Greetings ISSTD How do we advocate for survivors? Our mission is to promote understanding and treatment of complex trauma and dissociative disorders. Our clients are among the most traumatized people in the world. Their experiences shake even the most seasoned of us. Yet despite the growing mountain of evidence, we find that some sectors of […]
Website on Psychogenic Seizures ISSTD Member Lorna Myers, PhD, developed a comprehensive website (nonepilepticseizures.com) on dissociative seizures (also known as, psychogenic non-epileptic seizures-PNES). It features a diverse array of informational topics including frequently asked questions (FAQs), reading recommendations both for professionals and patients, webinars, useful links and downloadable information forms for patients and caregivers. There […]
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 19, Issue 5 Are you interested in auto publication alerts? To set up a […]
ISSTD is in the midst of some major changes, as many have noticed with the launch of ISSTDWorld, the new online community for ISSTD members. These changes are designed to benefit our membership in new and exciting ways by increasing training opportunities, improving technology and the resources it provides, and better representing the mission of […]
The Annual Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2019 ISSTD Annual Awards and for ISSTD Fellow status to deserving recipients. For more information on the all of the ISSTD award categories including a list of past recipients, please visit the Annual Awards page. Award nominations will be accepted until December 17, 2018 at 11:59pm […]
In a world where children (or adult survivors) reporting sexual abuse are frequently ignored, accused of lying, or of having over-active imaginations, Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Response to Child Sexual Abuse has been a beacon of hope. The Royal Commission was announced in 2012 and the scope of the 6-year process was enormous, with […]
On Monday, October 5 ISSTD officially launched its new membership community platform, ISSTDWorld. This new platform is designed for members to engage with each other through discussions, resource sharing, committee involvement, and learning opportunities such as the member-only virtual book club. We are thrilled to report that in just the first three weeks, nearly a […]
Welcome back. October brings us to the great work of the Blue Knot Foundation, Australia’s National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma, with a focus on those who have experienced childhood trauma. Blue Knot Foundation was founded in 1995, as a self-help organisation called ASCA (Advocated for Survivors of Child Abuse). It was developed by […]
The issues that we delve into as clinicians seep through our being and an alchemical process takes place, with the issues expressed again in a process we call Art. Ruined and Improved In this first piece, Ericha shares with us an expression of that mystical process – symbolic brush marks and colours that invite us […]
October is Domestic Violence (DV) Awareness Month in the USA. Many other countries have similar months at different times of the year. During this time it is very important to bring these situations and circumstances to the forefront of our minds. We know that interpersonally violent situations are very damaging for everyone involved, and children […]
