News and  Resources

*  Ritual Dates for 2013 can be found at http://ra-info.org/for-and-by-survivors/ritual-dates-and-symbols. Dates observed by Satanic, Neo-Nazi, polytheist, and Thelemic groups are included. There is also a section on triggering symbols and objects.

* Several bibliographies have been updated, including: Africa-Centered Religions, Art and Music Therapy, blogs, Borderline Personality Disorder, Children's Issues, Christian Books and Websites on Ritual Abuse, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Eating Disorders, Healing: Self-Help Books and Workbooks, Human Trafficking, Journaling, Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Mind Control: History and Analysis, Post Traumatic Stress, Ritual Abuse Survivor Accounts: Biographies and Poetry Books, Self-Injury, Sexual Abuse by Clergy, Sexual Addiction, Theses and Dissertations, and Torture.

* The complete FAQ has been translated into both French and German.

*Pedopolis is a French website devoted to news about pedophilia. It has many articles about ritual abuse, translations of major English articles, and videos in different languages. There is also a newsletter and a members' section. www.pedopolis.com

* An English organization, "First Person Plural" offers a DVD, "A Logical Way of Being," as an introduction to dissociation for survivors, their supporters, and therapists. Survivors and therapists take turns discussing:
1. Introduction of Dissociation
2.Dissociative Disorders
3. Dissociative Identity Disorder
4.  Living with DID
5. Supportive Responses
6.  The Role of Therapy
It is available with subtitles in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Turkish, and English. Available at http://www.firstpersonplural.org.uk/dvd and Amazon

* RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) lists over 1,100 local rape crisis centers across the US. It also has a hotline 800.656.HOPE and programs to prevent sexual assault and help victims.   www.rainn.org/

* An international inventory of hotlines, shelters, refuges, crisis centers and women’s organizations, searchable by country, plus an index of domestic violence resources in over 80 languages. http://www.hotpeachpages.net

* The entire contents of the journal Dissociation (540 issues) are on the web in pdf format. Go to https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/search Enter “Dissociation” in the search box at the upper right.

Upcoming Events

Call for Papers

ISSTD 30th Annual  Conference “Navigating Development of the Therapist: Integration of Knowledge, Experience, and Research in Complex Trauma and Dissociation.”
Deadline: April 3
Information: http://www.isst-d.org/annual_conference/2013/index.html

Conferences and Workshop

* First Person Plural "Understanding Dissociation and Complex Dissociative Disorders."
Presenters: Presenters:  Melanie Goodwin and Kathryn Livingston
April 6, Rugby, Warwickshire, England
October 5, Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Information: fpp-chair@hotmail.co.uk

* The Trauma Center "Treating Adults with Co-Occurring Complex PTSD and Substance Use Disorders: An Emotion Regulation Approach."
Presenter: Julian Ford
April 10-11,  Boston, MA
Information: http://www.traumacenter.org/training/Workshop_Complex_Trauma_&_SA.php

* Male Survivor Weekends of Recovery.
April 12-14,  Ben Lohmond, CA.
May 17 - 19, Dahlonega, GA.
July 12 - 14, New Haven,  CT.
August 16 - 18,  Alta, UT.
September 20 - 22,  Alta, UT.
October 18 - 20,  Peebles, OH.
Information: http://www.malesurvivor.org/weekends-of-recovery.html?utm_source=Seqouia+Announcement&utm_campaign=SequoiaBlast2013&utm_medium=email

* European Society for Trauma and Dissociation: “Symposium on Complex Trauma, Dissociation and Functional Disorders.”
Presenters: Mical Razka, Anna Gerge, Suzette Boon, Andrew Moskowitz, Mike Lloyd, Jan Roth, Foris de Lange, Alan Carson, Remy Aqjuarone
April 18,  Prague, Czech Republic
Information: http://www.estd.org/news/neuropsychiatric-forum/

* SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) World Conference
Presenters: Maeve Lewis, Bruce Arnold, Patsy McGarry  Mari T. Steed, Juan Carlos Cruz, Andrew Madden, Marie Collins, Paddy Doyle
April 27 - 28, Dublin, Ireland
Information: http://www.snapworldconference.org/

* ISSTD “Reflections on Clinical Practice and Clinical Research in Traumatic Stress.”
Presenters: Frank Putnam,  Richard Loewenstein,  Ruth Lanius,  Richard Kluft, and Bethany Brand
April 27, Sheppard Pratt, Baltimore, MD.
Information: http://www.isst-d.org/training/Regional_Seminars_2013_SP.htm

* Survivorship Ritual Abuse and Child Abuse 2013 Conference “Survivors Moving Forward.”
May 4 - 5,  Oakland, CA
Information:  http://www.survivorship.org/2013conference.html

