Greetings from the Board of Directors! We are thrilled to provide this edition of the Board Briefs column in ISSTD News, which provides our members with important updates from the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis. Introduction of Deep Brain Reorienting Training We are thrilled to have launched registration in September for our first […]
Committee Update
Join the Student and Emerging Professional Committee – Celebrating SEPtember!
Happy SEPtember! For the month of September, ISSTD is honoring and celebrating student and early career professionals for their involvement with ISSTD. Every week throughout the month, a discount code for a free recorded webinar has been posted in the SEP ISSTDWorld Forum. We hope those members have been able to take advantage of the […]
Regional Online Communities
Mid-Atlantic Regional Online Community
In September 2024, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Online Community (ROC) celebrated its third anniversary. When launched, the ROC was comprised of 30 ISSTD members. Today, our online community has over 70 participants who either practice or reside in the Mid-Atlantic geographical region. Presently, this geographical region spans New York to South Carolina and includes West Virginia. The Mid-Atlantic […]
Special Interest Groups
Research Special Interest Group Update
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 […]
Special Interest Groups
Transitional Age Youth SIG Update
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 […]
Publications of Interest
Issues Surrounding Organized Abuse and Spiritual Abuse
Content note: This edition focuses on ritual abuse, mind control, and organised abuse. Please exercise self-care – especially if you are a survivor. To survivors reading this bit: I hold you in huge warmth, respect and care. I don’t know nearly as much about ritual abuse (or, as Valerie Sinason has called it, “calendar abuse,” […]
Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight
Marketing Volunteer for the Annual Conference Committee
This month’s Volunteer Position Spotlight shines on the opportunity to become a Marketing Volunteer for the Annual Conference Committee. We are looking for volunteers to support the upcoming ISSTD Annual Conference, which will be held in Boston, MA, USA in March 2025! Join the Annual Conference Committee to help with marketing, publicity, and organizing the […]
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
JTD Table of Contents – September 2024
Volume 25, Issue 5 – Newly Available!Volume 25, Issue 4Volume 25, Issue 3Volume 25, Issue 2Volume 25, Issue 1 Volume 24, Issue 5Volume 24, Issue 4Volume 24, Issue 3Volume 24, Issue 2Volume 24, Issue 1 September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day Are you interested in auto publication alerts?To set up a quick and easy […]
Letter From The President
The Funds of ISSTD
There are four ISSTD funds that I want to highlight because they provide support and assistance that is worth knowing about. The David Caul Graduate Research Fund was established to support student research and named after ISSTD’s fourth president. David was a pioneer in the field in the very early days, and he was a […]
News You Can Use
News You Can Use – August 2024
Join McLean and Harvard Medical School for Inaugural Conference on Dissociative Identity Disorder, Sept. 18-21, 2024 McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School Continuing Education invite you to attend Stronger Together: Dissociative Identity Disorder Past, Present, and Future, their inaugural conference and pre-conference workshop on Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Stronger Together features an international panel of […]