The Vicarious Trauma and Resilience SIG’s (VTR-SIG) purpose and role is to support each other as healers’ and caregivers with the impacts on us of our client’s trauma, and recognize, prevent and mitigate the effects of the vicarious trauma that is a part of our work as trauma therapists. The VTR-SIG focuses on the therapist […]
It has been an honor to chair our Creative Art Therapies Special Interest Group these past two years with Elizabeth Davis as secretary. The Creative Arts Special Interest Group was founded by art therapist Tally Tripp about six years ago, and as early members, we were excited to continue the vision. Creative therapies include the […]
The ED SIG was created a year ago because a number of ISSTD members were interested in the relationship between eating disordered behaviors and thinking and dissociation. These clinicians wanted to understand more and decided to start an ED SIG. Right now, the ED Executive Committee consists of Deborah Cohen, LCSW, Chair, Annie Goldsmith, RD […]
Individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities are at an increased risk of experiencing trauma, including chronic child maltreatment, peer violence, disability-related abuse, and medical trauma. This trauma can be exacerbated by disability-specific stressors and unique ways of perceiving the world, including cognitive and sensory processing differences. Accordingly, these individuals are at an increased risk of posttraumatic stress […]
With April being Child Abuse Prevention Month and the ISSTD’s Child and Youth Month, what better time than to provide an update on the ISSTD’s Child & Adolescent Special Interest Group (C&A SIG)! With growth in membership over the last year, the C&A SIG is currently 46 members strong, all who bring a wealth of […]
The holiday season is fast approaching. For those of us in the northern hemisphere, this also means that winter weather, less sunshine, shorter days and time changes are upon us. There are many elements to this time of year that can make it more stressful. If you find that change is something you need time […]
The Transitional Aged Youth (TAY) Special Interest Group focuses on the unique skills, techniques and clinical needs that are required in order to successfully work with Emerging Adults ranging from 18 to 25 years of age. When an individual hits 18, they are often considered an adult and expected to be able to master all […]
The Inpatient Special Interest Group was launched last year to support clinical work and research related to inpatient settings. As part of this we want to empower clinicians to support their clients before, during, and after inpatient care. Inpatient care can be life-saving during times of crisis, but also has unique challenges for people with […]
The Transgender and Nonbinary Special Interest Group was launched last year and currently has 56 members. It is dedicated to supporting clinical work and research around clients who identify as Transgender or Nonbinary and experience dissociation from their trauma histories. Often, just the fact of being transgendered or nonbinary in our current environment can expose […]
ISSTD welcomed the EMDR Special Interest Group in October 2021 as one of the largest SIGs in the organization. This SIG is intended to work to further understanding of research and clinical application of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in an integrative treatment approach when working with complex trauma, dissociation, and dissociative disorders by collaboratively […]
