One professional organization that students can become members of
is the National Organization for Human Services (NOHS).
Membership for students costs $35 per year and they receive
numerous benefits that help launch their careers. These benefits
include the opportunity to be featured in the Student Spotlight in
LinkedIn, access to scholarships, free résumé evaluation, job board
access, volunteering opportunities, and the ability to present their
own papers at NOHS conferences (National Organization for Human
Services, n.d.). With all of the opportunities and support that NOHS
provides for individuals who are interested in working within human
services, this is the organization I would join.
Another organization that students can join is the National Human
Services Assembly. The National Assembly focuses on strengthening
the bonds between various nonprofit human services organizations
that address many human service issues. The benefits of joining this
organization include unique learning and networking opportunities,
involvement in an engaged network for building partnerships, and
addressing the challenges that require cooperation between
organizations (National Human Services Assembly, 2022). The
application process begins with sending a note of inquiry to
membership@nassembly.org. I think that of these two organizations,
NOHS is more inviting to students compared to the National
Assembly since I could not find much information regarding students
specifically for the application process with the assembly.
References
National Human Services Assembly. (2022). Retrieved from
https://www.nationalassembly.org/
National Organization for Human Services. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://www.nationalhumanservices.org/
