By Warwick, President, ISSTD A lot is happening in our Society. The ISSTD is about to launch its Clinical E-Journal, “Frontiers in the Psychotherapy of Trauma and Dissociation”, edited by Andreas Laddis and Steve Frankel. (Prof Martin Dorahy has chaired the E-Journal Task Force that has initially steered this development.) The ISSTD Regional Seminar, “Treating […]
Board Briefs
Fall 2016 Board Briefs
Paula Thomson, PhD, ISSTD Board Member Your board of directors is actively exploring ways to share the multiple gifts provided by your wonderful organization. Monthly meetings address the governance and mission of the organization, coupled with plans to expand education and research related to complex trauma and dissociation. Some of the activity highlights from your […]
Members Clinical Corner
Measuring Trauma: Considerations for assessing complex and non-PTSD criterion for childhood trauma
In the “tradition” of having tested this format once before, this column presents three brief commentaries on the same article of the JTD. I am pleased to notice that the three commentaries are from different, even opposite angles. Happy reading! Pam Stavropoulos Editor Focus article: McDonald, M.K., Brontrager, C.F. & Rostad, W. (2014) Measuring Trauma: […]
Membership
ISSTD Welcomes New Members
ISSTD is pleased to welcome the following new members to our Society who joined from July through September of this year. Professional and Retired Members Helen Lang (Australia) Letizia Adorno (United States) Lynne Magor-Blatch (Australia) Kelly Araujo (United States) Leanne Mairs (United States) Christopher Beegle (United States) Judith Marlow (United Kingdom) Ken Benau (United States) […]
Center for Advanced Studies in Trauma & Dissociation
Fall 2016 Regional Conference Update
The first 2016 Regional Conference was held in Langley, BC October 15-16. This two-day workshop featured presenters Christine Forner, Michael Dadson, Lisa Danylchuk, and Rochelle Sharpe- Lorashbe. As part of this conference, the opening session was livestreamed to allow participants outside the local area to view the presentation live. A total of 30 individuals participated […]
Center for Advanced Studies in Trauma & Dissociation
Introducing Hybrid Training Courses
ISSTD is excited to announce the introduction of a new type of course to our Professional Training Program – the hybrid course. These courses allow participants to participate either in-person with the instructor or via the computer using Zoom. Our first hybrid course launched in September in Chapel Hill, NC with instructor, Gary Peterson. A […]
Annual Awards
2017 Annual Award Nominations Now Open
The ISSTD Awards Committee is currently accepting nominations for ISSTD Annual Awards and for ISSTD Fellow status to deserving recipients. Below please find information regarding the ISSTD awards categories and links to the Annual Awards and Fellow nomination application forms. The deadline for award nominations is December 31, 2016 at 11:59PM EST. ISSTD ANNUAL AWARDS […]
2017 Annual Conference
Conference Committee Update
We have reached a critical point in the planning for the 2017 Annual ISSTD Conference. Our plenary speakers have been confirmed, our pre & post conference workshops are lined-up. The Call for Submission has closed and we are starting the review process as a precursor to building the program schedule. The review process is managed […]
Letter From The President
The Safety of Our Field
I thought that I might share a semi-random assortment of the feedback you gave in respect to our recent 33rd Annual Conference in San Francisco: “Excellent meeting spaces, well-provisioned, good climate control” “San Francisco is one of my favorite cities to visit. My husband even joined me, and we made it into a mini-vacation. Go […]
Board Briefs
Summer 2016 Board Briefs
The Board of Directors continues to meet monthly, attending to many ongoing and new projects. Our new board members rapidly assimilated with the previous board members, in large part because of our day-long board meeting held at the San Francisco Conference in April. Some of the activity highlights from your current board include: E-Journal We […]