Resilience After Trauma - International Society for Traumatic Stress ...

ISTSS 29th Annual Meeting 

Resilience 

After Trauma: 

From Surviving 

to Thriving 

Preliminary Program 

The largest gathering of professionals 

dedicated to trauma treatment, education, 

research and prevention 

Jointly Sponsored by 

Boston University School of Medicine and 

the International Society for 

Traumatic Stress Studies 

November 7-9, 2013 

Pre-Meeting Institutes and Opening Keynote, 

November 6 

Philadelphia Marriott Downtown 

Philadelphia, PA USA 

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International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 


Resilience After Trauma: 

From Surviving to Thriving 

Dear Colleagues, 

The goal of this annual meeting, themed Resilience after Trauma: From Surviving to 

Thriving, is to synthesize and refine contemporary understanding of resilience and 

its applications to policy, research, assessment, prevention and intervention in the 

field of traumatic stress. Important gains in the field have been made in development 

and evaluation of evidence-based treatments of traumatic stress disorders, and new 

efforts have begun to focus on secondary prevention. The field now needs to move 

toward comprehensive examination of how resilience can inform and improve efforts 

to move past survival or recovery and toward a model of posttraumatic thriving. 

This year’s meeting will embrace next steps of understanding the many potential 

trajectories of health following traumatic exposure, ranging from the development 

of persistent stress-related disorders to posttraumatic growth. Informed by 

presentations at this meeting, we look forward to a field that knows not only how to 

help those who have been exposed to trauma to survive but, better yet, to thrive. 

The collaborations, cutting-edge knowledge, and inspiration found at each ISTSS 

meeting continue to propel the field of traumatic stress forward. An invaluable 

forum for the sharing of trauma-related research, clinical strategies, public policy 

concerns and theoretical formulations, ISTSS is strengthened by this global assembly 

of professionals and students who share a common interest and represent an array 

of disciplines — psychiatry, psychology, social work, nursing, counseling, research, 

administration, victim advocacy, and journalism and others. 

Join us at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies’ 29th Annual 

Meeting in Philadelphia! We look forward to welcoming you to this outstanding 

educational event. 

Ananda B. Amstadter, PhD, and Nicole R. Nugent, PhD 

29th Annual Meeting Co-Chairs 

Karestan C. Koenen, PhD, ISTSS President 

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About the International 

Society for Traumatic 

Stress Studies 

ISTSS is an international 

interdisciplinary professional 

organization that promotes 

advancement and exchange of 

knowledge about traumatic stress. 

This knowledge includes: 

• Understanding the scope and 

consequences of traumatic 

exposure, 

• Preventing traumatic events 

and ameliorating their 

consequences, and 

• Advocating for the field of 

traumatic stress. 

Why Attend the 


• Learn about cutting-edge 

research and clinical work in 

the field of trauma. 

• Discuss the translation of 

basic research into clinical 

interventions and the benefits 

of collaboration and mutual 

learning to implement 

evidence-based practice. 

• Choose between research, 

clinical and combined tracks, 

or attend a mixture of them. 

• Participate in formal 

and informal networking 

opportunities. 

• Receive continuing education 

credits and visit the bookstore 

and exhibits. 

Target Audience 

Who will benefit from this 

conference 

• Counselors 

• Drug and alcohol counselors 

• Educators 

• Journalists/media experts 

• Marriage and family therapists 

• Nurses 

• Physicians 

• Policy makers 

• Psychiatrists 

• Psychologists 

• Social workers 

• Victim advocates 

Meeting attendees 

participate from a variety 

of clinical and nonclinical 

settings around the world... 

• Community agencies 

• Government 

• Law enforcement 

• Law firms, legal aid 

organizations 

• News organizations 

• NGOs 

• Nonprofit/private/public social 

service and health agencies 

• Private clinical practice 

• Religious institutions 

• Research organizations 

• Universities 

Table of Contents 

Schedule at a Glance 4 

Keynote Addresses 6 – 8 

Featured Presentations 9 – 13 

Master Clinicians 14 – 15 

Master Methodologists 16 – 17 

Media Presentations 18 – 20 

Continuing Education 21 – 23 

Pre-Meeting Institutes 24 – 33 

ISTSS Special Interest Groups 34 

Daily Schedule 37 – 86 

Internship and Postdoctoral 

Program Networking Fair 87 – 92 

Hotel and Travel 

Information 93 – 94 

General Information and 

Meeting Highlights 95 – 96 

Registration Form 98 

Pre-Meeting Institute 

Registration Form 99 

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Schedule at a Glance (subject to change) 

Tuesday, November 5 

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open 

Wednesday, November 6 

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Coffee and Tea Service 

7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open 

8:30 a.m. – Noon Pre–Meeting Institutes 

10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Bookstore Open 

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Paper in a Day 

1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Pre–Meeting Institutes 

6:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Keynote Address 

Amanda Lindhout 

Thursday, November 7 



8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Exhibits Open 


9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Keynote Panel Session 

Chair: Steve Southwick 

George Bonanno 

Ann Masten 

Catherine Panter–Brick 

Rachel Yehuda 

10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Concurrent Session 1 

10:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Poster Viewing Session 1 

11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch on your own 

11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Student Lunch Meeting 

Noon – 1:15 p.m. 

Brown Bag Lunch Movie 

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Concurrent Session 2 

1:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Internship and Postdoctoral 

Program Networking Fair 



6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Author Attended Poster 

Session 1 (Cash Bar) 

7:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony 

8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Welcome Reception with 

Featured Posters 

Friday, November 8 









Noon – 1:15 p.m. 

Noon – 1:15 p.m. 


Special Interest Group (SIG) 

Meetings 




6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Author–Attended Poster 

Session 2 (Cash Bar) 

7:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. ISTSS Business Meeting 

8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Etty, performed by Susan Stein 

a one–woman play based on 

the writings of Etty Hillesum 

Saturday, November 9 





9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Keynote Address 

Dennis Charney 



Noon – 1:15 p.m. 

Noon – 1:15 p.m. 


Special Interest Group (SIG) 

Meetings 




5:45 p.m. Meeting Adjourns 

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The ISTSS 29th Annual Meeting is supported in part by 

education grants from the following: 

Platinum Support 

This event is supported by National Institute of Mental Health Grant Number R13MH07881 

from the National Institute of Mental Health. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and 

does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute of Mental Health or 

the National Institutes of Health. 

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Keynote Addresses 

Wednesday, November 6, 6:15 – 7:30 p.m. 

Healing Through Resilience and Forgiveness 

Primary Keyword: 

Population Type: 

Presentation Level: 

Region: 

Global Issues 

Adult Victims of Violence 

Introductory 

Global 

Amanda Lindhout 

The Global Enrichment Foundation (GEF) 

Kidnapping survivor Amanda Lindhout inspires 

audiences as she shares her experience as a hostage 

in Somalia. Lindhout doesn’t dwell on the conditions 

of her 460 days in captivity but relates moments 

where personal transformation occurred and she 

had the opportunity to turn suffering into growth. 

She explains how her journey through regret, anger 

and pain ultimately led her to discover that as long 

as she retained her ability to feel compassion, her 

humanity could never be taken from her. During 

her weakest moments, she found the ability to 

experience her greatest power: the power to forgive. 

“The process of forgiveness is not easy,” Lindhout 

says, “but the decision to engage in it is the single 

most liberating experience a person can have.” 

Following her release in 2009, Lindhout has 

embarked on an incredible journey of healing and 

she shares her astonishing discoveries about posttraumatic 

growth. A captivating, unforgettable 

speaker, Lindhout focuses on the positive and 

leaves the audience with a fuller understanding of 

the freedom we can all experience when we choose 

to embrace compassion and puts into perspective 

the challenges that we all face. What emerges is a 

celebration of resilience — a powerful portrait of the 

strength of the human spirit. 

Amanda Lindhout is an internationally 

recognized humanitarian, public 

speaker, writer and activist, as well as 

the founder and executive director of 

The Global Enrichment Foundation 

(GEF), a non-profit organization 

dedicated to igniting leadership through educational 

and community-based empowerment programs. 

Earlier this year, former President Bill Clinton invited 

Amanda to share her message of forgiveness and 

compassion at the Clinton Global Initiative and the 

Women’s Executive Network nominated her as one 

of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women. Her memoir, 

A House in the Sky, will be published across North 

America by Simon and Schuster in 2013. 

Her steadfast commitment to positive and 

sustainable change has garnered partnerships with 

Google, the United Nations Association, The Nobel 

Women’s Initiative, Gloria Steinem’s Women Under 

Siege, Somali human rights activist Fartuun Adan 

and 2012 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr. Hawa Abdi. 

Amanda has recently been featured in The Globe 

and Mail and has appeared on CNN’s Anderson 

Cooper 360, The Today Show, CBC’s The National, 

Strombo and CTV Morning Live Calgary. 

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Keynote Address 

Thursday, November 7, 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. 

Panel Discussion: Resilience as Related to Definition, Theory and Challenges 




Region: 

Chair: 

Panelists: 

Training/Education/ 

Dissemination 

N/A 

Intermediate 

N/A 

Steven Southwick, MD, 

Yale University School of Medicine, 

New Haven, Connecticut, USA 

George Bonanno, PhD, 

Columbia University, 

New York, New York, USA 

Ann Masten, PhD, 

University of Minnesota, 

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 

Catherine Panter-Brick, DPhil, 

Yale University, 


Rachel Yehuda, PhD, 

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 


Resilience is a complex construct that is 

multidimensional and dynamic in nature. The 

American Psychological Association defines 

resilience as “the process of adapting well in the 

face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats and 

even significant sources of stress…” This panel of 

experts will approach resilience from a range of 

vantage points. Steven Southwick will introduce 

the construct of resilience; Ann Masten will discuss 

developmental perspectives; George Bonnano will 

address longitudinal course and methodological 

approaches to operationalizing resilience; Rachel 

Yehuda will present potential biological risk and 

protective factors, and Catherine Panter-Brick will 

describe social and anthropological perspectives. 

The session will focus on definitions and theories of 

resilience; developmental, psychological, biological 

and social factors that contribute to resilience, and 

challenges to the field. 

Steven 

Southwick 

George Bonanno Ann Masten Catherine 

Panter-Brick 

Rachel Yehuda 

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Saturday, November 9, 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. 

Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest Challenges 




Region: 

Dennis Charney, PhD 

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 


Training, Education, 

Dissemination 

N/A 

Introductory 

N/A 

Many of us will be struck by one or more major 

traumas sometime in our lives. Perhaps you have 

been a victim of sexual abuse, domestic violence 

or assault. Perhaps you were involved in a serious 

car accident. Perhaps you are a combat veteran. 

Or maybe you are among the millions who have 

suffered a debilitating disease, lost a loved one or 

lost a job. 

Based upon work discussed in my book, 

Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest 

Challenges, I will present how new research into 

the psychological, biological and social impact of 

trauma can help us manage our own stressors and 

tragedies. 

Drawing on two decades of work with trauma 

survivors, co-author Dr. Steven Southwick and I, 

have woven the latest scientific findings together 

with extraordinary stories of people who have 

overcome seemingly impossible situations. The 

question that is frequently asked is: “How did you 

do it” I will present the ten “resilience factors” that 

we found survivors use to cope, and how individuals 

can learn to become stronger and more resilient. 

This can provide a vital roadmap for overcoming 

and potentially growing from the adversities we all 

face at some point in our lives. 

Dr. Charney is a world expert in the 

neurobiology and treatment of mood 

and anxiety disorders. He has made 

fundamental contributions to the 

understanding of the causes of human 

anxiety, fear and depression and the 

discovery of new treatment for mood and anxiety 

disorders. More recently, his pioneering research 

has expanded to include the psychobiological 

mechanisms of human resilience to stress. 

His work in depression has led to new hypotheses 

regarding the mechanisms of antidepressant drugs 

and discovery of new and novel therapies for 

treatment-resistant depression including lithium 

and ketamine. In addition, his studies on human 

resilience have culminated in the identification of 

ten key resilience factors for building the strength to 

weather and bounce back from stress and trauma. 

He is currently the dean of the Icahn School of 

Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. His career 

began in 1981 at Yale, where he rose from assistant 

professor to professor of psychiatry, a position he 

held from 1990 to 2000. While there he chaired the 

NIMH Board of Scientific Counselors, and in 2000, 

NIMH recruited him to lead the Mood and Anxiety 

Disorder Research Program, and the Experimental 

Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch. That 

year he was elected to the Institute of Medicine of 

the National Academy of Sciences. His scientific 

research has been honored by numerous awards. 

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Featured Presentations 

Thursday, November 7, 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. 

Concurrent Session 2 

Featured Panel: ISTSS at the United Nations: Victim/Survivors of Mass Sexual 

Violence in International and National Courts in the Process of Recovery 



Technical Level: 

Region: 

Chair: 

Panelists: 

Global Issues 

Civilians in War/Refugees 

Introductory 

Global 

Yael Danieli, PhD, 

Group Project for Holocaust Survivors and 

their Children, 


Susannah Sirkin, MEd, 

Physicians for Human Rights, 

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA 

Coleen Kivlahan, 

American Association of Medical Colleges, 

Washington, DC, USA 

Sofia Candeias, JD, 

International Center for Transitional Justice, 


Supporting access to justice as a path toward 

recovery from the trauma of sexual violence, 

especially in the context of mass rape in armed 

conflicts, cannot be seen as one-dimensional 

strategy. Recovery needs to occur at the community 

level through truth-seeking and acknowledgment 

processes, stigma and discrimination against 

victims must be addressed, intra-familial recovery 

supported, economic strategies for financial 

assistance to victims are required, and reparation 

provided by both national and the international 

governments, local communities, or by the 

perpetrator. There is no predictable pattern for 

recovery, and the effort to support successful 

criminal prosecution must be seen in the larger 

context of these complementary strategies. 

In this session, a multi-disciplinary panel 

representing the fields of psychology, medicine, 

law and human rights will address specific recent 

examples of resilience and recovery through 

local and international justice mechanisms to 

prosecute sexual violence in conflict and postconflict 

situations. Experts will discuss obstacles 

and successes for victims seeking justice through 

the International Criminal Court and the mobile 

courts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 

among others, and will assess the role of health 

professionals in supporting recovery through justice. 

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Friday, November 8, 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. 


Featured Roundtable: What is 

the Role, if any, of Journalists in 

Promoting Individual Community Risk 

and Resiliency 




Region: 

Co-Chairs: 

Media 

N/A 

Introductory 

N/A 

Elana Newman, PhD, 

University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA 

Bruce Shapiro, 

Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, 


Discussants: Rachel Dissell, BA, 

The Cleveland Plain Dealer, 

Cleveland, Ohio, USA 

Jim McMillan, BS, 

Independent Journalist, 


Maikan Scott, MA, 

WHYY, 91 FM, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 

Susan Snyder, BA, 

Philadelphia Inquirer, 


Journalists play important roles in both breaking 

news and in-depth stories about trauma and its 

social impact. Journalists can provide information, 

break silences and foster connectivity. But at times, 

news gathering can also isolate and take control 

away from community members. This conversation 

will discuss best practices in reporting on traumaexposed 

individuals and communities, dilemmas for 

journalists, and ways clinicians and journalists can 

further collaborate. 

Friday, November 8, 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. 


Featured Panel: DSM-5: 

New Data, New Sub-types and 

Comparisons with ICD-11 

Primary Keyword: Assessment/Diagnosis 

Population Type: Disaster/Mass Trauma 

Survivors 

Presentation Level: Intermediate 

Region: 

Global 

Chair: 

Panelists: 

Matthew Friedman, PhD, 

National Center for PTSD, 


Chris Brewin, PhD, 

University College London, 

London, United Kingdom 

Dean Kilpatrick, PhD, 

Medical University of South Carolina, 

Charleston, South Carolina, USA 

Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD, 

University Hospital, Toronto, 

Ontario, Canada 

Michael Scheeringa, MD, 

Tulane University, 

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 

This panel will focus on some of the important 

revisions in PTSD diagnostic criteria for DSM-5. 

Matt Friedman will provide an overview of the 

new criteria themselves and provide the rationale 

for additions, deletions and revisions of DSM- 

IV criteria. Dean Kilpatrick will present Internet 

Study data comparing DSM-5 PTSD prevalence vs. 

DSM-IV prevalence with a focus on how changes 

in criteria (e.g.,A1, A2 & C) influence prevalence 

estimates. Ruth Lanius will present the various 

sources of data that led to adoption of the new 

Dissociative Subtype. Michael Scheeringa will 

discuss research on children 6 years and younger 

that led to adoption of the new Pre-School Subtype. 

Finally, Chris Brewin will discuss the rationale for key 

differences between ICD-11 and DSM-5 diagnostic 

criteria for PTSD. Speakers will be succinct so that 

there is plenty of time for questions and comments 

from the audience. 

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Special Session in Honor of Dr. Matthew Friedman 

Panelist: 

Paula P. Schnurr, PhD, 

VA National Center for PTSD, 

Executive Division 


Terence M. Keane, PhD, 

VA Boston Healthcare System 

Boston, Massachusetts, USA 

Dean G. Kilpatrick, PhD, 

Medical University of South Carolina 

Charleston, South Carolina, USA 

John H. Krystal, MD, 

Yale School of Medicine 


Ulrich Schnyder, MD, 

University Hospital Zurich 

Zurich, Switzerland 

Robert J. Ursano, MD, 

Uniformed Services University of the 

Health Sciences 

Bethesda, Maryland, USA 

As one of the members of ISTSS 

since its earliest years, Past-President 

of ISTSS Dr. Matthew Friedman has 

had a substantial influence on the 

field of traumatic stress studies. 

This presentation will highlight Dr. 

Friedman’s many contributions to ISTSS and to 

the field over a career that began when he was 

treating returning Vietnam veterans in the 1970s. 

These contributions include not only his scholarly 

writings but also the creation of the National Center 

for PTSD, development of practice guidelines for 

ISTSS and the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 

Defense, participation in the development of DSM-IV 

and DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for PTSD, and efforts 

to help develop ISTSS into a globally active society. 

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Saturday, November 9, 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. 


Featured Roundtable: Leveraging Technology for Treatment of PTSD: 

Opportunities and Challenges 




Region: 

Chair: 

Clinical/Intervention 

Research 

Adult Victims of Violence 

Intermediate 

Global 

Bonnie L. Green, PhD, 

Georgetown University Medical Center, 


Discussants: Janice Krupnick, PhD, 

Georgetown University School of Medicine, 


Brett Litz, PhD, 

VA Boston Healthcare System/ 

Boston University, 

Boston, Massachusetts, USA 

Josef I. Ruzek, PhD, 

National Center for PTSD – 

Dissemination and Training Division, 

VA Palo Alto Health Care System, 

Menlo Park, California, USA 

Mary Ann Dutton, PhD, 

Georgetown University School of Medicine, 


PTSD is a common mental disorder with an 

increased risk of suicidal behaviors and impaired 

functioning. Despite its associated distress and 

disability, only 7% of affected individuals seek 

treatment within a year of onset, and median 

length of time individuals with PTSD typically 

delay treatment is 12 years. Even when treatment 

is sought, many individuals fail to follow through 

to completion. They may live far from treatment 

centers, be unable to take time off from work for 

appointments or lack transportation. Others may 

be uncomfortable attending a mental health facility 

because of perceived stigma or fear that attendance 

will harm their careers. Still others may not identify 

the need for mental health treatment, or they may 

not believe that treatment will help. 

Telephone, email, and Internet-based treatments 

hold promise for difficult-to-reach populations 

because of the barriers mentioned, and may have 

the capacity to reach more individuals needing help. 

