Christa Krüger – 2020 ISSTD PresidentThis year brought heavy challenges, some of which will still be with us through 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit us hard, in our personal lives and as an organization. Our 2020 Annual Conference was cancelled at the last minute, which threw us into a potential financial crisis. And yet, despite the challenges, ISSTD’s membership has grown beyond […]
News You Can Use
News You Can Use
Welcome ISSTD’s New Members in December! Professional MembersParul AgarwalDiane BachmanTeresa CannonLily DavisDima DupereKarin EnsinkJoshua FrekerHolly FrenchJoan GolstonAllison Helen GrimesApril HarterMeredith HenryAbby HershlerSherri JacobsAnnette JonesWioleta KoziolJennifer MarchandJessica MattinglyJanet MilliganDorith PrutchiJan RimerJeanne-Marie RimlingerMarta RochaElizabeth Anne WrightLaura Wulff Emerging Professional MembersSamantha AuclairVeronica CecilPatricia LeeWah-CooperMelissa MarshallJane McCauleyKrysteli NeedhamSara PascalElisha Melony SealeAyelet SilberbergHeleen Woest Student MembersLaura CleggSarah GolleyAdrian Masterman-SmithRebecca Moussa […]
Board Briefs
News from the ISSTD Board
Seasons Greetings, all Ye Members! Tired of hearing, “In these challenging times” yet? Me too. These are indeed tough times, and yet we know help is coming. Whether we are physically recovering, grieving lost loved ones, or helping our clients with their response to the pandemic, it has been a true test of creativity to […]
Creative Space
Be Prompted by LOVE
My call out for contributions to this edition of Creative Space was simply the word LOVE. I was thrilled to receive Mindy Jacobson’s Altered Books art. Her images are beautiful and bold (and for our U.S members I deliberately didn’t say bold and beautiful!). Mindy’s art work is a journey of love, of abandonment, of […]
Special Interest Groups
Vicarious Trauma SIG Update
Vicarious Trauma (VT) impacts us as healers of trauma, and recognizing, preventing and mitigating the effects of VT is a part of our work as trauma therapists. The VT SIG is the place where we focus on the therapist and seek to resource therapists through support, information, case consultations and more. VT impacts all trauma […]
Special Interest Groups
Creative Art Therapy SIG Connects Creatively through a Pandemic
The Creative Arts Therapy (CAT) SIG has been incredibly active and engaged during a year of “virtual” creative connections! In response to the COVID 19 pandemic and the numerous global, social, and political challenges of 2020, a small but consistent group of CAT SIG members got together for zoom meetings on a regular basis. Compared […]
Publications of Interest
Eating Disorders, Trauma, and Dissociation
Each quarter ISSTD News endeavors to focus publications of interest (POI) on recently published articles which are timely and relevant to community discourse. This POI will focus on recent publications exploring the bearing of dissociation on eating disorders including bulimia nervosa (BN), anorexia nervosa (AN), and binge eating disorder (BED). We have also tried to […]
Volunteer Spotlight
Christine Forner
Photos by Warwick Middleton This month’s volunteer spotlight features our outgoing Immediate Past-President, Christine Forner. Christine joined ISSTD in 2006 and has been on the Board since 2010. She has just been re-elected to the Board, continuing on her volunteer work for us. Tell us about your educational and professional background, and where you live […]
Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight
Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight – December 2020
An exciting opportunity for international advocacy! This month’s Volunteer Position Spotlight shines on the opportunity to become a Committee Member with the ISSTD’s Committee to the United Nations (UN)! The ISSTD’s Committee to the UN is looking for two new members with an interest in international mental health advocacy to join the team. The Committee […]
Trauma & Dissociation in the News
Not all is Visible: Trauma and Disability
Thursday, December 3, 2020 was the International Day of People with Disabilities instituted by the United Nations. Days named for particular aspects of our fellow-citizens provide a chance for us all to educate or re-educate ourselves. They also provide a sense of worth and pride in those who feel recognised. A name is a very […]