Wanting to hone those writing skills? Ever wanted to co-ordinate a regular feature of a publication? ISSTD News is looking for assistance from members who want to be engaged in helping this rapidly developing publication continue to flourish. Opportunities to Co-ordinate a Feature Feature Coordinators, with the support and direction of the ISSTD News Editor […]
International Spotlight
Trauma and Dissociation Work in South Africa
My “news” on trauma work in South Africa includes a brief picture of the current situation, with reference to some of my own experiences and work in the field of trauma counselling. South Africa is a country with a history of political violence and politically related trauma as well as trauma resulting from challenging socio-economic […]
Letter From The President
On Responding to the Need for Greater Diversity within ISSTD
One of the important events at our annual conference is the “Town Hall Meeting”. This is an opportunity for everyone attending to comment on the state of our Society and the field of traumatology in general. This is an opportunity to comment on where we are going and where we would like to be. This […]
Membership
Welcome ISSTD New Members! (April)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS Emily Aber Pamela Alexander Dorothy Ashman Amy Champoux Elaine Ducharme Catherine Egan Beth Ehrisman Rebecca Goldberg Sarah Heil-Brenny Jeffrey Hill Lori Hollingsworth Colin Howard Gina Manlove Jacquelyn McDonald Tracy Muklewicz Georgian Mustata Linda Naef Diana Newberry Sherri Paulson Sarah Schlote Meg Waurick Susan Wulff EMERGING PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS Michelle Brilee Courtenay M Crucil STUDENT […]
Kid's Korner
“As a criminologist studying child sexual abuse, I sometimes feel like I live in the ‘upside down’.”
As a criminologist studying organised child sexual abuse, I sometimes feel like I live in the ‘upside down’, the shadow world parallel to our own in the TV series Stranger Things. In the TV series, the ‘upside down’ looks like our own world, but darker and filled with unpredictable terror. Kids disappear into it sometimes, […]
Creative Space
Creative Space: A Place for our Creative Selves
I welcome you to this new part of our newsletter – a creative inclusion to act as an interlude perhaps, a breathing space to share the creations of our imagination – retrieving the light within the dark unconscious creative self, for the sharing makes it brighter. To express ourselves in ways that defy rational appraisal […]
2018 Annual Conference
Annual Conference Highlights: ASCH Pre-Conference Training
By Reinhild Draeger-Muenke, PsyD, ASCH Trainer The ASCH (American Society of Clinical Hypnosis) approved 20- hour training in clinical hypnosis has by now become a regular and expected feature at the ISSTD annual meeting. Several fundamental and intermediate trainings have been offered in the form of 3-day pre-conference workshops at the past several annual meetings, […]
Focus on ISSTD History
Reminiscence from the UK: 30 years on
ISSTD in the UK: A History My interest in Trauma and Dissociation began more than 33 years ago. Like most people I did not seek it out. I had a client whom I knew was quite complex and I had engaged a very experienced supervisor because of this. One night, in supervision, he suggested my […]
Community Spotlight
Child and Adolescent Special Interest Group
The Child and Adolescent Special Interest Group (C&A SIG) was formed several years ago by a group of ISSTD members who work with children and adolescents. The C&A SIG grew since its conception, and currently includes over 60 members who work with traumatized and dissociative children and adolescents all around the world. An email list-serve […]
Community Spotlight
Child and Adolescent Committee
The ISSTD Child & Adolescent Committee, which is currently chaired by Fran Waters and Na’ama Yehuda, began as a taskforce led by Fran Waters and Joy Silberg, and became a committee as the awareness of the importance and relevance of childhood dissociation to the field became evident. Committee members hail from four continents and membership […]