Yet they may pose new challenges not present in 

face-to-face encounters. Our Roundtable will consist 

of brief presentations on issues that the presenters, 

all of whom have used these approaches, have 

encountered, such as safety, confidentiality, and 

relationship issues, identifying phases/types of 

intervention seen as most compatible with these 

methods. An audience/panel discussion of these 

and other issues will ensue. 

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Featured Roundtable: Creative Thinking on Interventions to Promote 

Resilience in Trauma-Affected Populations: A Roundtable 




Region: 

Chair: 

Prevention/Early Intervention 

N/A 

Introductory 

Global 

Stevan Hobfoll, PhD, 

Rush Medical College, 

Chicago, Illinois, USA 

Discussants: Lucy Berliner, MSW, 

University of Washington/Harborview 

Medical Center, 

Seattle, Washington, USA 

Kevin Michael King, PhD, 

University of Washington, 

Seattle, Washington, USA 

Miranda Olff, PhD, 

Academic Medical Center at the University 

of Amsterdam and Arq Psychotrauma 

Expert Group, 

Amsterdam, Netherlands 

Wietse Tol, PhD, 

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, 


Stevan M. Weine, MD, 

University of Illinois at Chicago, 

Chicago, Illinois, USA 

The concept of resilience has been increasing as a 

pivotal, defining and operating construct with policy 

makers, practitioners and researchers working with 

trauma-affected populations. Knowledge on how 

people maintain mental health and well-being, 

despite exposure to potentially traumatic events 

may have important benefits in the design and 

selection of mental health interventions. However, 

research on resilience has been grappling with key 

questions, including how knowledge on resilience 

may translate to practical intervention strategies. 

In this Roundtable we will explore creative 

solutions to this question through discussion with 

the audience, subsequent to brief presentations. 

Brief presentations will outline the Roundtable 

facilitators’ perspectives on resilience in children 

and adolescents; family and community processes 

in resilience; relevance of recent biological findings 

for resilience; and resilience of populations in 

developing countries. 

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Master Clinicians 

Friday, November 8, 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. 


The Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention: 

Early Prevention for Youth at Risk for PTSD 




Region: 

Clinical Practice 

Child/Adolescent 

Intermediate 

Global 

Steven Berkowitz, MD 1 , Steven Marans, PhD 2 

1 

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 


2 

Yale University School of Medicine Child Study Center, 


Prevention of the development of PTSD in youth 

after a potentially traumatic event has been elusive 

despite the recognition that most youth will 

recover independent of intervention. The Child and 

Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFSTI) has 

demonstrated effectiveness in prevention PTSD in 

at-risk youth. In a randomized effectiveness trial 

CFTSI reduced the odds ratio of developing full 

PTSD by 65% and full and partial PTSD by 73%. It 

is a four- to six-session caregiver-child intervention 

and a stepped model in which youth ages 8 to 18 

are screened for new onset symptoms before being 

invited to participate. This session will present the 

underlying principles of addressing modifiable 

factors during the peritraumatic phase and review 

how the CFTSI model’s protocol promotes recovery 

based on these principles. 

Dr. Berkowitz is the director of the 

Penn Center for Youth and Family 

Trauma Response and Recovery. His 

work and research has focused on 

the development of interventions 

for children living with psycho-social 

adversity, chronic stress and trauma. Dr. Berkowitz 

is the co-developer of a brief secondary prevention 

intervention, the Child and Family Traumatic Stress 

Intervention (CFTSI). 

In addition, he is a developer of the Intensive In- 

Home Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service 

(IICAPS), which works with children and their 

families with serious psychiatric disturbance living 

with psychosocial diversity. IICAPS has been 

disseminated statewide in Connecticut and has been 

implemented in Philadelphia, Penn., and Providence, 

R.I. It is currently undergoing a rigorous randomized 

effectiveness trial. 

Additionally, Dr. Berkowitz is an author of the 

Skills for Psychological Recovery Manual that 

addresses issues for survivors in the months and 

years following large scale disasters. He has written, 

lectured and taught extensively in the area of 

childhood trauma and its treatment. 

Dr. Steven R. Marans is the Harris 

Professor of Child Psychiatry and 

Professor of Psychiatry, at the Child 

Study Center and Department of 

Psychiatry, Yale University School 

of Medicine and is a child and adult 

psychoanalyst. Dr. Marans is the director of the 

National Center for Children Exposed to Violence 

(NCCEV), established by the White House and U.S. 

Department of Justice in 1999. He is the co-founder 

of the Child Development Community Policing 

(CD-CP) Program, begun in 1991, a pioneering 

collaboration between mental health and law 

enforcement professionals providing collaborative 

responses to children and families exposed to 

violence that occurs in homes, neighborhoods 

and schools. Dr. Marans also directs the Childhood 

Violent Trauma Center, an original member of the 

National Child Traumatic Stress Network that is 

funded by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration. 

Since 1995, Dr. Marans has helped to replicate this 

partnership in communities around the U.S. and 

abroad. In addition, he has worked closely with 

the White House, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. 

Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. 

Department of Education, members of the U.S. 

Congress on issues related to responding to trauma 

associated with violence in homes and communities, 

terrorism and natural disasters and has served 

on national advisory groups and commissions 

regarding these issues. 

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Master Clinicians 



Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: 

What Difference Does it Make to How we Treat Trauma Survivors 

Richard Bryant, PhD 

University of New South Wales, 

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 




Region: 


Accident/Injuries 

Intermediate 

N/A 

In recent years unprecedented attention has been 

given to the role of mild traumatic brain injury 

(MTBI) in adjustment to traumatic experiences. 

MTBIs can occur in many civilian (e.g. motor 

vehicle accidents) and military (e.g. improvised 

explosive devices). This session will overview 

current knowledge about MTBI is relation to clinical 

outcomes and interventions for affected people. It 

will commence with an outline of the evidence of 

how MTBI and PTSD can intersect, with attention 

to problems of differential diagnosis. It will then 

discuss how MTBI can compound PTSD responses 

after trauma. It will also review recent evidence 

from military and civilian studies concerning the 

respective roles of MTBI and PTSD on clinical 

outcomes. Finally, this session will address the 

implications for management of people who suffer 

the effects of MTBI. 

Richard Bryant, is an Australian 

Research Council Laureate Fellow, 

Scientia Professor in the School of 

Psychology, University of New South 

Wales, and is director of the Traumatic 

Stress Unit, Westmead Hospital, 

Australia. His research has focused on psychological 

responses to trauma and mild traumatic brain 

injury (MTBI). He has identified some of the key 

biological and cognitive markers of risk for PTSD 

and MTBI, and conducted major early intervention 

trials for both conditions. He has published 350 

journal articles, 50 book chapters and authored 

three books. He has served on the Traumatic Stress 

Work Groups for both DSM-5 and ICD-11. He serves 

as a consultant to many international civilian and 

government agencies on managing MTBI. 

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Master Methodologists 



DNA Methylation Mediating the Life Long Impact of Early Life Adversity 




Region: 

Biological/Medical 

Survivors and Descendants of 

Historical Trauma 

Introductory 

Global 

Moshe Szyf, PhD 

McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada 

A body of epidemiological data has suggested 

that childhood stress is associated with a variety of 

physical and mental health vulnerabilities including 

post-traumatic stress later in life. The critical 

question is: what is the mechanism How could 

experience early in life be registered in the genome 

and affect phenotypes later in life We suggest that 

DNA methylation, a chemical modification of the 

DNA, mediates the long-term effects of early life 

environmental exposures. Basic principles of DNA 

methylation and how DNA methylation sculpts the 

genome during differentiation to create cell type 

specific identity for DNA will be discussed. 

It will be suggested that the same mechanism 

generates exposure-specific identity to DNA. 

The social and physical environments acting 

through signaling pathway target changes in DNA 

methylation to particular gene networks. The 

alterations in the state of methylation of these gene 

networks stably reprogram gene expression and 

alter the phenotype. We propose that modulation 

of DNA methylation in response to environmental 

cues early in life serves as a mechanism of life-long 

genome “adaptation” that molecularly embeds 

the early experiences of a child (“nurture”) in 

the genome (“nature”). Data that supports this 

hypothesis from rodent, non-human primates, 

humans and population studies will be discussed. 

For the last three decades, Moshe 

Szyf’s research has focused on 

understanding the basic principles 

of DNA methylation machinery. The 

Szyf lab has developed antisense 

and direct inhibitors of DNA 

methyltransferase, in collaboration with Hybridon 

Inc., Worcester, Mass., and has demonstrated their 

efficacy as anticancer agents in preclinical models. 

They have also demonstrated that DNA methylation 

is a reversible biological signal. This has paved the 

way to realizing that DNA methylation could be 

modulated after birth and be responsive to external 

environmental signals. 

He received his PhD from the Hebrew University 

and then went on to a postdoctoral fellowship 

in genetics at Harvard Medical School and was 

appointed assistant professor at McGill University 

in pharmacology and therapeutics in 1989. He is 

currently the founding co-director of the Sackler 

Institute for Epigenetics and Psychobiology 

and is a fellow of the Canadian Institute for 

Advanced Research Experience-based Brain and 

Biological Development program, a high power 

interdisciplinary group, and has funded international 

collaborations with China, Israel and the United 

States. In 2009, Szyf was named the Radio-Canada 

Scientist of the Year, and is currently a James 

McGill and Glaxo SmithKline-CIHR Professor of 

Pharmacology. 

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Master Methodologists 



Modeling Latent Mean and Growth Structures Using Structural 

Equation Modeling 




Region: 

Research Methodology 

N/A 

Intermediate (M) 

Global 

Gregory R. Hancock, PhD 

University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA 

Structural equation modeling, in general, represents 

a process for assessing theories about causal 

relations among measured and latent variables 

through modeling those theories’ implications 

for the variances and covariances of observed 

variables. Mean structure models extend these 

models to allow for the assessment of theories 

about population differences in latent means, akin to 

analysis of variance on latent outcomes. The ability 

to do so greatly enhances researchers’ capacity 

to deal with experimental and quasi-experimental 

settings, facilitating more statistical power and/or 

requiring fewer subjects to conduct such studies. 

Latent growth modeling is a special application of 

structural equation modeling, which may or may 

not involve a mean structure, that allows one to 

assess individual differences in subjects’ growth/ 

change over time in one or more measured or latent 

outcomes, as well as the measured and latent timeindependent 

and time-dependent determinants of 

that change. This invited lecture will briefly review 

structural equation modeling, and then provide 

an introduction to latent mean and latent growth 

models within a structural equation modeling 

framework. 

Gregory R. Hancock is professor 

and director of the Measurement, 

Statistics and Evaluation program 

in the Department of Human 

Development and Quantitative 

Methodology at the University of 

Maryland, College Park, and director of the Center 

for Integrated Latent Variable Research (CILVR). 

His research interests include structural equation 

modeling (SEM) and latent growth models, and the 

use of latent variables in (quasi)experimental design. 

He is past chair of the SEM special interest group 

of the American Educational Research Association 

(three terms), serves on the editorial board of a 

number of journals including Psychological Methods 

and is associate editor of Structural Equation 

Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal. He has 

received the Jacob Cohen Award for Distinguished 

Contributions to Teaching and Mentoring by the 

American Psychological Association, and has been 

named a University of Maryland Distinguished 

Scholar-Teacher. Dr. Hancock earned a PhD from the 

University of Washington. 

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Media Presentations 

Thursday, November 7, Noon – 1:15 p.m. 

Brown Bag Lunch Movie: 

REFUGE: Caring for Survivors of 

Torture, a Documentary Film 

Ben Achtenberg, MA 

The Refuge Media Project, 

Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA 

It’s been estimated that 500,000 to a million 

immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in the 

United States are victims of politically motivated 

torture. They come here from Africa, Eastern 

Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia — some 

legally, some undocumented, some with families and 

some very much alone. They live in major American 

cities and in small towns. Some survivors bear 

visible scars, but many more have been wounded 

in ways that remain hidden. Throughout the United 

States, health care and social service professionals 

and students have mobilized to respond to their 

needs. 

REFUGE documents the work of five treatment 

programs in four metropolitan areas that offer 

compassionate care to survivors needing health, 

mental health and social services. Through the 

moving stories of nine survivors (out of more than 

20 interviewed) and the physicians, nurses, social 

workers, psychologists and psychiatrists who work 

with them, audiences gain a vivid perspective on 

this hidden crisis. REFUGE will increase awareness 

and understanding of the needs of torture survivors 

and their families; help providers recognize survivors 

among their immigrant clients; demonstrate ways 

that providers can effectively confront issues unique 

to immigrant torture survivors; and motivate, inspire 

and empower clinicians and students to meet the 

needs of this growing and increasingly vulnerable 

population. 

Friday, November 8, Noon – 1:15 p.m. 


Striking a Chord: Music Can Heal 

Invisible Wounds 

Susan Cohn Rockefeller, Producer & Director 

Discussants: Harold Kudler, MD, 

VISN 6 MIRECC and Duke University 

Medical Center, 

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA 

Yael Danieli, PhD, 

Group Project for Holocaust Survivors 

and Their Children, 


Nora Garber, 

Lucky Penny Pictures, LLC, 

Brooklyn, New York, USA 

Susan Cohn Rockefeller’s documentary, Striking a 

Chord: Music Can Heal Invisible Wounds, follows 

singer/songwriter Nell Bryden and her band on a 

concert tour of Iraq filled with sharp images and 

trenchant insights. Home may seem as accessible 

as Facebook in modern war but warriors are 

inexorably drawn into a bubble that contains only 

their buddies and their mission. This survival mode 

is adaptive until the warfighter returns home and 

tries to reconnect with anyone outside that bubble. 

Warriors have been pulled so far outside themselves 

that they often feel like strangers in their own 

families. These interpersonal injuries are among the 

most profound and least visible wounds of war. 

Home, friends and family are the themes of Bryden’s 

songs. Her music strikes a resonant chord capable 

of harmonizing the dissonant thoughts, feelings 

and relationships of a warfighter’s life. Even if this 

rapprochement only lasts as long as a concert or 

even a single song, music provides a vital reminder 

that there still is a connection to be made. This can 

literally save lives and begin the work of rebuilding 

them. Thanks to Striking a Chord, those of us on 

the home front have a better chance to understand 

the enduring power of music and its significance for 

those who fight our wars. 

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From War to Home: 

Photos and Stories of Deployment and 

Homecoming from U.S. Veterans of 

the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan 

Gala True, PhD 

Philadelphia VA Medical Center, 

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 

This community-engaged research project used 

Photovoice methods to develop an exhibit of 

veterans’ photos and stories to educate health care 

providers and other civilians about the diverse 

deployment and post-deployment experiences 

of veterans. Veterans were given cameras and 

asked to take photos in the course of daily life, and 

contribute photos from their personal collections, 

to convey their deployment and post-deployment 

experiences. This media presentation will include 

discussion of key findings from the project; veterans 

who participated in the project will also be present 

to discuss their experiences with Photovoice and 

to share their photos and stories. Themes identified 

included: impact of a deployment on veterans’ 

physical, mental, and emotional health; challenges 

in making the transition home from deployment; 

barriers to accessing health care and other 

resources; and source of strength and support. This 

Photovoice exhibit, developed in collaboration with 

veterans, enables providers to see illness and health 

through the patient’s eyes. Veterans benefitted 

from sharing their stories and generated ideas for 

providing a patient-centered care environment. 


Etty 

Susan Stein 

Author/Performer 

Etty is a touring one-woman theatrical play based 

on the diaries and letters of Etty Hillesum, adapted 

and performed by Susan Stein. Directed by Austin 

Pendleton. 

Using only Etty Hillesum’s words, Susan Stein’s 

adaptation brings us to 1943 when Etty, a young 

Jewish woman, is about to be deported out 

of Holland. As she prepares for the three-day 

journey eastward, she digs deeper into her soul to 

understand this piece of history and root out any 

hatred or bitterness, believing that humanity is the 

best and only solution for survival. Etty’s words, 

insights and beliefs reach out from the Holocaust 

and allow us to see the power of hope and individual 

thought in the most extreme circumstances. In her 

gentle yet forthright way, Etty asks us not to leave 

her at Auschwitz but to let her have a bit of say in 

what she hopes will be a new world. 

NOTE: The Photovoice exhibit photos will be on 

display at the entrance to the Poster Hall. 

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Saturday, November 9, 10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 


(Note: this movie will run into the lunch break) 

Where Soldiers Come From: 

A Documentary Film that Follows a 

Group of Friends from Teenagers to 

Soldiers in Afghanistan to 23-year-old 

Veterans Dealing with the Silent War 

Wounds of PTSD and TBI 

Heather Courtney, MA 

Quincy Hill Films, Austin, Texas, USA 

WHERE SOLDIERS COME FROM is an Emmy 

award-winning documentary film that follows 

the four-year journey of a group of friends, from 

teenagers stuck in their small town, to National 

Guard soldiers looking for bombs in Afghanistan, 

to 23-year-old veterans struggling to deal with the 

PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) symptoms 

they now face. The New York Times called it “quietly 

devastating...in its compassionate, modest gaze” 

while The Washington Post described it as “some of 

the best Afghan war-related storytelling I’ve seen.” 

The film goes beyond the usual war film genre, 

spending much time with the guys as normal 

teenagers before they become soldiers, and much 

time with them after war, as struggling 23-year-old 

combat veterans trying desperately to understand 

their silent war wounds of PTSD and TBI. It is this 

part of the story that brings the film to another level, 

as we witness how much these young men have 

changed from their war experience. Also in this part 

of the film, we see hope, which fits perfectly with 

the ISTSS conference theme of resilience. With the 

help of his art professor, one veteran creates a largescale 

mural about his war experience, using his art 

as therapy to help confront some of his issues. Many 

social work and counseling professors are using the 

film in their classes, as are art therapy programs and 

veterans’ service organizations. 

Saturday, November 9, Noon – 1:15 p.m. 


When Helping Hurts: Reflections by 

Contributing Experts and 

ISTSS Founders 

Frank Ochberg, MD 1 , Charles Figley, PhD 2 , Angela 

Panos, PhD 3 , Mary Beth Williams, PhD 4 

1 

Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA 

2 

Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 

3 

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 

4 

MAIS, Inc., Warrington, Virginia, USA 

Seven senior members of ISTSS collaborated with 

Gift From Within (Joyce Boaz, director) to create 

the film “When Helping Hurts” fifteen years ago— 

Charles Figley, John Wilson, Atle Dyregrov, Mary 

Beth Williams, Carl Bell, Angelea Panos and Frank 

Ochberg. Now, in edited, updated format, this film is 

widely used to help first responders and therapists 

understand compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma 

and burnout—and to overcome debilitating effects. 

Excerpts of the 52-minute DVD will be shown. The 

ISTSS team will expand upon their filmed comments 

and reflect on lessons learned over the years 

that this powerful instructional video has been in 

circulation. Audience participation is encouraged. 

Experience using this film in training seminars for 

therapists, educators, employers and the general 

public will be shared. 

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Continuing Education 

Educational Need 

The ISTSS Annual Meeting provides a forum 

for sharing research, clinical strategies, public 

policy concerns and theoretical formulations 

on trauma. It is an international assembly of 

professionals and students representing an array 

of disciplines including psychiatrists, psychologists, 

social workers, nurses, counselors, researchers, 

administrators, victim advocates, journalists, 

clergy and others with an interest in the study 

and treatment of traumatic stress. Speakers are 

strongly requested to avoid unnecessary jargon 

and to make their work and its implication to the 

traumatic stress field as accessible as possible to 

those who do not share their particular perspective 

and type of scientific approach. This is designed to 

facilitate increased understanding of what different 

types of researchers (e.g., basic scientists, clinical 

researchers) focusing on different types of traumatic 

stressors (e.g., child maltreatment, disasters, 

terrorism, war) using different research methods 

and perspectives (e.g., epidemiology, genetics, 

psychosocial, psychobiological) have found as 

well as what the implications of their work are for 

the traumatic stress field. Our aspirational goal is 

to establish a jargon-free zone in which experts 

maximize communication of their work, findings and 

implications in a way that facilitates understanding 

and cross-fertilization among researchers, clinicians 

and policy makers from other perspectives. 

