This year ISSTD launched an exciting new member benefit: Regional Online Communities (ROCs). ROCs enable ISSTD members to connect, network and build community with other ISSTD members in their region. To form a ROC, a minimum of six ISSTD members are required, and a region can be small and localised, or cover a larger region, […]
Special Interest Groups
Transitional Aged Youth SIG
The Transitional Aged Youth Special Interest Group is a special interest group for members of ISSTD who are interested in the treatment of complex trauma in Transitional Age Youth (TAY), generally defined as clients between 18 and 24 years old. The need for mental health workers who specialize in this age range has been highlighted […]
Community Spotlight
Professional Training Program (PTP)
The Professional Training Program, chaired by Sandra Bouabjian, coordinates ISSTD’s PTP courses. The ISSTD Professional Training Program is comprised of nine courses in three categories: Adult Training Courses, Child & Adolescent Training Courses, and Spanish Training Courses. Courses are offered in two formats: in-person and live teleseminar. Courses are offered across four levels, ranging from […]
Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight
Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight – November 2020
This month’s Volunteer Position Spotlight shines on the opportunity to become a Committee Member with the ISSTD Membership Committee! The ISSTD Membership Committee is looking for new members to join the team. The Membership Committee plays a large role in promoting the ISSTD as the foremost place to learn about & study the phenomenology, diagnosis […]
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
Call for Submissions: JTD Special Issue
Call for SubmissionsThe Science and Politics of False MemoriesA Special Issue of the Journal of Trauma & DissociationSpecial Issue Guest Editors: Michael Salter, PhD & Ruth Blizard, PhDEmail for Guest Editors: jtd.falsememory@gmail.com This special issue reflects on the dissolution of the False Memory Syndrome Foundation (FMSF) on December 31st 2019. Launched in 1992, the FMSF was […]
Letter From The President
October 2020 – Revised ISSTD Membership Categories
Dear fellow ISSTD Members, The ISSTD Board recently approved some changes to the ISSTD membership categories. In addition to these changes, the Board has elected not to raise membership fees in 2021 as the COVID-19 situation continues. The most important of these is the implementation of a NEW Emeritus Membership category. The Emeritus category was […]
News You Can Use
News You Can Use
New Book Details Everything We Ever Wanted to Know about Trauma and Dissociation! ISSTD Board Member, Dr Valerie Sinason has written a new book: The Truth about Trauma and Dissociation: Everything You Didn’t Want to Know and Were Afraid to Ask, which is a little different to her previous books. Valerie explains: “This is my […]
Community Spotlight
ISSTD UN Committee
A goal of the UN Committee is to increase awareness at UN meetings that mental health is a key aspect of well-being and that we must educate about trauma-informed mental health care. ISSTD endorsed a statement put out by the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO): “COVID-19 Recovery: Building Back […]
Volunteer Spotlight
Volunteer Spotlight: D Michael Coy
This month our volunteer spotlight is with Board Member and Treasurer, D. Michael Coy, MA, LICSW: What is your educational and professional background, and where in the world do you live? I live in Bremerton, Washington, USA. My queer identity, my mother’s death at age 44 (twenty years ago this year), my five-year stint as […]
Trauma & Dissociation in the News
Domestic Violence Awareness Month – Review of See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse
Given October is Domestic Violence Awareness month in the US, we offer this book review by Jackie Burke, long term member of ISSTD, a psychologist in private practice in Sydney Australia, and Adjunct Fellow at Western Sydney University. Published last year, Jess Hill’s book, See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse […]