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Full Schedule

  • Wednesday, April 12, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM US Eastern Time
    EMDR Therapy Training Continental Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Registration Desk Open (EMDR Therapy Training Only)
  • 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Board of Directors Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM US Eastern Time
    EMDR Therapy Training Module III (Day One)
  • 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM US Eastern Time
    EMDR Therapy Training Break
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM US Eastern Time
    EMDR Therapy Training Lunch (On Own)
  • 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM US Eastern Time
    EMDR Therapy Training Break
  • Thursday, April 13, 2023
  • 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Registration Desk Open (Pre-Conference Attendees Only)
  • 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Continental Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Back in the World, But Not Quite Home: Working with Trauma and Dissociation Among Veterans
  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Dissociation: A Foundational Overview
  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Organised Child Sexual Abuse: The Contemporary Picture
  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Somatic Resources for Phase One: An Experiential Exploration for Therapists
  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Where the Sidewalk Doesn’t End: Using the Therapy Frame in Treating Complex Trauma Disorders
  • 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM US Eastern Time
    EMDR Therapy Training Module III (Day Two)
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Pre-Conference Workshop Break
  • 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge Open
  • 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM US Eastern Time
    EMDR Therapy Training Break
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Lunch (On Own)
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Pre-Conference Workshop Break
  • Friday, April 14, 2023
  • 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM US Eastern Time
    Morning Mindful Movement
  • 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Registration Desk Open (Pre-Conference Attendees Only)
  • 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge Open
  • 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Continental Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    A Quantum Leap: How Misogyny and the Patriarchy Sabotage Our Clinical Practice and Research
  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Addressing the Treatment of Trauma: Psychoanalytic Contributions to Clinical Practice
  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Dissociation 201: Treating Complex Trauma and Dissociation
  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Forging and Repairing Healthy Attachments With Art, Poetry and Love Letters
  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Treating Traumatized and Dissociative Neurodevelopmentally Disabled Clients
  • 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM US Eastern Time
    EMDR Therapy Training Module III (Day Two)
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Pre-Conference Workshop Break
  • 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM US Eastern Time
    EMDR Therapy Training Break
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Lunch (On Own)
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Pre-Conference Workshop Break
  • 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Poster & Exhibitor Set-Up
  • 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Registration Desk Open (Pre-Registered Attendees Only)
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Donor Recognition Reception (By Invitation Only)
  • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Exhibits/Poster Gallery Open
  • 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Creative Arts SIG Meeting
  • 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Research SIG Meeting
  • 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Transitional Aged Youth SIG Meeting
  • 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM US Eastern Time
    First Time Attendee Meetup
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Opening Reception
  • 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Taste of Louisville - Benefiting the Goodwin Fund
  • Saturday, April 15, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery Open
  • 7:00 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Registration Desk Open
  • 7:15 AM – 8:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Continental Breakfast
  • 7:15 AM – 8:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Eating Disorders SIG Meeting
  • 7:15 AM – 8:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Inpatient SIG Meeting
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Conference Opening - How the TOP DD Studies Are Shifting Denial and Challenging Myths About Dissociative Disorders
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Break - Refreshment
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery/Wellness & Self Care Corner Open
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    No High Hypnotizability, No Dissociative Disorder
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Paper Session #1 - Intergenerational, Couple, and Individual Case Studies of C-PTSD and Dissociative Disorders
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Prenatal Trauma, Dissociation & Bonding: Cultivating Growth with the Calming Womb Model
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Reconceptualizing Personality Disorders as Interpersonal Reactions to Childhood Relational Wound
  • 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM US Eastern Time
    OEA SIG Meeting
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Lunch (On Own)
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    PTP Faculty Meeting (By Invite Only)
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery/Wellness & Self Care Corner Open
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Student & Emerging Professional Lunch (RSVP Required)
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Final Poster Judging Hour
  • 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Neurodiversity & Dissociation SIG Meeting
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US Eastern Time
    The Chameleon of Child Abuse: Will You See it if You Don’t Know What to Look for?
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Developmental Couple Therapy for Complex Trauma: An Introductory Workshop
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Exploring Unthought Knowns in Integrating Ego State Therapy and EMDR to Treat Dissociation
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Panel of Past Presidents of ISSTD: ‘Against the Grain: Shifting the Societal Denial of Dissociation'
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Break - Refreshment
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Membership Presentation
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery/Wellness & Self Care Corner Open
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Medical Trauma as a Component of Understanding Complex Trauma
  • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Annual Awards Reception
  • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Exhibits/Poster Gallery Open
  • Sunday, April 16, 2023
  • 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM US Eastern Time
    Child & Adolescent SIG Meeting
  • 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM US Eastern Time
    Morning Mindful Movement
  • 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM US Eastern Time
    Vicarious Trauma SIG Meeting
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery Open
  • 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Registration Desk Open
  • 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Continental Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Healing Dissociation and Complex Trauma with the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM™)
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Holistic Trauma and Dissociation Treatment Planner
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Perception Is Reality: Helping Systems View Childhood Dissociation Through a Complex Lens
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Revealing a Broader Terrain of Dissociative Manifestations via a Developmental Perspective
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Break - Refreshment
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery/Wellness & Self Care Corner Open
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    The Cost of Advocacy: Impacts of Societal Denial on Helping Professions
  • 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM US Eastern Time
    EMDR SIG Meeting
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Leadership Roundtable Meeting (By Invitation Only)
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Lunch (On Own)
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery/Wellness & Self Care Corner Open
  • 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Psychodynamic-Psychoanalytic SIG Meeting
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US Eastern Time
    What Do We Know About DARVO, Institutional DARVO, and Anti-DARVO?
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Break - Refreshment
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Member Engagement Meetup
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery/Wellness & Self Care Corner Open
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    How Denial of Dissociation Impacts Child and Adolescent Treatment
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Neurobiological Research with Dissociative Populations: Multifaceted Perspectives
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Practical Treatment Strategies for Complex Trauma and Dissociative Disorders
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Restoring the Shattered Self: Phase II Treatment of Complex Trauma and DID
  • 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM US Eastern Time
    ISSTD Business Meeting
  • Monday, April 17, 2023
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery Open
  • 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Registration Desk Open
  • 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Continental Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time
    I'm Terrified of the Stigma: The Impact of Stigma on the Experiences of People Who Dissociate

