Please find the full conference schedule below. Information on each of the education and social sessions is available to registered attendees in the conference portal under each session.

Please note that all times listed below are in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT). Click here to convert to your local time.

Friday, 19 November 2021

10:00 – 11:30 AM AEDT
Trauma and Dissociation in India, China and the Asia Pacific
90 Minute Workshop
Presenters: Colin A. Ross & Hong Wang Fung

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM AEDT
ISSTD Poet’s Corner | Social Event
Join members of ISSTD’s Poet’s Corner for this poetry reading tied to the conference theme. This social event offers a chance to sit and enjoy the creative efforts of fellow attendees and ISSTD members!

12:00 – 1:30 PM AEDT
The Stolen Children of Timor Leste
90 Minute Workshop
Presenters: Patrick Burgess & Galuh Wandita
Presentation & Speaker Information

1:45 – 2:15 PM AEDT
ISSTD Membership Presentation | Social Event
Join Membership Committee Co-Chair Warwick Middleton, ISSTD Staff, and other members to hear about all the benefits of joining ISSTD! This presentation will answer any questions you have about becoming an ISSTD member and includes a discount code for a new membership!

2:30 – 4:00 PM AEDT
Fit for Purpose: Designing Systems and Recovery and Healing Services for Women with Lived Experience of Complex Trauma and Dissociation
Plenary Workshop
Presenters: Michael Salter & Sally Stevenson

4:30 – 6:00 PM AEDT
APEX© – An Effective Model for Treating Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
90 Minute Workshop
Presenters: Diane Clare

6:30 – 8:00 PM AEDT
Overcoming Barriers to Trauma Treatment with the Sleeping Dogs Method
90 Minute Workshop
Presenter: Arianne Struik

Saturday, 20 November 2021

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM AEDT
States of Abject Shame and Self-Loathing: Compartmentalization, Dissociation and Enactments
3 Hour Workshop
Presenter: Rick Hohfeler & Kathleen Adams

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM AEDT
Book Launch – Lowen Clarke | Social Event
A new book by Dr Lowen Clarke will be launched at the during this morning break! Come hear from the author and get a sneak peak of this fantastic book. 

12:00 – 1:30 PM AEDT
States of Abject Shame and Self-Loathing: Compartmentalization, Dissociation and Enactments cont.
3 Hour Workshop (continued)
Presenter: Rick Hohfeler & Kathleen Adams

1:30 – 2:30 PM AEDT
Create & Connect | Social Event
Connect to the ISSTD Asia Pacific Virtual conference from Melbourne and to each other. This Create and Connect session is the perfect place to introduce yourself and your practice to the ISSTD and for us to greet you and acknowledge the healing work you do within your community. More information is available here!

2:30 – 4:00 PM AEDT
Implications of Intergenerational Trauma and Systemic Abuse for Australia’s First Nations: Considering the Role of Activism in Healing
Plenary Workshop
Presenter: Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts & Kylie Cripps

4:30 – 6:00 PM AEDT
Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY): An Embodied Intervention for Complex Trauma
90 Minute Workshop
Presenter: Bridget McNamara

6:30 – 8:00 PM AEDT
Family Dynamics in Complex Trauma and Dissociation – A Case Series from India
90 Minute Workshop
Presenters: Adithy, Hvovi Bhagwagar & Karishma Shah Savla