The newly formed and reconstructed Virtual Training Committee (VTC) is the combination of the Regional and Virtual Training Committee with the Webinar Committee. This is a result of several factors and is in keeping with the direction ISSTD has pursued for a while of bringing together committees where there is an overlap in tasks and […]
Years ago, ISSTD webinars were arranged in a very ad hoc manner and did not appear as a regular program. Webinars, compared with current arrangements, were relatively infrequent. There were no schedules of webinars which ISSTD members could access via annual passes. Around a decade ago, our Society, recognizing a near absence of webinars in […]
Chairs: Diane Clare and Martin Dorahy Committee: D Michael Coy, Jennifer Cushman, Naomi Halpern, Mary Pat Hanlin, Mary-Anne Kate, Kate McMaugh, Warwick Middleton, Adithy, Graham Pringle, Casey Richman, Kathryn Ryan, Marilize Slabber, Betty Snell, Miceal Wilson. It was so exciting to bring back a Regional conference to Aotearoa/New Zealand after the last one was in […]
Hello! What an opportune time to write about the Professional Training Program (PTP) at ISSTD! My tenure as Chair is coming to an end, and I am so grateful for having this experience. I am moving into the Past-Chair role and passing the baton to Ann Smith, PsyD, as incoming Chair, and Adithy, PhD, as […]
The ISSTD Annual Awards Committee would like to extend our deepest thanks to all committee members and volunteers who gave their time and care to review nominations for each award. Your thoughtful attention and dedication to recognizing excellence in our field make each award truly meaningful. We are also delighted to welcome two new members […]
We would like to introduce you to the Education and Training Oversight Committee (ETOC)! The ETOC, which began meeting in January 2025, is ISSTD’s newest committee charged by the Board to coordinate ISSTD’s educational components across its various education and training opportunities, in alignment with the current strategic plan. This includes assessing and updating ISSTD’s […]
The Nominating Committee is responsible for developing candidates for both the ISSTD officers and Board members. The committee is Chaired by the Immediate Past President and meets throughout the year beginning in the late spring. Committee members are Board members who have a sense of potential candidates for the open positions in any given year. […]
On behalf of the ISSTD Board IDEA Working Group, I am excited to share with you the ISSTD Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (IDEA) Statement. In this brief, I would like to discuss the process by which we created the Statement. In line with the ISSTD Strategic Plan, the IDEA Board Working Group began the […]
The EMDR Therapy Training Committee was charged by ISSTD’s Board of Directors to maintain, update, manage, and teach the ISSTD EMDR therapy basic training and other long-form EMDR therapy courses offered by the Society. As of this writing, we have traded in our committee designation to align with other long-form trainings under the Center for […]
The ISSTD Research and Education Grant is a new funding initiative providing up to $10,000 USD to support innovative research aligned with ISSTD’s mission. To qualify, research must focus on complex trauma and dissociation, with trauma-related pathological dissociation as the central theme. Studies that address only complex trauma without this focus will not be considered. […]
