Membership type

Price  per Calendar year

Professional Member

This level of membership is open to all rehabilitation professionals, including practitioners, researchers, and educators.  We welcome professionals from all academic disciplines and from all international communities.  NRCA membership is especially appropriate for those who are interested in optimizing the physical, social, and economic inclusion of people with disabilities throughout the lifespan.

Membership at this level includes all the benefits of membership, including discounted registration at all NRCA sponsored training events, including conferences, symposium, webinars, and workshops.  In addition, professional members are entitled to unlimited online access to the Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, from 1970 through the present, as well as hard copies of JARC during their time of membership.

$150

Early Career Professional Member

Realizing that the first few years after completing a degree finds people a bit cash-strapped, NRCA offers discounted membership for the first two years following graduation from a professional training program.  NRCA membership is especially appropriate for those who are interested in optimizing the physical, social, and economic inclusion of people with disabilities throughout the lifespan.

During these years, we are offering all the benefits of membership, such as reduced registration fees for trainings, webinars, and workshops.  Hard copies of the Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling are provided as they are published, as well as unlimited online access to all past JARC editions   Early Career Professionals are also entitled to vote in elections and may be elected to serve on the NRCA Board.  Membership dues for first two years following degree completion is $75.00 per year.

$75

international member

This level of membership is open to all rehabilitation professionals, including practitioners, researchers, and educators who live in countries other than the United States.  We welcome professionals from all academic disciplines and from all international communities.  NRCA membership is especially appropriate for those who are interested in optimizing the physical, social, and economic inclusion of people with disabilities throughout the lifespan.

Membership at this level includes all the benefits of membership, including discounted registration at all NRCA-sponsored training events, including conferences, symposia, webinars, and workshops.  In addition, professional members are entitled to unlimited online access to the Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, from 1970 through the present, as well as hard copies of JARC during their time of membership.  Professional members are also entitled to vote in elections and serve on the NRCA Board.  

$100

EMERITUS MEMBER                   

For those who are working less than half time, edging toward or embracing retirement and still wish to keep involved in issues pertinent to the field of rehabilitation counseling, this may be just what you were looking to find. 

Student Member w/ hard copy access to JARC, as well as electronic access to JARC

Embracing the professional field of rehabilitation, at varying levels of academic preparation and practice, students enrolled in undergraduate, masters, and doctoral programs are encouraged to join NRCA.  This membership is especially appropriate for those who are interested in optimizing the physical, social, and economic inclusion of people with disabilities throughout the lifespan.

Student membership is free and allows reduced fees for trainings, webinars, and workshops.  Student are also entitled to vote in elections and may be elected to serve on the NRCA Board.  It also allows online access to the Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, from 1970 through the present!

$20

Student Member With electronic access to JARC

Embracing the professional field of rehabilitation, at varying levels of academic preparation and practice, students enrolled in undergraduate, masters, and doctoral programs are encouraged to join NRCA.  This membership is especially appropriate for those who are interested in optimizing the physical, social, and economic inclusion of people with disabilities throughout the lifespan.

Student membership is free and allows reduced fees for trainings, webinars, and workshops.  Student are also entitled to vote in elections and may be elected to serve on the NRCA Board.  It also allows online access to the Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, from 1970 through the present!

FREE