Membership Information
Some of our over 225 members--taken at our December 2004 Quarterly Meeting
--Picture courtesy of Donna Delone
Thank
you for your interest in the New England Society for the Treatment of Trauma
and Dissociation (NESTTD). Originated in 1984, this organization is a
component society of the International Society for the Study of
Dissociation.
NESTTD provides an opportunity for mental health professionals and those
involved in research or education regarding trauma and dissociation to find
support, share resources, update skills and increase their understanding of
trauma, dissociation and the Dissociative Disorders. Recent programs have
included: Sexuality and Trauma: Models and Interventions, Trauma and Memory, and Dependency
and Attachment in the Treatment of Complex PTSD and Dissociative Disorders.
The yearly membership to NESTTD includes: your admission to three morning
programs, and a discount to the all day spring conference. In
addition, you will receive the quarterly NESTTD newsletter and yearly
Directory of NESTTD members. There is also a training program that, as a
member, you can attend at a reduced fee.
Our membership year runs annually from July 1st to June 30th.
Membership is open to professionals
in psychology, psychiatry, medicine, nursing, social work,
anthropology, philosophy, theology, addiction studies, and
other disciplines seriously involved in the research and/or
treatment of the dissociative disorders.
- Full Members must hold at least a bachelor's degree and professional certification or licensure in a health or scientific discipline, and be involved in either treatment or research with individuals with dissociative disorders. Special exceptions may be approved by a majority vote of the executive board of the steering committee.
- Student Memberships are available to individuals currently enrolled in a program of graduate study leading to a degree and/or certification in the fields discussed under full membership. This membership is retained on a year-to-year basis pending the conferring of a degree, and requires proof of student status annually.
- Agency Employee Memberships are offered to individuals who meet the same criteria required for full membership, but at a reduced fee. This membership category is not applicable to members of group practices or to those who work in both agency and private practice. The reduced fee is intended to assist those clinicians who work with low income or under-served clients, have large caseloads, and receive more limited financial compensation for their work.
- Life Memberships are available to individuals who have been members in good standing for fifteen years and who have reached the age of sixty-five. Life members are exempt from annual dues.
- Honorary Memberships are available to nonmembers of the society who have rendered distinguished service to the NESTTD, or to the study, research, or treatment of dissociative disorders.
Annual Dues:
Full Member: $100
Student Member: $60
Agency Employee*: $60 * This reduced fee is not applicable to members of group practices or to those who work in both agency and private practice. The reduced fee is intended to assist those clinicians who work exclusively with low-income and under-served clients and who receive more limited financial compensation.
If you are interested in applying for membership in the NESTTD, please click here.