As I write this month’s Letter, I am struck by the mini-series: ‘When they see us.’ This mini-series leads me to examine the role of parents within the area of complex trauma and dissociation. What is really circling around in my mind is how much children need their parents and the consequences which occur when […]
Thank you to everyone who donated to ISSTD in 2017-2018 as part of our 35 for the 35th Donation Campaign. Through the generous donations of more than 100 individuals, we were able to raise $21,826.80 towards our $35,000 goal. While we did not meet our overall goal, these funds enabled us to complete a number […]
ISSTD 37th Annual International Conference The World Congress on Complex Trauma and Dissociation 2020: Envisioning the Coming Decade March 12 – March 16, 2020 InterContinental Hotel San Francisco 2020 Call for Proposals and Plenary Speaker Information The International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation is pleased to announce our Call for Proposals for […]
The Goodwin Fund was created in the name of Jean Goodwin. Jean Goodwin is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst specializing in the treatment of patients suffering from the consequences of sexual abuse, incest and family violence. A co-founder of the Houston Galveston Trauma Institute, Dr. Goodwin is currently a faculty member of the Houston Galveston Psychoanalytic […]
World Refugee Day, held every year on June 20th, commemorates the strength, courage and perseverance of millions of refugees, shows support for refugees, and requests that governments work together and do their fair share for refugees. Who is a refugee? A refugee is a person who has been forced to flee their country because of […]
Introducing our new Assistant Editor of Publications of Interest I am really delighted to introduce our new Assistant Editor of Publications of Interest, our quarterly feature where we draw attention to a small selection of recently published articles around a certain theme. Michael Serpico has kindly volunteered for this role and will be taking over […]
ISSTD Scientific Committee has been active since 2012. Members of the Committee are selected for a three year term, which can be extended. One third of the Committee is replaced every year, enabling continuity. It is international and global in composition, and both clinicians and researchers are represented. Former presidents of ISSTD, Vedat Şar, MD […]
Tell us a bit about yourself. I’m an Associate Professor of Criminology and research fellow based at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. My research is focused on the the organised sexual abuse of children. A lot of my research involves detailed interview work with adult survivors, and I’m really interested in survivor experiences […]
