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💎 Points & Rewards

Earn points while you engage, learn, and grow professionally

🎮 How it works

You earn Points on the site for participation, learning, and contributions. Points determine your rank and can be converted to store credit at checkout in our Shopify store (shop.theunderratedsuperhero.com) when logged in with the same email.

Note: We’re finalizing our Shopify/Smile setup. Conversion rates and eligible items may change—your Member Hub will always show the current details.

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Points & Store Credit

Available to all tiers:
Everyone can earn points through engagement. Redemption applies to eligible digital items only (POD/physical items excluded).

Redemption at Checkout

  • Log in to the store with the same email as your Member Hub.
  • Apply available credit/discount at checkout.
  • Eligible: CE courses, toolkits, downloads, and digital resources.
  • Not eligible: Print-on-Demand/physical items, unless marked otherwise.

Conversion Rate

Coming soon: The points → store credit rate is being finalized. Check your Member Hub for the current rate before redeeming.

🔁 Daily Activities

Log in (once per day)10 points
Post in the forum10 points
Your post receives a reply10 points
Leave a blog comment10 points
View a resource10 points
Share a post/page to social10 points
Visit your dashboard (daily)10 points
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Ranks & Progression

Your points determine your rank within The Underrated Superhero community. Ranks show on your profile and may unlock perks, badges, and recognition.

🎯 Ranks & Milestone Titles

RankPoint RangeDescription
🌱Emerging Hero0 – 499Just getting started—your journey begins here.
🧭Active Explorer500 – 1,499Building momentum and getting involved.
Connected Contributor1,500 – 2,999Engaging, contributing, and supporting others.
🏆Trusted Trailblazer3,000 – 4,999Leading with consistency and collaboration.
🎓Respected Guide5,000 – 7,999Go-to member whose wisdom shapes others.
Master Contributor8,000 – 11,999Powerhouse of contribution and leadership.
🦸‍♂️Legendary Ally12,000+Reserved for our most impactful heroes.
Rank Benefits

Ranks unlock automatically as you earn points. Expect profile flair, badges, early access, and occasional spotlights.

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Challenge Leaderboards

⚡ Challenge Leaderboards

Each sitewide challenge features its own leaderboard—compete, collaborate, and climb together.

Leaderboard Highlights

  • Occasional special point types (e.g., campaign-specific)
  • Visible only during the active challenge window
  • Bonus rewards and digital prizes for top finishers
  • Hidden surprises for creativity and consistency
📅 Stay Updated:
Watch your Member Hub and email for the next challenge announcement.

🛒 Membership & Purchase Bonuses

Premium Membership (Monthly)280 points
All-Inclusive Membership (Monthly)500 points
Premium Membership (Annual)3,700 points
All-Inclusive Membership (Annual)6,000 points
Renew early bonus1,200 points
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Badges & Achievements

Badges showcase your effort, growth, and community spirit. Some are one-time achievements; others stack over time or appear in limited-time events.

🎖️ How Badges Work

  • Earned automatically for specific actions or streaks
  • Displayed on your profile and in select areas
  • Event-only badges during special challenges

🎁 Form Submissions & Special Actions

Submit a testimonial30 points
Resource request form20 points
Nominate a Clinician of the Month10 points
Submit a Q&A question10 points
Referral — New member joined250 points
Waitlist signup bonus50 points
Story submission25 points
Featured story/resource submission50 points

🏆 Special Recognition & Feedback

Earn an award10 points
Product review (thanks!)15 points
Referral visit milestone100 points
Referral signup milestone300 points
Mentorship interest submission50 points
Course completion bonus100 points
Q&A question featured75 points
Guide feedback20–30 points
Track Your Progress

See points, ranks, and badges in your Member Hub under Points & Badges.

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Special Gamification Events

We host limited-time activities that amplify engagement and rewards—leaderboards, surprise quizzes, referral contests, and progress-based achievements.

