This month’s Volunteer Position Spotlight shines on two incredible opportunities to become more involved with ISSTD News as a content writer or content coordinator! Each position has openings for several volunteers. ISSTD News is looking for individuals that enjoy and have a passion for writing and content creation, and are interested in creating informational, research […]
Creative Space
Poet’s Corner: More Poetry from the Virtual Conference Recital
Poet’s Corner is an organic grouping of ISSTD members who share with each other poems that they have created, and which frequently encompass themes related to member’s work as trauma-informed therapists. On occasions the group come together for online recitals to share such productions with the wider ISSTD community. These poems then become available for […]
Publications of Interest
Birth Trauma and Obstetric Violence
In recent years there has been growing recognition of the impact of birth trauma on women, their partners and their children. While older research focused on many aspects of birth trauma, such as complications, injury or loss of a baby, the most recent literature has had a particular focus on obstetric violence – the mistreatment […]
News You Can Use
New Children’s Book Explores Dissociative Experiences
ISSTD Member Michele Yarberry has written a new children’s book, Tandi’s Brave Friends and Special Helpers targeted at children and their parents who have experienced trauma and dissociation. Tandi’s Brave Friends and Special Helpers is intended to help parents, caregivers, and professionals who work with children better understand perplexing behaviors and discover the missing links […]
Special Interest Groups
Self-care and Vicarious Trauma Triggers During the Holiday Season
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 […]
Letter From The President
ISSTD Joining Together for Melbourne Conference
Dear ISSTD Community, As we enter the holiday season and begin to look back on 2022, I am extremely proud of the progress the ISSTD has made through difficult times. Just a few short weeks ago, our Australia & New Zealand Conference Committee was able to bring to fruition our Melbourne Regional Conference, which was […]
News You Can Use
New Novel by Valerie Sinason is Full of Suspense
ISSTD Fellow Valerie Sinason is well known to us for her work in treating traumatised and dissociative individuals, as well as her work treating people with intellectual disability. Valerie was the Founder Director of the Clinic for Dissociative Studies until December 2016 when she retired from long-term clinical work. Although she continues with writing, supervision […]
Organizational Updates
New Membership Management – Renew your Dues or Make a Donation Today!
ISSTD is excited to announce the launch of our new membership management website. The new site has a clean and updated look, improved navigation, and expanded functionality. This site will be primarily for managing your membership and making donations. Links to ISSTDWorld, our community platform, and the Center for Advanced Studies website, where most ISSTD […]
Donate to ISSTD
A Holiday Appeal from ISSTD’s Treasurer
Dear Colleague, I’m not sure if we have this in common, but I consider ISSTD my professional ‘home’. Maybe you do, too. I am admittedly selfish, I guess, because I want to keep it that way. That’s way I am reaching out to you today, as ISSTD Treasurer, to enlist your support to keep ISSTD alive […]
Committee Update
Committee Update: Fundraising Committee
The Fundraising Committee has had an active year. We have worked on creating specific regular fundraising actions that will target each individual fund for the ISSTD. This is a practice that we will continue to expand upon during the next few years. We have created a letter writing campaign that addresses the need to collect […]