In less than two weeks, ISSTD is headed to San Francisco, CA for the 37th Annual International Conference, The World Congress on Complex Trauma and Dissociation 2020: Envisioning the Coming Decade. Featuring plenary speakers Karlen Lyons-Ruth, PhD, Pat Ogden, PhD, and A.A.T. Simone Reinders, PhD, and with ten exciting Pre-Conference Workshops, this conference is already […]
Trauma & Dissociation in the News
ISSTD Launches New Fact Sheets for DID Awareness Day
ISSTD is pleased to launch five new public fact sheets for Dissociative Identity Disorder Awareness day on March 5, 2020! These fact sheets will provide information on complex trauma and dissociative disorders in an easy to share format. ISSTD Public Fact Sheets Fact Sheet I – Trauma and Complex Trauma: An Overview Fact Sheet II […]
Board Briefs
ISSTD DashBoard News
Greetings to all, as we enter another amazing year of transformation and outreach. The Board has been hard at work in creating structure for our ever-growing array of educational opportunities, world presence and voice in current events relating to trauma and dissociation. In the past year, we offered regional conferences in Austin, Texas, Washington, DC, […]
Trauma & Dissociation in the News
An Interview with Nick Bryant: Part II – The Epstein Affair
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this interview are solely those of the interviewee. Past ISSTD President, Dr Warwick Middleton, MD interviewed Nick Bryant in August 2019 to discuss Nick’s work investigating cases of organised child abuse. This interview pre-dates Epstein’s death and the risk to his life is discussed within the interview, a foreshadowing of […]
Volunteer Spotlight
Sandra Baita
Today our volunteer spotlight shines on Sandra Baita. Dr. Baita is a clinical psychologist, child therapist, and EMDR certified therapist and approved consultant. She has been working diligently to provide ISSTD information, news, and trainings in Spanish. Tell us about yourself. I live in the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina, where I have been married […]
Letter From The President
January 2020 – A New Year, A New Decade
Dear ISSTD Members, Towards the end of 2019 ISSTD transitioned successfully from being managed by an external company, to managing ourselves. ISSTD now employs its staff directly. Mary Pat Hanlin, Executive Director and Bethany Bjur, Program Manager have been instrumental in facilitating the successful transition to ISSTD being a self-managed organization. We are grateful to […]
News You Can Use
News You Can Use
DBT-Informed Group for People with Dissociated Identities ISSTD Members Kate McMaugh and Noula Diamantopoulos have developed a DBT-informed group program, specifically adapted for people with dissociated identities. This is a skills- based, psychoeducational program, with a strong focus on safety and stability. Noula and Kate will use psychoeducation, group discussion, practice sessions and creative methods […]
Clinical E-Journal
JTD & Frontiers Table of Contents (January 2020)
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation Check out the entire library online of the Journal of Trauma & Dissociation – your member benefit – now! Table of ContentsVolume 21, Issue 1Volume 20, Issue 2Volume 20, Issue 3Volume 20, Issue 4Volume 20, Issue 5 Are you interested in auto publication alerts?To set up a quick and each way to get […]
2020 Annual Conference
ISSTD 2020 Annual Conference Social Events
ISSTD is headed to San Francisco, CA for the 37th Annual International Conference, The World Congress on Complex Trauma and Dissociation 2020: Envisioning the Coming Decade. Featuring plenary speakers Karlen Lyons-Ruth, PhD, Pat Ogden, PhD, and A.A.T. Simone Reinders, PhD, and with ten exciting Pre-Conference Workshops, this conference is already full of fantastic training opportunities. Read on for more information about the social events at […]
Focus on ISSTD History
The Rise and Fall of the False Memory Syndrome Foundation
In late December 2019 the False Memory Syndrome Foundation (FMSF) announced its cessation, as of the end of the calendar year, not with a bang, but with a whimper, just a little note on the bottom of their website homepage. As is well-known, the FMSF was created by Pamela and Peter Freyd, after the husband […]