CEs and CMEs for each webinar:  Now you can participate in the ISSTD Webinar program from your home or office and earn THREE FULL continuing education credits.  Participation is simple and convenient.  Review the “upcoming webinars” selection for session options. Register for the entire webinar series or just a session of your choice. You will receive a confirmation email with log in instructions to use on the scheduled day of the webinar.  After attending the webinar, answer the online questions to receive credits.  A certificate will be generated for you to print out.  No need to wait for a certificate to arrive by mail!

What is a Webinar Series?
An interactive series of four 90-minute seminars conducted using the Internet and phone hosted by industry experts covering industry hot topics, best practices, and special interests. For more information contact us by e-mail at: tclemens@isst-d.org.

Webinar Series Discount:  A webinar series is a group of sessions under a related topic. Receive an additional 10% discount if you register for all four webinars in this series. Register for all sessions in the series and the total discount will be visible on the final page of registration.

How does a "webinar" work?  About 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time, log onto the web site to view the presentation online and listen to the audio through your computer speakers.  If you do not have access to computer speakers and need a back-up phone number please email us at isst-dwebinars@commpartners.com. 

During the webinar you may contribute to the discussion and participate in the Q&A via the chat box in the lower left corner. A moderator will receive the questions and forward them to speaker at the appropriate time during the discussion. 

Non – North Americans:  The primary way for you to participate is via streaming audio through your computer speakers. If you need additional technical support or have questions please email us at isst-dwebinars@commpartners.com.

Those that can’t watch live will be able to purchase the archive and view (up to 5 times) the presentation.  The online archive will be available approximately one week after the live webinar.

Will I be able to participate?
It is recommended that you test your computer in advance of the live webinar.  Click here to test your computer.  Under "Browser Test" click the link "Click Here to Test Your Browser." If you do not pass the browser test follow the instructions to install Macromedia Flash. 

How much is the site registration fee for CEs and CMEs?
$85 for ISSTD members and $125 for nonmembers.  Receive an additional 10% discount if you register for all four webinars in this series. Registration closes two (2) hours prior to the live webinar.

How much is the site registration fee for NON CEs?  If you are not interested in Continuing Education Credits, there is another price option for you.  $65 for ISSTD members and $95 for non members.

How much are the series discounts?  Receive an additional 10% discount if you register for all four webinars in this series. Simply register for each webinar. The invoice will calculate the discount on the final page of registration.

Eligibility for CEs and CMEs.  CE/CMEs -Are available to the one individual who registers. Other may participate on the webinar. They are not eligible for the CE/CME's unless they register separately.

What if I am not available to watch at the scheduled time?
No problem.  An archive of all of our webinars will be available for purchase for those in any time zone.

ISSTD Webinar Cancellation Policy 2009:  ISSTD does not refund webinar registration fees for any reason including non-participation due to conflicts that arise with a registrant's schedule, failure to test the computer connection prior to the seminar as instructed or other technical difficulties that are not in the control of  ISSTD or its web vendor.

ISSTD provides those registered with access to the online archived presentation (4 view limit) when it is available after the webinar--typically, one week after the presentation.

Note: The views expressed here are solely those of the presenter(s) and may not reflect those of the ISSTD. Users of this program agree to hold the ISSTD harmless from any and all consequences, foreseen or unforeseen, of participating in the program.

More Live Webinars Coming Soon!

Selected Topics in Work with Dissociative Identity Disorder

Respice Finem (Look to the end): Beginning Treatment in a Way that Facilitates a Constructive Integration or Resolution as Therapy Proceeds
October 15, 2008

This 90-minute webinar (1:30 pm - 3:00 pm) will suggest that certain prognostic variables are associated with good, bad, and intermediate outcomes, and indicate how to improve at least some of the problematic variables in the early stages of treatment.

Try to See It My Way Squared: Identifying and Resolving Stalemates and Impasses in the Treatment of DID and DDNOS
August 27, 2008

This 90-minute webinar (5:30 pm - 7:00 pm) will discuss impediments to therapeutic progress in work with these patients, and offer a check sheet for identifying areas that require exploration in order to get therapy back on track.

The Music Behind the Lyrics: Mastering the Dissociative Surface to Facilitate the Understanding and Treatment of DID and DDNOS
July 30, 2008

This 90-minute webinar will explain how to recognize and decode the dissociative surface, and how to make interventions based on a process that may never be conveyed in a completely verbal form. Several other approaches to understanding the process of the dissociative patient will also be explored.

The Use of Tomkins’ Innate Affect Theory and Nathanson’s Compass of Shame in Facilitating the Understanding and Treatment of DID and DDNOS
June 25, 2008

This 90-minute webinar will review Innate Affect Theory, explain the relationships among various affects and dissociation, and suggest therapeutic strategies to overcome their deleterious impact upon the dissociative patient’s state of mind and interpersonal behavior.

Integrating Mind Body Perspectives in the Treatment of Chronic Traumatization

Treating the Addicted Survivor of Trauma: A Somatic Perspective
January 28, 2009

In this 90-minute webinar, join us as we explore an integrated approach to the treatment of trauma and addictive disorders rooted in a neurobiological understanding of traumatic stress will be presented, along with practical strategies and interventions for managing high-risk consequences of addiction.

From MindFlight to MindSight: Overcoming the Phobia of Inner Experience in Chronic Traumatization
January 13, 2009

Join us for this 90-minute Webinar as we address elements of “mindflight,” and the maladaptive mental and physical actions that maintain it. We will demonstrate both cognitive and somatic interventions to promote “mindsight” through overcoming the phobia of inner experience and by cultivating the capacity for reflective functioning, perspective, and mental and physical integration in our traumatized patients.

Mentalizing, Mindfulness, and the Body in Chronic Traumatization
December 2, 2008

Join us in this 90-minute webinar as we explore therapeutic approaches to increase mentalizing skills, including the body’s role in mentalizing, and will demonstrate both verbal and non-verbal, somatic interventions useful in improving patients’ mentalizing ability. They will also provide a clinical map of “directed mindfulness” that orients attention and enhances reflective functioning.

Psychological Assessment of Dissociative Disorders

Dissociative Disorder Patients’ Profiles on Personality Inventories and Projectives
March 30, 2009

This 90 minute workshop will provide an overview of the research on DD patients’ profiles on personality inventories (MMPI/MMPI-2, MCMI-II/MCMI-III) and projectives (Rorschach, Rotter Incomplete sentences, TAT).

The Process of Assessing Dissociative Patients and Their Profiles on Trauma Measures
March 16, 2009

This 90 minute webinar is open to all clinicians but some familiarity with psychological testing would be beneficial.

An Office Mental Status Exam for Dissociative Disorders Part 2
March 3, 2009

In addition to discussion of diagnosis and differential diagnosis of dissociative disorders using the OMSEDD, this 90-minute presentation will include clinical examples from a video of a DID patient being interviewed.

An Office Mental Status Exam for Dissociative Disorders Part 1
February 12, 2009

In addition to discussion of diagnosis and differential diagnosis of dissociative disorders using the OMSEDD, this 90 minute presentation will include clinical examples from a video of a DID patient being interviewed.

The Consensus 3-Stage Treatment Model For Dissociation and Trauma Treatment

Stabilizing the disruptions and disrupting the entrenchments: Navigating the pathological adaptations of dissociative and post traumatic conditions
September 18, 2009

Presenter: Catherine G. Fine, PhD