* The Pottergate Centre and the European Society for Trauma and Dissociation "Evidence-Based Diagnosis and Informed Treatment for Dissociative Disorders and Complex PTSD: The SCID-D."
Presenters: Mariene Steinberg and Remy Aquarone
May 10 -11, London, England
Information: http://www.dissociation.co.uk/page22/training.asp

* PODS Workshop/Training Day  "Trauma and the Body: Somatisation and Dissociation."
May 11, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
June 22, Preston, Lancashire
June 29, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Information: http://www.pods-online.org.uk/events.html

* First Person Plural  "Supporting Adult Survivors of Dissociative Disorders who have Dissociative Identity Disorder."
Presenters:  Melanie Goodwin and Kathryn Livingston
June 1, Rugby, Warwickshire, England
November 16, Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Information: fpp-chair@hotmail.co.uk

* PODS Workshop/Training Day "Working with Relational Trauma - Attachment and Healthy Relationships."
June 8, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
October 26, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
November 9, Preston, Lancashire
Information: http://www.pods-online.org.uk/events.html

* European Society for Trauma and Dissociation, UK Network "Practical Training for People in Practice (Training and Networking Event.)"
Presenters: Remy Aquarone, Orit Epstein, First Person Plural, Mike Lloyd, Renee Marks, Sue Richardson, Valerie Sinason, Nel Walker, Rachel Wingfield Schwartz, and Joe Schwartz.
June 29, York, England
Information: sandra@sandrabuck.co.uk

* Cape Cod Institute "Frontiers of Trauma Treatment."
July 8 -12,  Eastham, MA.
Presenter: Bessel van der Kolk
Information: http://www.cape.org/2013/bessel_vanderkolk.html

* Cape Cod Institute "Internal Family Systems Workshop"
July 15-19, Eastham, MA.
Presenter: Richard Schwartz
Information: http://www.cape.org/2013/richard_schwartz.html

* SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) Annual Conference.
July 26 - 28, Washington DC.
Information: http://www.snapnetwork.org/2013_annual_conference

* S.M.A.R.T.'s Ritual Abuse and Extreme Abuse Clinician’s Conference  
August 9, Windsor Locks, CT
Information: http://ritualabuse.us/smart-conference/ritual-abuse-and-extreme-abuse-clinicians-conference-2013

* S.M.A.R.T.'s 16th Annual Ritual Abuse, Secretive Organizations and Mind Control Conference
August 10 – 11, Windsor Locks, CT
Information: http://ritualabuse.us/smart-conference/

* R.A.I.N.S. "Healing the Unimaginable: Treating Ritual Abuse and Mind Control."
Presenter: Alison MIller
September 6-8, Swanwick, Derbyshire, England
Information: rains@rains-home.org.uk

* Manor Hall Centre for Trauma "Healing the Unimaginable: Treating Ritual Abuse and Mind Control."
Presenter: Alison Miller
September 14-15, Deanston near Doune,
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Information: http://centrefortrauma.com/news/40-training-event-14-15-sept-2013

* The Pottergate Centre "Affect Regulation, The Use and Abuse of Self. Working with Complex Trauma and Dissociation."
Presenter: Remy Aquarone
November 7- 8 and 21-22, Norwich, England
Information: http://www.dissociation.co.uk/training.asp

*  ISSTD 30th Annual  Conference "Navigating Development of the Therapist: Integration of Knowledge, Experience, and Research in Complex Trauma and Dissociation."
Pre-conference: November 14 – 15, Baltimore, MD
November 16 – 18, Baltimore, MD
Information: http://www.isst-d.org/

* European Society for Trauma and Dissociation "Trauma, Dissociation and Attachment in the 21st Century: Where are We Heading?"
Keynote Speakers: Etzel Cardeña, Eve Carlson, Susan Hart, Giovanni Liotti, Ellert Nijenhuis, and Andrew Moskowitz
March 27-29, 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark,
Information: http://www.estd2014.org/
Preconferences: 1. Suzette Boon and Kathy Steele "Phase one treatment of complex dissociative disorders: Overcoming ‘impossible impasses."
2. Jim Knipe "The EMDR Toolbox: Specific procedures to treat Complex PTSD and other dissociative conditions."
3. Pat Ogden "The essential role of nonverbal communication in the treatment of trauma and dissociation: A Sensorimotor Psychotherapy perspective."
4. Sue Baker and John O’Neil "Transference & Countertransference revisited: The interplay of trauma and attachment in the process of therapy with dissociative disorders."
5. Sandra Wieland "Dissociation-focused assessment and treatment of traumatized children."

* Trauma and Abuse Group (TAG) National Conference
Presenters: Janina Fisher, Suzette Boon, Mike Lloyd, Ruth Cureton
April 4-6, 2014, Swanwick, Derbyshire, England
Information: www.tag-uk.net

updated 3/27/2013