Member Resources

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Member Directory

Connect with others in your area of practice! Find others in your city! As a member, one of the most important benefits is having access to hundreds of members from around the world, so utilizing the Member Directory is one of the best ways to maximize an AEE membership.

 Click here to view the directory

 Update your profile so other members can find and contact you!

Career Center

AEE Members receive 2 free job postings in the Experiential Education Career Center! valid for 2 uses per user, valid on basic job posting package, 2 per year.

TO USE THE 2 FREE POSTINGS CODE: add the basic job postings package to your cart, then enter the discount code in the payment section. 

CODE: AEE25

You can access to job board HERE 

• *new! We now have single-sign-on (SSO) enabled! That means the career center website system will automatically recognize you as a member if you log in with your aee.org email address that you use for this member profile. 
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Calendar of Events

Find and post events on the AEE Event Calendar! One of the benefits of an AEE Membership is the ability to post your upcoming events on our industry Event Calendar. Simply Email anna@aee.org to submit your events!

Monthly Member Newsletter

Monthly Newsletters are sent to all AEE Members with Association announcements, upcoming events, industry news, member highlights, and more! 

We strive to lift the stories and voices of our members and member programs. Want to spread the word about your company, research, school, work, project, blog, etc. to AEE Members? We want to hear YOUR stories! Please do not hesitate to reach out to Anna Miano if you would like to be featured in a future Newsletter. *submissions due by the 25th of each month

Social Media

Stay up-to-date on AEE news and announcements by following us on Social Media. Plus, AEE Members have the exclusive ability to have content cross-posted on AEE social media channels. Reach over 20,000 practitioners, educators, inquirers, researchers, and more in the field of EE across our social media channels. Simply reach out to anna@aee.org to submit your request. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn!

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Book & Publications

 Download PDF AEE Books & Publications for free here:

• Essential Elements of Experiential Programming
• Essential Elements of Facilitation
• Coming of Age, The Evolving Field of Adventure Therapy (Free for Members, $10 for Non-Members)
• Ethical Issues in Experiential Education (Free for Members, $26 for Non-Members)
• Exploring the Power of Solo, Silence, and Solitude (Free for Members, $10 for Non-Members)
• Theory & Practice of Experiential Education (Free for Members, $67 for Non-Members)
• Manual of Accreditation Standards for Adventure Programs (Free for Members, $15 for Non-Members)
• Manual of Accreditation Standards for Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Programs (Free for Members, $15 for Non-Members)

AEE Partners

AEE is proud to partner with a variety of programs, organizations, and businesses around the world who share in our mission & vision. Our membership partners offer the AEE community unique discounts and select access to their programs, resources, trainings, and conferences. AEE also provides opportunitites for you to advertise or sponsor throughout the year. Click the link below to learn more and inquire.

ADVERTISE - PARTNER - SPONSOR

NOLS - National Outdoor Leadership School

AEE Members receive a 10% registration discount on NOLS risk management training seminars, geared to helping program managers develop sound risk management practices in their outdoor programs. This is a great course for programs that are preparing for accreditation, anticipating the re-accreditation process or desiring new perspectives and tools for risk management in their organization from a system-wide approach. Just fill out the registration form and indicate that you are an AEE member to receive the discount!

Adventure Therapist LLC 

Offering discounted Access to All Adventure Therapy Trainings and A-T PRO, their subscription service for Adventure Therapists!

Kim Sacksteder, LISW-SV, CCAT and Nick Magle-Haberek, MS, MSW, LICSW, CCAT co-founded Adventure Therapist LLC to "build a bigger boat" for the field of Adventure Therapy and Therapeutic Adventure.  They offer training, consulting, supervision and community for therapists and other professionals working to integrate adventure therapy into their practices or organizations.  

Adventure Therapist LLC offers over 20 different Adventure Therapy trainings, ranging from a week-long in-person intensive to 1 hour webinars on a variety of topics relating to administration, facilitation, risk management and business considerations for adventure therapists.  They also offer A-T PRO, a subscription based service for Adventure Therapists, that provides regular AT-specific consultation and supervision, webinars, an online resource library and online an community to support Adventure Therapists at every stage of their journey.    

Adventure Therapist LLC is happy to offer a 10% discount on A-T PRO and all other adventure therapy trainings to current AEE Members.  

To take advantage of this special rate, sign up for any of these services at www.adventure-therapist.com and use the coupon code:  AEEMemberTenOff

Fifth Pillar Consulting

Fifth Pillar is offering the AEE Member community a very special rate on taking the EQ-i 2.0 Emotional Intelligence Assessment.  The EQ-i 2.0 is a scientifically validated tool for measuring emotional intelligence. This assessment provides valuable insights into an individual's self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and interpersonal skills.  It comes with a detailed report that includes in-depth analysis of your scores in 16 different competencies as well as suggestions for how to develop your skills in each area.  This offer also includes a 1-hour interpretation session to help you further understand your results.  Regular pricing for this service is $250.  AEE members receive $100 off! 

Project Adventure

Project Adventure AEE Current Members get a10% discount on professional development workshops! Use code AEE. "We understand the diverse needs of the faculty, staff, and community members you work with every day, so we take the time to work with you to design a program that can be personalized to align with your school or organization's strategic plan. Our single day, multi-day or year-long programs allow participants to develop a growth mindset to create lasting change in the communities they serve. Because of this level of personalization, programs can either take place at our site in Beverly, MA, or at yours."

IncidentAnalytix

AEE IncidentAnalytix® Discount IncidentAnalytix is a cloud-based system developed specifically for the outdoor education industry to track and analyze incident and close call data. AEE is excited to announce that organizational members can purchase licenses for the IncidentAnalytix® Public Cloud at a 10% discount per User License. Accredited AEE Organizations will receive a 25% discount per User License. These discounts are on top of the standard discounts for volume license purchases. 

