Session Six: Case Study Presentations and Therapeutic Techniques and Models

May 15, 2026

Session Six – Content Level: Advanced
Case Study Presentations and Therapeutic Techniques and Models

In this session, case presentations will be used to further illustrate how disorganized attachment can be observed in alternating, dissociated self-states, from the partially dissociated ego states evident in BPD, to the personified states with full amnesia seen in DID. We will discuss how various therapy techniques may help with integration of alternating self-states. 

Readings

  1. Sroufe, L. A. (2018). The place of attachment in development. In J. Cassidy & P. R. Shaver (Eds.), Handbook of attachment: Theory, research, and clinical applications, (3rd Edition, Chapter 43). Guilford Press.
  2. Thompson, R. A., Simpson, J. A., & Berlin, L. A.  (2022). Taking perspective on attachment theory and research: nine fundamental questions, Attachment & Human Development, 24(5), 543-560, https://doi.org/10.1080/14616734.2022.2030132

Timed Outline
20 minutes – discuss readings
70 minutes – case discussion and closing comments

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe and discuss essential elements within specific case treatments.
  2. Identify therapeutic challenges and strategies to manage these challenges
  3. Discuss multiple therapeutic approaches when treating DID
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 APA
    The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
  • 1.50 ASWB ACE
    The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), #1744, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/20/2024 – 08/20/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 1.50 continuing education credits.
  • 1.50 ISSTD Certificate Program
    This program is eligible for 1.50 credits in the ISSTD Certificate Program. No certificate of completion is generated for this type of credit.
Course opens: 
12/01/2025
Course expires: 
06/30/2026
Event starts: 
05/15/2026 - 2:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
05/15/2026 - 3:30pm EDT
Part of: 
Post-Level III Mini Course: Attachment and Dissociation: Developmental Origins and Clinical Applications
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Available Credit

  • 1.50 APA
    The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
  • 1.50 ASWB ACE
    The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), #1744, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/20/2024 – 08/20/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 1.50 continuing education credits.
  • 1.50 ISSTD Certificate Program
    This program is eligible for 1.50 credits in the ISSTD Certificate Program. No certificate of completion is generated for this type of credit.
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