ISSTD Professional Training

Formerly Dissociative Disorders Psychotherapy Training Program (DDPTP)

Course Descriptions and Educational Objectives
Continuing Education Credit
Course Fees
Registration Requirements and Registration
Cancellation Policy
Calendar/Locations
Faculty/Locations
Course Directors

The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation has successfully completed eight years of the ISSTD Professional Training (name changed in 2011 from Dissociative Disorders Psychotherapy Training Program - DDPTP) and over 1500 participants have made use of this program.

Modules to Meet Your Training Needs: Chronic complex trauma, child and adolescent trauma and dissociation, basic and advanced training in adult dissociative disorders are available in face-to-face and online formats.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS AND EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
The Introduction to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Complex Post-Traumatic Disorders: This course addresses chronic, complex trauma treatment. Participants will gain a working knowledge of dissociative process and dissociation. Introductory Course Educational Objectives, Format and Curriculum

Diagnosis and Treatment of Dissociative Disorders - The Standard Course:
At the end of this experience, participants will have sufficient knowledge to be able to diagnose Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (DDNOS), and will have essential knowledge and skills needed to conduct individual psychotherapy to treat these illnesses.
Standard Course Educational Objectives, Format and Curriculum

Diagnosis and Treatment of Dissociative Disorders - The Advanced Course: This program emphasizes attachment, special technique, special adjustment of the treatment frame, transference and counter transference, boundaries, com- munications with alters, and integration and termination. 
Advanced Course Educational Objectives, Format and Curriculum

Assessment and Treatment of Traumatized Children and Adolescents with Dissociative Symptoms and Disorders – The Child & Adolescent Course.
This program is designed for clinicians in both private and public sectors. Participants will have sufficient knowledge to be able to diagnose dissociative symptoms and disorders in traumatized children and adolescents and will have essential knowledge and skills needed to conduct individual psychotherapy to treat complex trauma in children and adolescents.
Child & Adolescent Course Educational Objectives, Format and Curriculum

Master Classes. Master Classes develop from interest and participation of students in some Advanced Courses.  They are comprised of individuals who have completed an Advanced Course together and wish to continue studies with the guidance of an instructor. These classes often become a professional resource for participants. Contact Master Class Instructors In Your Area

Intro, Standard, Advanced, Child & Adolescent Courses Available Online. Online/Distance Learning modules utilize the same curriculum as the in-person courses. Continuing Education credit will be available starting in 2011 for these online/ distance learning courses. Information Regarding Online/Distance Learning

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
Purchase of CE/CME credits is included as an option in the registration form and is available in the U.S. and Canada.

In 2011, both CE and CME credits are available for all courses and are sponsored by the Institute for the Advancement of Human Behavior.

Prior to 2010 Continuing Education (CE) credits were provided by the Institute for Continuing Education . 

COURSE FEES
This fee includes copyright fees and course materials. You will receive course materials when registration is complete. All fees are in U.S. Dollars.

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS AND REGISTRATION
Receiving Approval to Register: ISSTD is interested in the success of this program. To ensure the highest standards in our profession, we require each potential participant to call and speak with the instructor in your area (if two instructors, speak with at least one, if registering for the online program, contact Mirel Goldstein, MS, MA, LPC

If your instructor agrees with your participation in this program, they will tell you to register. If you register without prior consent of an instructor, we cannot guarantee your instructor's approval and your registration fee may be refunded to you, minus an administrative fee of $45 for handling of improperly submitted registration materials. Applicants must be licensed clinicians, or if you are a graduate student, a letter from your Department Chairperson giving permission for your participation in this program must be sent to your faculty person.

Course sites which have two faculty listed will have one course co-taught by both faculty. To begin the registration process, use the information on the Faculty Page to contact the faculty member in your area for permission to register. Calendar of Programs with Instructors Contact Information

CANCELLATION POLICY
If you withdraw from any course less than 15 days prior to its local starting date, there is a $45 non-refundable charge. If you are sent course materials, prior to your notification of withdrawal from the course, regardless of the date of your notice, your refund will also be less the copyright. Registration is limited to 12 participants per location. Once the course starts no new students can be accepted. The course fee is not refundable if you withdraw from the course after two weeks prior to its start, unless an acceptable replacement for your registration is found, in a timely fashion, prior to the start of the course. Refund of fees, and acceptance at that time, is the decision of the course Directors. All materials used for this course are subject to copyright laws and are not for duplication or distribution by course participants. Fees must be submitted with registration, and must be submitted in US dollars. If for reasons beyond the control of the ISSTD Professional Training, the class for which you register is cancelled, and you have already received a CD of course materials, the ISSTD will retain fees of $85. If you take the course within one year of the canceled course, you will not be required to pay for the course materials a second time.

SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP OFFER
In November 2003, the Executive Council voted to offer a discount for membership in the ISSTD for those persons who have never been members and were registering for the ISSTD Professional Training courses. This represents a substantial savings and the benefits of membership to course participants. To participate in this program please contact Headquarters at 703-610-9037 for the special ISSTD Professional Training participant membership opportunity . This does not change your registration fee for the course (you would still register as a non-member), but it does give you of online access to the Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, as well as other benefits of membership. Membership with ISSTD begins January 1 and expires December 31 in any calendar year. Membership fees are not pro-rated based on the month you join.

For participants outside North America, please be aware that membership fees are pro-rated based on grouping countries on the basis of international data on comparative purchasing power amongst nations. Your membership fee may actually be well below the discounted rate. Please contact ISSTD Headquarters for more information.

THANK YOU
ISSTD is thankful to the original course directors, Richard Chefetz, MD; A. Steven Frankel, PhD, JD; Donald Fridley, PhD; Elizabeth Howell, PhD; Annita Jones, PsyD; and Eli Somer, PhD as well as the many distinguished faculty members who have contributed and continue to give their energy and talents tirelessly to make this training program successful.

updated September 13, 2011