposia, roundtables, oral abstracts, and poster sessions
- Participating in the host program where you are matched with a veteran ASRM member to ask questions and to help with navigating the conference
- Networking opportunities through the attendance of:
- MHPG members’ business meeting
- MHPG membership dinner,
- Cocktail party that also includes the Legal, Nurses, and Practice Managers Professional Groups
Click here for more information on how to join.