Conference Goals 

Participants of the ISTSS Annual Meeting will be 

able to: 

• Identify various similarities and differences 

in definitions of resilience used in the field of 

traumatic stress. 

• Discuss innovations in research aimed at the 

identification of factors related to risk and 

resilience at the individual and population level. 

• Develop ways to foster resilience at the 

individual and population level via therapeutic 

intervention, prevention and policy. 

Continuing Medical Education Accreditation 

This activity has been planned and implemented in 

accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of 

the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical 

Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship 

of the Boston University School of Medicine and the 

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. 

Boston University School of Medicine is accredited 

by the ACCME to provide continuing medical 

education for physicians. 

Credit Designation 

Boston University School of Medicine designates 

this live activity for a maximum of 27.25 AMA PRA 

Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should claim only 

the credit commensurate with the extent of their 

participation in the activity. 

Note: CME includes author attended poster sessions. 

CME Course Director 

Danny Kaloupek, PhD, Boston University School of 

Medicine 

DISCLAIMER: THESE MATERIALS AND ALL 

OTHER MATERIALS PROVIDED IN CONJUNCTION 

WITH CME ACTIVITIES ARE INTENDED SOLELY 

FOR PURPOSES OF SUPPLEMENTING CME 

PROGRAMS FOR QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE 

PROFESSIONALS. ANYONE USING THE MATERIALS 

ASSUMES FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND ALL RISK 

FOR THEIR APPROPRIATE USE. TRUSTEES OF 

BOSTON UNIVERSITY MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR 

REPRESENTATIONS WHATSOEVER REGARDING 

THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURETTES, 

NO INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR 

FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE 

MATERIALS. IN NO EVENT WILL TRUSTEES OF 

BOSTON UNIVERSITY BE LIABLE TO ANYONE 

FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN 

IN RELIANCE ON THE MATERIALS. IN NO EVENT 

SHOULD THE INFORMATION IN THE MATERIALS 

BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL 

CARE. 

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Continuing Education Credit (non-MD) 

The ISTSS 29th Annual Meeting is co-sponsored 

by the International Society for Traumatic Stress 

Studies and The Institute for Continuing Education. 

Continuing education credit is offered on a sessionby-session 

basis with full attendance required 

for attended sessions. Application forms and CE 

packets will be available on site. Types of CE credit 

are listed below. All CE types offer 25 credit hours. 

If you have questions regarding continuing 

education, contact The Institute by phone, 

+1-800-557-1950; or email, instconted@aol.com. 

Continuing education credit is offered in the 

following disciplines for attendees who are licensed/ 

certified by United States’ boards. The Institute 

for Continuing Education holds no provider status 

with licensing/certification boards in Canada or 

other countries. It is the responsibility of attendees 

who make application for CE credit and who hold 

licensure/certification with boards in countries other 

than the United States to determine if credit issued 

by an approved provider of a licensure/certification 

Board in the United States will meet their board’s 

regulations. 

Psychology: The Institute for Continuing Education 

is an organization approved by the American 

Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor 

continuing education for psychologists. The Institute 

for Continuing Education maintains responsibility 

for this program and its content. All clinical sessions 

are eligible for CE credit for psychology credit. 

Counseling: The Institute for Continuing Education 

is an NBCC approved continuing education 

provider (ACEP ) and co-sponsor of this event. 

The Institute for Continuing Education may award 

NBCC approved clock hours for events or programs 

that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP maintains 

responsibility for this program and its content. 

NBCC Provider No. 5643. 

current continuing education requirements for 

licensure renewal. The Institute for Continuing 

Education maintains responsibility for the program. 

ASWB Provider No. 1007. 

• Illinois Dept. of Professional Regulation: Social 

Work License: 159-000606. 

• Ohio Board of Counselor/Social Work: Provider 

No. RCS 030001. 

• California Board of Behavioral Sciences: Provider 

PCE 636. 

• Florida Provider: Department of Health, Div. 

of Counseling, Social Work, Marriage/Family 

Therapy. BAP #255. 

Marriage/Family Therapy: California Board of 

Behavioral Sciences, Provider No. PCE 636. 

Nursing: The Institute for Continuing Education is 

accredited as a provider of continuing education 

in nursing by the California Board of Nursing, 

Provider No. CEP 12646. Nurses should contact 

their state board to determine if approval of this 

program through the California Board of Nursing is 

acceptable for continuing education in their state. 

Alcohol/Drug: The Institute for Continuing 

Education is approved by the National Association 

of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) 

to provide continuing education for alcohol and 

drug abuse counselors. NAADAC Provider No. 

00243. 

Note: CE credit is offered only through United 

States state licensing/certification boards. The 

Institute for Continuing Education holds no provider 

status with Canadian Licensing/Boards Certification. 

Commercial Support: The institute received no 

commercial support for its participation in this 

event. 

California Board Behavioral Sciences, Provider No. 

PCE 636. 

Social Work: The Institute for Continuing Education 

is approved as a provider for continuing education 

by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), 

through the Approved Continuing Education 

Program (ACE). Licensed social workers should 

contact their individual state jurisdiction to review 

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Continuing Education Registration 

and Requirements for The Institute for 


You may not register for credits after November 

16. Continuing education credit will be awarded 

on a session-by-session basis, with full attendance 

required for each session attended. To receive 

continuing education credit, attendees must sign 

in/sign out daily and complete the continuing 

education evaluation packet. Stop by the continuing 

education desk before attending any sessions to 

receive your packet and to sign in/sign out daily. It is 

the responsibility of conference attendees who hold 

licensure with boards to contact their individual 

licensing jurisdiction to review current continuing 

education requirements for licensure renewal. The 

following events/presentations are not available 

for continuing education credits: poster sessions*, 

awards ceremony/business meeting, Internship 

and postdoctoral networking fair, student lunch, 

films, town hall meeting and special interest group 

meetings. 

Please note: 

*Author-attended posters sessions are available for 

CME only. 

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Pre-Meeting Institutes 


Full-Day Institutes, 8:30 a.m. – Noon and 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. 

To register for an institute hosted by ISTSS held on November 6, please indicate on the registration form 

located on page 100, which session(s) you wish to attend, and include the proper payment with the 

registration form. Only those holding tickets for a specific session will be admitted. Discounts are available if 

you register for more than one half-day ISTSS Pre-Meeting Institute. 

PMI 01 

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral 

Therapy (TF-CBT) 

Keyword: 


Presentation Level: Introductory 

Population Type: Child/Adolescent 

Region: 

Global 

Judith Cohen, MD 1 ; Anthony Mannarino, PhD 2 

1 

Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 

2 

Allegheny General Hospital/Drexel University College of 

Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 

OBJECTIVE: This PMI provides a brief 

introduction to Trauma-Focused Cognitive 

Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for child mental health 

professionals. METHODS: Drs. Anthony Mannarino 

and Judith Cohen, two of the TF-CBT developers, 

describe three underlying principles of TF-CBT: 

that this is a components-and phase-based model; 

the use of gradual exposure throughout TF-CBT; 

and the importance of proportionality throughout 

treatment. They describe the TF-CBT phases 

(stabilization, trauma narration and consolidation) 

and components, summarized by the acronym 

“PRACTICE” that includes Psychoeducation; 

Parenting component; Relaxation skills; Affective 

modulation skills; Cognitive processing skills; 

Trauma narrative; In vivo mastery of trauma 

reminders; Conjoint child-parent sessions; and 

Enhancing safety. Case examples are included 

throughout to illustrate how TF-CBT helps children 

and families gain resilience after trauma, including 

complex trauma experiences. RESULTS: TF-CBT 

has been tested in 13 randomized controlled trials 

including for children who have experienced sexual 

abuse, domestic violence, war, commercial sexual 

exploitation and multiple traumas. In these studies 

TF-CBT was superior to comparison or control 

conditions in improving children’s PTSD symptoms 

and a variety of other difficulties. CONCLUSIONS: 

TF-CBT is an evidence-based treatment for treating 

traumatized children. 

PMI 02 

Taking Your Prolonged Exposure (PE) 

Practice to the Next Level: How and When to 

Use PE with Complicated PTSD Patients 

Keyword: 



Population Type: Adult Victims of Violence 

Region: 

Global 

David Yusko, PsyD 1 ; Edna Foa, PhD 1 ; 

Nitsa Nacasch, MD 2 

1 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 

2 

Tel Aviv-Brull Community Mental Health Center, Tel Aviv, 

Israel 

Despite the comprehensive research that exists 

using prolonged exposure therapy (PE) there are 

still questions about it being a potentially harmful 

treatment for certain patients with PTSD. Even 

though PE is the most widely studied therapy 

for PTSD, with the most evidence supporting its 

efficacy in a broad range of PTSD populations 

(e.g. variety of target traumas, demographic 

diversity, various types of comorbidity, and wide 

dissemination), there is still more to learn. This 

institute will begin with a brief review of the 

evidence supporting the efficacy and effectiveness 

of PE. From there, a review of the basic components 

involved in PE, followed by a combination of 

actual treatment videos and real case vignettes 

that illustrate how PE experts have implemented 

PE in these complicated treatment cases. Case 

presentations will demonstrate the use of PE with 

the following populations: comorbid substance 

dependence, comorbid borderline personality, 

early childhood sexual abuse, repeated and/ 

or prolonged traumas, and comorbid OCD. The 

institute encourages participants to present their 

own difficult PTSD cases for consultation. In 

summary, the institute will focus on the following 

aspects: 1) an overview of PE treatment literature, 

2) a review of PE treatment components; 3) actual 

patient illustrations of PE being used in difficult 

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trauma populations, 4) institute participants 

bringing in their own case material for consultation 

from PE experts, and 5) instruction on when and 

how to modify PE procedures in complicated PTSD 

populations. 

PMI 03 

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: 

Mindfulness and Compassion in the 

Treatment of PTSD 

Keyword: 



Population Type: N/A 

Region: 

Industrialized Countries 

Robyn Walser, PhD 

National Center for PTSD – Dissemination and Training 

Division, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, 

California, USA 

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is 

a principle-based behavioural intervention that is 

designed to address human suffering in a mindful 

and compassionate way. ACT also aims to support 

individuals in engaging commitments to behaviour 

change that are consistent with personal values and 

well-being. While ACT has been applied to a wide 

variety of problems, it is well suited to the treatment 

of trauma. Individuals who have been diagnosed 

with PTSD and trauma related problems are often 

disturbed by traumatic memories, nightmares, 

unwanted thoughts and painful feelings. They are 

frequently working to avoid these experiences and 

the trauma-related situations or cues that occasion 

them. In addition to the symptoms of PTSD, the 

painful emotional experience and aftermath of 

trauma can often lead the traumatized individual 

to view themselves as “damaged” or “broken” 

in some important way. These difficult emotions 

and thoughts are associated with a variety of 

behavioral problems ranging from substance 

abuse to relationship problems. ACT seeks to 

reduce rigid and inflexible attempts to control 

negative emotions by fostering acceptance through 

mindfulness and defusion techniques. The client 

is guided to experience internal events without 

effort in unworkable control. The ultimate goal 

is psychological and behavioural flexibility in the 

service of a more workable life. In this presentation 

we will briefly explore the theoretical underpinnings 

of ACT in addition to the six core components of 

ACT and how they are used to treat experiential 

avoidance and problematic rule following found 

in PTSD. A broad overview of the intervention 

techniques will also be presented. 

PMI 04 

Treatment of Complex Childhood Trauma: 

Comparative Application of Case Material to 

Four Leading Intervention Models 

Keyword: 



Region: 


Intermediate 

Child Adolescent 


Adam Brown, PsyD 1 ; Julian Ford, PhD 2 ; Margaret 

Blaustein, PhD 3 ; Mandy Habib, PsyD 4 ; Glenn Saxe, 

MD 5 

1 

New York University School of Medicine, New York, 

New York, USA 

2 

University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, 

Connecticut, USA 

3 

Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute, Brookline, 

Massachusetts, USA 

4 

Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, USA 

5 

New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, 

New York, USA 

This institute will begin with an Introductory-level 

morning session introducing participants to four 

leading evidence-based models for complex trauma 

intervention developed by members of the NCTSN 

over the past decade: ARC (Attachment, Self- 

Regulation and Competency), SPARCS (Structured 

Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to 

Chronic Stress) TARGET (Trauma Affect Regulation: 

Guide for Education and Therapy) and TST 

(Trauma Systems Therapy). Model developers will 

describe key facets of each model, including the 

processes and techniques through which each 

model addresses the core components of complex 

trauma intervention. The afternoon session will 

feature an Intermediate-level application of each 

intervention model to the same case, the “James” 

clinical vignette from the NCTSN’s Core Concepts 

Curriculum. Presentations will be followed by 

integrative comments from the Program Chair from 

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a Core Components perspective. Ensuing panel 

discussion will be audience-driven, and will focus on 

examination of the shared and unique elements of 

each treatment model, and consider model fit based 

on client-specific and contextual factors, including 

developmental stage, treatment setting, care-giving 

system and cultural considerations. 

PMI 05 

Problem-Solving Therapy to Enhance 

Recovery and Resilience 

Keyword: 



Region: 


Introductory 

Military/Peacekeepers/ 

Veterans 

N/A 

Arthur Nezu, PhD, ABPP; Christine Nezu, PhD, ABPP 

Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 

Problem-Solving Therapy (PST) is an evidencebased, 

cognitive-behavioral intervention, based 

on research demonstrating the mediating and 

moderating role of social problem solving (SPS) 

regarding stress and psychopathology. SPS is 

the process whereby people direct their coping 

efforts at altering the problematic nature of 

stressful events, as well as their negative reactions 

to such occurrences (i.e., emotional regulation). 

If one’s problem-solving attempts are ineffective, 

significant negative emotional reactions are likely 

to occur. The overarching treatment goal of PST is 

to foster adoption and implementation of adaptive 

problem-solving attitudes and behaviors as a means 

of effectively minimizing the negative effects of 

stressful events. More specifically, PST is geared to 

increase optimism, improve emotional regulation, 

enhance resilience, and foster successful coping 

with ongoing stressors. Several meta-analytic 

reviews of the PST outcome literature strongly 

support its efficacy for the treatment of a wide 

range of emotional disorders across ages and 

clinical populations. This workshop also represents 

recent updates to the theory and therapy based 

on advances in the neurobiological understanding 

of the relationships among chronic stress, coping 

and emotional distress (Nezu, Nezu, & D’Zurilla, 

2013). The two presenters are co-developers of this 

approach. This workshop will provide participants 

with a) an overview of the conceptual and empirical 

underpinnings of the problem-solving model of 

stress and psychopathology upon which PST is 

predicated; and b) clinical guidelines to conduct 

PST for two specific populations. These include: a) 

individuals experiencing a chronic medical illness, 

and b) previously deployed veterans. Scores of wellcontrolled 

outcome studies support the efficacy 

of PST with medical patients across a variety of 

illnesses, including cancer, heart disease, stroke, 

chronic pain and diabetes. Recent findings regarding 

the evaluation of an ongoing open trial of a PSTbased, 

group prevention program that includes 621 

U.S. veterans provides support for its efficacy in 

reducing depression, psychiatric symptomatology, 

as well as improving overall problem-solving skills 

and psychological resilience. Of particular interest 

regarding the acceptability and perceived userfriendliness 

of this approach for a veteran cohort is 

represented by a retention rate that exceeded 76% 

of such participants. In addition to lectures, we will 

demonstrate various PST intervention strategies, 

engage workshop participants in relevant role-plays, 

and provide consultations regarding how to apply 

PST to these two populations. Training materials will 

also be provided. 

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Half-Day Institutes, 8:30 a.m. – Noon 

PMI 06 

New Evidence-Supported Approaches 

to First Responder Behavioral Health: 

Implementing NFFF Firefighter Life Safety 

Initiative 13 

Keyword: 



Region: 


Introductory 

Emergency Services/ 

Aid Workers 


Richard Gist, PhD 1 ; Patricia Watson, PhD 2 

1 

Kansas City (Missouri) Fire Department, Kansas City, 

Missouri, USA 

2 

National Center for PTSD, Executive Division, White River 

Junction, Vermont, USA 

Firefighters and other first responders face stressful 

situations every day that can contribute to 

PTSD, depression and other behavioral health 

complications. Evolving research and emerging 

best practices have opened new possibilities to 

help responders remain healthy, resilient, and 

successful in their chosen work. This half-day 

session provides an overview of current research 

and best practices, and introduces a new system 

of easily accessed, readily learned, and low cost 

resources that emergency responders, their 

organizations, and the professionals who assist 

them can employ immediately to ensure the best 

possible support for America’s hometown heroes. 

These approaches were developed across a threeyear 

series of consensus workshops led by the 

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) 

that joined leading researchers and practitioners 

with fire service constituency organizations to: 

a) assess needs, review current research, and 

generate consensus models for organizational 

response; b) identify current best practices to be 

adapted, refined, or developed to work effectively 

in emergency response organizations; c) create 

easily accessible, low cost Web, workshop, and 

print materials to support implementation; and d) 

disseminate those processes and materials widely to 

facilitate ready application. A fast-paced, interactive, 

team approach is used to present five segments; 

each supported by both PowerPoint and written 

materials with video and active Web demonstrations 

included where indicated (e.g., After Action Review, 

Curbside Manner; Helping-Heroes; Stress First 

Aid). NFFF-produced materials will be provided to 

add additional depth in each major content area. 

Segments include: 

1) Occupational behavioral health in fire and emergency 

services: History, current research, identified 

best practices 

2) Knowledge translation: Consensus models for 

bridging research, practice and organizational 

application 

3) Tools for the organization: 

a) After Action Review: Web-based 

inservice program introducing a military 

adaptation for daily use to both enhance 

organizational performance and build 

foundation for difficult episodes: 

b) Curbside Manner: Web-based inservice 

program supporting daily application of 

principles from Stress First Aid to routine 

citizen encounters, enhancing service and 

building foundation. 

4) Tools for behavioral health providers: 

a) Evidence-based screening tools; 

b) Helping-Heroes.org: Web training for 

clinicians in providing CBT to emergency 

response personnel (in conjunction with 

the Medical University of South Carolina/ 

National Crime Victims Research and 

Treatment Center) 

5) Tools for peer support: 

a) Stress First Aid: a direct adaptation 

of Navy/Marine Corps Combat and 

Operational Stress First Aid for fire service 

environment (in conjunction with the 

National Center for PTSD). 

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PMI 07 

Trials and Tribulations of Implementing 

Evidence-based Therapy into Community 

Care 

Keyword: 



Population Type: Diverse Populations 

Region: 

Global 

Tara Galovski, PhD 1 ; Debra Kaysen, PhD 2 ; 

Kelly Maieritsch, PhD 3 ; Amy Williams, PhD 4 ; 

Priscilla Schulz, MSW 5 ; Leslie Morland, PsyD 6 

1 

University of Missouri St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA 

2 

University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA 

3 

Hines VA Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA 

4 

Independent Practice, Flower Mound, Texas, USA 

5 

Peace Corps, Washington, DC, USA 

6 

VA - National Center for PTSD, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 

Although the dissemination and implementation 

of evidence-based interventions has proliferated, 

moving evidence-based care into standard practice 

often remains more aspirational than applied. The 

extant literature is replete with identified barriers 

to bridging this gap including perceived rigidity 

of treatment protocols, availability of resources, 

timing of sessions, client education and literacy, 

language and cultural barriers, issues around 

managing comorbidity, handling clinical crises and 

therapist misgivings and training. This workshop will 

first provide an overview of the historic difficulties 

inherent in dissemination. Then, using Cognitive 

Processing Therapy (CPT) as an example, six 

experts will provide an overview of their clinical 

work and trials modeling implementation solutions 

of this intervention across a variety of settings. 

