Hello! Here at the Vicarious Trauma & Resilience Special Interest Group (VTR SIG) we offer a gathering about 8 times a year via our executive meetings, support meetings and one special in-person meeting at the annual conference. The support meetings are a time to take a breath in the company of others who “get it.” At the […]
The Psychoanalytic SIG has been in the process of gathering a group of clinicians with psychodynamic training in either formal or informal venues, to begin a discussion about the value of a psychodynamic foundation in the treatment of trauma and dissociation. We are hoping to proceed with some kind of discussion later this academic year. […]
The Research Special Interest Group (SIG) launched just under three years ago as a place for researchers to interact and collaborate. Our members range from those highly established in their fields, to early career investigators and students – essentially, anyone interested in learning more about research. We continue to organize quarterly events, both via Zoom and in-person […]
The Eating Disorders Special Interest Group (ED SIG) was formed three years ago with a mission to examine the intersection of eating disorders, trauma and dissociation with the goal of increasing integrative knowledge of these two fields and applying this to developing treatment competency. The founding executive committee members each had experience working with clients […]
One of the successful actions of our EMDR Special Interest Group (SIG) has been electing two people for each position—both for the current term and the “elect” role—as suggested by the SIG policy. For example, the Secretary-Elect will shadow the current Secretary, learning all the required tasks, thus resulting in being prepared when their term […]
At our most recent OEA (Organized and Extreme Abuse) Executive Committee Meeting, we discussed important points to share with you this year in the ISSTD News Community Spotlight Column. The mission of the OEA SIG is focused on issues related to the etiology, evaluation, and effective treatment of trauma and dissociation in clients reporting all […]
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month in the United States and ISSTD Child and Youth Month, so the ISSTD Child & Adolescent (C&A) Special Interest Group (SIG) would like to update everyone on our activities over the last year. The C&A SIG currently has 45 members, which has been stable for the last couple of […]
ISSTD’s Deep Brain Reorienting Special Interest Group (DBR SIG) is completing its first full year of membership. Now at 88 members, we are strong and growing. The 2025 DBR SIG offers a space for ISSTD members with an interest in learning, understanding and using DBR therapy in the treatment of complex trauma, dissociation and dissociative […]
The Research Special Interest Group (SIG) launched in early 2023 as a place for researchers to interact and collaborate. We welcome all levels of experience, from those established in their fields, to early career investigators, students, non-ISSTD members, and anyone interested in learning more about research. Since the SIG’s inception, we have offered quarterly presentations, both via Zoom […]
At the March 2024 Annual Conference, members of the Transitional Age Youth (TAY) and Child & Adolescent (C&A) Special Interest Groups (SIGs) met informally and discussed merging, as our membership and interests are almost identical. This was then discussed on the TAY SIG community page in ISSTD World. Procedurally, it makes the most sense to […]
