National, state, and regional professional associations; commercial providers; public agencies; school districts; and non-NASP-approved school psychology graduate preparation programs. NASP-approved graduate education programs are regarded as de facto NASP-approved providers of professional development, and therefore do not need to apply.

Those who hold the NCSP need to obtain 10 of their continuing professional development credits from NASP- or APA-approved providers to renew their credential; thus, promoting CPD activities with NASP approval may improve participation. Approved providers will benefit from links on the Approved Provider directory on the NASP website and also will be assigned a provider number for use in promotional materials.

A $400 fee is required at the time of initial application. This fee is waived for NASP-affiliated state associations.

Please review the Approved Provider policy manual and then download an application packet. All application materials must be submitted electronically.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

You may still apply and submit samples of the forms and processes you intend to use for any upcoming activities. NASP reserves to the right to issue a conditional approval until evidence of successful implementation of those processes are provided.

The NASP Approved Provider System approves sponsors that follow standards and implementation procedures and guidelines. While sponsors that offer only one annual event may apply, NASP does not have an expedited application process for single events, nor do we issue specific approval for one-time events. Sponsors must go through the standard application process.

The NASP Approved Provider System is designed for sponsors that provide professional development. Individual speakers may apply, although they must demonstrate that they meet all of the procedures and guidelines, and can sufficiently address all of the infrastructural demands of being a NASP Approved Provider of CPD.

NASP Approved Providers must renew every 2 years.

The renewal fee is $150 for all approved providers, including those that had a waived initial application fee.

You are still eligible to apply, although this should be made clear on your application.

The issuing of a “certificate” implies an evaluation of knowledge, although most activities cannot attest to participants' knowledge gained. Rather, most can only document that a participant “attended” the activity; thus, NASP requires all sponsors to only provide “Documentation of Attendance” forms rather than “certificates.”

No. Once you obtain NASP approval, you do not need to request permission to provide NASP-approved CPD during your approval period. However, we are available to you if you have any questions regarding when it is appropriate to provide approved CPD.

No. You may offer some activities without meeting all procedural guidelines and not offer NASP-approved CPD. You may only offer NASP-approved CPD when the activity meets all of the guidelines for offering such credit. For example, to provide NASP-approved CPD, providers must ensure that their training is within NASP-approved content areas based on NASP domains of professional practice, require instructional objectives, evaluations, minimum qualifications of instructors, etc.

See the Cosponsorship section (Section P.) on pages 10 and 11 of the Procedures and Implementation Guidelines for the NASP-Approved Provider System

NASP-approved programs may offer NASP-Approved CPD to school psychologists without submitting an application. However, those activities must still meet all of the guidelines for offering CPD.

NASP-approved programs are not issued an approved provider number. Instead, programs can utilize language on the documentation of attendance form such as:

University of _____'s School Psychology Program is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists to offer continuing professional development. The University of ____ maintains responsibility for this continuing professional development activity.

Applications are only accepted via electronic submission to aps@naspweb.org

Renewals typically take 4–6 weeks to process

Checks or credit cards are both accepted as forms of payment. You can enter credit card information on the renewal forms provided or call our office to provide the credit card number (301-657-0270).

Requests for receipt can be directed to aps@naspweb.org