Implementation challenges addressed include 

providing CPT when large geographic distances 

exist between therapist and client, clients are 

in remote settings, and treatment delivery is 

conducted through tele-health systems, some of 

which include little Internet support. Presenters 

will address client housing instability and severe 

mental illness comorbidity by sharing data on a 

project using CPT as part of a jail diversion program. 

They will also discuss the implementation of CPT 

across the state of Texas community mental health 

clinics, focusing on solutions to reaching clients in 

rural settings and managing language barriers in 

CPT treatment delivery. Challenges and outcomes 

in applying CPT in a group versus individual 

format will be covered through discussion of CPT 

delivery within a VA medical care clinic. Lastly, 

we will discuss solutions for disseminating CPT 

in low and medium resourced settings including 

treatment delivery using of paraprofessional 

counselors and modifying materials for low-literacy 

populations. Presenters will describe specific 

adaptations useful for working with clients from 

diverse cultural and educational backgrounds 

and in the different treatment settings described. 

Presenters will describe recent advances, such as 

adaptations to therapy homework and assessment 

strategies, used to address cultural and language 

factors, and to increase treatment buy-in among 

psychotherapy-naive clients. The presentation will 

include documentation of implementation success, 

and specific clinical hints to guide researchers and 

clinicians in their own endeavors. The workshop 

will be interactive, and audience members will 

have the opportunity to ask questions regarding 

the implementation of these interventions in their 

clinical settings. 

PMI 08 

The Sanctuary Model: What It Takes to 

Create and Sustain Trauma-Informed and 

Resilient Organizations 

Keyword: 


Dissemination 


Population Type: Diverse Populations 

Region: 

Global 

Sandra Bloom, MD 1 ; Brian Farragher, MBA 2 ; Joseph 

Foderaro, MSW, LCSW 3 ; Landa Harrison, MEd, LPC, 

NCC 4 ; Ruth Ann Ryan, MSN APRN 3 ; Sarah Yanosy, 

MSW, LCSW 4 

1 

Drexel University School of Public Health, Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania, USA 

2 

Andrus, Yonkers, New York, USA 

3 

Drexel University School of Public Health, Fort 

Washington, Pennsylvania, USA 

4 

The Sanctuary Institute, Yonkers, New York, USA 

For the last thirty years, the field of traumatic stress 

studies has been growing rapidly and methods for 

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addressing the needs of trauma-survivors have 

burgeoned. This knowledge provides all social 

service delivery professionals with a much more 

effective means of assessment, treatment planning 

and implementation than we have previously had 

available. But in those same three decades, the U.S. 

mental health and social service systems have been 

under relentless assault, with dramatically rising 

costs and the fragmentation of service delivery 

often rendering them incapable of ensuring the 

safety, security and recovery of clients. Healing 

is possible for these clients if they enter helping, 

protective environments, yet toxic stress has 

frequently destroyed the sanctuary that our systems 

are designed to provide. These parallel processes 

among clients, staff, organizations and communities 

can be understood within a trauma-informed 

framework, laying the groundwork for parallel 

processes of recovery for our caregiving systems 

as well as the staff who work within them and the 

clients we serve. 

In this pre-meeting institute Dr. Sandra Bloom, 

the developer of the Sanctuary Model, and her 

colleagues from the Sanctuary Institute will 

describe what has developed into a three-year 

implementation and certification process for 

organizations that intend to become truly traumainformed 

and summarize the research that has thus 

far accumulated about the Sanctuary Model. The 

group will learn about and practice Community 

Meeting, one of the key elements of the Sanctuary 

Model. The day will then be broken into three key 

components of Creating, Destroying and Restoring 

Sanctuary. In Creating Sanctuary, participants will 

learn about the origins and the key theoretical 

underpinnings of the Sanctuary Model as well as 

“lessons learned.” Destroying Sanctuary will focus 

on the multiple ways in which organizational stress 

creates destructive parallel processes, often outside 

of the conscious awareness of managers. Restoring 

Sanctuary then focuses on the organizational training 

and consultation approach that has developed into 

the development and expansion of a training institute 

that has wide dissemination in the United States and 

other countries worldwide. Teaching methods used 

will include didactic presentations, discussion and 

small group activities throughout the day. 

PMI 09 

Imagery Rescripting Therapy for Military 

Populations: An Introduction 

Keyword: 



Region: 


Intermediate 

Military/Peacekeepers/ 

Veterans 

N/A 

Holly O’Reilly, PhD; William Brim, PsyD 

Center for Deployment Psychology & Uniformed Services 

University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA 

The course provides a cognitive-behavioral 

treatment to alleviate the frequency and distress 

associated with frequent nightmares. The course 

will begin with information regarding common 

sleep events providing information to help discern 

nightmares from night terrors that occur during 

sleep. This course will focus on military populations. 

The course will present data examining the efficacy 

of this technique with military populations in 

individual and group formats. The course will include 

role plays so that clinicians may practice new skills 

and will review session-by-session agendas for 

utilizing this protocol with service members. As 

many clinicians are trained in a cognitive-behavioral 

therapy for PTSD (i.e., PE, CPT and EMDR) this 

course will provide them with a targeted strategy 

to treat nightmares should nightmares persist 

following cognitive-behavioral therapy for PTSD. 

It is recommended that attendees have prior 

experience with PE, CPT, EMDR or work with trauma 

populations. This course is intended for work 

with adult patients only. The course will provide 

information regarding nightmare assessment and 

specific questions to use during assessment. This 

course will allow clinicians to role play and practice 

restructuring nightmares and provide resources for 

additional research or instruction. 

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Half-Day Institutes, 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. 

PMI 10 

How Understanding the Neurobiology of 

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Can Inform 

Clinical Practice: A Social Cognitive and 

Affective Neuroscience Approach 

Keyword: 



Region: 


Intermediate 

Adult Survivors of Childhood 

Interpersonal Trauma/ 

Complex Trauma 

Global 

Paul Frewen, PhD; Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD 

University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada 

The objective of this workshop will be to 

examine the relevance of the social cognitive and 

affective neuroscience (SCAN) paradigm for an 

understanding of the psychology and neurobiology 

of complex post-traumatic stress disorder 

(PTSD) and its effective treatment. We suggest 

that SCAN offers a novel theoretical paradigm 

for understanding psychological trauma and its 

numerous clinical outcomes, most notably problems 

in emotional⁄self-awareness, emotion regulation, 

social emotional processing and self-referential 

processing. A core set of brain regions appear to 

mediate these collective psychological functions, 

most notably the cortical midline structures, the 

amygdala, the insula, posterior parietal cortex 

and temporal poles, suggesting that problems in 

one area (e.g. emotional awareness) may relate 

to difficulties in another (e.g. self-referential 

processing). We further propose, drawing on 

clinical research, that the experiences of individuals 

with PTSD related to chronic trauma often reflect 

impairments in multiple social cognitive and 

affective functions. Implications for assessment, 

treatment and the intergenerational transmission of 

trauma will be discussed. 

PMI 11 

Assessing PTSD According to DSM-5 

Keyword: 

Assessment/Diagnosis 



Region: 


Paula Schnurr, PhD 1 ; Matthew Friedman, MD, PhD 2 ; 

Frank Weathers, PhD 3 ; Brian Marx, PhD 4 

1 

VA National Center for PTSD, Executive Division, White 

River Junction, Vermont, USA 

2 



3 

Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA 

4 

National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System 

and Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 

The diagnostic criteria for PTSD were changed 

in DSM-5. Perhaps the most significant change 

is that PTSD is no longer classified as an anxiety 

disorder, but there are other important changes 

too, such as a separation of avoidance and numbing 

symptoms. This pre-meeting institute is designed to 

help participants learn the new criteria and how to 

apply them when diagnosing PTSD and assessing 

PTSD symptom severity. The session will begin 

with an overview of the similarities and differences 

between DSM-IV and DSM-5. This material will be 

followed by more in-depth presentation of the DSM- 

5 criteria in order to provide a thorough foundation 

for conducting assessments. Examples of specific 

issues to be covered include the stricter definition of 

A1, elimination of A2, and mandatory endorsement 

of at least one avoidance symptom. Next, we will 

move on to diagnostic interviewing using the 

Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale, which has been 

revised according to the new criteria. An important 

feature of the new CAPS is that the separate 

frequency and intensity scales have been combined 

into a single severity scale. We will provide guidance 

about how to translate information about frequency 

and intensity into a single measure. The session 

will end with information about self-reported 

assessment using the PTSD Checklist. Throughout 

we will use a combination of lecture, discussion and 

role-playing to explain concepts and demonstrate 

techniques. The presentation is aimed at an 

audience that is familiar with current PTSD criteria 

and diagnostic interviewing. 

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PMI 12 

Bringing Trauma Expertise to Immigrant 

Survivors: Forensic Documentation 

of Individuals Seeking Humanitarian 

Protection in the United States 

Keyword: 



Region: 


Dissemination 

Introductory 

Diverse Populations 

Global 

Anne Pratt, PhD 1 ; Jillian Tuck, JD 2 ; Ellie Emery, BA 

(Hons) 3 

1 

Forensic Services, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA 

2 

Physicians for Human Rights, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 

USA 

3 

Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA 

This presentation offers training for licensed mental 

health professionals, physicians, and students to 

assess immigrant survivors of torture who are 

applying for asylum in the United States, write an 

affidavit documenting their conclusions, and offer 

testimony in support of their conclusions. Each 

year thousands of immigrant survivors of torture 

and other forms of severe human rights abuses 

seek humanitarian protection in the U.S. When 

they apply for protection, they often have 

nothing but their own words to substantiate their 

suffering. Some of the most compelling evidence 

available—psychological sequelae of torture, 

severe domestic violence, and other abuses—will 

go unnoticed and unheeded by decision-makers. 

Documentation of the trauma they endured can 

make the difference between safety in the U.S. 

and a return to a country where the survivor’s life 

and safety would be at risk. Evidence shows that 

claims for asylum that are supported by forensic 

documentation are almost three times more likely 

to result in a grant of asylum than cases without 

such documentation (Lustig et al., 2008). A grant 

of asylum allows torture survivors to stop living in 

fear of returning to their country of origin. It is not 

only a necessary first step to begin healing and 

rebuilding their lives but a validation of the trauma 

they experienced. The training will also discuss the 

emergence of students’ asylum clinics in medical 

schools across the country that provide rewarding 

clinical and learning experiences while making a real 

impact on the immigrant community. Finally, we will 

present preliminary data from a study correlation of 

psychological assessment with asylum outcomes. 

The presenters include an attorney representing a 

human rights organization, a forensic psychologist 

who provides pro bono evaluations to asylum 

seekers, and a student board member of a medical 

school human rights clinic. 

PMI 13 

Psychological First Aid – Keeping Providers’ 

Skills Up 

Keyword: 



Region: 


Intermediate 

Emergency/Services/ 

Aid Workers 

Global 

Melissa Brymer, PhD, PsyD 1 ; Douglas Walker, PhD 2 ; 

Gilbert Reyes, PhD 3 ; Patricia Watson, PhD 4 

1 

National Center for Child Traumatic Stress at UCLA, 

Los Angeles, California, USA 

2 

Mercy Family Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 

3 

Fielding Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, California, USA 

4 



Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an acute 

intervention to help children, adolescents, adults, 

and families in the immediate aftermath of disasters, 

terrorism and other emergencies. The National Child 

Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) and the National 

Center for PTSD published a comprehensive 

PFA Field Operations Guide that has eight core 

actions: 1) Contact and Engagement; 2) Safety and 

Comfort; 3) Stabilization; 4) Information Gathering; 

5) Practical Assistance; 6) Connection with Social 

Supports; 7) Information on Coping; and 8) Linkage 

with Collaborative Services. They have also recently 

released the second edition of PFA for schools. 

After the recent tragedies that have impacted our 

nation, lessons learned have highlighted the need to 

have PFA refresher courses for those providers who 

have been previously trained. This PMI will simulate 

a PFA refresher course followed by participants 

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practicing different PFA intervention skills including 

stabilization strategies, working with groups and 

assisting survivors with acute grief issues. At the 

end of the session, participants and presenters will 

conduct an after-action review and address lessons 

learned. For those individuals who have not taken 

a course in PFA, it is recommended that they take 

the free PFA Online course at http://learn.nctsn.org 

prior to coming to this session. 

PMI 14 

Ethnocultural Variation in Traumatic 

Stress in the United States: Epidemiology, 

Assessment and Treatment 

Keyword: 

Culture/Diversity 


Population Type: Diverse Population 

Region: 


Nnamdi Pole, PhD 1 ; Devon Hinton, MD, PhD 2 

1 

Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA 

2 

Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 

We will examine ethnic and cultural factors that 

influence traumatic stress outcomes. We will 

review studies involving special populations (e.g., 

veterans, police, disaster survivors, clinical samples) 

and representative community samples that 

document disparities in traumatic stress exposure, 

PTSD prevalence and mental health service 

utilization. We will discuss the latest theoretical 

and empirical explanations of these ethnoracial 

disparities including an examination of the role of 

discrimination. We will also review studies bearing 

on the cross-cultural validity of the PTSD diagnosis 

highlighting the aspects of the diagnosis that are 

relatively invariant across cultures and those that 

seem particularly sensitive to ethnocultural variation. 

To aid in the important work of achieving valid 

cross-cultural diagnosis, we will review findings from 

basic cross-cultural emotion research and examine 

culture-bound idioms of distress that contribute to 

atypical post-trauma symptom presentation. We 

will provide guidance about how to appropriately 

assess the culture bound syndromes that are most 

relevant to traumatic stress and highlight other 

sources of cross-cultural assessment variance. 

We will also include a brief training in culturally 

adapted cognitive behavior therapy (CA-CBT) for 

PTSD. This model, which has shown efficacy in 

randomized trials, modifies mainstream cognitiveand 

exposure-based models to include components 

that directly address common challenges that arise 

with some ethnocultural minority populations (e.g., 

limited familiarity with mainstream mental health 

concepts, prominent somatic complaints, and poor 

tolerance of conventional exposure techniques). 

Finally, we will include time for case consultation 

on cross-cultural challenges that are raised by our 

audience. We particularly welcome discussion of 

racism, religion, acculturation, bilingualism, identity 

development, multiracial identity, intersectionality 

with other social identities, and other issues that 

are particularly likely to arise with minority clients. 

We aim to enhance cross-cultural competence in 

understanding risk for trauma and PTSD, assessment 

challenges and potential treatment modifications. 

PMI 15 

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: 

Theory and Practice of an Approach to 

Foster Resilience in Trauma Survivors and 

Their Clinicians 

Keyword: 




Region: 

Global 

Louanne Davis, PsyD; Brandi Luedtke, PsyD 

Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 

The overall goal of this presentation is to provide 

an experiential introduction to a program called 

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) that 

includes the research evidence of benefits for 

both trauma survivors and clinicians. Mindfulness 

meditation involves training the mind to relate to 

internal and external experiences in a particular 

way: intentionally, while suspending judgment, 

moment to moment. Mindfulness meditation, 

in the form of MBSR, has generally been shown 

to decrease anxiety, depressive rumination, 

physiological arousal and stress reactivity, as well 

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as enhance empathy, psychological flexibility 

and well-being. More specifically, MBSR has been 

found to reduce symptoms of PTSD in patients and 

of burnout/compassion fatigue in clinicians and 

equips participants with skills that can be applied 

to difficult life situations in the future. This fourhour 

presentation is divided into three segments. 

The first hour involves an introduction to MBSR, 

which participants will experience as if they were 

attending a briefer version of the typical MBSR 

program orientation session. MBSR orientation 

includes the history of MBSR, definition of 

mindfulness, experience of a brief mindful breathing 

practice, theoretical base/research, and discussion 

that includes program structure, home practice 

expectations, group guidelines risks/benefits 

and sharing of what brought participants to the 

program. This segment concludes with discussion 

of screening issues and use of pre/post measures. 

The middle segment, approximately two hours, 

will provide an overview of each of the eight MBSR 

sessions and the all-day practice, while including 

brief experiences and discussion of the remaining 

three meditation practices integral to MBSR: eating 

meditation, body scan and yoga. The final segment 

describes how mindfulness practiced in daily life, 

including within the therapeutic relationship, can 

promote resilience. The concluding discussion 

addresses clinical considerations when teaching 

mindfulness to trauma survivors and recommended 

MBSR teacher training. 

Special Workshop: Paper in a Day 


8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Plus Pre- and Post-Meeting Assignments 

Paper in a Day has grown out of a wish to foster 

collaborations between young researchers from 

around the world. Many of them will be future 

leaders in the domain of posttraumatic mental 

health and the field will benefit from their 

partnerships and teamwork. The purpose of Paper 

in a Day is to stimulate international connections 

and the exchange of ideas by working on a tangible 

outcome: an opinion paper or a commentary for a 

peer-reviewed journal. It will be an intensive, fun and 

productive day. The inaugural 2012 edition has led to 

a submitted paper, an abstract for this year’s ISTSS 

conference, and lasting contacts. Because Paper 

in a Day will take place prior to the ISTSS annual 

meeting, you will be able to continue conversations 

and to introduce each other to colleagues during 

the conference. 

Program: After registration (see How to participate), 

the team will choose a topic based on shared 

interests. In the two weeks prior to Paper in a 

Day, participants will individually prepare for the 

meeting (e.g. read relevant articles, draft sections 

of the paper). The day itself will run from 8:30 a.m. 

until 5 p.m. and will include plenary discussions 

about the topic and the drafted texts, writing 

time in subgroups — plus pre- and post meeting 

assignements and breaks. In the two weeks after the 

event, the draft will be finalized for submission. 

Commitment: In order to make the event a success, 

we ask participants to commit to: a) prepare in 

advance of the meeting, involving eight hours in the 

two weeks prior; b) be present during the full day; c) 

contribute to the final editing and referencing after 

the event, approximately a four-hour commitment. 

How to participate: This event is aimed at early 

career academics who have obtained their PhD 

after November 2008 or who are in the final stages 

of submission. If you would like to participate, 

please send an email to eva.alisic@monash.edu 

by 1 October 2013 (first come, first serve) with the 

following information: 1) a short CV listing your 

publications and main research interests to inform 

the shortlist of topics; 2) a statement that you 

commit to the required preparation, attendance 

and follow-up activities as described. There are no 

registration fees for this PMI. 

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ISTSS Special Interest Groups 

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) provide members with a forum for communication and interaction about 

specific topics related to traumatic stress and provide a means of personal and professional involvement in 

the activities of the society. All meeting participants are welcome to attend SIG meetings. Pre-ordered box 

lunches for SIG meetings are offered on the meeting registration form at the cost of $30 each. Only those 

holding tickets placed in their registration envelope will receive a box lunch. You must pre-order online. 

Box lunches will not be for sale on site. However, you are NOT REQUIRED to order lunch to attend the SIG 

meetings. 

Friday, November 8, Noon – 1:15 

Child Trauma SIG 

Diversity and Cultural Competence SIG 

Family Systems SIG 

Gender and Trauma SIG 

Genomics and Trauma SIG 

Media SIG 

Medical Illness and Primary Care SIG 

Research Methodology SIG 

Theory and Traumatic Stress Studies SIG 

Trauma Assessment and Diagnosis SIG 

Traumatic Loss and Grief SIG 

Saturday, November 9, Noon – 1:15 

Dissemination and Implementation SIG 

Military SIG 

Trauma and Substance Use Disorders SIG 

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Presentation Type Descriptions 

Case Study Presentation 

Sessions use material from a single or a set of 

cases to illustrate clinical, theoretical or policy 

issues. These sessions may involve the audience in 

discussion of the case material presented. 