AEE is working with a number of outdoor education providers and IncidentAnalytix to create recommendations for incident data collection in our field. By having organizations collect a common minimum set of data, we look forward to being able to analyze the data collected to improve risk management practices in the fields of adventure education and outdoor behavioral healthcare. More information is about IncidentAnalytix available at www.IncidentAnalytix.com.

Alpenglow Education

AEE Members receive 30% off on the Behavioral First Responder Certification Course from Alpenglow Education! Use code AEEmember "The Behavioral First Responder course is designed for instructors, administrators, and counselors of all varieties that want to gain understanding in common behavioral issues and useful responses within the experiential education context. Our course will teach you overarching theories, models, and techniques borrowed from the fields of social work, counseling, and psychology to help you understand why a student is demonstrating a particular behavior, as well as some useful techniques that well help the student through their difficult moment."

playmeo

AEE members save 30% on playmeo's individual Pro and team-based Enterprise plans. Simply enter this discount coupon - AEE30 - during checkout, or click this link to have the discount automatically applied. playmeo is where the best experiential educators get their games. You'll never be short of activity ideas again.

The Experiential Leadership Institute

We are thrilled to share that AEE Members will receive a 15% discount on Diploma in Experiential Education & Practice course fees through our partnership with the Experiential Leadership Institute! Please click on the 'Register' button on the Experiential Leadership Institute website to begin the registration process. After registering, your Membership will be verified by the team, and then you will be able to pay with the 15% AEE Member Discount.

Experiential Consulting, LLC

AEE is proud to partner with Experiential Consulting, LLC to offer AEE Members an exclusive discount on signed copies of Steve Smith's new (2021) book: Beneficial Risks: The Evolution and Risk Management for Outdoor and Experiential Education Programs *Use Code 20FORAEE  and you will receive a 20% discount!

The relevance of this book for AEE programs is captured here by AEE Director of Accreditation, Steve Pace:  "Steve Smith skillfully weaves together the most important factors to consider when managing the risks all outdoor programs face, and presents them in a well-designed, easily accessible format. A must read for professionals in this field!"

ExpertVoice

ExpertVoice is a community of more than 1 million experts who are passionate and experienced in their field. They give recommendations, share advice, and discuss their favorite brands and products. ExpertVoice connects these experts with brands to test new products, enjoy exclusive discounts, and provide authentic feedback. How to get added to the AEE Affiliation Team & Access ExpertVoice Benefits:

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3. _{Sign up using your email and name}
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5. _{Log In}
6. _{You will be asked to add an affiliation! Search for 'AEE' as an affiliation and complete the remaining sign-up flow by providing proof of membership by taking a screen shot of your member profile and uploading it! How do I take a screen shot?}
7. _{To access the most benefits, select your location and build out your profile with affiliations and accomplishments!} 
8. _{Interact with brands, shop using your exclusive discount, and more.}

The Gap Year Association

AEE Members get a 10% discount on GYA Annual Conferences! 

Kikori

Kikori's community-driven platform provides educators, facilitators and trainers easy access to experiential and social emotional learning activities that integrate seamlessly into their programs. 

KIKORI FOR INDIVIDUAL AEE MEMBERS - 15% Discount

KIKORI FOR AEE ORGANIZATIONS & SCHOOLS - 25% Discount

SEE DISCOUNT CODES / INSTRUCTIONS

Viristar

AEE Members receive a 10% discount on Risk Management for Outdoor Programs trainings from Viristar!

Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs training is an online, certificated 40-hour course in safety management for experiential, adventure, wilderness, travel and outdoor programs. This acclaimed course provides essential knowledge for program managers to successfully manage risk to best practice standards. Courses are offered each month; topics include legal considerations, staff, equipment management, emergency response, media relations, accreditation, incident reviews, systems thinking, and much more.

To enroll, enter discount code AEE2021 on this page

 AEE Governance

Connect with the association's governance by reading association bylaws, board meeting minutes and policy register that guides AEE operational and governance activities. Or, contact a member of the Board of Directors. 

Code of Conduct

AEE CODE OF CONDUCT 
_{AEE is a Membership Association intended to be a safe and welcoming environment for all. All AEE events, virtual and in-person, aim to be inclusive for all, regardless of race, age, health status, ethnicity, ability, religion, political affiliation, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Any discrimination, intolerance, harassment, or aggression will absolutely not be tolerated. 
EXPECTATIONS FOR THE AEE COMMUNITY:} 

• _{Be kind, courteous, respectful, inclusive, and welcoming to all regardless of race, age, health status, ethnicity, ability, religion, political affiliation, gender identity, and sexual orientation.}
  
• _{Immediately report any discriminatory, harassing, aggressive, or exclusionary behavior or speech to AEE staff} 

_{WE WILL NOT TOLERATE:
Examples of unacceptable behavior(s) below, but are not limited to:}

• _{Discriminatory, harassing, aggressive, or exclusionary conduct within any event, forum, or chat room}
  
• _{Lewd, unruly, or vulgar behavior or language (including but not limited to offensive language, profanity, obscene gestures, or written or spoken slurs)}
• _{Wearing offensive clothing that is exclusionary or discriminatory during any virtual or in-person event}

_{CONSEQUENCES:
AEE staff reserve the right to determine if any code of conduct has been violated. If it is determined that any code has been violated, you will be removed from the event or networking area entirely without refund. Depending on the severity of the violation, your membership may also be revoked without refund.
REPORTING:
If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being treated poorly, or have additional concerns, please contact any member of the AEE staff.}