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News You Can Use – September 2024

New Book Alert! Revisiting the Assault on Truth by Kate McMaughIt is now 40 years since Jeffery Masson caused a major scandal in the psychoanalytic world with his 1984 book, The Assault on Truth. This book, which ended the psychoanalytic career of its whistle-blowing author, exposed Freud’s attempts to grapple with his patients’ reports of […]

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Board Briefs

Board Briefs – September 2024

Greetings from the Board of Directors! We are thrilled to provide this edition of the Board Briefs column in ISSTD News, which provides our members with important updates from the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis. Introduction of Deep Brain Reorienting Training We are thrilled to have launched registration in September for our first […]

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Regional Online Communities

Mid-Atlantic Regional Online Community

In September 2024, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Online Community (ROC) celebrated its third anniversary. When launched, the ROC was comprised of 30 ISSTD members. Today, our online community has over 70 participants who either practice or reside in the Mid-Atlantic geographical region. Presently, this geographical region spans New York to South Carolina and includes West Virginia. The Mid-Atlantic […]

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Special Interest Groups

Research Special Interest Group Update

The Research Special Interest Group (SIG) launched in early 2023 as a place for researchers to interact and collaborate. We welcome all levels of experience, from those established in their fields, to early career investigators, students, non-ISSTD members, and anyone interested in learning more about research. Since the SIG’s inception, we have offered quarterly presentations, both via Zoom […]

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Special Interest Groups

Transitional Age Youth SIG Update

At the March 2024 Annual Conference, members of the Transitional Age Youth (TAY) and Child & Adolescent (C&A) Special Interest Groups (SIGs) met informally and discussed merging, as our membership and interests are almost identical. This was then discussed on the TAY SIG community page in ISSTD World. Procedurally, it makes the most sense to […]

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Publications of Interest

Issues Surrounding Organized Abuse and Spiritual Abuse

Content note: This edition focuses on ritual abuse, mind control, and organised abuse. Please exercise self-care – especially if you are a survivor. To survivors reading this bit: I hold you in huge warmth, respect and care. I don’t know nearly as much about ritual abuse (or, as Valerie Sinason has called it, “calendar abuse,” […]

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Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight

Marketing Volunteer for the Annual Conference Committee

This month’s Volunteer Position Spotlight shines on the opportunity to become a Marketing Volunteer for the Annual Conference Committee. We are looking for volunteers to support the upcoming ISSTD Annual Conference, which will be held in Boston, MA, USA in March 2025! Join the Annual Conference Committee to help with marketing, publicity, and organizing the […]

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