III. Membership.

1. There shall be two categories of membership-full and affiliate.
   1. Full membership is open to any department which provides documentation that it has an applied masters training program in psychology which meets the standards of training adopted by the council as set forth in Appendix A. While membership is held by the department, only programs which have been approved by CAMPP can be publicly identified as meeting CAMPP General Standards of Education and Training . Evidence of continuing compliance with the approved standards of education and training of the Council will be submitted to the Executive Committee at intervals to be set by the Executive Committee. Full membership shall include voting privileges and eligibility for election to the Executive Committee of the Council.
   2. Affiliate membership is open to any department that endorses the purposes of the Council but which is either in the formative stages of establishing an applied master's program or has an applied master's program that does not yet meet the approved standards of education and training. Affiliate membership is available for a period of five years, after which time the program must reapply for membership. Affiliate membership shall not include voting privileges nor eligibility for election to the Executive Committee of the Council. Affiliate representatives to the Council may serve on committees at the appointment of the Executive Committee.
   3. Dues are payable by the department for one or more approved programs. Dues will be billed in September for payment by December 1 for membership for the current academic year.
2. Membership applications shall be approved by a majority vote of the Executive Committee of the Council.
3. The departmental voting representative will be designated in writing to the Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Council by the administrative offices of the unit in which the program is located.
4. Membership in the Council shall be terminated under any of the following circumstances, as certified by a two-thirds vote of the Executive Committee of the Council.
   1. Notice to the Secretary of the Executive Committee, in writing, of withdrawal from the Council. Such notice may be provided by the member or by the administrative officer of the unit under which the program is located.
   2. Non-payment of dues for two years from date of initial issuance of dues statement.
   3. Failure to provide continuing evidence to the Executive Committee of the Council that the program complies with the standards of membership approved by the Council as outlined in Section III-1.
5. Appeal of any membership decision may be submitted in writing to the Executive Committee of the Council with a final decision to be made by the Council.

IV. The Executive Committee of the Council.

1. Responsibilities
   1. The full members of the Council shall elect an Executive Committee, which shall have the responsibility and authority, except as specifically indicated to the contrary elsewhere in these by-laws, to act on behalf of the Council, initiating and arranging for execution of activities necessary for the fulfillment of the purposes of the Council. The Executive Committee shall keep permanent records of its meetings and shall report its actions and future plans to the Council.
   2. The Executive Committee shall have the authority, subject to the provisions of Article V, Section 5, to establish dues for member departments and to take whatever other means it deems desirable to provide for the financial support of the Council and its programs.
2. Number of Members of Executive Committee and Terms of Office
   1. There shall be six elected members of the Executive Committee. In addition, an outgoing officer of the Executive Committee who is also retiring from elected membership on the Executive Committee will also remain as a non-voting, ex officio member of the Executive Committee for one year. The Executive Committee also is authorized to appoint up to two additional members to serve a one year term.
   2. The term of an Executive Committee member shall be three years; Executive Committee members may not serve more than two three year terms (or one full term and a fraction of a full term) consecutively. The term of each newly-elected Executive Committee member begins, and that of each outgoing member ends, at the conclusion of the election.
   3. Two members of the Executive Committee shall be elected by the membership of the Council each year.
3. Nominations and Elections
   1. A request for nominations for Executive Committee membership shall be distributed by mail each year. Members may nominate any member, including themselves, whose prior permission they have obtained. Nominations must be received by the Secretary of the Executive Committee within 30 days of the mailing. All members nominated in the mail ballot shall be placed on a ballot by the Secretary, which shall be mailed to the members of the Executive Committee for their preferential vote. The Secretary or one member of the Council designated by the chairperson shall count the ballots. The final mail ballot for the two regular vacancies shall contain the six members receiving the highest number of votes by the Executive Committee. This final mail ballot shall be mailed by the Secretary to members of the Council. All ballots must be received by the Secretary not later than 30 days from the ballot mailing. 'The Secretary or one other member of the Council designated by the Chairperson shall count the ballots, and the membership shall be informed of the results of the election within 30 days of the final vote deadline. In case of a tie, both nominees will be asked to serve, with one appointed to a special one-year term.
   2. A vacancy occurring on the Executive Committee at other than the regular expiration date of a term shall be filled until the next annual election by a majority vote of the remaining Executive Committee members. At the next annual election, the remainder, if any, of the term in which the vacancy occurred shall be filled by submitting at least two nominations for that vacancy to the Council.
4. Officers of the Executive Committee
   1. The Executive Committee shall elect a Chairperson, a Secretary and a Treasurer from its own membership.
   2. The duties of the Chairperson shall consist of those indicated in Robert's Rules of Order except when indicated to the contrary by these By-Laws. The term of the Chairperson shall be one year.
   3. The duties of the Secretary shall consist of those indicated in Robert's Rules of Order except when indicated to the contrary by these By-Laws. The term of the Secretary shall be one year.
   4. The duties of the Treasurer shall consist of those indicated in Robert's Rules of Order except when indicated to the contrary by these By-Laws. The term of the Treasurer shall be one year.
5. Meetings of the Executive Committee
   1. There shall be at least two meetings of the Executive Committee each year, one before the regular annual business meeting of the Council, and one after.
   2. Official announcement of the time and place and agenda of each Executive Committee meeting shall be mailed to each member of the Council, at least one month in advance of the meetings.
   3. Minutes of each Executive Committee meeting shall be submitted by the Secretary to all Executive Committee members for approval, and corrected copies of the minutes shall be reported at the annual business meeting and/or mailed to all members of the Council.
   4. All Executive Committee meetings are open to the members of the Council. Council members shall not vote at Executive Committee meetings but may be invited to speak by a majority vote of the Executive Committee.
   5. The Executive Committee may appoint members of the Council or the Executive Committee to act as committees as the occasion may arise.
   6. Issues of the conduct of Executive Committee meetings not covered by these By-Laws shall be resolved in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order.