Media Presentation 

Session involving presentation of a segment of film, 

video, music, drama, literature, artwork or other 

form of media relevant to traumatic stress, along 

with discussion. 

Oral Paper Presentation 

Individual presentations of no more than 15 minutes 

on a topic related to traumatic stress, typically 

including the presentation of research data. 

Panel Presentation 

Sessions that include three to four participants 

discussing a common theme, issue or question. 

Panels may include short statements during which 

panelists outline diverse or similar approaches to the 

same question. Panels are typically more interactive 

than symposia, involving active discussion among 

the panelists. 

Poster Presentation 

Individual presentation in a poster format on a topic 

related to traumatic stress, typically including the 

presentation of research data. 

Pre-Meeting Institute (PMI) 

Institutes are full- or half-day sessions that provide 

an opportunity for intensive training on topics 

integral to the conference program, presented by 

leaders in the field. 

Roundtable Discussion 

Roundtables are focused on sharing and reflecting 

on innovative programs or approaches that 

may change preventive, clinical, and research 

practice, rather than sharing of research findings. 

Roundtables will be moderated by an expert in the 

field and include highly structured, invited brief 

presentations and group discussion. Presentations 

address a problem presentation, proposed solution, 

and expected change in practice. 

Symposium 

Session that includes a group of 3 to 4 sequential 

presentations, each related to the overall theme of 

the symposium. 

Workshop Presentation 

Instructional session that helps increase 

participants’ understanding and skill in a particular 

area of interest. Such sessions may include active 

involvement of the audience. 

Membership Information 

Join the International Society for Traumatic Stress 

Studies and take advantage of the reduced member 

registration rate along with all the other benefits of 

being an ISTSS member. 

Join online today using the secure online 

membership application at www.istss.org. 

ISTSS membership includes the peer-reviewed 

Journal of Traumatic Stress, Traumatic StressPoints 

newsletter and access to the online ISTSS membersonly 

area including a full membership directory and 

diagnostic scales. ISTSS members may participate 

in Special Interest Groups, listserv discussions 

and committees. Your ISTSS membership plays an 

important role in supporting international trauma 

research and treatment. ISTSS membership is based 

on a calendar year — January 1 through December 

31 — and dues are not prorated. Applicants joining 

after October 1 will be paid through the following 

membership year. 

For 2013, regular membership in ISTSS is $200, 

which includes both print and electronic versions of 

the Journal of Traumatic Stress (JTS), or $180 which 

includes the electronic version of JTS only. Student 

membership is $100 (both print and electronic 

versions of JTS), or $80 (electronic version of JTS 

only). 

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Guides to Information in Schedule 

Keyword Type Descriptions 

Primary: 

1. Assessment/Diagnosis (Assess Dx) 

2. Biological/Medical (Bio Med) 

3. Clinical/Intervention Research (Clin Res) 

4. Clinical Practice (Practice) 

5. Community-Based Programs (Commun) 

6. Culture/Diversity (Cul Div) 

7. Ethics (Ethics) 

8. Global Issues (Global) 

9. Media (Media) 

10. Prevention/Early Intervention (Prevent) 

11. Research Methodology (Res Meth) 

12. Social Issues – Public Policy (Social) 

13. Technology (Tech) 

14. Training/Education/ Dissemination 

(Train/Ed/Dis) 

15. Vicarious Traumatization and Therapist Self-Care 

(Self-Care) 

Regions 

C & E Europe & Indep 

E & S Africa 

E Asia & Pac 

Industrialized 

Latin Amer & Carib 

M East & N Africa 

S Asia 

W & C Africa 

Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States 

Eastern and Southern Africa 

East Asia and the Pacific 


Latin America and the Caribbean 

Middle East and North Africa 

South Asia 

West and Central Africa 

Presentation Level 

All presentations designate the knowledge/skill level required of the participant as either: Introductory (I), 

Intermediate (M) or Advanced (A). These are used as a general guide only since attendees have very diverse 

educational and professional backgrounds. 

Introductory (I): Presentations 

that all participants (including 

undergraduate students) with 

any appropriate background 

will be able to fully comprehend 

and/or appreciate. Presentations 

will discuss concepts that are 

considered basic skills/knowledge 

for those working in the field. 

Intermediate (M): Presentations 

that participants may more 

fully comprehend/appreciate if 

they have at least some work 

experience in the topic to be 

discussed. 

Advanced (A): Presentations 

consisting of concepts requiring a 

high-level of previous educational 

background, or work experience, 

in the particular area/topic to be 

discussed as well as being most 

geared for specialists and those in 

advanced stages of their career. 

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Daily Schedule – Tuesday, November 5 and Wednesday, November 6 

Tuesday, November 5 

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open 




8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Special Workshop for Early Career Academics: Paper in a Day 



8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Presentation 

Full-Day Institutes Keywords Region Level 

PMI 01 

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 

(TF-CBT) 

(Cohen, Mannarino) 

Clinical 

Practice 

Global 

I 

PMI 02 

Taking Your Prolonged Exposure (PE) Practice 

to the Next Level: How and When to Use PE with 

Complicated PTSD Patients 

(Yusko, Foa, Nacasch) 

Clinical 

Practice 

Global 

M 

PMI 03 

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: 

Mindfulness and Compassion in the Treatment of 

PTSD 

(Walser) 

Clinical 

Practice 


countries 

M 

PMI 04 

Treatment of Complex Childhood Trauma: 

Comparative Application of Case Material to Four 

Leading Intervention Models 

(Brown, Ford, Blaustein, Habib, Saxe) 

Clinical 

Practice 


countries 

M 

PMI 05 

Problem-Solving Therapy to Enhance Recovery 

and Resilience 

(Nezu, Nezu) 

Clinical 

Practice 

N/A 

I 

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Daily Schedule – Wednesday, November 6 

8:30 a.m. – Noon Presentation 

Half-Day Institutes Keywords Region Level 

PMI 06 

New Evidence-Supported Approaches to First 

Responder Behavioral Health: Implementing NFFF 

Firefighter Life Safety Initiative 13 

(Gist, Watson) 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 


countries 

I 

PMI 07 

Trials and Tribulations of Implementing 

Evidence-Based Therapy into Community Care 

(Galovski, Kaysen, Maieritsch, Williams, Schulz, 

Morland) 

Clinical 

Practice 

Global 

I 

PMI 08 

The Sanctuary Model: What it Takes to Create 

and Sustain Trauma-Informed and Resilient 

Organizations 

(Bloom, Farragher, Foderaro, Harrison, Ryan, 

Yanosy) 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 

Global 

M 

PMI 09 

Imagery Rescripting Therapy for Military 

Populations: An Introduction 

(O’Reilly, Brim) 

Clinical 

Practice 

N/A 

M 

PMI 10 

How Understanding the Neurobiology of Post- 

Traumatic Stress Disorder Can Inform Clinical 

Practice: A Social Cognitive and Affective 

Neuroscience Approach 

(Frewen, Lanius) 

Clinical 

Practice 

Global 

M 

Noon – 1:30 p.m. 

Lunch on Your Own 

1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Half-Day Institutes 

PMI 11 

Assessing PTSD According to DSM-5 

(Schnurr, Friedman, Weathers, Marx) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 


countries 

M 

PMI 12 

Bringing Trauma Expertise to Immigrant 

Survivors: Forensic Documentation of Individuals 

Seeking Humanitarian Protection in the United 

States 

(Pratt, Tuck, Emery) 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 

Global 

I 

PMI 13 

Psychological First Aid – Keeping Providers’ 

Skills Up 

(Brymer, Walker, Reyes, Watson) 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Global 

M 

PMI 14 

Ethnocultural Variation in Traumatic Stress in the 

United States: Epidemiology, Assessment and 

Treatment 

(Pole, Hinton) 

Culture/ 

Diversity 


countries 

M 

PMI 15 

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: Theory and 

Practice of an Approach to Foster Resilience in 

Trauma Survivors and Their Clinicians 

(Davis, Luedtke) 

Clinical 

Practice 

Global 

I 

6:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. 


Healing Through Resilience and Forgiveness 

(Lindhout) 

Global Issues Global I 


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Daily Schedule – Thursday, November 7 





Presentation 

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Keywords Region Level 

Keynote Panel 

Resilience as Related to Definition, Theory and 

Challenges 

Chair (Southwick) 

(Bonanno, Masten, Panter-Brick, Yehuda) 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 

N/A 

M 

10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. 


Symposium 

Symposium 

Extending Access to Patients and Providers Through New Web-Based PTSD 

Resources and Programs — Do They Really Work 

Chair (Greene) 

Discussant (Weingardt) 

Moving Forward: A Web-Based Self-Help Program 

for Veterans and Service Members 

(Greene, Nezu, Nezu, Stern, Diaz, Tenhula) 

Outcomes of a New Web-Based PTSD Training for 

Primary Care Providers 

(Seal, Samuelson, McCamish, Koenig, Choucroun) 

Getting the Word Out: Enhancing the Care of Veterans 

with PTSD Through the Community Provider Online 

Toolkit 

(McCaslin, Ruzek, Kemp, Batten) 

Technology 

Technology 

Technology 


countries 


countries 


countries 

Psychiatric Sequelae of Traumatic Physical Injury: Challenges and Novel Interventions 

Chair (Cukor) 

Discussant (Roy) 

Psychiatric Sequelae of Traumatic Physical Injury: 

Challenges and Novel Interventions 

(Pasquina) 

An Intervention for the Psychiatric and Psychosocial 

Sequelae of Traumatic Burn Injury 

(Cukor, Wyka, Peskin, Olden, Leahy, Yurt, Difede) 

Compensation and Disability: The Role of Claim- 

Related Stress and Psychiatric Disorder 

(O’Donnell, Grant, Studdert, Creamer, Bryant, Silove, 

McFarlane, Forbes) 

Policy Relevant Pragmatic Stepped Collaborative 

Care Trials Successfully Targeting PTSD, Alcohol and 

Violence Risk Behaviors After Injury 

(Zatzick) 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 

M 

M 


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10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Presentation 

Concurrent Session 1 Keywords Region Level 

Symposium 

Symposium 

Advances in PTSD and Neuroimaging 

Chair (Bryant) 

Neural Mechanisms Underlying Memory Suppression 

in PTSD 

(Felmingham) 

Direct Modulation of the Salience and Default Mode 

Networks Following EEG Neurofeedback in Post- 

Traumatic Stress Disorder 

(Lanius, Kluetsch, Ros, Frewen, Theberge) 

HPG-Axis Alterations in Relation to Combat Exposure 

and PTSD — A Prospective Cohort Analysis 

(Vermetten) 

Functional Connectivity of the Fear Circuitry and 

Default Mode Network in PTSD 

(Yan, Marmar) 

Resilience Following Trauma Exposure: 

Identifying Malleable Risk and Protective Factors 

Chair (Walsh) 

Prospective Examination of Pre-Trauma Predictors 

of Post-Traumatic Stress 

(Grasso, Moser, Hajcak, Foa, Simons) 

Moderators of Natural and Treatment Facilitated 

Recovery After a Trauma 

(Price, Houry, Rothbaum) 

The Role of Social Resources in the Prediction 

of Incident Cases of PTSD Within the Palestinian 

Authority 

(Murray, Hall, Canetti-Nisim, Galea, Hobfoll) 

2011 Norway Attacks: Longitudinal Patterns and 

Predictors of Health Care Utilization and Academic 

Attainment Among Survivors of the Utøya Massacre 

(Stene, Dyb) 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Global Issues 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 


countries 

Global 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 

Middle East 

and North 

Africa 


countries 

M 

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Symposium 

Symposium 

Resilience in Parental Functioning Among Mothers 

and Fathers Exposed to Trauma and Loss 

Chair (Huth-Bocks) 

Trajectories of PTSD Symptoms Across the 

Transition to Parenthood Among Women Reporting 

Childhood Maltreatment: Protective Factors and 

Parenting Outcomes Associated with Resilience 

(Ahlfs-Dunn, Harris, Huth-Bocks) 

Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms Across Postpartum 

in Women Exposed to Childhood Maltreatment: 

Parenting Resilience Despite PTSD Symptoms 

(Muzik, Bocknek, Alfafara, Busuito, Broderick, 

McGinnis, Bohnert, Blow) 

Involuntary and Active Coping Strategies Following 

Spousal Loss: The Protective Role of Continuing 

Bonds 

(Barrett-Becker, Issner, Howell, Kaplow) 

STRoNG Military Families: Enhancing Parenting 

and Mental Health in Families with Young Children 

During Reintegration 

(Rosenblum, Muzik, Smith, McDonough, Kees) 

Emotion Regulation in the Context of Traumatic Stress 

Chair (Fainsilber Katz) 

Emotion Regulation Following Psychosocial Stress 

as a Mechanism Linking Child Maltreatment to 

Internalizing Psychopathology 

(McLaughlin, Alves, Sheridan) 

Maternal Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and 

Child Adjustment in Survivors of Intimate Partner 

Violence: The Mediating Role of Mother’s Emotion 

Regulation 

(Gurtovenko, Maliken, Fainsilber Katz) 

Post-Traumatic Stress and Emotion Regulation in 

Parents of Children Diagnosed with Cancer 

(Fainsilber Katz, Gurtovenko, Kawamura, Lavi, 

Heleniak) 

Trauma Appraisals and Emotion Regulation 

Difficulties Mediate Associations Between Childhood 

Abuse and Adult Avoidance Symptoms 

(Goldsmith, Barlow) 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 

M 

M 


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Symposium 

Symposium 

Efficacy of Prolonged Exposure Therapy in Patients 

with Complex Comorbidities 

Chair (Kehle-Forbes) 

Discussant (Yusko) 

Concurrent Treatment of Comorbid Alcohol 

Dependence and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 

with Naltrexone and Prolonged Exposure Therapy: 

A Randomized Control Trial 

(Foa, Yusko, McLean, Suvak, Volpicelli) 

The Treating Trauma In Psychosis (T-TIP) Study: 

A Randomized Clinical Trial of the Effects of 

Prolonged Exposure and EMDR in PTSD Patients 

with Comorbid Psychotic Disorders 

(van Minnen, van den Berg, de Bont, 

van der Vleugel, de Jongh, van der Gaag) 

Prolonged Exposure Therapy and Motivational 

Enhancement Therapy for the Treatment of 

Comorbid PTSD and Substance Use Disorders in 

Veterans 

(Kehle-Forbes, Polusny, Drapkin, Yusko, Van Horn, 

Koffel, Foa, Oslin) 

Treatment of Veterans with Concurrent Prolonged 

Exposure Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy 

in an Intensive Outpatient Program 

(Meis, Meyers, Velasquez, Voller, Thuras, Kehle- 

Forbes) 

Assessing Risk Factors Associated with Mental 

Health Problems After Exposure to Traumatic Stress 

Chair (Carlson) 

Discussant (O’Donnell) 

Development and Initial Validation of a Risk Factor 

Screen for PTSD and Depression 

(Carlson, Ruzek, Spain) 

Predicting PTSD Using the New York PTSD Risk 

Score with Genetic Risk Information 

(Boscarino, Kirchner, Hoffman, Erlich) 

Screening for Risk of Persistent PTSD Following 

Physical Injury 

(Marshall, Schell, Miles) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 

M 

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Symposium 

Uncovering Trajectories of Post-Traumatic Stress and Resilience: 

Implication for Clinicians and Researchers 

Chair (Shalev) 

I 

Diverging Trajectories of PTSD Symptoms Following 

Trauma and Differential Effect of CBT 

(Galatzer-Levy, Shalev, Ankri, Freedman, Gilad, 

Israeli-Shalev) 

Research 

Methodology 

Global 

Beyond PTSD and Resilience: Mapping the 

Heterogeneity of Responses to Potential Trauma 

(Bonanno) 

Research 

Methodology 

Global 

Temporal Association Between Alcohol Use and 

PTSD 

(Nickerson, Bryant) 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 


countries 

The Trajectory of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 

Following Traumatic Injury: A Longitudinal Six-Year 

Follow-Up 

(Bryant, Nickerson, Galatzer-Levy, Creamer, 

O’Donnell, Forbes, Silove, McFarlane) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 


countries 

Workshop 

Presentation 

Program Evaluation of Military Suicide Prevention 

and Resilience Programs 

(Cato, Moore, Roberts, Bates) 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 


countries 

M 

Workshop 

Presentation 

The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 

(CAPS-5): Overview of Features, Administration 

and Scoring 

(Weathers) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

N/A 

M 


An Ecological Perspective on Teacher Self-Care 

and Resiliency Following Disasters 

(Demaria, Schonfeld, Wong, Newgass) 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 


countries 

M 


11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch on Your Own 

11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Student Lunch Meeting 

Noon – 1:15 p.m. 


