With over 1,600+ Members and counting, MSCA is committed to your professional and personal growth.

MSCA is YOUR professional education organization.

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Membership in MSCA is one of the best professional development investments you can make. As a member of this organization, you will be given an opportunity to participate in its many programs, all of which are designed to advance the profession and help each member achieve greater personal and professional growth.

MSCA delivers all the best professional learning and resources a school counselor needs. You’ll be rewarded with renewed confidence and competence in your skills and abilities, a vast network of colleagues online and face-to-face upon which to rely, as well as saving time and money as you advance your counseling career.

Why Join MSCA?

  • Subscription to MSCA’s official publications

  • A voice in national organizations such as ASCA and ACTE

  • Active liaison with state educational organizations

  • Direct involvement during local, state and national legislative processes

  • Annual Fall, Spring, and Leadership Development conferences

  • …and much more!

Through your membership, you will work with others to improve the profession. MSCA’s strength lies in the willingness of its members to support programs that lead to the attainment of our professional goals. If you are not a member, we hope you will consider becoming one. Click on the categories below to become a member today.

We Offer Five Membership Categories To Fit Your Professional Needs

  • To be eligible for professional membership, an individual shall:

    1. be engaged in school counseling work or in the training, preparation, or supervision of counselors and have at least 50% of his/her time devoted to these activities;

    AND

    2. be fully certified as a professional school counselor by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as having attained the specific requirements for the school counseling position they hold.

  • Students who are in training and preparation for school counseling work but not currently employed as a professional school counselor shall be eligible for student membership upon presenting a statement from their major advisor. Student members shall be entitled to a 50% reduction in dues.

  • To be eligible for emeritus membership, an individual shall:

    1. have held membership in MSCA for 10 years;

    2. be retired;

    3. shall not be employed as a full time professional school counselor; and

    4. complete the application annually.

  • Any person interested in counseling but not eligible for any other type of membership may become an affiliate member upon approval of the Governing Board.

  • Any organization desiring to contribute to the support of the activities of MSCA may seek an annual sustaining membership. View sustaining members here.

If you need to change your membership type (example: from Student to Professional), please contact the MSCA Office prior to renewing your membership.  This change can only be made by a site administrator and will ensure you renew at the correct membership level.

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