V. Meetings of the Council.

1. The Council, shall meet at least once annually at a time and place to be determined by the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall notify the members of the time and pace and agenda of the meeting at least one month in advance.
2. Special meetings of the Council shall be called by the Executive Committee upon the request of at least 25% of the Council members, submitted in writing to the Chairperson of the Executive Committee. Special meetings of the Council may also be called by a unanimous vote of the Executive Committee. Notice of the time and place of such special meetings must be provided to the membership at least 30 days prior to the meeting.
3. Minutes of each Council meeting shall be submitted by the Secretary of the Executive Committee to all Executive Committee members for approval within two weeks following each meeting. Within six weeks after the meeting, corrected copies of the minutes shall be mailed to all members of the Council.
4. A member unable to attend the regular annual meeting of the Council may be represented by an alternate who must be certified in writing to the Secretary in advance of the meeting. The alternate must be a member of the faculty of the department which the Council member represents.
5. The members present at any regular or special meeting shall have full authority over the affairs and funds of the Council, except as indicated to the contrary elsewhere in these By-Laws.
6. A quorum to transact business at the annual meeting shall consist of at least ten percent of the members of the organization. In the absence of an attending quorum, issues will be presented for decision by mail ballot.
7. Meetings of the Council shall be conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order, except where otherwise specified.

VI. Voting of the Council by Mail Ballot - Any motion may be brought to the membership of the Council at any time in a mail ballot under either of the following conditions:

1. A mail ballot may be directed to the members upon a vote of the Executive Committee. Mail ballots must be returned within thirty days of the date of postmark of distribution to be valid. A two-third vote of those voting shall be required to pass a matter obtained in a mail ballot.
2. If requested in writing to the Chair of the Executive Committee by 25% of the members of the Council, in which case the same voting procedures as outlined in the immediately preceding paragraph will be followed.

VII. Amendments to the By-Laws. - Proposed amendments to the By-Laws may be submitted by the Executive Committee or by the membership to be voted upon either by mail ballot or at any regular or special meeting of the Council. Copies of the motions must be received by the membership at least one month prior to the meeting. If the vote is by mail, ballot procedures described in Article VI apply. Changes in the By-Laws, including changes in the standards of training, must be approved by a two-third vote of those voting.

APPENDIX A
General Standards of Education and Training
The Council of Applied Master's Programs in Psychology exists for the purpose of fostering the advancement of master's training and education in applied psychology. One objective of the Council is to establish and maintain standards of training and education for these master's programs. The following standards represent the consensus of participants at two National Conferences on Applied Master's Training in Psychology (1990 and 1993) and have been ratified by the membership of the Council. The standards exemplify characteristics of a well-designed and high quality program for preparing master's graduates for employment which requires application of the principles of psychology.

I. The program should be identifiable as a Psychology program. This is to be defined primarily in terms of the disciplinary affiliations of those who teach in and administer the program.

II. The program must have a mission statement which guides the structure and content of the curriculum. The mission statement should reflect a commitment to the CAMPP model of practitioners who bring scholarship and reflection to their work, and an understanding of diversity in clientele, methodology and application.

III. The program and its curriculum should have a coherent organization and structure that reflects its mission statement.

IV. The program should be the equivalent of two academic years of full time study. This would normally include a minimum of 40 semester hours, or the equivalent, of program requirements.

V. Typicall, the program will include evidence of graduate level education and training in the following areas:

A. A base of general/theoretical Psychology include the following:

1. Biological bases of behavior to the degree that it is appropriate for the subdiscipline
2. Acquired or learned bases of behavior
3. Social/cultural/systemic bases of behavior
4. Individual or unique bases of behavior

B. Understanding of methodology used to investigate questions and acquire knowledge in the discipline. This could include study in research design and/or methodology, statistics or critical thinking and scientific inquiry. At a minimum, there should be one course in research methods and/or statistics as applied to psychological questions.

C. Applied Psychology

1. Coursework in the theory, history, and applications of psychological principles and theories appropriate to the sub-discipline
2. Significant supervised experience appropriate to the discipline
   -For clinical/counseling programs, it is recommended that a program require a minimum of 700 hours supervised experiences of which 40% is direct client contact. Programs not meeting this recommendation need to provide additional documentation of significant supervised experience.
   - Appropriate onsite supervisor: For clinical/counseling programs, on site supervisors should have at least a master’s degree in a mental health field (i.e., psychology, mental health counseling, social work, marriage and family therapy) and at least two years post-masters experience. They should possess credentials appropriate to state requirements (licensure or certification) where required.
   -Supervision ratios and faculty compensation: When individual supervision is provided by program faculty, supervision of five students is considered equivalent to the teaching of one 3-student hour course. Group supervision should be considered a teaching activity and receive teaching credit equivalent to a didactic course.
3. Ethical and professional standards
4. Sensitivity to social and cultural diversity, resulting in appropriate assessment and intervention strategies and other professional behaviors.
5. Teaching of assessment relevant to goals of the training program (e.g., interviewing techniques, program evaluation).

VI. Entrance requirements for the applied master's program in psychology should reflect the responsibility that the program has to the public. Efforts should be made to ensure that students have the intellectual and personal capabilities required to perform as competent professionals in the subdiscipline.

VII. Programs will demonstrate that appropriate procedures are used to assess student competencies and professional behavior consistent with each program's mission statement and goals prior to the completion of the program.

VIII. The program will have a sufficient number of appropriately trained faculty to accommodate the labor-intensive nature of teaching the skills of applied Psychology.