Stronger Together: Dissociative Identity Disorder Past, Present, and Future - Agenda

Learning to Be in and Take Care of Your Body After Trauma
Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD, FRCPC; Bethany Brand, PhD

Break

Accepting Your Feelings and Parts
Bethany Brand, PhD; Hygge Schielke, PhD

Lunch (On Your Own)

Learning How to Allow Good Feelings and Positive Experiences
Hygge Schielke, PhD; Bethany Brand, PhD

Break

Putting It All Together
Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD, FRCPC; Bethany Brand, PhD; Hygge Schielke, PhD

Welcome and Orientation
Matthew Robinson, PhD; Milissa Kaufman, MD, PhD; Adriana Bobinchock; US Congressman Seth Moulton

A Brief Overview of Dissociation and DID from the 19th Century to Today
Richard J. Loewenstein, MD; Matthew Robinson, PhD (Moderator)

From 1981-2024, A long Odyssey in the Work I Love: Diagnosis and Treatment of DID and Dissociative Disorders
Richard J. Loewenstein, MD; Matthew Robinson, PhD (Moderator)

Break

Brief Intro to “Present” Video
Matthew Robinson, PhD

Dissociation in PTSD, the Dissociative Subtype of PTSD, and DID: From Clinical Phenomenology to Brain Scans
Milissa Kaufman, MD, PhD; Matthew Robinson, PhD (Moderator)

Identifying and Responding to Child Abuse: Lessons from the Frontline with Practical Applications
Alice Newton, MD; Aine Blanchard, LICSW; Matthew Robinson, PhD (Moderator)

Lunch (On Your Own)

Child and Adolescent Presentations of DID
Patti van Eys, PhD; Ryan Piers, PhD (Moderator)

Assessment of DID
Bethany Brand, PhD; Matthew Robinson, PhD (Moderator)

Break

What Every Trauma-Informed Therapist Needs to Know About Assessing and Treating Dissociation: The SCID-D Interview
Marlene Steinberg, MD; Matthew Robinson, PhD (Moderator)

Cross Cultural Presentations of DID
Alfonso Martinez-Taboas, PhD; Matthew Robinson, PhD (Moderator)

Break

Child Sex Trafficking and the Dissociative Disorders
Michael Salter; Matthew Robinson, PhD (Moderator)

VIDEO: Updates on Training and Research Efforts at the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) and the Journal of Trauma and Dissociation (JTD)
Matthew Robinson, PhD

Closing
Matthew Robinson, PhD

Welcome, “Present” Day 2, Video Clip
Milissa Kaufman, MD, PhD; Matthew Robinson, PhD; US Congressman Seth Moulton

Phase Oriented Treatment of DID and Finding Solid Ground
Bethany Brand, PhD; Lauren Lebois, PhD (Moderator)

PANEL: Group Therapy for Traumatic Stress Reactions and Dissociation
Patricia Mangones, PMHNP-BC; Hygge Schielke, PhD; Michaela B. Swee, PhD, ABPP; Stephanie Rickey, PsyD (Moderator)

Trauma-Informed Psychopharmacology for DID
Richard J. Loewenstein, MD; Patricia Mangones, PMHNP-BC (Moderator)

Break

Dissociative and Posttraumatic Aspects of Transference and Countertransference in the Treatment of DID
Richard J. Loewenstein, MD; Milissa Kaufman, MD, PhD (Moderator)

Trauma and Dissociation among Transgender and Gender Diverse People
Alex S. Keuroghlian, MD, MPH; Matthew Robinson, PhD; Milissa Kaufman, MD (Moderator)

Lunch (On Your Own)

Brief Intro to “Future” and “Future” Video Clip
Milissa Kaufman, MD, PhD

Preliminary Treatment Approach for DID: A Black Feminist Lens Centering Inequality and Cultural Betrayal Trauma
Jennifer Gomez, PhD; Lauren Lebois, PhD (Moderator)

PANEL: Lived Experience Contributions to Research, Policy, and Practice 
Michael Salter; Laura Ward, MBA, MPH; Sherry R. Winternitz, MD; Kim A. Baranowski, PhD, ABPP; Adriana Bobinchock; Lauren Lebois, PhD

Break

Representations of DID in the Media: Getting it Right
Bethany Brand, PhD; Holly D. Crumpler, BSBA, MAcc; Dylan B. Crumpler, BFA;  Milissa Kaufman, MD, PhD (Moderator)

Leveraging DID Neurobiology to Optimize Treatment Success 
Lauren Lebois, PhD; Matthew Robinson, PhD (Moderator)

Transforming the Dissociative Brain: Bridging Neuroimaging Insights with Therapeutic Advances
Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD, FRCPC; Matthew Robinson, PhD (Moderator)

Closing
Milissa Kaufman, MD, PhD