Christine Forner – 2019 ISSTD President It is with such a full heart that I send you all a year end message. I have found this year to be an absolute labour of love. This year we have accomplished so much. We have been able to organize all of the committees and SIG mission & charges and the policies & procedures. We […]
Trauma Training Available in Otautahi/Christchurch For those who attended the Otautahi/Christchurch regional conference or are looking for additional training, check out a 2020 workshop on “Mindful Somatic Approaches to Working Acute and Developmental Trauma”. This comprehensive training will take place in April and May of 2020. More information is available here. Welcome to ISSTD’s New […]
ISSTD is pleased to announce the opening of the next round of Goodwin Fund applications will be open from January 3-20, 2020. The Goodwin Fund is a special educational scholarship fund available to professionals facing financial disadvantage to enable them to participate in ISSTD training. This Fund is unique in its purpose. It is to […]
As Chair of the Vicarious Trauma SIG, one of my goals is to raise awareness of the importance of therapist self-care not only at the ISSTD, but also in my local therapy community. In Knoxville, TN we have an informal online mental health professionals Facebook group that includes over 460 members. This is an active […]
ISSTD is headed to San Francisco, CA for the 37th Annual International Conference, The World Congress on Complex Trauma and Dissociation 2020: Envisioning the Coming Decade. Early Bird Registration is open through January 15, 2020. Featuring plenary speakers Karlen Lyons-Ruth, PhD, Pat Ogden, PhD, and A.A.T. Simone Reinders, PhD, and with ten exciting Pre-Conference Workshops, this conference is already full of fantastic training opportunities. Read […]
Each year December 5 is International Volunteer Day, and the time when we take a moment to thank the volunteers who make ISSTD a thriving community. This year’s International Volunteer Day (IVD) theme ‘Volunteer for an Inclusive Future’, focuses on the role of volunteering as a way of engaging people to make meaningful contributions to […]
