Gender is a complex aspect of human development and identity, which forms in concert with, but independently from biological sex and sexuality. Yet, gender is often equated with biological sex and/or reduced to a simple rigid, binary construct which imposes separate, distinct sets of norms on those deemed men or women. More and more, with […]
Committee to the UN
Committee Spotlight: UN Taskforce
These past months have been busy times for our ISSTD activity at the U.N. On April 29, 2019 we (Karen Hopenwasser, Ariel Lublin and Robert Schwab) participated in a day long activity, Interactive Multi-Stakeholder Hearing on Universal Health Coverage. We submitted a jointly written statement with the Committee on Mental Health on the necessity of […]
Regional Conferences
Austin Regional Conference: Early Bird Registration Now Open
ISSTD’s next Regional Conference will be held in Austin, Texas on October 4, 2019. This workshop Dissociative Identity Disorder: How To Recognize It and Principles of Treatment will be a full day event led by ISSTD Fellow and Past President, Dr. Colin Ross, known as a world-leader in the treatment of Dissociative Disorders, and Melissa […]
Clinical E-Journal
JTD & Frontiers Table of Contents (June 2019)
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation Check out the entire library online of the Journal of Trauma & Dissociation – your member benefit – now! Table of Contents Volume 20, Issue 1 Volume 20, Issue 2 Volume 20, Issue 3 Volume 20, Issue 4 Volume 19, Issue 5 Are you interested in auto publication alerts? To set up a […]
Kid's Korner
Therapy with Dissociated Youth, Using the STAR Model
Treating dissociation at times can feel like groping around in the dark. We know we are in the right ballpark, but every session can be an act of straining to interpret and understand what is being presented. Ever since I started doing treatment and parenting as a therapeutic foster parent, I wanted desperately to have […]
News You Can Use
News You Can Use
Trauma Workshop Series at Sheppard Pratt Health System The Trauma Disorders Program is delighted to begin the Trauma Workshop Series at Sheppard Pratt Health System this September. The first speaker, on September 6, 2019, is Robert Ursano, M.D. former chair of psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) in Bethesda, MD. […]
Letter From The President
Presence, Patience, Dignity and Compassion: Unspoken Requirements of Being a Human
As I write this month’s Letter, I am struck by the mini-series: ‘When they see us.’ This mini-series leads me to examine the role of parents within the area of complex trauma and dissociation. What is really circling around in my mind is how much children need their parents and the consequences which occur when […]
Donate to ISSTD
Donations Help ISSTD Complete Major Projects
Thank you to everyone who donated to ISSTD in 2017-2018 as part of our 35 for the 35th Donation Campaign. Through the generous donations of more than 100 individuals, we were able to raise $21,826.80 towards our $35,000 goal. While we did not meet our overall goal, these funds enabled us to complete a number […]
2020 Annual Conference
Announcing Our 2020 Annual Conference Plenary Speakers
ISSTD 37th Annual International Conference The World Congress on Complex Trauma and Dissociation 2020: Envisioning the Coming Decade March 12 – March 16, 2020 InterContinental Hotel San Francisco 2020 Call for Proposals and Plenary Speaker Information The International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation is pleased to announce our Call for Proposals for […]
Community Spotlight
The Goodwin Fund: Increasing Access to Training in Trauma and Dissociation
The Goodwin Fund was created in the name of Jean Goodwin. Jean Goodwin is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst specializing in the treatment of patients suffering from the consequences of sexual abuse, incest and family violence. A co-founder of the Houston Galveston Trauma Institute, Dr. Goodwin is currently a faculty member of the Houston Galveston Psychoanalytic […]