Brown Bag Lunch Movie: Refuge: Caring for 

Survivors of Torture, a Documentary Film 

(Achtenberg) 

Media N/A I 


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1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Presentation 


Master Methodologist 

Featured Panel 

Symposium 

Symposium 

DNA Methylation Mediating the Life Long Impact 

of Early Life Adversity 

(Szyf) 

ISTSS at the United Nations: Victim/Survivors of 

Mass Sexual Violence in International and National 

Courts in the Process of Recovery 

Chair (Danieli) 

(Sirkin, Kivlahan, Candeias) 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Psychotherapy Use in the Veterans Health Administration: 

Assessing the Penetration of Evidence-Based Treatments for PTSD 

Chair (Mott) 

Discussant (Seal) 

Influence of Collaborative Care on Psychotherapy 

Service Utilization in VA Community Based 

Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) 

(Grubbs, Fortney, Lunsford, Kimbrell, Pyne, Hudson, 

Robinson, Otero, Moore, Custer, Schneider, Schnurr) 

Trends in Psychotherapy Use Among Veterans with 

PTSD 

(Hundt, Mott, Sansgiry, Mignogna, Cully) 

Characteristics of Veterans Who Engage in 

Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Processing 

Therapy for PTSD 

(Mott, Mondragon, Hundt, Beason-Smith, Grady, 

Teng) 

The Effect of Local Factors on Uptake in a National 

Implementation Program for Evidence-Based 

Psychotherapy 

(Watts, Shiner, Zubkoff, Carpenter-Song) 

Global 

Global Issues Global I 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical 

Practice 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical 

Practice 

Resilience in Families Following Trauma: The Critical Role of Parenting 

Chair (Freedman) 

Factors Associated with Children’s Resilience in 

National Guard and Reserve Families with a Parent 

Deployed to War: The Role of Parenting 

(Gewirtz, Davis, McMorris, Hanson) 

Risk and Resilience in Families Affected by Missile 

Attacks: Observations of Parents and Children 

(Zamir, Gewirtz, Dekel, Lavi, Tangir) 

Parenting and PTSD: The Effects of Attachment, 

Depression and Post-Traumatic Growth 

(Freedman, Hershkowitz, Dekel) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 

Global 

I 

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Symposium 

Symposium 

Symposium 

Mental Health Care Utilization for PTSD Distress in U.S. Veterans 

Chair (Blais) 

Discussant (Blais) 

Time to Treatment Among Iraq and Afghanistan 

Veterans with Mental Health Diagnoses: Implications 

for Care 

(Maguen, Madden, Cohen, Bertenthal, Seal) 

Dropout from Prolonged Exposure Therapy and 

Cognitive Processing Therapy in a VA Outpatient 

PTSD Clinic 

(Kehle-Forbes, Erbes, Meyers) 

Unique PTSD Symptom Clusters Predict Mental 

Health Care Utilization in Older Veterans 

(Blais, Pietrzak) 


Research 


Research 

Clinical 

Practice 

Positive Change Following Trauma: Controversies and New Directions 

Chair (Zalta) 

Discussant (Tennen) 

Corroboration of Reports of Personality Change and 

Post-Traumatic Growth Among Victims of Political 

Violence in Northeastern Sri Lanka 

(Jayawickreme, Blackie, Forgeard, Roepke) 

Growth and Loss as Predictors of PTSD Trajectories 

in Terror-Exposed Israeli Jews and Arabs 

(Zalta, Hall, Canetti-Nisim, Gerhart, Hobfoll) 

Gratitude When it is Needed Most: Social Functions 

of Gratitude in Women with Metastatic Breast 

Cancer 

(Algoe, Stanton) 

Different Trajectories of Self-Reported Life Changes 

Following Exposure to Two Earthquakes in New 

Zealand and the Predictors and Outcomes of Those 

Trajectories 

(Marshall, Kuijer, Frazier) 

Narrow Focus, Wide Effects: Beyond PTSD 

Symptom Reduction in Trauma-Focused Therapy 

Chair (Bovin) 

Discussant (Resick) 

The Effect of Trauma-Focused Therapy on 

Personality Disorder Features in Rape Survivors 

with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 

(Bovin, Wolf, Resick) 

Does Anxiety Sensitivity Change the Course of 

PTSD Treatment 

(Gutner, Nillni, Suvak, Resick) 

Trauma-Focused Treatment Reduces Suicidal 

Ideation 

(Wisco, Gradus, Suvak, Marx, Resick) 

Driving Behavior: Improvements in Functional 

Impairment Due to Trauma-Focused Treatment 

(Baker, Clapp, Litwack, Sloan, Beck) 


Research 

Global Issues 

Clinical 

Practice 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


countries 


countries 


countries 

South Asia 


countries 

N/A 


countries 


countries 

N/A 


countries 


countries 

A 

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We Shall Overcome: Urban Narratives of the 

Struggle to Heal from Personal and Structural 

Violence 

(Stolbach, Watson, Smith, Purtle) 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 


countries 

I 


Trauma-Informed Substance Abuse Services 

in Cyprus: Efforts to Evaluate, Expand, and 

Disseminate Trauma-Informed Practice Lessons 

Drawn from the WCDVS Project 

(Brady, Adonis, Triantos, Pavlidou, Evripidou, 

Papadimitriou, Kamberi, Andronikou, Hadjichristofi) 

Global Issues 


countries 

M 


The System-Wide Impact of Philadelphia’s 

Integrated Network of Trauma-Informed and 

Trauma-Focused Interventions 

(Evans, Berkowitz, Foa, Bloom, Valdes) 

Clinical 

Practice 


countries 

M 

Workshop 

Presentation 

Using Assessment Information to Drive Treatment 

Planning: A Comprehensive Trauma-Informed 

Mental Health Assessment Process for Children 

Involved in the Child Welfare System 

(Conradi, Killen-Harvey, Crandal) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 


countries 

M 

Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Longitudinal Trajectories of Risk and Resilience 

Chair (Lauterbach) 

The Utility of Mixture Modeling in Disaster 

Research: Practical Findings from Latent Transition 

Analysis 

(Wyka, Verkuilen, Mello, Cukor, Olden, Difede) 

Research 

Methodology 


countries 

M 

Post-Traumatic Stress Symptom Trajectories in 

Children: Latent Growth Mixture Models of 

Recovery Trajectories Following Trauma 

(Le Brocque, Hendrikz, Kenardy, Kassam-Adams) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Global 

M 

Post-Traumatic Growth, Post-Traumatic 

Depreciation and Recovery in Psychological 

Distress – a Six Year Longitudinal Study After a 

Natural Disaster 

(Therup Svedenlöf, Michélsen, Schulman) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 


countries 

M 

Resilience in the Aftermath of Child Maltreatment: 

Findings from LONGSCAN 

(Lauterbach, McCloskey, Iwanicki, Poehacker, 

Savoy, McConaughey) 

Research 

Methodology 


countries 

M 

1:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Internship & Post-Doctoral Program Networking Fair 


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Symposium 

Symposium 

Symposium 

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for PTSD: 

Treatment Development and Preliminary Outcomes 

Chair (Meyer) 

Discussant (Batten) 

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the 

Treatment of PTSD: Two Pilot Studies 

(Walser, Sears, Young) 

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for 

Co-Occurring PTSD/SUD: Manual Development and 

Pilot Outcomes 

(Hermann, Meyer, Schnurr, Batten, Walser) 

Effectiveness of Group ACT Interventions in the 

Treatment of PTSD 

(Kirby, Ulmer, Dennis, Roberts, Beckham) 

A Randomized Trial of Acceptance and 

Commitment Therapy (ACT) in OEF/OIF/OND 

Veterans with PTSD 

(Schnurr, Lang, Raman, Walser, Bolton, Benedek, 

Norman, Sylvers, Flashman, Strauss, Chard) 

Clinical 

Practice 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 

Understanding PTSD Risk in Children: Recent Work on Incidence, Risk Factors 

and Validation of Screening Measures 

Chair (Kassam-Adams) 

A Meta-Analysis of PTSD Rates After Potential 

Trauma: How Many Children Are at Risk 

(Alisic, Zalta, van Wesel, Larsen, Hafstad, 

Hassanpour, Smid) 

Using an International Data Archive to Understand 

Predictors of PTSD 

(Kassam-Adams, Kenardy, Delahanty, Palmieri, 

Nixon, Meiser-Stedman, Landolt) 

A Screening Tool for PTSD in Children 

(Verlinden, van Meijel, Boer, Lindauer) 

Screening for Risk of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 

in Children, Adolescents and Parents Following 

Accidents: Evaluation of a Screening Tool 

(van Meijel, Gigengack, Verlinden, Boer, Lindauer) 

Assessing Risk Factors to Predict Disorder and 

Violence in Military and Veteran Populations 

Chair (Elbogen) 

Discussant (Hoge) 

Using Risk Factors to Predict Chronic Mental Health 

Problems in Veterans Seeking Primary Care 

(Carlson, Palmieri, Eisen, Vogt) 

Developing a Risk Screen for Violence in Veterans 

(Elbogen, Wagner, Beckham) 

Predicting Chronic Mental Health Problems in 

Military Personnel Following Deployment 

(Palmieri, Carlson, Eisen, Vogt) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Clinical 

Practice 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Global 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 

N/A 


countries 

M 

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Symposium 

Social Ties, Social Bonds and Community Resilience: The Importance of 

Relationships in Post-Trauma Mental Health in Low Resource Communities 

Chair (Hall) 

Mental Health Care-Seeking and Connectedness 

Among Long-Term Internally Displaced Persons in 

the Republic of Georgia 

(Singh) 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 

Central and 

Eastern Europe 

and the 

Commonwealth 

of Independent 

States 

I 

Symposium 

Symposium 

Social Networks Among West Africans in New 

York City: Comparing Refugees and Voluntary 

Immigrants 

(Rasmussen, Kanji, Roubeni) 

Religion and Resilience: The Capacity of the Church 

to Provide Psychosocial Support to Children and 

Families in a Community in Rural Kenya 

(Puffer, Green, Broverman, Pian, Sikkema) 

Evaluating the Longitudinal Association Between 

Cognitive Social Capital, Social Support Networks 

and Mental Health Problems in a Sample of Children 

Affected by Armed Conflict in Burundi 

(Hall, Tol, Jordans, Komproe, de Jong) 

Integration of Mental and Behavioral Health Services 

Following Disasters to Support Resilience 

Chair (Osofsky) 

Discussant (Goldstein) 

Developmental Perspectives on Resilience 

(Masten) 

Community Collaboration in Building Resilience and 

Sustainability 

(Palinkas) 

Resilience Building Programs in Schools and 

Communities 

(Osofsky) 

Integrated Mental and Behavioral Health Care in 

Primary Care Clinics to Build Resilience 

(Osofsky) 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 

Global Issues 

Global Issues 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 

Mapping the Epigenetic Mechanisms and the Psychological and Clinical 

Phenotypes of the Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma 

Chair (Yehuda) 

Discussant (Southwick) 

Assessing Multigenerational Legacies of Trauma 

(Danieli) 

Maternal PTSD Effects on Holocaust Offspring: 

Evidence for Epigenetic Mechanisms 

(Lehrner, Bierer, Bader, Makotkine, Yehuda) 

Maternal Exposure to the Holocaust and Metabolic 

Outcomes in Offspring 

(Flory, Bierer, Yehuda) 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 



countries 

Eastern and 

Southern 

Africa 

Eastern and 

Southern 

Africa 

Global 

Global 

Global 

Global 

Global 


countries 

N/A 

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Workshop 

Presentation 

Helping Traumatized Families: The Family 

Adaptation to Trauma Model for Clinical Practice 

(Figley, Kiser, Connors) 

Clinical 

Practice 

N/A 

M 

Workshop 

Presentation 

Preventing Institutional Secondary Traumatic 

Stress: Building a Culture of Resiliency 

(Pulido, Naturale) 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 


countries 

M 

Workshop 

Presentation 

Imagery Rescripting Therapy for Service Members 

and Veterans: A Workshop 

(O’Reilly, Brim) 

Clinical 

Practice 

N/A 

M 

Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Innovative Approaches to Assessment in the Military 

Chair (McDonald) 

Independent Effects of PTSD, Depression, and 

Multiple Concussion on Persistent Postconcussive 

Symptoms and Cognitive Functioning 

(Spira) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

N/A 

M 

Identification of Predictors of Post-Deployment 

PTSD in Combat Veterans 

(Roy, Costanzo) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 


countries 

A 

All Symptoms Were Not Created Equal: An Item 

Response Theory Analysis of PTSD Checklist 

Responses in a U.S. Veteran Sample 

(King, Street, Gradus, Vogt, Resick) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 


countries 

M 

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury is Associated with 

Health Problems Beyond the Impact of PTSD, 

Depression and Anxiety Disorders 

(McDonald, Yoash-Gantz, Walker, Pickett, Cifu, 

Tupler) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

N/A 

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Symposium 

Symposium 

Enhancing Interpersonal Relationships and Quality of Life: 

Critical Outcomes of Evidence-Based PTSD Treatments 

Chair (Walter) 

Discussant (Chard) 

Quality of Life Among Veterans Receiving CPT for 

PTSD: Change Following Treatment and Association 

with Psychological Symptoms 

(Walter, Dickstein, Chard) 

Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for 

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Findings for 

Psychological Aggression 

(Pukay-Martin, Macdonald, Wagner, Wanklyn, 

Fredman, Monson) 

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Couples 

Therapy (MB-CBCT) for PTSD: Associations with 

Partner Aggression and Anger Among Returning 

OEF/OIF Veterans 

(Birkley, Luedtke, Eicher, Davis) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 



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The Role of Family Interactions in Promoting Recovery Following Pediatric Injury 

Chair (Marsac) 

Ear for Recovery: Applying a New Method to 

Measure Family Interaction After Trauma 

(Alisic, Bressan, Conroy, Jowett, Babl, McClure, 

Anderson, Mehl) 

Relationship Between Child and Parent Distress 

Following Medical Trauma 

(De Young, Kenardy, Cobham, Kimble) 

The Impact of Pediatric Injury on Mothers 

and Fathers 

(Bakker, van Son, van der Heijden, Olff, Van Loey) 

A Novel Method of Assessing Parent-Child 

Interactions During the Peri-Trauma Period 

(Marsac, Barakat, Kohser, Morrongiello, 

Kassam-Adams) 

Sexual Violence, Health Risk Behaviors and 

Re-victimization Risk Among Diverse Groups of Women 

Chair (Littleton) 

Predicting Health Risk Behaviors Following Sexual 

Victimization: The Role of Self-Worth 

(Dodd, Littleton) 

Are Friends with Benefits Always Beneficial Sexual 

Trauma History and Emotional Reactions After 

Hooking Up Among Young Lesbian and Bisexual 

Women 

(Kaysen, Lewis, Litt, Hodge) 

Sexual Risk Behaviors and Refusal Assertiveness as 

Mediators of CSA to Adult Re-victimization Risk in 

Sexual Assault Victims 

(Ullman, Vasquez) 

Partnering Formation, Childhood Sexual Abuse and 

HIV/STI Risk Among Young Native Women 

(Pearson, Cassels) 

Research 

Methodology 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Culture/ 

Diversity 

Culture/ 

Diversity 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Culture/ 

Diversity 


countries 


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countries 


countries 


countries 


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Symposium 

Symposium 


How Sex and Sex-Related Hormones may Affect Psychophysiological and 

Psychological Correlates of PTSD 

Chair (Pineles) 

Discussant (Rasmusson) 

Gender Effects in Fear Extinction in PTSD: 

An FMRI Study 

(Shvil, Schafer, Sullivan, Campeas, Joyner, Wager, 

Milad, Neria) 

Menstrual Cycle Effects on Conditioned Fear 

Acquisition in Women with and Without PTSD 

(Pineles, Nillni, Patton, Resick, Rasmusson, Orr) 

Estrogen and Menstrual Cycle Effects on Fear 

Inhibition in Women 

(Glover, Norrholm, Mercer, Kerly, Davis, Duncan, 

Bradley, Ressler, Jovanovic) 

The Expression of Psychological Symptoms Across 

the Menstrual Cycle in Women with PTSD 

(Nillni, Pineles, Patton, Rouse, Sawyer, Rasmusson) 

Interventions for PTSD in Primary Care Medical Settings: 

Implementation and Early Effectiveness Outcomes 

Chair (Meredith) 

Discussant (Zatzick) 

Implementation Outcomes of ViStA: 

A Randomized Trial of PTSD Treatment in 

Federally Qualified Health Centers 

(Eisenman, Meredith, Wong, Green, Kaltman, 

Vaughan, Cassells, Hickey) 

Implementation Outcomes of RESPECT-Mil: 

Re-Engineering Systems of Primary Care 

Treatment in the Military 

(Wong, Jaycox, Ayer, Epley, Harris, Paddock, Naftel) 

DoD STEPS-UP: Design, Roll-Out and Early Lessons 

from a Randomized Effectiveness Trial of 

Collaborative PTSD Care in Army Primary Care 

(Engel, Freed, Lane, Jaycox, Bray, Zatzick, Litz) 

Early Impact of a Care Management Intervention in 

Safety Net Health Centers: The Violence and Stress 

Assessment (ViStA) Study 

(Meredith, Cassells, Eisenman, Green, Han, Kaltman, 

Sorbero, Tobin, Vaughan, Wong) 

Multidisciplinary Perspectives on the Challenge 

of Creating Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice 

Systems 

(Ford, Bloom, Cruise, Feierman, Goldstein) 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


Social Issues - 

Public Policy 


countries 


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countries 


countries 


countries 

Global 


countries 


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Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Treatment of PTSD Over the Lifespan 

Chair (Horesh) 

Symptom Exacerbations in Cognitive Processing 

Therapy for PTSD: Barrier to Treatment 

(Larsen, Wiltsey Stirman, Resick) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


countries 

M 

Developmentally Adapted Cognitive Processing 

Therapy for Adolescents with PTSD After Sexual or 

Physical Abuse – Results of a Pilot Study 

(Matulis, Resick, Rosner, Steil) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


countries 

M 

The Contributions of Maternal Depression, PTSD 

and the Parent-Child Relationship to Young 

Children’s Adaptation Following Trauma Exposure 

(Thakar, Coffino, Lieberman) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


countries 

I 

Differential Effects of Prolonged Exposure and 

Cognitive Therapy on PTSD Symptom Clusters: 

Findings from the Jerusalem Trauma Outreach and 

Prevention Study 

(Horesh, Freedman, Shalev) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


countries 

M 

Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Treatment Needs and Approaches for Military Populations I 

Chair (Davis) 

Stress Resilience Training System: A Randomized 

Controlled Trial of an iPad-Based Heart Rate 

Variability Biofeedback Application to Reduce 

Stress and Build Resilience Among Military Service 

Members 

(Morrison, Webb-Murphy, Nikkhoy, Johnston) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


countries 

M 

Examining the Association between Self-Reported 

Sleep Disturbances and Suicidal Ideation in a 

Sample of Treatment-Seeking Canadian Forces 

Members and Veterans 

(Richardson, St. Cyr, Nelson, Elhai, Sareen) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


countries 

M 

Somatic Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of 

Life Among Treatment-Seeking Canadian Forces 

Personnel with PTSD 

(St. Cyr, McIntyre-Smith, Contractor, Elhai, 

Richardson) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


countries 

M 

Preliminary Findings of Employment Outcomes 

from a Recent Multisite, Randomized Controlled 

Trial of Supported Employment for Veterans with 

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 

(Davis) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


countries 

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Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Trauma and Resilience Across Cultures 

Chair (Belcourt) 

Post-Conflict Intimate Partner Violence Risk and 

Resilience Among Former Child Soldiers in Nepal 

(Bourey, Kohrt, Magar, Worthman) 

“Making Peace in the Heart-Mind”: Towards an 

Ethnopsychology of Resilience Among Bhutanese 

Refugees 

(Chase) 

A Qualitative Evaluation of Recovery and Resilience 

in Sri Lankan Adult Survivors After the Tsunami: 

Familial and Socio-Cultural Influences 

(Gunaratne, Kremer, Lewis) 

Recovering the Roots of Indigenous Resilience 

(Belcourt, Pearson, Schultz, Smartlowit-Briggs, 

Whitefoot) 

Trauma and Neurobiology 

Chair (Woodward) 

Consistency and Heterogeneity of PTSD Functional 

Neuroimaging Findings Across Mental States 

(Yan) 

Neural Responses to Unpredictable Threat in 

Healthy Individuals with Childhood Maltreatment 

(Kirlic, Alvarez, Hammond) 

A Laboratory Test of Explicit Emotion Regulation in 

OEF/OIF Veterans with PTSD 

(Woodward, Shurick, Gross) 

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Author Attended Poster Session 1 (Cash Bar) 

7:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony 

8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Welcome Reception with Featured Poster Presentations 

Culture/ 

Diversity 

Culture/ 

Diversity 

Culture/ 

Diversity 

Culture/Diversity 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 

South Asia 

South Asia 

South Asia 


countries 


countries 


countries 

N/A 

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Daily Schedule – Friday, November 8 







Master Clinician 

Symposium 

Symposium 

The Child and Family Traumatic Stress 

Intervention: Early Prevention for Youth at Risk for 

PTSD 

(Berkowitz, Marans) 

Clinical 

Practice 

Understanding the Complexity of Trauma Through Neuroimaging 

Chair (Bryant) 

The Neural Underpinnings of Complex PTSD 

(Bryant) 

Cultural Differences in the Neural Mechanisms of 

Emotion and Attention: Implications for Understanding 

Traumatic Stress Reactions in Refugees 

(Liddell, Felmingham, Das, Malhi, Battaglini, Bryant) 

Structural Neuroimaging Markers for PTSD in OEF 

and OIF Veterans 

(Marmar, Mueller, Weiner, Sodickson, Yehuda, 

Wolkowitz, Henn-Haase, Flory, Yan) 

Disentangling Heterogeneity in Post-Traumatic 

Stress Disorder from the Perspective of Emotional 

Reactivity and Regulation 

(Goodkind, Oathes, Weiss, Rothbaum, Etkin) 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Global 


countries 

Global 


countries 


countries 

How Do We Determine Resilience Examining Multiple Definitions of Resilient 

Outcomes Following Psychological and Physical Trauma 

Chair (Stratton) 

Discussant (Galea) 

