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Panel of Past Presidents of ISSTD: ‘Against the Grain: Shifting the Societal Denial of Dissociation'

Saturday, April 15, 2023

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time

Location: Commonwealth 2

Learning Level: All

This session is not available for CE credits.

Working in the field of researching, understanding, and treating dissociation, has been an experience of waves of interest, followed by both improved treatment, and a combination of acceptance and backlash. Society tends to dissociate dissociation in its population and in its institutions. The familiar pattern of blaming the victim has, at times, been turned on the professionals who identify the dissociative process common in people who have been victimized. The response of this societal pushback and denial has been to dig deeper, do more research, and work together with therapists and clients to more clearly identify the mechanisms of dissociation and the treatments that work best for dissociative challenges.

This panel of ISSTD Past Presidents will share their experiences of leading this organization of discovery, backlash, and more discovery, tracking our progress from our beginnings to the present.

Panel Moderators: Heather Hall, Annual Conference Chair and Michael Salter, ISSTD President

Heather Hall, MD

Psychiatrist
Heather Hall MD LLC
Elk Grove, CA, United States
MS

Michael Salter, BA (Hons 1), PhD

Associate Professor
University of New South Wales
Matraville, New South Wales, Australia
CR

Colin Ross, MD (he/him/his)

President
The Colin A. Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma
Richardson, TX, United States
Joyanna Silberg, PhD

owner
Childhood Recovery Resources
Pikesville, MD, United States
Richard P. Kluft, MD, Ph.D (he/him/his)

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Temple University School of Medicine
Bala Cynwyd, PA, United States
Lynette S. Danylchuk, PhD

Psychologist
Restoration Therapy Center
San Mateo, CA, United States
Christine C. Forner, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW

Clinical Private Practice
Associated Counselling
Calgary, AB, Canada