I'm Terrified of the Stigma: The Impact of Stigma on the Experiences of People Who Dissociate

Co-Presenter(s)

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  Jennifer Caplan, Psy.D. (she/her/hers)

  Postdoctoral Fellow
  Survivors of Abuse in Recovery (SOAR), Inc.

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Speaker(s)

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  Stacey Boyer, Psy.D. (she/her/hers)

  Associate Director of Clinical Services
  University of Delaware and Boyer Psychological Services LLC
  Wilmington, DE, United States

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  Shae Nester, M.A. (they/them/theirs)

  Doctoral Student
  Clinical Psychology
  University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  Greensboro, NC, United States

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  Nicholas Pierorazio, BA (he/him/his)

  Research Assistant
  Department of Psychology
  Towson University
  Parkville, MD, United States

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  Briana Snyder, PhD, RN, PMH-BC, CNE, RYT 200 (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor & Graduate Program Director
  Nursing
  Towson University Department of Nursing
  Baltimore, MD, United States

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Presentations:

• 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time

  "Faking it:" Stigma as a Barrier to Accessing and Continuing Mental Health Treatment among People who Dissociate
  

  Shae Nester, M.A. (they/them/theirs) – University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time

  This 'Prison' Where I Cannot Heal: Interactions of Culture, Dissociation, and Treatment Among Individuals Who Dissociate
  

  Nicholas A. Pierorazio, BA (he/him/his) – Towson University
• 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time

  It's Not Just a Movie: The Damaging Impact of Misportrayals of Dissociative Identity Disorder in the Media
  

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

  Jennifer Caplan, Psy.D. (she/her/hers) – Survivors of Abuse in Recovery (SOAR), Inc.
• 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time

  It's Not Just a Movie: The Damaging Impact of Misportrayals of Dissociative Identity Disorder in the Media
  

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