An Evaluation of Three Models of Resilience in a 

Sample of Military Service Members and Veterans 

(Stratton, Amstadter, McDonald) 

Resiliency to Traumatic Experiences Predicts 

Decreased Likelihood of Axis I Disorders 

(Berenz, Overstreet, Hawn, Roberson-Nay, 

Amstadter) 

Predicting Resilience: Acute Stress Disorder and 

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children with 

Severe Injuries 

(Brown, Koenen, Nugent, Saxe, Amstadter) 

Resilience is a Common Adjustment Trajectory After 

Traumatic Injury 

(McDonald, Mancini, Pickett, Kreutzer, Beckham, 

Ketchum, Melanko, Cifu) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Research 

Methodology 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


countries 


countries 


countries 

N/A 

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Symposium 

Novel Approaches for Overcoming Barriers and 

Improving Wellness for Returning Veterans 

Chair (Simon) 

I 

Overcoming Barriers to Care for Returning 

Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and 

Traumatic Brain Injury with a Veteran and 

Family Outreach Team 

(Simon, Brendel, Knight, Clair-Hayes, Moore, Ohye, 

Allard) 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 


countries 

BraveHeart: Welcome Back Veterans Southeast Initiative 

Collaboration with Georgia National Guard 

(Rothbaum, Gerardi, Galloway-Salazar) 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 

N/A 

Developing a Psychological Health and Wellness 

Curriculum to Foster Resilience Among National 

Guard Service Members 

(Olden, Mello, Cukor, Jayasinghe, Cancellare, Wyka, 

Difede) 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 


countries 

Peer Outreach in a National Guard Organization: 

The Buddy-To-Buddy Program 

(Valenstein) 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 


countries 

Symposium 

Assessment and Treatment of Sexually Assaulted Men and 

Women Treated in Public Health Care Settings 

Chair (Bradley) 

M 

Risk, Resilience and Treatment Engagement Among 

Female Veterans with Military Sexual Trauma 

(Patel, Kelly, Bradley) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


countries 

Male Veterans Who Have Experienced Military 

Sexual Trauma: Perceived Barriers, Provider Gender 

Preferences and Informational Preferences 

(Turchik, Rafie, Makin-Byrd, Rosen, Kimerling) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


countries 

“I stuffed it”: A Qualitative Analysis Revealing 

the Impact of Disclosure Response on Treatment 

Seeking Among High-Risk African American 

Women 

(Wrenn) 

Culture/ 

Diversity 


countries 

Adult and Childhood Sexual Assault in a Sample 

of African American Men Seeking Treatment at a 

Public Hospital 

(Michopoulos, Rothbaum, Bradley) 

Culture/ 

Diversity 


countries 


Beyond Session 1: How to Retain Patients in 

Evidence-Based Care 

(Monroe, Collie, Norman, Holohan) 

Clinical 

Practice 


countries 

M 


Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership 

(VITAL): An Initiative to Promote Student Veteran 

Resilience 

(Wolfman-Charles, Santanello, Thiede) 

Clinical 

Practice 


countries 

I 

Workshop 

Presentation 

Fostering Resilience in Providers: Compassion 

Fatigue Prevention for Researchers, Clinicians 

and Helpline Responders Working with Trauma 

Populations 

(Brancu, Kudler, Mann-Wrobel, Robbins) 

Vicarious 

Traumatization 

and Therapist 

Self-Care 

N/A 

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Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Adult Survivors of Complex Trauma 

Chair (Lynch) 

Secure Adult Attachment as an Indicator of Resilience 

(Petretic, Karlsson, Calvert) 

Association Between Salutogenic Factors and 

Subjective Well-Being Among Adult Survivors of 

Childhood Trauma 

(Dube) 

Examining the Relations Among Traumatic 

Exposure, Resilience, and Physical Health in a 

Diverse Ob-Gyn Community Sample 

(Petretic, Chaisson, Calvert, Karlsson, Henrie) 

Mental Health as a Mediator of Trauma Exposure 

and Criminal Offending in Women 

(Lynch, DeHart, Belknap, Green, Johnson) 

Cultural Perspectives on Positive Adaptations to Trauma 

Chair (Rhodes) 

Resilience in the Wake of Child Soldiering: 

A Collective Process 

(Vindevogel, Derluyn, Broekaert) 

Is Post-Traumatic Growth a Global Concept 

The Collective Oriented Strength of Chinese 

Earthquake Survivors 

(Zang, Hunt, Cox) 

The Role of Family Abroad in Post-Resettlement 

Acculturation and Mental Health of Unaccompanied 

Minor Asylum-Seekers 

(Oppedal) 

Fostering Resilience Among Youth in Inner City 

Community Arts Centers: The Case of the Artists 

Collective 

(Rhodes) 

Innovation in Research on Military Populations 

Chair (Holmes) 

Combat Stress Casualty Reduction: Development 

and Testing of a Predeployment Stress Inoculation 

Training Program 

(Hourani) 

Development and Validation of a Computer- 

Adapted Test to Facilitate Routine Assessment of 

PTSD Treatment Outcomes 

(Eisen, Schultz, Spiro III, Smith, Osei-Bonsu, Jette) 

Efficacy of Group Delivered Cognitive Processing 

Therapy in Women Veterans with PTSD 

(Lacefield, Blankenship, Lisansky, Chee, C’de Baca, 

Castillo) 

Relationship Intimacy in Combat Injured Couples: 

Impact of Invisible Injuries, Early Adversities and 

Depression 

(Cozza, Holmes, Fullerton, Ursano, Ridge Anderson, 

Sullivan) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 

Culture/ 

Diversity 


Public Policy 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 


Research 

Methodology 



countries 

N/A 


countries 

N/A 

Eastern and 

Southern 

Africa 

East Asia and 

the Pacific 


countries 

N/A 

N/A 


countries 


countries 


countries 

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Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Trauma in Context 

Chair (Purtle) 

Predicting Trauma Related Coping Self-Efficacy: 

The Role of Prospectively Measured Personality 

Traits 

(Bosmans, van der Velden) 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 


countries 

M 

Domestic Violence Among Pregnant Women in 

South India: PTSD Resilience and Symptomology 

(Rao, Frey, Kumar, Mohanraj, Manhart, Kaysen) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

South Asia 

M 

Education in the Resilience Process in a 

Post-Genocide Context: Case of Rwanda 

(Gasanabo, Kantengwa) 

Research 

Methodology 

Eastern and 

Southern 

Africa 

A 

The Politics of PTSD: A Content Analysis of Federal 

Legislation Aimed at Addressing PTSD (1989-2009) 

(Purtle) 


Public Policy 

N/A 

M 

10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. 


Featured Roundtable 

Symposium 

What is the Role, if any, of Journalists in 

Promoting Individual Community Risk and 

Resiliency 

Chairs (Newman, Shapiro) 

(Dissell, McMillan, Scott, Snyder) 

Media N/A I 

Understanding Health Risk Behaviors and Re-victimization Risk Among Sexual M 

Violence Victims: Examination of the Impact of Different Types of Sexual 

Victimization 

Chair (Littleton) 

Predicting Risky Sexual Behavior in Emerging 

Adulthood: Examination of Moderated Mediation 

Among Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse and 

Adult Sexual Assault 

(Littleton, Grills-Taquechel, Drum) 

Predictors of Prospective Sexual Victimization: 

Affect Regulation and Sexual Risk 

(Miron, Orcutt) 

The Role of Rape Tactics and Associated Mental 

Health Outcomes in Development of Substance 

Abuse Disorders: Results from a National Survey of 

Women 

(Zinzow, Resnick, Walsh, Kilpatrick) 

Effects of Sexual Assault Experienced During 

Different Developmental Periods on Risky Sexual 

Behavior and the Role of Cognitive-Affective Sexual 

Appraisals 

(Kelley, Gidycz) 


Public Policy 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 


Public Policy 


countries 


countries 


countries 


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Symposium 

Symposium 

Symposium 

Family Approaches for Exploring and Promoting Resilience in Veteran Populations 

Chair (Erbes) 

Discussant (Renshaw) 

Couple Reintegration and Resilience of Military 

Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars 

(Sayers, Barg, Mavandadi, Hess) 

Randomized Clinical Trial of a Couple-Based 

PTSD Treatment for Returning Veterans and Their 

Partners 

(Sautter, Glynn, Becker Cretu, Wanders, Peterson) 

Predicting Perceived Post-Deployment Social 

Support Through Intimate Relationship 

Communication, Satisfaction and Partner Distress 

(Erbes, Polusny, Arbisi, Shallcross) 

The Impact of Community Support on Veterans 

with PTSD: Family Members’ Perspectives 

(Whealin, Nelson, Kawasaki, Chen-Tatekawa) 

Are Peritraumatic Reactions Useful in Informing 

Who is (Not) Resilient After Trauma 

Chair (Bui) 

Discussant (Brunet) 

Peritraumatic Reactions and Attentional Threat 

Avoidance in the Immediate Aftermath of Trauma 

Exposure: Relationship and Implications for PTSD 

Risk Identification 

(Thomas, Very, Sears, Birmes, Bui) 

The Utility of Peritraumatic Distress to Predict 

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Review of Ten Years 

of Research 

(Goutaudier, Kotte, Ojserkis, Bui) 

Peritraumatic Dissociation Prospectively Predicts 

Lower Reduction in PTSD Symptoms in the First 

Year After Trauma 

(Bui, Morris, Brunet, Simon, Birmes) 

Social Support and Social Reactions as Risk and 

Resiliency Factors Among Traumatized Populations 

Chair (Schumm) 

Stress-Related Growth Following Disaster Mediates 

the Link Between Received and Perceived Social 

Support 

(Kaniasty) 

The Relationship Between Post-Traumatic 

Cognitions and Social Support in the Severity of 

PTSD Symptoms 

(Koucky, Bruce) 

Using SNA to Examine Treatment Outcomes of 

Veterans Diagnosed with Combat-Related PTSD 

(Gilman, Schumm, Chard) 

Associations Between Perceived Social Reactions to 

Trauma-Related Experiences with PTSD and Depression 

Among Veterans Seeking PTSD Treatment 

(Schumm, Koucky, Bartel) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Culture/ 

Diversity 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Community- 

Based Programs 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 


Research 

Research 

Methodology 


N/A 

N/A 


countries 


countries 

N/A 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 

N/A 


countries 

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Symposium 

Symposium 

Symposium 

Augmentation of Trauma-Focused Therapy: Can We Improve Outcomes 

Chair (Galovski) 

Discussant (Resick) 

Restoring Sleep Before Beginning PTSD Therapy: 

Are We Enhancing Outcomes 

(Galovski, Gloth, Chappuis) 

Can We Target Dropout and Non-Response 

to Treatment An Initial Trial of Motivational 

Interviewing to Augment Cognitive Processing 

Therapy for PTSD 

(Blain, Galovski) 

The Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 

and Major Depressive Disorder: The Utility of a 

Combined Treatment Approach 

(Angelakis) 

Multiple Channel Exposure Therapy for PTSD and 

Panic 

(Teng, Hiatt, Grubbs, Kunik, Stanley) 

Risk and Resilience Update in Young Children 

Chair (Scheeringa) 

Genetic Pathways to Preschool PTSD 

(Drury, Scheeringa) 

Screening for PTSD Risk in Young Injured Children 

(De Young, Kenardy, Kimble) 

Evaluation of an Early Risk Screener for Post- 

Traumatic Stress Disorder in Preschool Children 

After Unintentional Injury 

(Landolt, Kramer) 

Neurobiological Predictors of PTSD Severity: A Test 

of the Biological Sensitivity to Context Model 

(Scheeringa, Drury) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Neuroactive Steroids in PTSD: Towards Resilience and New Treatments 

Chair (Rasmusson) 

SSRIs Act as Selective Brain Steroidogenic 

Stimulants (SBSSs): Insight into the Mechanism of 

SSRIs in PTSD 

(Pinna) 

A Role for GABAergic and Other Neuroactive 

Steroids in Supporting Resilience and Recovery 

from Extreme Stress 

(Rasmusson, Pineles, Scioli) 

Neurosteroids as Biomarker Candidates: 

Investigations in OEF/OIF/OND Era Veterans 

(Marx, Kilts, Naylor, Szabo) 

Allopregnanolone and DHEA Enhance Emotion 

Regulation Neurocircuits and Modulate Resting- 

State Amygdala Connectivity 

(Sripada, Marx, Liberzon) 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 

N/A 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 

Global 

N/A 


countries 

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Symposium 

Harmful Effects of War on Children: 

Interventions from Sierra Leone, Rwanda and Sri Lanka 

Chair (Fabri) 

M 

Addressing the Consequences of War: A 

Randomized Controlled Trial of a Group Intervention 

to Improve Emotion Regulation, Prosocial Skills and 

Functioning in War-Affected Youth 

(Betancourt, McBain, Newnham, Hann, 

Akinsulare-Smith, Hansen) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

West and 

Central 

Africa 

Cuckoo’s Nest: Providing Care of Former Child 

Soldiers 

(Fabri, Satkunanayagam, Cohen) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

South Asia 

Rape During the Genocide: Distorted Mother-Child 

Relationships 

(Rutembesa) 


Eastern and 

Southern 

Africa 


Opportunities and Strategies for NIMH Funding of 

Traumatic Stress Research 

(Borja, Sarampote, Waldeck) 

Biological/ 

Medical 

N/A 

M 

Workshop 

Presentation 

One Thousand Child Protective Workers Speak: 

Evaluating Supportive Services Following Child 

Fatalities and Other Critical Incidents 

(Pulido) 

Vicarious 


and Therapist 

Self-Care 


countries 

I 

Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Trauma and Resilience: The Role of Professionals I 

Chair (Nieuwsma) 

I 

Resilience After Vicarious Trauma: A Review of 

Factors Affecting Post-Traumatic Growth Among 

Mental Health Professionals 

(St. Cyr, Nelson, Quitangon) 

Vicarious 


and Therapist 

Self-Care 


countries 

Canadian Trauma Counsellors Overseas: Narratives 

of Resilience in a Multicultural World 

(Keats, Popadiuk) 

Vicarious 


and Therapist 

Self-Care 

Global 

Teachers’ Perceptions of Meeting Their Terror 

Exposed Students – The Teacher Role in Facilitating 

and Adapting the Learning Process 

(Dalset, Schultz) 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 


countries 

Chaplains’ Engagement in Enhancing Resiliency for 

Service Members and Veterans 

(Nieuwsma, Rhodes, Bates, Cantrell, Meador) 



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Presentation 

Keywords Region Level 



Noon – 1:15 p.m. Special Interest Group Meetings 

SIG 

Child Trauma 

SIG 

Diversity and Cultural Competence 

SIG 

Family Systems 

SIG 

Gender and Trauma 

SIG 

Genomics and Trauma 

SIG 

Media 

SIG 

Medical Illness and Primary Care 

SIG 

Research Methodology 

SIG 

Theory and Traumatic Stress Studies 

SIG 

Trauma Assessment and Diagnosis 

SIG 

Traumatic Loss and Grief 

Friday, November 8, Noon – 1:15 p.m. 


Brown Bag Lunch Movie: Striking a Chord: Music 

Can Heal Invisible Wounds 

(Kudler, Garber, Danieli) 

Media N/A I 

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. 


Master Methodologist 

Symposium 

Modeling Latent Mean and Growth Structures 

Using Structural Equation Modeling 

(Hancock) 

Research 

Methodology 

Recent Findings on Prolonged Exposure Treatment and its Mechanisms 

Chair (McLean) 

Discussant (Keane) 

Can PE be Delivered Successfully in 60-Minute 

Sessions with 20 Minutes of Imaginal Exposure 

(Foa, Nacasch, Huppert, Su) 

Substance Use as a Predictor of Treatment 

Engagement and Outcome in a PTSD Treatment 

Trial 

(Bedard-Gilligan, Garcia, Zoellner, Feeny) 

Optimal Emotional Engagement in Imaginal 

Exposure for PTSD: Examining Patterns Across Time 

(Clifton, Feeny, Zoellner) 

Mechanisms of Change in Prolonged Exposure for 

PTSD: The Role of Trauma-Related Cognitions 

(Zalta, Gillihan, Fisher, Mintz, McLean, Yehuda, Foa) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

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Research 

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Symposium 




Workshop 

Presentation 

Improving Resiliency and Mental Health of Sexual Violence Survivors in 

Low-Income Conflict-Affected Contexts in Sub-Saharan Africa Through 

Economic Programming 

Chair (Bass) 

Impact of Village Savings and Loans Associations 

on Improving Mental Health and Well-Being Among 

Sexual Violence Survivors in South Kivu, DRC: 

Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial 

(Annan, Robinette, Greco, Seban, Murray, Hall, 

Bolton, Bass) 

Combining Gender Dialogue Groups with Economic 

Empowerment Programming: Impact on Trauma 

Symptomatology Among Ivorian Women 

(Gupta, Annan, Falb) 

Combining Mental Health and Social Economic 

Programming to Improve Resiliency, Mental Health 

and Economic Outcomes for Sexual Violence 

Survivors in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of 

Congo 

(Bass, Annan, Robinette, Greco, Kaysen, Hall, 

Murray, Seban, Bolton) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Global Issues 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Developmental Trauma Disorder: Data from the Multisite Field Trial 

Chair (van der Kolk) 

Discussant (Pynoos) 

Developmental Trauma Disorder Field Trial: First 

Findings from the Interview Study 

(Ford, Spinazzola, Grasso, van der Kolk, ) 

Psychometric Evaluation and Clinical Symptom 

Profiles Among Complexly Traumatized Children: 

Results from a National Clinician Survey 

(D’Andrea, Spinazzola, Ford, Van Cleave, van der 

Kolk) 

DTD Field Trial, Methods and Results Phase I 

(van der Kolk, Ford, Spinazzola, Pynoos, D’Andrea) 

Using Innovative Multimedia Outreach to Promote 

Help Seeking Behavior and Reduce Stigma 

Associated with Mental Health Treatment 

(Kelly, Slone, Lee, Batten, Tenhula, Hamblen, 

Herrera, Ladwig, Roberts, South) 

How Four Minutes Can Impact a Community: 

Lessons Learned from Newtown 

(Brymer, Pynoos, Southwick, Marans, Wong) 

Resilience and Vulnerability: Our Trains Run on 

Both Tracks 

(Hobfoll, Bonanno, Weine, Ressler, Bradley) 

Empathic Exposure and Early Intervention with 

Medically Hospitalized Trauma Patients 

(Wain, Perito) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

West and 

Central 

Africa 

West and 

Central 

Africa 

West and 

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countries 

Global 

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Case Study 

Presentation 


Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Using Peer Educators and Volunteers to 

Strengthen Children’s Resilience in Rwanda: A 

Case Study of the Care Group Model for Child 

Development 

(Tlapek, Uwineza) 

From War to Home: Photos and Stories of 

Deployment and Homecoming from U.S. Veterans 

of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan 

(True) 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 

Research on Military Personnel Who Served in Iraq and Afghanistan 

Chair (Hoge) 

Trajectories of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 

(PTSD) Predict Suicidal Ideation Three Years After 

Deployment to a Combat Zone 

(Madsen, Andersen, Karstoft, Berntsen, Bertelsen) 

The Impact of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, 

Traumatic Brain Injury and Depression on Risk of 

Suicide-Related Behavior Among Veterans of Iraq 

and Afghanistan 

(Finley, Pugh, Bollinger, Noel, Pugh, Dassori) 

Is Resilience Related to PTSD Symptoms Among 

OEF/OIF/OND Veterans 

(Deviva, Pietrzak, Harpaz-Rotem) 

PTSD Treatment for Soldiers After Returning from 

Afghanistan: Low Utilization of Mental Health 

Services and Reasons for Dropping Out of Care 

(Hoge, Grossman, Auchterlonie, Riviere, Milliken, 

Wilk) 

