By Adithy Desire to expand into the region: The need for learning about working with trauma has been increasing in the recent years in India. Though there is much less awareness about dissociation, there has been increasing interest in learning more about working with it. At the EMDR Asia Conference in January 2020 in Bangkok, […]
World Day Against Trafficking of Persons is marked each year on July 30. Facilitated by the United Nations, this day aims to educate communities about trafficking of persons. Each year approximately 50, 000 victims of trafficking are identified, across almost 150 countries. However, given the hidden nature of the crime, it is likely there are […]
This month’s Volunteer Opportunity is with ISSTD News. ISSTD News is seeking people willing to write articles, updates or just share some news. In fact, writing opportunities abound! ISSTD News aims to publish brief and newsy articles ranging from 300 – 1500 words, in most cases, with some longer articles also being published. This may […]
Dear Members, Back in June our esteemed member Michele Yarberry, LPC posted in the ISSTDWorld Member Forum a very impressive movie trailer link. This true-story-informed trailer reminds us of the urgency of expanding education, treatment, and prevention both nationally and internationally, and specifically across borders so our children, including those “womb babies” are protected from […]
Welcome ISSTD’s New Members in July! Professional MembersJulie AllemanValerie DamsmaKessiah HuntLizzette PotthoffRebecca KaseSarah KleinAaron KobaKendyl leasureJennifer LeeAndrew McCoshCynthia RuttoShekhar SeshadriJason ShimiaieNeerja ThergaonkarTerri Walker Emerging Professional MembersArunima AgrawalTiffany AustinGabriella BlackAlexis Lopez-PalomarSneha MenonLeticia MonroyDeanne Tyrrell Student MembersAriadne Arroyo FungCatherine EpsteinGabriella GratesMechelle Thomas Do You Have News ISSTD Members Can Use?We need your help to make NYCU a […]
The Goodwin Educational FundAccepting Applications August 3 – 20, 2021 In this challenging time, ISSTD is pleased to offer opportunities for funding assistance for ISSTD Trainings. The Goodwin Educational Fund is accepting applications from members and non-members to defray the cost of one training activity offered through ISSTD. The Goodwin Educational Fund will be used to defray the cost of one training activity offered through ISSTD for professionals who […]
ISSTD 39th Annual International ConferenceCall for Proposals Open Now!Submissions Accepted: August 2 – September 15, 2021 The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation is thrilled to announce the Call for Proposals for the 2022 Annual Conference: Post-Traumatic Growth in a Dissociative World! The 2022 Annual Conference will be held March 31 – […]
At the inauguration of the 46th President of the USA, in a Covid-safe ceremony in Washington on 20th January 2021, Amanda Gorman became the youngest poet to ever participate in such an event, powerfully reciting her poem, “The Hill We Climb”. Subsequent to this ceremony in which poetry was on centre-stage, our ISSTD Board, discussed […]
The Communications and Marketing Committee aims to promote ISSTD activities and services, both internally and externally. It also has a role in promoting issues relating to complex trauma and dissociation in the wider community, targeting health professionals, other relevant professionals, and the general public. This includes improving the awareness of complex trauma and dissociation in […]
Over the course of several months, training notices for the Flash Technique (Manfield et al., 2016) arrived in my email several times, before curiosity compelled me to attend the online training in February 2020. I was instantaneously hooked and began using it with my child clients. The advanced online trainings in June 2020 and March […]
