The ISSTD Research and Education Grant is a new funding initiative providing up to $10,000 USD to support innovative research aligned with the ISSTD 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 […]
Dear Fellow Members, As Immediate Past President, my responsibilities include chairing the Nominating Committee. This committee solicits and evaluates nominees for Board Officer and Director positions and offers recommendations to the Board for a slate of candidates who will appear on the ballot during the annual Board elections. The Nominating Committee is comprised of both […]
The Education and Training Oversight Committee (ETOC) has had a busy year! Brought to life in January 2025, the ETOC coordinates the ISSTD educational components across its various education and training opportunities, in line with ISSTD’s strategic plan. Over the past year, the ETOC has organized and supported several tasks: Perhaps our most intensive project […]
IDEA Committee Membership Open! Co-Chairs D. Michael Coy and Jennifer M. Gómez are happy to announce that membership applications are now being accepted for the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (IDEA) Committee! Membership is open to all ISSTD members, who can go to the Volunteer Center to apply, https://members.isst-d.org/networking/apply_now.aspx?view=2&id=1084249 Our Purpose Beginning more formally with […]
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 […]