    Shae Nester, M.A. (they/them/theirs) – University of North Carolina at Greensboro

    Nicholas A. Pierorazio, BA (he/him/his) – Towson University

    Briana L. Snyder, PhD, RN, PMH-BC, CNE, RYT 200 (she/her/hers) – Towson University Department of Nursing

    Stacey Boyer, Psy.D. (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware and Boyer Psychological Services LLC

    Jennifer Caplan, Psy.D. (she/her/hers) – Survivors of Abuse in Recovery (SOAR), Inc.

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Paper Session #2 - Ketamine, Client-centered Approach to Addiction, Persisting Hallucinogen Disorder and Strengthening the Therapeutic Alliance
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Parts in Play: From “Us Me” to “The Me”- In the Treatment Room with a Young Dissociative Boy
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Through the Looking Glass: The Role of Fantasy in Trauma
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Break - Refreshment
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery/Wellness & Self Care Corner Open
  • 10:30 AM – 12:15 PM US Eastern Time
    Healing From Racial Trauma: Rhythm, Processing, and Anti-Racist Psychotherapy - Conference Closing
  • 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Lunch (On Own)
  • 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery/Wellness & Self Care Corner Open
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Dissociation and Misdiagnosis in Populations Experiencing Chronic Discrimination and Social Defeat
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Complex Trauma, Dissociation and Adoption - Supporting Families and Avoiding Disruption
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Shame, Pride, and Dissociation: Inviting Conversations About Clinical Impasses
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Stitching Together: Narrative Textiles as a Creative Tool for Post Traumatic Growth
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Break - Refreshment
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Integrating Neurofeedback into Trauma Treatment:Regaining Control of the Mind and Body
  • Friday, March 22, 2024
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Final Poster Judging Hour