With April being Child Abuse Prevention Month in the United States 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)! The C&A SIG is currently 44 members strong, all who bring a wealth of knowledge and experience about […]
Volunteer Spotlight
Interview with Patti van Eys
This month’s volunteer spotlight shines on Dr. Patti van Eys. Dr. van Eys is a clinical psychologist in Nashville, Tennessee. As a clinician, consultant and educator, her work serves people whose early lives were complicated by factors that challenged their developmental trajectories. Tell us about yourself.I am a clinical psychologist, licensed for 34 years with […]
News You Can Use
Jennifer J. Freyd Wins American Psychological Foundation 2024 Gold Medal Award for Impact in Psychology
The American Psychological Foundation of the American Psychological Association granted Dr. Jennifer J. Freyd the 2024 Gold Medal Award for Impact in Psychology, which recognises psychologists whose work is impactful, innovative, and transformational. Read full article here. Professor Emerit Jennifer J. Freyd is a globally recognised and award-winning psychology researcher and educator whose innovative theories […]
Kid's Korner
Child-Focused Clinicians Work with Trauma Across the Lifespan
When left untreated, traumatized children may become traumatized adults, who become traumatized parents caring for traumatized children. Traumatized children are the foundation (but not the cause!) of intergenerational trauma. So, where do we break this cycle? Anywhere. Working with traumatized children often means working with whoever walks the child through the door: parents, grandparents, other […]
Regional Conferences
Register now for the July EMDR Virtual Seminar which Includes a Full Day of Ethics Training
ISSTD is thrilled to announce our 2024 EMDR Virtual Seminar, “The Complexities of Complex Trauma, Dissociation and EMDR Therapy,” which will take place on July 12 and 13, 2024. The Seminar will feature presenters Jennifer Madere, D. Michael Coy and Marilyn Korzekwa! This two-day, virtual seminar will explore rarely covered terrain in the treatment of […]
Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight
Express Your Interest in Volunteering With ISSTD!
This month’s Volunteer Position Spotlight shines on the incredible opportunity to become an ISSTD volunteer! Looking to volunteer but none of the open positions capture your eye? Or perhaps the positions listed don’t include what you are interested in. ISSTD is always looking for new volunteers, and welcomes new volunteer applications to keep in mind […]
Research Recruitment
Invitation to Participate: Research on Trauma Training
My name is Ruby Hamer, and I am a PhD student at Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia, under the supervision of Dr. Jessica Mackelprang. Our study, “Barriers and Facilitators in Accessing Trauma Training Among Psychiatrists and Psychologists”, aims to explore clinicians’ trauma-related training experiences, preferences, and needs. Participants are invited to complete a 10-minute online […]
Letter From The President
The 2024 ISSTD Annual Conference
I am writing as I return from our 41st Annual Conference in Frisco, Texas, which, as usual, was a significant and inspiring event. I had the honor, as part of the Opening of the Conference, to remember those lost to us in the last year: Tally Tripp, Willa Wertheimer, Garrett Deckel and Bennett Braun. Bennett […]
News You Can Use
News You Can Use – March 2024
Welcome to ISSTD’s New Members in March! Professional MembersLaura McGeeJenny LiLaura McGeeJenny LiEdie MortensenLily Vose-O’NealStacie LaterKatherine SloanGrant MartinKatrina LanePaul Garcia-RyanMarcia NickowMegan KendallBecca ReedTillary BlackmanKristen GardnerMarilize Slabber Professional Members ContinuedJen PearsonPaulette DunnLorraine GrayTracy SidesingerGabriela MoraStudent MembersBecca LunaRayAlexis SorbaraKatie LarkinJenn CardosoKarl SemichMadison Bachman Emerging Professional MembersJulia ChandlerJanae McClure Do you have news ISSTD members can use? Please […]
Board Briefs
Board Briefs: March-2024
Greetings from the Board of Directors! We are thrilled to reintroduce the Board Briefs column in ISSTD News, which will provide our members with important updates from the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis. Board Elections and Appointments In January, we welcomed three newly-elected Board Members: Jennifer Gomez, Patti van Eys and Elizabeth Davis, as […]