43rd International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) Annual Conference

43rd International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) Annual Conference is organized by International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) and will be held from Mar 26 - 30, 2026 at Hyatt Regency Portland At The Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon, United States of America.

Conference theme: Past Perspectives, Future Horizons: Navigating Changing Currents of Complex Trauma and Dissociation

Conference Objectives:
Participants will be able to:

• Identify some of the most recent and salient research relevant to the trauma and dissociation field
• Describe the central role of dissociation in complex trauma related disorders
• Assess clients for dissociative disorders and complex PTSD and related comorbidity
• Identify cultural, social, and religious effects on trauma, dissociation, and trauma-informed treatments
• Assess and treat children, adolescents, and adults with complex PTSD, developmental trauma disorder, and/or dissociative disorders
• Describe the relationships among trauma, dissociation, and other psychological signs, symptoms, and disorders, including personality disorders
• Employ new treatment approaches and interventions for complex trauma and dissociation
• Identify and effectively work with transference
• Recognize, avoid, or resolve therapeutic pitfalls, resistances, counter-resistances, and impasses
• Recognize the ethical and relational challenges posed by trauma and dissociation patients and discuss productive approaches to these issues
• Identify and effectively work with countertransference, vicarious traumatization, and needs related to therapist self-care

Additional Details Will Be Posted as Soon as Information is Available.