As part of ISSTD’s three year strategic plan, the Board of Directors has put a strong emphasis on growing ISSTD’s membership internationally. As part of this effort, we have expanded our membership fee tiers beyond the World Bank rates to allow for greater flexibility and consideration to developing events. Previously ISSTD membership was available in […]
This time every year the ISSTD seeks out engaged, energetic, and creative members who would like to be nominated for the positions available on the Board of Directors. These positions allow members to move into a leadership role and stamp their own ideas and vision on the ISSTD through direct engagement with other Board members […]
The outbreak of COVID-19 has thrown the world into disarray. With many countries going into lockdown, most therapists have been forced to undertake online therapy for some, or all of their clients. For many of us this has been a shock and we have had to re-think how we do therapy. There have been some […]
Are you in a corner of the world that lacks an organized, local ISSTD presence? Or maybe you’ve had some contact with ISSTD in your region and would like to build on that. Do you feel passionate about creating an ISSTD online community that can connect around issues that matter in your area? Here is your chance! […]
Dr Susie Farrelly, a gifted psychiatrist, innovative thinker, and lover of life, died of metastatic breast cancer on November 1st in Auckland, New Zealand. At a time in the 1990s when little emphasis was placed on the importance of trauma in the aetiology of major mental illness in Auckland and elsewhere, Dr Farrelly championed the […]
The ISSTD created the Organizational Membership category as part of our ongoing efforts to increase awareness about trauma and dissociation in the mental health community. There are four categories of organizational membership that provide a range of benefits. All our Organizational Membership packages include: individual membership for 3-5 individuals, subscription to the Journal of Trauma […]
ISSTD traveled to sunny California this year to exhibit at two conferences and spread the word about ISSTD’s incredible membership benefits and training opportunities. ISSTD staff and members attended the Institute on Violence Abuse and Trauma (IVAT) San Diego conference and the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) conference in Orange County. At IVAT, ISSTD Past Presidents […]
On Monday, October 5 ISSTD officially launched its new membership community platform, ISSTDWorld. This new platform is designed for members to engage with each other through discussions, resource sharing, committee involvement, and learning opportunities such as the member-only virtual book club. We are thrilled to report that in just the first three weeks, nearly a […]
October will be an exciting month for ISSTD as two major changes occur: the introduction of our new community platform, ISSTDWorld, and the move of the ISSTD office to Washington, DC. Launch of ISSTDWorld The launch of ISSTDWorld, powered by Higher Logic, is one key component of the overall website update currently underway and scheduled […]
In 2017 ISSTD News, after a period of hiatus, was re-launched in a blog based format. In the last 18 months this publication has taken off. In the last 12 months alone, there has been a three-fold increase in readership numbers and page views. We are really excited about the way the Newsletter is shaping […]
