Join ISMETA as an Individual?

  • Gain valuable international professional credentials; Registered Somatic Movement Educator or Therapist

  • List yourself in the ISMETA practitioner database

  • Market your activities through the ISMETA website, monthly newsletter and marketing materials

  • Discover the best practices of leading somatic movement experts

  • Join the organizations advocacy efforts for somatic movement issues at community, legislative, and international levels

  • Get discounts on everything from magazine subscriptions, and advertising to Liability Insurance

Join ISMETA as an Organization?

  • Have your Training Program featured on the ISMETA Website
  • Identify your work with the rapidly expanding field of somatic movement education and therapy
  • Join Bi Annual Member Organization Tele Conferences
  • Have your voice heard in professional, governmental and political conversations
  • Offer graduates of your program a Fast Track to Somatic Movement Educator or Therapist credentials
  • Offer Joint Membership Discounts to your organizational members

 

 

ISMETA MEMBERSHIP POSSIBILITIES

 

FOR INDIVIDUALS:

 

Registered Professional Member ($100/year)

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Any person who has completed an Approved Training Program or any person who has fulfilled the Registered Professional Member Requirements independently may qualify for this membership category. 

 

Benefits include:

  • Professional Credentials;  Registered Somatic Movement Educator or Registered Somatic Movement Therapist
  • Professional profile on the ISMETA website; live web link
  • Low Cost Liability Insurance (currently only available in the US)
  • International recognition and networking
  • Invitation to attend the ISMETA Annual Meeting
  • Voting Rights on ISMETA member issues
  • Legislative Advocacy
  • Receiving and ability to post in the monthly E-News
  • Discounts on advertising and professional journal subscriptions
  • Ability to post articles and research on the ISMETA website for international dissemination

Fast Track Application:

Graduates of ISMETA approved training programs send:

 

Independent Track Application :

Applicants that have NOT graduated from an ISMETA approved training program send:

 

 

Student Member ($25/year)

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Any person who is currently completing the requirements of an ISMETA Approved Training Program or is independently meeting the Registered Professional Member Requirements (pdf) may qualify for this membership category.

 

Benefits include:

  • Professional Credentials;  Registered Somatic Movement Educator or Registered Somatic Movement Therapist
  • Professional profile on the ISMETA website; live web link
  • Low Cost Liability Insurance (currently only available in the US)
  • International recognition and networking
  • Invitation to attend the ISMETA Annual Meeting
  • Voting Rights on ISMETA member issues
  • Legislative Advocacy
  • Receiving and ability to post in the monthly E-News
  • Discounts on advertising and professional journal subscriptions
  • Ability to post articles and research on the ISMETA website for international dissemination

OPTION 1 (online):

1. Submit Online Application >>

2. Make Online Payment >>

OPTION 2 (by mail):

Print PDF Application >>

Send Application with documentation and payment to:

ISMETA - PO BOX 5903

Albany, NY 12205

 

Associate Member ($65/year)

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ISMETA is open to ALL. Anybody can join in support of the mission. An associate member can be a practitioner, a client, or a friend.

 

Benefits Include:

  • Receive ISMETA monthly E-News
  • Invitation to the ISMETA Annual Meeting
  • Discounts on professional journal subscriptions
  • International networking

OPTION 1 (online):

1. Submit Online Application >>

2. Make Online Payment >>

 

OPTION 2 (by mail):

Print PDF Application >>

SEND WITH CHECK TO:

ISMETA - PO BOX 5903

Albany, NY 12205

 

 

FOR ORGANIZATIONS:

 

Approved Training Program ($250/year)

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Any organization that offers a professional level training in somatic movement education or therapy that has met the Training Program Guidelines and Requirements (PDF) set by the ISMETA Professional Standards Committee can apply for this membership category.

 

Benefits include:

  • Registered Somatic Movement Educator or Registered Somatic Movement Therapist credentials for graduates of your school through the Fast Track application process
  • An invitation to attend the ISMETA Annual Meeting
  • Voting Rights on ISMETA member issues
  • Legislative advocacy
  • Receiving and posting in the monthly E-News
  • Active web link, image and text posted on the ISMETA website identifying your school as an  ISMETA Approved Training Program
  • Promotion through ISMETA advertising
  • Discounts on advertising and professional journal subscriptions
  • International networking through Bi-Annual Teleconferences
  • Ability to post articles and research on the ISMETA website for international dissemination

Application Process

 

To apply for Approved Training Program Membership please email prostandards@ismeta.org expressing your interest in ISMETA. Someone will contact you to assist you in with application process.

 

Print and Read through the Approved Training Program Application (pdf), it clearly outlines the application process and what you will need to gather. 

Please Contact ISMETA with any questions you may have.

 

Professional Membership Organization ($250/year)

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An organization that is active in the professional field of somatic movement education or therapy and serves it’s own membership may qualify for this membership category.
           
Benefits include:

  • Joint Membership discount for your members;
  • Joint legislative advocacy protecting our members right to practice
  • International Networking through the Bi-Annual Teleconference
  • Low Cost Liability Insurance for your members who meet ISMETA’s professional membership criteria
  • Active web link, image and text posted on the ISMETA website
  • Invitation to attend the ISMETA Annual Membership meeting
  • Voting Rights on ISMETA member issues
  • Receiving and posting in the monthly E-News
  • Advertising and professional journal discount offers
  • Ability to post articles and research to the ISMETA website for international dissemination

Application Process

 

To apply to become an affiliated Professional Membership Organization please email executivecommittee@ismeta.org expressing your interest in ISMETA. Someone will contact you to assist you with application process.

 

Print and Read through the Professional Membership Organization Application (pdf), it clearly outlines the application process and what you will need to gather. 

Please Contact ISMETA with any questions you may have.

 

Associate Member Organization ($85/year)

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ISMETA is open to all. Any somatically-oriented organization that chooses to ally itself with the mission of ISMETA qualifies for this category. Training Programs that have less than 500 hours are well served in the membership category, as are regional societies of other larger international membership organizations.

Benefits include:

  • Invitation to attend the ISMETA Annual Membership meeting;
  • Receiving and posting in the ISMETA monthly E-News;
  • Active weblink, image and text posted on the ISMETA website;
  • International networking.
  • Advertising and professional journal subscription discount offers

OPTION 1 (online):

1. Submit Online Application >>

2. Make Online Payment >>

 

OPTION 2 (by mail):

Print PDF Application >>

SEND WITH CHECK TO:

ISMETA - PO BOX 5903

Albany, NY 12205

 

 

INTERNATIONAL FEE SCHEDULE


As an organization, ISMETA recognizes differences in the cost-of-living in other regions of the world. We are committed to making our membership and services accessible to all who seek them. Our finance committee uses both a cost-of-living comparison as well as a consumer price index to set our international fees. We use the most current data available and our fees are set on a case-by-case basis.