Membership - Registration

1. Fee $35 (made up of $25 Registration Fee (non-refundable) & $10 Administration Fee)
2. Cheque made payable to NZSDT Inc, to be forwarded by Registrar to the Treasurer.
3. A certified copy of the NZQA National Certificate in Diversional Therapy, or an official certified CSSITO printout. To be signed as sighted by current Employer.
4. A letter dated within one month from current and / or last Employer stating hands on Diversional Therapy employment of not less than 3000 hours with a minimum of three years as a Diversional Therapist.
5. Candidates who change Employers after completion of the National Certificate of Diversional Therapy and before assessment for Registration and Qualified Badge must have been employed with current employer for no less than 3 months before applying for Registration.

Procedure Step Two

If the above is met the Registrar will:

6. Check that the Candidate has been a Member for two full consecutive years (based on Anniversary Date of joining), and hold current Membership with the Society
7. Fax Motivational Therapy NZ Ltd to arrange for an Assessor to visit the workplace.
   Please do not arrange your own Assessor.
8. Send to the Candidate the Registration Handbook and application forms, these may be given, if completed to the Assessor at the site visit, otherwise to be sent to the Registrar. The Assessor on completion of Assessment, to send completed forms to the Registrar.
9. Notify Registration Board of application.
10. Forward to Registration Board copies of Assessment and Registration Forms.
11. On approval of the application by the Registration Board, send the Badge and Registration Certificate, and all Candidate documentation to the President. The President will sign the Certificate and forward on to the Candidate.
12. Send a copy of the Approval Meeting minutes to the Secretary for tabling at the next National Executive meeting.
13. Fax the Treasurer the Badge number and Registration date, to be entered into the Society Data Base.
14. Send the Candidate a yearly Registration Renewal Pack.
15. The Candidate will forward to the Registrar all completed Registration Renewal documentation, and the $25 Registration Renewal fee.