AAAIP Membership: Discounts, Insurance, and Community
AAAIP Members Save on Courses, Certification, and Events
What You’ll Get as a AAAIP Member
Become a member of AAAIP and learn the best way to add therapy animals to your work in schools, offices, clinics, and other professional settings.
- Discount on AAAIP Coursework
- Discount on Animal-Assisted Intervention Specialist (AAIS) Certification
- Free access to AAAIP Events
- Discount on Past Events
- Exclusive access to the Evaluation for Professionals
- Exclusive access to discounted Liability Insurance for Professionals at the negotiated AAAIP rate
- A network of peers
Education & Courses
AAAIP members receive exclusive discounts on all AAI courses so you can keep learning without stretching your budget. Each course is developed by experienced professionals and covers topics to get you started or deepen your expertise. AAAIP education will help you work confidently, ethically, and effectively with therapy animals in your setting.
Certification
Stand out as a trusted professional working with therapy animals. AAAIP members save on the C-AAIS, the only certification designed for people who integrate therapy animals into their work. Whether you’re seeking credibility or greater assurance in your approach, this certification helps you show you’re doing it right.
Evaluation for Professionals
Earn your Professional Therapy Animal Team title. AAAIP’s Evaluation for Professionals takes place in your workplace and determines your animal’s degree of fit for your specific work environment. It is the only evaluation designed specifically for professionals partnering with therapy animals in schools, offices, clinics, and other professional settings. It is available exclusively to AAAIP members.
Insurance
Feel confident knowing your program is protected. AAAIP members have access to insurance policies designed specifically for professionals who incorporate animals into their work. It’s peace of mind that supports the important work you and your animal do every day.
Professional Community
You don’t have to figure it all out alone. AAAIP connects you with a supportive network of professionals who are also integrating animals into their work in schools, clinics, or community settings. Join member-only groups and virtual events to share, ask questions, and learn from others who understand your goals.
Resources & Research
Get the tools you need to do your best work. AAAIP members get exclusive access to a library of practical resources. From templates to how-to guides, and evidence-based insights, you’ll be better equipped to run a safe, effective, and professional therapy animal program. Whether you’re refining your approach or just getting started, we’ve got your back.
AAAIP Membership Cost
| AAAIP Membership Benefits | Non-Member | Digital Membership | **BEST VALUE** All-Access Membership |
Organizational Membership* |
| Price | Free | $199/Individual | $299/Individual | $750/organization with 3 people |
| Monthly Price | N/A | $17.17/month | $25.79/month | N/A |
| AAAIP Coursework | Full price | 33% off | 50% off | 50% off |
| AAI Specialist Certification (C-AAIS) | $375 | $375 | $275 | $275 |
| C-AAIS Renewal | $275 | $275 | $175 | $175 |
| Evaluation for Professionals | x | With C-AAIS | With C-AAIS | With C-AAIS |
| Access to Liability Insurance | x | With C-AAIS and Evaluation for Professionals | With C-AAIS and Evaluation for Professionals | With C-AAIS and Evaluation for Professionals |
| Live Webinars and Events | $19/Event | Included | Included | Included |
| Recorded Webinars and Events | Full price | Up to 70% off | Up to 70% off | Up to 70% off |
| Professional Networking | x | Included | Included | Included |
| AAAIP Newsletter | Free | Free | Free | Free |
*Organizational Membership includes 3 individual All-Access Memberships for employees of the same organization, facility, practice, school district, or institution.
Prefer to Pay Monthly?
Become an All-Access Member for just $25.79 a month or a Digital Member for only $17.17 a month.
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AAAIP Memberships FAQs
As a member of AAAIP, you’ll enjoy exclusive discounts on certification and online coursework plus free monthly events. Members are eligible to participate in the Evaluation for Professionals developed by AAAIP.
AAAIP is open to anyone involved or interested in incorporating therapy or facility animals into their work. Our members include professionals from a wide variety of fields like education, mental health, social work, occupational therapy, government services, and beyond. We also welcome trainers and behaviorists who prepare animals for AAI, and researchers studying its impact.
No. Many of our members are in the planning stages of working with an animal or collaborating with volunteer therapy animal teams. Others work in roles where a strong understanding of AAI is essential, even if they don’t personally handle a therapy or facility animal.
Yes! AAAIP supports professionals working with facility animals—dogs (or other species) who work in a single setting like a school, clinic, or hospital. While you may use the term “facility animal,” best practices for therapy animals still apply. Facility animals are a kind of therapy animal who generally focus their work in one setting. As a member, you’ll gain access to the training and standards that ensure your work meets the highest level of professionalism and care.
Organizational Membership is ideal for businesses, facilities, and universities where three or more people want to join AAAIP. It offers all the same benefits as an individual All-Access Membership, at a discounted rate. Organizational membership is $750/year for 3 people, and additional people can join at 25% off the All-Access cost. This option is perfect for teams who want to align on best practices and grow together in AAI.