As I write this note, I am currently attending the European Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation’s biannual conference in Rome. I am finding this conference from our sister society to be full of interesting information, different perspectives, and new ideas. If you have never attended one of these conferences, I would highly […]
News You Can Use
New Complex Trauma Clinical Guidelines Launched
Blue Knot Foundation, Australia’s National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma has launched new clinical guidelines for the treatment of complex trauma. Written by ISSTD members, Dr Cathy Kezelman AM and Pam Stavropoulos PhD, these clinical guidelines update the original ground-breaking and internationally acclaimed clinical guidelines, which were published in 2012. The original guidelines were […]
Annual Awards
Nominations for 2020 Awards and Fellows Now Open!
Deadline: December 9, 2019 11:59PM EST The time is upon us to honor those amongst us who have taken their energy and invested it in the creation of a gift for the rest of us: a work of literature, visual arts, a work from the heart. ISSTD Members are invited to submit their nominations in […]
Center for Advanced Studies in Trauma & Dissociation
ISSTD Seeks New PTP Administrator
Professional Training Program Administrator Reports to: Executive Director and PTP Chair by authority of the ISSTD Board of Directors Summary: Under the direction of the Executive Director, the Administrator provides support on all professional training offerings. Primary Responsibilities: The primary responsibilities of the administrator include, but are not limited to: Act as liaison between faculty, […]
Membership
ISSTD Offers New Organizational Membership Category
The ISSTD created the Organizational Membership category as part of our ongoing efforts to increase awareness about trauma and dissociation in the mental health community. There are four categories of organizational membership that provide a range of benefits. All our Organizational Membership packages include: individual membership for 3-5 individuals, subscription to the Journal of Trauma […]
Spreading the Word
ISSTD Member Spreading the Word about Racialized Trauma
Spreading the Word is a feature of ISSTD News where we focus on the work of people who aim to spread the word about trauma and dissociation to the broader community. In this edition of Spreading the Word I interview Francesca Maximé who is a Haitian-Dominican Italian-American Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), IMTA accredited and certified […]
Special Interest Groups
Creative Arts SIG Weaves Magic Once Again
Our beloved Creative Arts SIG has once again had a very busy year. Here we provide you with an update for 2018/19, focusing on two key events: our annual conference and the Webinar. Creative Arts at the 2019 Annual Conference At the annual conference in NYC this year, the CAT SIG facilitated the second Create […]
UN Task Force
ISSTD Marks World Mental Health Day at the United Nations
Thursday, October 10, 2019 was World Mental Health Day. The focus this year was suicide prevention. Around the world people organized to educate and disseminate information about suicide prevention. At the U.N. in New York City the NGO Committee on Mental Health, along with co-sponsors, which included ISSTD, presented an outstanding program of speakers and […]
Kid's Korner
Proposal to the Field: Fourth Phase in Treatment of Dissociation Protocol
In the field of complex trauma and dissociative disorders we are accustomed to conceptualizing our work through the lens of a three-phase treatment model which includes: safety and stabilization, processing of traumatic memories and integration/new life as one integrated self. However, in my clinical practice I have found it useful to conceptualize the treatment as […]
Clinical E-Journal
JTD & Frontiers Table of Contents (September 2019)
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation Check out the entire library online of the Journal of Trauma & Dissociation – your member benefit – now! Table of ContentsVolume 20, Issue 1Volume 20, Issue 2Volume 20, Issue 3Volume 20, Issue 4Volume 20, Issue 5 Are you interested in auto publication alerts?To set up a quick and each way to get […]