About Us
The New Mexico Career Development Association (NMCDA) serves professional counselors and human development specialists employed in schools, colleges, rehabilitation agencies, corrections, mental health areas, private business, and private industry. The purpose of the NMCDA is to promote a greater understanding of the meaning of work and vocation, to foster career development over the lifespan, to establish and improve the standards of professional service in the field of career guidance in New Mexico, and to enhance communication and cooperation among all career development professionals.
NMCDA is a division of the New Mexico Counseling Association (NMCA) and a branch of the National Career Development Association.
NMCDA offers professional development opportunities and social events throughout the year for its membership.
Membership
Download the NMCDA Membership Application here.
All counselors and human development specialists are welcome to join the New Mexico Career Development Association (NCMDA). As a division of the New Mexico Counseling Association (NMCA), you will need to join NMCA and select NMCD as your desired division.
Membership in the New Mexico Counseling Association is open to persons whose primary responsibilities or interests are in the counseling or human development field and who recognize that all people routinely need help and advisement as they experience the normal stages and transitions of life. Counselors and human development specialists help people of all ages, cultures, and physical capabilities reach their maximum potential in their personal lives, their education and their career.
There are four types of membership in NMCA
- Professional members: Professional members hold a master's degree or higher in counseling or a closely related field from an institution that was accredited when the degree was awarded by one of the regional accrediting bodies recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation. Professional members must present proof of academic credentials upon request.
- Regular members: are individuals whose interests and activities are consistent with those of the association, but are not qualified for professional membership.
- Retired members: are eligible for continued membership at a reduced fee if they have retired from the profession of counseling.
- Students: are eligible for membership if they are enrolled in a minimum of six graduate credit hours or nine undergraduate credit hours per semester leading toward a degree in counseling or a counseling related field. Verification by the student and the student's professor is required.
Membership Fees
Professional/Regular membership includes one division for $60.00. If more than one division is desired, add $15.00 for each additional division. Retired/Student membership includes one division for $30.00. If more than one division is desired, add $15.00 for each additional division.
Memberships are renewed annually. Members receive renewal notices on the anniversary date of their joining the association. Membership certificates are mailed to members.