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Membership : Overview
 ABVE has set forth the following formalized standard for identifying persons for board certification as Vocational Experts.
The person must:
A) Hold a Master's or Doctorate degree from an accredited institution in human service field specializing in vocational rehabilitation, psychology, vocational counseling, etc.;
B) Have specific training and experience in such areas as assessment, functional capacity measures, psychological testing and measurement, job analysis, job placement, job surveys, and have experience providing testimony in these areas;
C) Display knowledge and expertise within a submitted forensic work product; and,
D) Attain a passing score on the ABVE examination.
DIPLOMATE status requires seven years of documented experience in the area of assessment of vocational capacity and vocational expert opinion and demonstration of distinguished performance or recognition as a vocational expert, in addition to the above requirements. This might include the following: published works; leadership position in a professional organization; presentation of papers at professional organization; presentation of papers at professional seminars; and/or sitting on study groups or legislative committees to enhance the professionalism of an organization.
FELLOW status requires three years of documented experience in assessment of vocational capacity and vocational expert forensics in addition to the requirements listed above.
ASSOCIATE membership is for individuals who do not otherwise qualify or choose not to seek the ABVE Certification process but who demonstrate a high interest in the mission of the American Board of Vocational Experts. Individuals may directly apply for Associate Membership to ABVE if they do not intend to become Board Certified as either Fellow or Diplomate levels but desire to be a part of the organization.
LIFETIME membership is for certified individuals with at least 10 years of ABVE membership, is currently in good standing, is age 65 and older and has retired from active full-time forensic practice. Prospective Lifetime members may, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, be granted a Lifetime Membership in ABVE.
EMERITUS membership is for certified individuals who are fully retired.
STUDENT membership is to accord individuals attending graduate school, private training programs and other educational phases in the Human Service fields which specialize in vocational rehabilitation, psychology, vocational counseling, and other related fields. Members in this category receive the Student Rate at ABVE Conferences, a certificate of membership, the ABVE Newsletter and may serve on ABVE Committee.
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