John Kennedy stirred millions with; “Ask not what America can do for you, but what you can do for America.” I invite you to consider what you can do for ISSTD and for the field of trauma treatment. ISSTD is, at our heart, a volunteer-based organization. While we enjoy working with some of the finest […]
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation Check out the entire library online of the Journal of Trauma & Dissociation – your member benefit – now! Table of Contents Volume 19, Issue 1 Volume 19, Issue 2 Volume 19, Issue 3 Volume 19, Issue 4 Volume 18, Issue 5 Are you interested in auto publication alerts? To set up a […]
New Book Explores the Critical Role of Relationships in Trauma Recovery. ISSTD Fellow Robert T. Muller PhD, CPsych, has just published his second book on trauma and relationships: Trauma and the Struggle to Open Up. Like his first very popular book Trauma and the Avoidant Client, this latest book particularly focuses on the challenges for […]
The 35 for the 35th Donation Campaign in now in full swing! Our goal is to raise $35,000 by December 31, 2018. The funds raised from the campaign will help with a full redesign of the the ISSTD website including the introduction of a new member community, expansion of our virtual training program including webinars […]
An Interview with Richard Kluft MD, 13th December 2017 Selected Excerpts Warwick Middleton MD, Past-President, ISSTD WM: Is there anything, when you look back at your formative childhood years…that predisposed you to end up with the career path that you took? RPK: I have asked myself that only every day. (Laughs) You know I was […]
The ISSTD UN Taskforce consists of: Lynette S. Danylchuk, PhD Chair Karen Hopenwasser, MD Vivien Pender, MD Christa Kruger, MD Lisa Danylchuk, MFT Victor Welzant, PsyD Together we work to develop our collaborative relationship with the UN. In mid 2017, the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) granted ISSTD special consultative status. This enables us […]
Just last month we brought you news of three new potential Special Interest Groups (SIGs). We now have two other SIGs being developed. For those of you unaware of the role of SIGs in ISSTD, these groups provide ISSTD members with information and support targeted to specific areas within the trauma and dissociation field. Developed […]
Join ISSTD for “Relational Healing in Complex Trauma and Dissociation: Psychoanalytic and Integrationist Perspectives”, an ISSTD Regional Conference in New York City on October 5! The day will kick off with “Six Relational Crises: The Relational Healing of Complex Trauma” with Philip Kinsler. Dr. Kinsler will examine six choice points in the therapy of chronically traumatized patients that […]
For the second quarter, the overall theme is childhood trauma’s impact on sexual and gender minorities. There is a higher risk for polyvictimization and serious adverse mental health outcomes for these groups. The trauma field around the world is gradually increasing research in this area. Clements-Nolle, K., Lensch, R., Baxa, A., et.al. (2018). Sexual Identity, […]
Tell us a bit about yourself. I was raised in Lorain, Ohio, and am a graduate of the University of Michigan (1963) with a BA in Mathematics. I worked for IBM and moved to Oklahoma. I ‘retired’ to raise five children -two adopted children from my first marriage and three step-children from my second marriage. […]
