ISSTD News

Letter From The President

Strategic Partnership with American Psychological Association’s Division 56

A part of ISSTD’s 2024-2026 Strategic Plan is to develop strategic partnerships with other agencies, organizations and societies engaged in trauma studies, training and research. In that vein, and through an introduction by ISSTD Board member Ben Israel, meetings have begun with Dr. Jessica Punzo, the President-Elect of Division 56, the Division of Trauma Psychology, […]

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News You Can Use

News You Can Use – July 2024

Submit Manuscript to JTD For Special Issue on Understanding, Preventing, & Healing Dissociation in the Context of Intersectional Inequalities “The purpose of this special issue is to understand how intersectional inequalities are associated with varied forms of dissociation in multiply marginalized people. Given the increased visibility of violent and discriminatory manifestations of interlocking inequalities, such […]

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2025 Annual Conference

Annual Conference Committee Update

The Annual Conference Committee has been hard at work making preparations for the 2025 ISSTD Annual Conference in Boston, MA, USA. The 42nd Annual Conference, with the theme, From Invisible to Visible: Research, Clinical, and Cultural Evolutions in the Field of Complex Trauma and Dissociation, will be held March 15-17, 2025 at The Hilton Park […]

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Goodwin Fund

Goodwin Fund Updates & August Application Period

Applications for the Goodwin Fund are being accepted August 5 – 28, 2024, which is a donor restricted fund intended to further the education of professionals with limited financial resources. Applicants can apply for funds that cover the registration fee or portion of the registration fee for one ISSTD-sponsored training, seminar, conference or webinar pass. […]

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Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight

Become the ISSTD News International Spotlight Coordinator

This month’s Volunteer Position Spotlight shines on the opportunity to become an International Spotlight Coordinator for the ISSTD News! Are you passionate about writing, reading, and connecting with specialists in the field of trauma and dissociation from around the world? The ISSTD News has an exciting opportunity for you! We are searching for a dedicated […]

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Creative Space

Poet’s Corner

malaise unmaskedBy George Halasz my story began before my birthbefore becoming self awareunable to self reflect, before metaphorI could not distinguish my depressionfrom free fall into deep regression I glimpsed between your piercing glancesinvisible circumstances emergedenmeshed threads of resentmentbetween love entwined, co-dependence our life-journey aligned through troughs of illusionfinally grief ruptured our bonds, after shockI […]

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Letter From The President

ISSTD’s Finance Committee

If the input is less than the outflow, then the upkeep will be the downfall. ISSTD has many committees watching over and guiding all the moving parts that make up our society, with none more important than the Finance Committee. I joined the committee at a financial crisis point 10 years ago, just as Christine […]

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News You Can Use

News You Can Use – June 2024

Welcome to ISSTD’s New Members in June! Professional Members Ruth Pracy Laurie Edwards Mary Norman Melanie Colhoun Alicia Polk Jessica Fleser Alexis Cate Estee Pummel Antonio Andrade Nichole McCoy Craig Stapleton Abigail Vandivier Jan Ohm Professional Members Continued Lisa Ward Lisa Gilman Student Members Beverley Randall Abigail Dopico Emerging Professional Members Caitlin Foehse Lisa Syner […]

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Board Briefs

Board Briefs: June 2024

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. Member Sponsorship Program In May, the Board of Directors approved the first round of member sponsorship matches. ISSTD […]

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