For a research project entitled: “Assessment, Diagnosis And Clinical Utility Of Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) In Clinical Practice Since The Publication Of The Icd-11 Category In 2019: A Qualitative Analysis Of International Clinician Perspectives” Jessica Thomson is conducting research in order to fufill her BSc (HONS) Psychology degree requirements at Arden University under […]
Committee to the UN
Committee to the UN
The ISSTD United Nations Committee continues to participate in virtual meetings related to United Nations activities. While the UN has begun some in-person activity, we remain virtual and that is making it more difficult to do the same kind of networking that predated the COVID pandemic. In February 2022 we co-sponsored a web presentation, Knowing […]
News You Can Use
My Therapy Journal Offers Creative Support to Clients
Do you have clients that forget their ‘homework’? Forget the entire session? Do you have clients who earnestly take notes in therapy, or collect your handouts, only to lose them somewhere that week? If so, ISSTD Member Dr Neva Shebini, Consultant Psychiatrist, has developed a therapy journal that may offer your clients a solution. My […]
Letter From The President
Welcoming Students and Emerging Professionals to ISSTD
Dear ISSTD Community, How did you become aware of the ISSTD? I learned about it at a young age, and attended my first conference when I was an undergraduate student at UCLA. I recall appreciating the wisdom and depth of the presenters and attendees – and seeing very few people my age in the mix! […]
Annual Awards
Annual Awards & ISSTD Fellow Nominations Now Open
The time is upon us to honor those amongst us who have taken their energy and invested it in the creation of a gift for the rest of us: a work of literature, visual arts, a work from the heart. ISSTD Members are invited to submit their nominations in any of the below categories. Please […]
International Spotlight
A Conference for our Times: Don’t miss the Early Bird Deadline for ISSTD’s Melbourne Regional Conference
We are living in extraordinary times. A global pandemic has affected every corner of the globe, and the Australia-New Zealand region had a unique perspective as it locked itself off from the world. We have also faced unprecedented climate-related disasters in recent years. But humanity is resilient, and we move forward with progressive movements such […]
Committee Update
Committee Update: Student and Emerging Professionals (SEP) Committee
For some years now ISSTD has had a special committee for Student and Emerging Professionals (SEP members). This Committee was formed as the brainchild of our Past President Christine Forner, who recognized that ISSTD needed a special place to welcome new members and support them. Over the years the Committee has been involved in meet […]
Committee Update
Committee Update: The Public Health Committee
The Public Health Committee was formed in 2021 and grew out of a Board of Directors task force that Michael Salter and Heather Hall spearheaded. The primary deliverable of the task force was to write a paper on the public health implications of Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. We are happy to report that goal […]
Special Interest Groups
SIG Update: Transitional Aged Youth (TAY) SIG
The Transitional Aged Youth (TAY) Special Interest Group focuses on the unique skills, techniques and clinical needs that are required in order to successfully work with Emerging Adults ranging from 18 to 25 years of age. When an individual hits 18, they are often considered an adult and expected to be able to master all […]
Regional Online Communities
Mid-Atlantic Regional Online Community (ROC)
In September 2022, the Mid-Atlantic ROC celebrated its first year anniversary. When launched, the ROC was comprised of 30 ISSTD members. Today, our online community has approximately 60 participants spanning the New York to South Carolina geographical region of the United States. The Mid-Atlantic ROC was formed with the intention of creating clinically supportive community […]