ISSTD News

Month: September 2018

News You Can Use

News You Can Use

ISSTD Member Tara Tulley, LCSW, LDEM has spoken on a podcast for Rational Faiths about her experience of organised abuse within the Mormon Community. Tara speaks of her personal experience of organised abuse within her LDS family and the wider community, as well as the journey that lead her to become a social worker, treating […]

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Community Spotlight

Student and Emerging Professional (SEP) Committee

This has been another good year for our student and emerging professional (SEP) members. The three major highlights over the year are the annual conference, the launching of the SEP Discussion Forum and the Special Events offered for SEP members. Some highlights from the annual conference include the lunch meeting, the poster sessions, the networking […]

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Students & Emerging Professionals

ISSTD Membership Supports SEP Member to Follow her Passion

Student member of ISSTD, Christianna Flynn-Christianson has developed an early career interest in the assessment and treatment of Complex Trauma and Dissociative Disorders. In this interview she speaks of the benefits she gains from her ISSTD Membership which enables her to focus on her particular areas of interest, something that is not adequately covered in […]

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Regional Conferences

First ever ISSTD Conference in New Zealand | Haere Mai o Otautahi (Welcome to Christchurch)

ISSTD is excited to announce that from November 22nd-24th, 2019, it will offer its very first regional conference in New Zealand. Save the date as this conference promises to be something special. The people of Christchurch, New Zealand would like to offer a warm welcome to ISSTD members and all conference attendees from around the […]

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Publications of Interest

Suicide, Trauma, and Dissociation

This quarter’s POI theme is suicide associated with trauma and/or dissociation. This is an important theme for me, after having lost two family members in less than one year to suicide – both having had histories of childhood trauma. Professionals and survivors need to be aware of the increased risks for, along with the correlations […]

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Volunteer Spotlight

Abigail Percifield

ISSTD Member Abigail Percifield is well known to many of us through her various volunteer roles in ISSTD. What many may not realise is that Abigail is actually a Student Member of ISSTD and is currently completing her Doctoral studies! We think it is only too fitting, this being Student and Emerging Professional Month, to […]

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