Becoming a member of the Dutch Professional Institute of Psychologists gives you numerous benefits. More than 13,000 colleagues have already signed up with us and enjoy the advantages of the NIP-membership. The NIP is the only association in the Netherlands that caters to] the interests of all psychologists and offers practical assistance and information on the possibilities for psychologist to advance their work and qualifications.

Benefits for Members include:

• Our newsletters and e-mail alerts will always keep you up to date on recent developments within the field of psychology
• You can attend a range of lectures, study days, conferences and symposiums on current issues organised by the NIP.
• Contact with fellow psychologists
• You will receive our monthly journal De Psycholoog for free.
• You get a discount on adverts in the De Psycholoog.
• Reduced fees for meetings and events organised by the NIP. 
• Access to specialist meetings for members only
• Access to our ‘members only'  webpage with lots more information on specialised topics.
• Personal contact with one of our specialised members of staff to help you answer your questions on matters such as ethics, insurances and rules for self-employed psychologists.  
• The NIP also negotiates with political partners,  insurance companies and employers to set standards to get the best labour conditions for its members.
• The right to use the protected trademark PSYCHOLOOG NIP
• Reduced fees for professional literature
• Discounts on insurance policies by collective contracts
• Being listed in the NIP expert database

Extra benefits of the NIP-membership for psychologists and students in psychology from other countries.

Information on:

• working as a psychologist in the Netherlands
• recognition of your foreign psychology degree
• payment of psychological assistance to clients
• studying psychology in the Netherlands
• the various forms of registration in the Netherlands  
• employment opportunities and starting up your own practice
• opportunities to put forward your own ideas in an organizational context
   

Legal issues
The staff of the NIP legal advice centre are available to NIP-members on all business days to provide either brief legal advice (maximum 20 minutes) free of charge or comprehensive legal services at a reduced hourly rate.

Opportunities for further qualification as a psychologist. The staff of the Registrations and Qualifications department can help to familiarize you with information and advice on training courses and registrations in their overall context.

Listing in experts database
Clients looking for a psychologist who speaks a foreign language can be referred to you by NIP. The NIP experts database lists members with their specific areas of expertise and the languages they speak.