Membership

Thank you to our loyal members who have supported us during 2011. You will soon be able to renew your membership for 2012 using the application form below.

Two membership options are available for prospective Members of the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement:


Option 1: Membership to ACGB only

Membership with the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement provides a wide range of benefits, including:

• Receive three copies per year of Grief Matters: The Australian Journal of Grief and Bereavement, our peer-reviewed journal.
• Receive a 20% discount on all seminars and workshops offered by the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement
• Journal Club - Invitation to meetings, which take place three times per year
• Free member functions, including the annual Grief Lecture
• Voting rights at the Annual General Meeting

All memberships are valid for one calendar year (1st January 2012 until 31st December 2012). All memberships will expire on the 31st December 2012.

Membership rates for 2012 are as follows:

 

Option 2: Membership to ACGB and ADEC

This reciprocal membership enables members to receive the full benefits of a membership to ACGB, plus the additional benefits of a membership to ADEC, the largest interdisciplinary organisation in the field of death, dying and bereavement.

The additional benefits include:

• Online Subscription to Death Studies and Omega: Journal of Death and Dying - This includes access to back issues of these journals in HTML and PDF format
• Discounted journal subscriptions for the Journal of Trauma and Loss, Mortality Journal, and Living With Loss
• Discount on Professional Certification - For fees associated with Certified in Thanatology (CT) and Fellow in Thanatology (FT) certifications
•  ADEC Connects Newsletter - Bimonthly electronic digest
•  The Forum - A members-only publication that contains news of events, articles, and current developments in the field
•  Annual Conference Discounts - Receive a substantial discount on attendance at the conference, courses and workshops in the USA
• Members Only Section & Member Directory - Exclusive access to these areas on the website
• Professional Development - Education Institute Programs exclusive courses and workshops
• Networking Groups - Interaction with leaders in the field and fellow members in varied opportunities

All reciprocal memberships are valid for one calendar year (1st January 2012 until 31st December 2012). All memberships will expire on the 31st December 2012.

Reciprocal Membership rates for 2012 are as follows:

The reciprocal membership with ADEC represents significant savings. To purchase a subscription of these leading journals separately and to secure the other benefits listed would cost an individual member $1,435.27. The cost to an organisational member $2,109.73 and a Student/Concessional membership would be $1,413.27.

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