🚀 Examples

  • Challenge Sprints — monthly leaderboard events
  • Surprise Drop Quizzes — quick bonus points & content
  • Referral Contests — invite colleagues and earn
  • Progress Achievements — unlock badges as you go
🎯 Watch your Member Hub:
Announcements and email updates will list dates, rules, and prizes.
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Getting Started with Points

Earn rewards by showing up, engaging, and contributing. Here’s the fast path:

  1. Join or upgrade to unlock more earn & redeem options (Premium/All-Inclusive offer the most).
  2. Participate — forums, monthly drops, interactive elements.
  3. Track points, badges, and rank in your Member Hub.
  4. Redeem store credit during checkout at shop.theunderratedsuperhero.com.
Quick Start Tip

Log in daily, update your profile, and explore the platform. Points roll over and don’t expire.

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Cultural Competency Guide – Coming Soon

This practical guide equips clinicians with the tools needed to deliver culturally responsive, equitable addiction treatment. Through real-world examples, reflection prompts, and actionable resources, it supports providers in building empathy, reducing disparities, and honoring client identities and lived experiences.

Covers:

  • Cultural humility framework
  • Bias recognition strategies
  • Sample cultural assessment forms
  • Case studies from diverse communities

This upcoming guide delivers practical tools to strengthen inclusive, respectful client care.

Join the waitlist to get notified when it’s released and gain early access to exclusive companion tools.

Estimated Release: Spring 2026

Want early access or release updates? Fill out the form below.

Cultural Competency Waitlist

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CE Course Coming Soon – Coming Soon

This 5-hour self-paced course is designed to enhance clinical awareness and confidence when working with individuals in early addiction, co-occurring conditions, or unclear diagnoses. It provides an in-depth look at how addiction presents across populations and offers practical strategies for recognizing early, acute, and masked symptoms.

You’ll explore:

  • The difference between signs vs. symptoms

  • Clinical red flags often missed in intake or early treatment

  • Cultural, behavioral, and neuropsychological indicators of substance use

  • Case-based decision-making to strengthen recognition skills

📚 Already Available: The full resource guide is live in our store and can be used now

Coming Soon: This course is currently pending CE approval through NAADAC. You’ll earn 5 CE hours upon launch.

🗓 Estimated CE Release: Mid to Late Summer 2025

Want early access or CE release notifications? Join the waitlist below.

CE Course - Recognizing and Addressing Signs and Symptoms in Addiction Waitlist

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Breaking Barriers – Coming Soon

This upcoming guide offers clinicians a compassionate, evidence-informed framework for supporting LGBTQIA+ clients through the addiction and recovery journey. Developed with cultural humility and intersectionality at its core, Breaking Barriers includes:

  • Clinical guidance on affirming care across diverse identities and experiences
  • Scenarios and case studies for reflective practice
  • Tools to help clients explore identity safety, stigma, and resilience
  • Strategies for addressing minority stress and internalized shame in treatment

Designed for individual therapists, group facilitators, and programs ready to do better by queer and trans clients.

Estimated Release: December 1, 2025

Want early access or release updates? Fill out the form below.

Breaking Barriers Waitlist

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Closing the Divide – Coming Soon

This enhanced eBook explores the deep-rooted gender disparities in addiction care—and offers concrete strategies for closing the gap. Designed for seasoned clinicians, advocates, and program directors, this guide includes:

  • Data-driven insights on gender differences in access, engagement, and outcomes
  • Real-world case studies and reflection prompts
  • Worksheets and trauma-informed tools tailored by gender identity
  • Strategies for building inclusive, gender-responsive recovery systems

Join the waitlist to get notified when it’s released and receive early access to exclusive companion tools.

Estimated Release: October 31, 2025

Want early access or release updates? Fill out the form below.

Closing the Divide Waitlist

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Parenting in Recovery – Coming Soon

This upcoming resource is designed to help clinicians support clients navigating both recovery and parenthood. The Parenting in Recovery workbook explores strategies for rebuilding trust, establishing stability, and fostering meaningful communication between parents and children.

Whether used in family therapy or individual treatment, this guide includes:

  • Evidence-informed parenting strategies

  • Tools for restoring structure and safety at home

  • Guided activities to promote connection and resilience

  • Session-ready prompts and clinician insights

Built for therapists, counselors, and parenting specialists, this resource will be released in Spring 2026.

Want early access or release updates? Fill out the form below.

Parenting in Recovery Waitlist