Dear Colleagues, I have been thinking a great deal about what it means to serve as President of an international organization while coming from a worldview shaped within the United States, and primarily from positions of privilege within this country. That positional reality shapes what I see easily and what I have to work harder […]
Committee Update
Virtual Training Committee
The newly formed and reconstructed Virtual Training Committee (VTC) is the combination of the Regional and Virtual Training Committee with the Webinar Committee. This is a result of several factors and is in keeping with the direction ISSTD has pursued for a while of bringing together committees where there is an overlap in tasks and […]
Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight
Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight: Conference Ambassadors Wanted!
Be at the heart of the ISSTD 2026 Annual Conference as a Conference Ambassador! This opportunity is designed for students and emerging professionals who want to gain valuable behind-the-scenes experience, connect with leaders in the field, and strengthen their resumes. Ambassadors support ISSTD staff with essential tasks before, during, and after the conference, and participate […]
Letter From The President
Entering the Year Ahead
Dear ISSTD Community, January often brings a natural slowing, at least for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. Many traditions describe winter as a season for consolidation rather than expansion, a time when growth happens quietly beneath the surface before becoming visible later on. Not everything that looks still is inactive, and not everything […]
News You Can Use
News You Can Use – January 2026
News Alert! Article: What It’s Like to Live with One of Psychiatry’s Most Misunderstood Diagnoses by Maggie Jones This New York Times Magazine article portrays the lived-experience of dissociative identity disorder (DID) in an accurate and compassionate way. Featuring Milissa Kaufman, psychiatrist and researcher with lived experience, the article explains the role of dissociation as […]
2026 Annual Conference
Students and Emerging Professionals at the 2026 ISSTD Annual Conference
Each year, the ISSTD Annual Conference brings Students and Emerging Professionals, or SEPs, into close contact with the clinical, research, and training community of the Society. Through structured gatherings and informal exchanges, the conference supports early career clinicians and researchers in building relationships, strengthening clinical reasoning, and finding community within the trauma and dissociation field. […]
Fridley Fund
Now Accepting Applications for the Goodwin & Fridley Educational Funds
2026 Application Period One Open Now ISSTD is now accepting applications for the Goodwin Educational Fund and the Fridley Educational Fund for thefirst 2026 application cycle. These funds are designed to help offset the cost of ISSTD training opportunities for professionals and students dedicated to learning more about the treatment of complex trauma and dissociation. […]
Education Quarterly
Upcoming Learning Opportunities
Hello, y’all! The Education and Training Oversight Committee (ETOC) is pleased to bring you the inaugural edition of the quarterly education overview. This section will provide a summary of upcoming learning opportunities within ISSTD. There is such a wealth of these within ISSTD, making it easy to lose track of what is happening when. The […]
Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight
Become a Virtual Training Program Moderator!
This month’s Volunteer Position Spotlight shines on the opportunity to become an ISSTD Webinar and Virtual Training Program Moderator! The ISSTD Webinar and Virtual Training Program is seeking volunteer moderators to support its webinars and virtual trainings featuring leading and emerging voices in trauma and dissociation. This low-commitment role offers a unique opportunity to engage […]
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
JTD Table of Contents – January 2026
Volume 26, Issue 5Volume 26, Issue 4Volume 26, Issue 3Volume 26, Issue 2Volume 26, Issue 1 Volume 25, Issue 5Volume 25, Issue 4Volume 25, Issue 3Volume 25, Issue 2Volume 25, Issue 1 Did you know ISSTD members receive online access to the full JTD? View this video for more instructions on how to access the […]