The Professional Training Program (PTP), chaired by Sandra Bouabjian, coordinates ISSTD’s PTP curriculum and course offerings. The PTP includes multiple courses, at varying levels, which have been designed, updated, and re-designed by many dedicated volunteers. We have moved with the times, embraced online technology, and have gone from teaching just face-to-face classes to predominantly live […]
Community Spotlight
Fundraising Committee
ISSTD’s success as a major international organization is driven by our small and amazing staff, as well as the many volunteer hours our members have given creating conferences, special interest groups, publications, webinars, trainings and more. Membership dues and conference fees cover a large portion of the cost of ISSTD’s myriad offerings. But there’s so much […]
Special Interest Groups
Transitional Aged Youth SIG
The Transitional Aged Youth Special Interest Group (TAY SIG) has had a great third year in ISSTD. I continue to chair the SIG, and we were joined by Shelley Hua as our Moderator and Kate Hoover as our Secretary. I created and presented a training called Working with Dissociation in Emerging Adults/Transitional Aged Youth at […]
Letter From The President
Groupthink: Inevitable Barrier of Clinical Authenticity, Creativity, and Curiosity
What does Groupthink have to do with Domestic Violence, trauma bonding-trance, coercive control, or October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month? October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, reminds us of the hidden aspects of this crime, historically supported by public indifference, social misinformation, and the attractive and applauded, yet often detrimental Groupthink perspective. And while being agreeable generates […]
News You Can Use
News You Can Use
New book explores why shame matters This month sees the launch of an exciting new book exploring a topic our clients often bring to therapy: shame. The book “Shame Matters, Attachment and Relational Perspectives for Psychotherapists”, is edited by Orit Badouk Epstein, (Routledge, 2021). Produced by the Bowlby Centre in the UK, this monograph is […]
Membership
ISSTD Needs Your Feedback – Share Your Member and Volunteer Experiences
Want to gain free access to Webinars? Complete our member/volunteer survey! All members and volunteers are invited to take this opportunity! We are working with the Stillman Business School of Seton Hall University to conduct a member/volunteer survey to identify the needs of our members and volunteers and how to engage more members in the […]
Trauma & Dissociation in the News
Domestic Abuse: A Problem in Need of a Fresh Lens
As we leave October, the month set aside to pay attention to domestic abuse (DA), thoughts of “how can we stop it” take the forefront. As research, and our collective knowledge, grows, the what and how is taking on much clearer perspectives. There is a long-held systemic, deeply ingrained notion that men have a natural […]
Center for Advanced Studies in Trauma & Dissociation
ISSTD Launches New Online Learning Center Featuring 400 Hours of Content!
ISSTD is thrilled to launch the new Online Learning Center! Featuring just under 400 hours of recorded content, this platform provides one easy place for ISSTD members and event participants to access all of their content and complete their CE evaluations all in one system. This project has been under development for quite some time […]
Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight
Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight: Wikipedia Page Updates
This month’s Volunteer Position Spotlight shines on the opportunity to joining the Communications and Marketing Committee to focus on ISSTD Wikipedia Page Updates! The ISSTD’s Communications and Marketing Committee serves a role in promoting the ISSTD as the foremost place to learn about and study the phenomenology, diagnosis, and treatment of complex trauma and dissociation. […]
Community Spotlight
UN Committee
The ISSTD Committee to the UN continues our macro level advocacy for mental health through active participation in United Nations meetings, which are currently being held virtually. We have recently submitted our quadrennial report to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) detailing our activities over the last four years. While the United Nations is […]