Novel Treatments for PTSD 

Chair (Rees) 

Pilot, Open Label Study of Add-On Oral Δ 9–THC in 

Chronic PTSD 

(Roitman) 

Yoga in the Treatment of Chronic PTSD: A Long- 

Term Follow-Up Study 

(Rhodes, Spinazzola, van der Kolk) 

Advancing Our Understanding of Resilience by 

Considering Coping Strategy Focus and Flexibility 

(Folger, Wright) 

Reduction in Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in 

Congolese Refugees Practicing Transcendental 

Meditation 

(Rees) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Eastern and 

Southern 

Africa 


countries 


countries 

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Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


countries 


countries 

N/A 

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Featured Panel 

Presentation 

DSM-5: New Data, New Sub-Types and 

Comparisons with ICD-11 

Chair (Friedman) 

(Brewin, Kilpatrick, Lanius, Scheeringa) 

Assessment/ 

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Modern Methods in Trauma Research 

Chair (Lai) 

Discussant (Palmieri) 

Classification and Measurement of Exposure to 

Potentially Traumatic Events: A Causal Indicator 

Approach 

(Netland) 

Data Mining in Trauma Research: Application of 

Classification and Regression Trees 

(King) 

Growth Mixture Modeling: Identifying Children’s 

Trajectories of Distress After Trauma Exposure 

(Lai, Self-Brown, Thompson, McGill, Kelley) 

Research 

Methodology 

Research 

Methodology 

Research 

Methodology 

Secondary Trauma and Burnout in Military Mental Health Providers 

Chair (Benight) 

Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Army Mental 

Health Providers: Prevalence and its Work- and 

Exposure-Related Correlates 

(Cieslak, Anderson, Bock, Moore, Peterson, Benight) 

Air Force Mental Health Providers Deployment 

Experiences 

(Travis, McGeary) 

The Conditional Effect of Burnout and 

Organizational Support on Secondary Traumatic 

Stress Among Military Healthcare Providers 

(Bride, Kintzle, Yarvis) 

Organizational Factors and Burnout in VA PTSD 

Clinical Team Providers 

(Garcia, McGeary, McGeary, Finley, Peterson) 

Vicarious 


and Therapist 

Self-Care 

Vicarious 


and Therapist 

Self-Care 

Vicarious 


and Therapist 

Self-Care 

Vicarious 


and Therapist 

Self-Care 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 

Surviving or Thriving Longitudinal Trajectories of PTSD After Combat Exposure 

Chair (Solomon) 

Latent Trajectories of Trauma Symptoms and 

Resilience: A 3-Year Longitudinal Study of Danish 

Veterans Deployed in Afghanistan 

(Andersen, Madsen, Karstoft, Berntsen, Bertelsen) 

The Predictive Role of Psychological Resources in 

Predicting Trajectories of Resilience and Distress 

After Combat Exposure: A 20-Year Prospective 

Study 

(Armour, Karstoft, Elklit, Solomon) 

Delayed-Onset PTSD Following Combat: Clinical 

Characteristics and Psychological Correlates 

(Horesh, Solomon, Ein-Dor, Zerach, Keinan) 

20-Year Trajectories of PTSD Following Combat: 

The Role of Social Resources in Predicting 

Resilience and Distress 

(Karstoft, Armour, Elklit, Solomon) 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

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Symposium 

Symposium 

Trauma-Focused Evidence-Based Treatments in Routine Care: 

Provider Decisions, Client Characteristics and Adaptations 

Chair (Wiltsey Stirman) 

Discussant (Ruzek) 

Provider Considerations When Selecting Treatment 

for PTSD 

(Osei-Bonsu, Wiltsey Stirman, Bolton, Eisen, 

Pellowe, Herz) 

VA Residential PTSD Treatment Provider 

Perceptions of Patient Appropriateness for 

Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Processing 

Therapy: A National Investigation 

(Cook, Dinnen-Reini, Simiola, Schnurr) 

Trauma-Focused EBPs in a Clinic for Trauma- 

Exposed Women Veterans: Who Receives Them, 

Who Doesn’t and Why 

(Wiltsey Stirman, Dick, Gutner, DeVito, Meisel, 

Davison) 

Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of 

CPT in CMHCs: Provider’s Perspectives 

(Marques, Dixon, Simon, Kaysen, Wiltsey Stirman) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


Community- 

Based 

Programs 


countries 

N/A 


countries 

The Psychological Impact of Mass Violence and Conflict: Mediating Factors and 

Treatment Directions to Promote Resilience Following Trauma 

Chair (Betancourt) 

Discussant (Nickerson) 

Post-Traumatic Stress and Prolonged Grief 

Symptoms in Resettled Refugees: Symptom Profiles 

and Predictors 

(Nickerson, Bryant) 

The Role of Daily Stressors in Psychological 

Adjustment and Resilience Among War-Affected 

Youth 

(Newnham, Betancourt) 

Food Insecurity Undermines Mental Health in 

Postconflict Timor-Leste: Implications for Post- 

Traumatic Resilience 

(Liddell, Silove, Steel, Tam, Nickerson, Brooks, Rees, 

Zwi) 

Treating PTSD in Muslim Women Following Mass 

Disaster/Conflict in Indonesia 

(Joscelyne, Dawson, Bryant) 

Culture/ 

Diversity 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Global Issues 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

N/A 


countries 

West and 

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East Asia and 

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Workshop 

Presentation 

Workshop 

Presentation 

Workshop 

Presentation 

Oral Paper 

Presentation 

The Genetics of Post-Traumatic Psychopathology 

Chair (Wolf) 

Association of FKBP5 Genotype with Risk and 

Resilience in the Wake of Trauma Exposure 

(Bradley, Binder, Ressler) 

RORA Polymorphisms Modify the Association 

Between Cumulative Trauma Exposure and PTSD 

Severity 

(Guffanti, Roberts, Yan, Solovieff, DeVivo, Ranu, 

Smoller, Purcell, Koenen) 

Genetic Predictors of Post-Traumatic Stress 

Disorder Symptoms After Hurricane Exposure in 

Older Adults 

(Sumner, White, Acierno, Koenen, Gelernter, 

Amstadter) 

The RORA Gene, PTSD and Fear-Related 

Comorbidity 

(Miller, Wolf, Logue, Baldwin) 

Trauma-Informed System Change in Child Welfare 

(Tullberg, Conradi, Wilson, Saxe) 

Development of Mobile Applications for PTSD and 

Related Conditions 

(Hoffman, Ramsey, Taylor) 

Local and Foreign Trainers Partnering in a War 

and Tsunami Affected Community: Collaborative 

Partnerships Over Time 

(McNulty, Satkunanayagam) 

Fostering Resilience Through Mindfulness in PTSD 

Clinical Practice with Veterans 

(Jung, Maxwell, Tichenor) 

Traumatic Stress Research in Military Populations 

Chair (Deviva) 

Can Modifications in the Memory of the Trauma 

Over Time Promote Recovery from Post-Traumatic 

Stress 

(Dekel, Solomon, Bonanno, Green, Ein-Dor) 

Coping and Resilience in the Face of Death: 

Interviews with Military Mortuary Affairs Personnel 

(Biggs, Flynn, McCarroll) 

Childhood Interpersonal Trauma Among Male and 

Female U.S. Military Veterans, Active Duty and 

National Guard/Reservists 

(Blosnich, Dichter, Cerulli, Bossarte) 

Resilience and Stigma as Predictors of Mental 

Health Utilization Among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans 

Presenting for Care at a VA Medical Center 

(Deviva, Pietrzak, Harpaz-Rotem) 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 

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Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 


Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Prevention/ 

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Special Session 

Symposium 

Symposium 

Special Session in Honor of Dr. Matthew Friedman 

Chair: (Schnurr) 

(Keane, Kilpatrick, Krystal, Schnyder, Ursano) 

Ethno-Cultural Pathways to Coping and Resilience Following Mass Trauma 

Chair (Srinivas) 

Family-Based Prevention of Mental Health Problems 

Among Children Affected By HIV/AIDS in Rural 

Rwanda: A Pilot Feasibility Study 

(Betancourt, Ng, Kirk, Sezibera, Bizimana, 

Cyamatare) 

Resilience in Children Living in Areas of Armed 

Conflict: A Systematic Review of Protective and 

Promotive Factors in Low- and Middle-Income 

Countries 

(Tol, Song, Jordans) 

Utilizing Indigenous and Psychosocial Coping 

Strategies in Disaster Mental Healthcare: Preliminary 

Evaluation of a Mental Health Worker Project in 

Post-Earthquake Haiti 

(James, Noel) 

Coping Among Bhutanese Refugees in Migratory 

Transition 

(Chase, Welton-Mitchell, Bhattarai) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Global Issues 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Culture/ 

Diversity 

Blunted Affect and Arousal: Transdiagnostic Psychobiological Evidence of 

“Shutting Down” After Exposure to Complex Trauma 

Chair (D’Andrea) 

Discussant (Lanius) 

Blunted Autonomic Reactivity Following Exposure 

to Trauma 

(D’Andrea) 

Blunted and Discordant Affect Sensitivity 

Syndromes 

(Siegle) 

Defensive Reactivity Across the Anxiety Disorder 

Spectrum: Influence of Lifespan Stress, Trauma and 

Negative Affectivity 

(McTeague, Lang, Laplante, Bradley) 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Eastern and 

Southern 

Africa 

Global 

Latin 

America 

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Symposium 

Symposium 

Theories, Constructs and Research on Psychological Resilience in High Risk 

Occupations 

Chair (Lee) 

An International Consensus Definition of 

Psychological Resilience for Military Organizations 

(Zamorski, Adler, Castro, Greenberg, Sadler, 

Sudom) 

Psychological Resilience to Stressful Life Events 

and Military Combat Experiences Among Canadian 

Military Personnel 

(Lee, Sudom, Zamorski, Watkins) 

Coping and Psychological Stress in Military and 

Civilian Defence Personnel: Does Resilience Make a 

Difference 

(Born, Lee) 

Changing Mental Health Care Seeking Attitudes to 

Build Psychological Resilience — Lessons Learned 

from a Canadian Military Intervention 

(Fikretoglu, Blais, Lam, Sullivan-Kwantes, Richards, 

McCreary) 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Research 

Methodology 

Research 

Methodology 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Efficacy of PTSD Treatment Trainings in the Veterans Affairs System 

Chair (Raza) 

Discussant (Collie) 

Assessment of Therapist-Level and Patient-Level 

Factors in Evidence-Based Therapy Outcomes for 

PTSD in a Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic 

(Tuerk, Wangelin, Yoder, Acierno) 

Dissemination of CPT in the VA: Where Are We Now 

(Chard, Healy, Cogan, Resick) 

How VA Mental Health Providers Select Between 

Evidence-Based PTSD Treatments 

(Raza, Holohan) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 


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Symposium 

Symposium 

Aging, Trauma and the Life Course: Risks and Resiliencies 

Chair (Davison) 

Discussant (Southwick) 

Psychological Resilience in Older U.S. Veterans: 

Results from the National Health and Resilience in 

Veterans Study 

(Pietrzak, Cook) 

IN THE SHADOW OF WAR — Epidemiological 

Findings on Long-Term Psychosocial and Health 

Sequels of Traumatic Experiences in the German 

Elderly 

(Glaesmer) 

Modeling the Effects of Captivity: Longitudinal 

Study of Later-life Well-Being Among American 

Repatriated Prisoners of the Vietnam War 

(King, King, Lee, Pless Kaiser, Park, Spiro III) 

Former Swiss Indentured Child Laborers and 

Their Trauma-Related Elevated Risks of Cognitive 

Impairment in Old Age 

(Maercker) 

Improving Access to Evidence-Based Trauma Focused 

Treatment for Children in the Child Welfare System 

Chair (Cloud) 

Discussant (Franks) 

Results from a Statewide Implementation of TF-CBT 

(Lang, Franks) 

Assessing Statewide Readiness and Capacity to 

Provide Trauma-Informed Care Within the Child 

Welfare System 

(Connell, Crusto) 

Universal Trauma Screening in Child Welfare: The 

Connecticut Collaborative on Effective Practices for 

Trauma (CONCEPT) 

(Lang, Cloud) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


Public Policy 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 


Public Policy 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 


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Symposium 

Symposium 

Examining Developmentally Informed Patterns of Trauma History and Pathways 

to Maladaptive Child Functioning: Evidence from the National Child Traumatic 

Stress Network 

Chair (Dierkhising) 

Unpacking Early-Onset Child Trauma Exposure in 

the NCTSN Core Dataset: The Relationship Between 

Caregiver Impairment, Child Maltreatment and Child 

Traumatic Stress 

(Vivrette, Kiser, Dierkhising) 

Understanding Pathways to Youth Delinquency: 

Differential Contributions of Child Maltreatment, 

Community Violence and PTSD Symptoms Among 

Adolescents 

(Briggs, Dierkhising, Wang) 

Trauma History Profiles Across the Developmental 

Spectrum: Differential Patterns of Exposure and 

Associations with Post-Traumatic Stress, Behavioral 

Problems and Functional Impairments 

(Dierkhising, Vivrette, Wang, Liang) 

Deployment-Related Mental Health Support: 

Review of 5 NATO Partners in the Period 2006 - 2010 

Chair (Vermetten) 

Australian Defence Force Deployment Interventions: 

Establishing Optimal Cut-Offs and Screening 

(McFarlane, Van Hooff, Hodgson, Tran, Benassi, 

Searle) 

Psychiatric Care for Canadian Forces Soldiers in 

Kandahar, Afghanistan 

(Jetly) 

What We Know About Combat and Mental and 

Behavioral Health 

(Castro) 

Leadership, Cohesion and Morale in the Primary 

Prevention of Traumatic Stress Disorders 

(Greenberg) 

Panel Presentation Enhancing Resilience: Theory, Practice and 

Evidence 

(Pat-Horenczyk, Baum, Brom) 

Panel Presentation New Approaches to First Responder Behavioral 

Health: The National Fallen Firefighter Foundation 

Life Safety Initiative 13 

(Watson, Gist, Slawinski) 

Panel Presentation Building Resilience Among Young Clinicians 

and Researchers Working with Trauma-Exposed 

Populations 

(Kirlic, Figley, Courtois, Kudler, Osofsky) 

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Author Attended Poster Session 2 (Cash Bar) 

7:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. ISTSS Business Meeting 

8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Etty 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Vicarious 


and Therapist 

Self-Care 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 

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countries 

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Presentation 

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Keywords Region Level 


10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. 


Keynote: Resilience: The Science of Mastering 

Life’s Greatest Challenges 

(Charney, Southwick) 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 

N/A 

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Symposium 

Symposium 

Using Web-Based Tools and Public Service Announcements to Address Trauma 

Chair (Newman) 

Deployment of my Trauma Recovery for the Aurora 

Theater Shooting 

(Benight) 

Online Toolkits: Web-Based Dissemination and 

PTSD Provider Support 

(Ruzek, Drescher, Landes, McCaslin, Prins, Spangler, 

Swales, Weaver, Young) 

Improving Quality-of-Life and PTSD and Depressive 

Symptoms for OEF/OIF Combat Veterans: 

Assessing the Benefits of Interactive, Internet-Based 

Psychotherapy and Peer-to-Peer Support 

(Hobfoll) 

Reactions to Domestic Violence Public Service 

Announcements: Memory, Attitudes, Affect and 

Individual Differences 

(Welton-Mitchell, McIntosh, DePrince) 

Building an Evidence-Base for Technology in Treatment: 

Adoption, Assessment, Engagement and Efficacy 

Chair (Price) 

Discussant (Ruzek) 

RCT of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Combined 

with d-Cycloserine, Alprazolam, or Placebo for 

PTSD in Iraq Veterans with PTSD 

(Rothbaum, Gerardi, Ressler) 

Development of and Preliminary Psychometrics for 

the Computer-Administered STRESS: Structured 

Trauma-Related Experiences and Symptoms 

Screener 

(Grasso, Reid-Quinones, Felton) 

Provider Perceptions of a Patient Smartphone App 

for Prolonged Exposure Therapy 

(Kuhn, Hoffman, Reger, Eftekhari, Crowley, Ramsey, 

Ruzek) 

Adolescent Engagement with a Web-Based 

Post-Disaster Mental Health Intervention 

(Price, Resnick, Gros, Davidson, Soltis, Ruggiero) 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Technology 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Technology 


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Symposium 

Symposium 

Symposium 

The Detroit Neighborhood Health Study: Genes, Trauma and Health 

Chair (Mitchell) 

Discussant (Galea) 

The SS Genotype Variant of 5HTTLPR Protects 

Against PTSD for Inner City African Americans: 

Results from Two Independent Samples 

(Walsh, Bradley, Galea, Ressler, Aiello, Wildman, 

Uddin, Koenen) 

Bidirectional Relationships Between Trauma 

Exposure and Post-Traumatic Stress: A Longitudinal 

Study of Adults Living in Detroit 

(Lowe, Walsh, Uddin, Wildman, Galea, Koenen) 

Interaction Between Polygenic Risk for Cigarette 

Use and Environmental Exposures in the Detroit 

Neighborhood Health Study 

(Meyers, Galea) 

PTSD and Obesity in the Detroit Neighborhood 

Health Study 

(Mitchell, Aiello, Galea, Uddin, Wildman, Koenen) 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Couple Therapy Outcomes with PTSD Patients and Their Partners 

Chair (Monson) 

Discussant (Riggs) 

Changes in Trauma-Related Cognitions with 

Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD in 

a Randomized Controlled Trial 

(Monson, Macdonald, Pukay-Martin, Fredman, 

Wagner, Torbit) 

Initial Findings for a Cognitive-Behavioral, Couple- 

Based Treatment for Veterans with Alcohol Use 

Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 

(Schumm, Monson, Timothy, Nancy, Chard) 

Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy for 

Veterans with PTSD: Results from the VA National 

Dissemination Project 

(Glynn, Christensen, McCutcheon) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 

The Contribution of Emotion Regulation Strategies to Trauma Related Risk 

and Resilience 

Chair (Bekh) 

Attentional Control and Basic Emotion Regulation: 

Associations and Implications for Neural Network 

Models of PTSD 

(Fani, Ressler, Bradley) 

Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia (RSA) Predicts Risk 

and Resilience to Internalizing Psychopathology 

Following Childhood Trauma Exposure 

(McLaughlin, Alves, Sheridan) 

Substance Use as an Emotion Regulation Strategy 

in Adults with Co-Morbid PTSD and SUDs 

(Davis, Jovanovic, Ressler, Bradley) 

Research 

Methodology 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 

N/A 


countries 


countries 

N/A 


countries 


countries 

Sexual Assault Severity and Visual Attention 

Assessment/ Industrialized 

Allocation When Viewing Rape Photos: The Role of Diagnosis countries 

All authors are listed in italics. In Vivo Presenters’ Emotion Regulation 

names are in bold. Discussants’ names are underlined. 

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Symposium 

Symposium 

Symposium 

Promoting a Peaceful Recovery: Preventing Violence in the Wake of Trauma 

Chair (Constans) 

Discussant (Elbogen) 

Reducing Violence and Violent Re-Injury Among Victims 

of Violence at an Urban Level I Trauma Center 

(Nanney, Conrad, Singh, Vu, Constans) 

Personality, Warzone, and Symptom Predictors 

of Post-Military Aggressive Behavior Reported by 

Vietnam Veterans 

(Marx, Holowka, Kaloupek, Keane) 

Identifying Violence in OIF/OEF Veterans: 

Applications of Natural Language Processing and 

Machine Learning 

(Constans, Nanney) 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Abuse Victims 

with Intermittent Explosive Disorder 

(McCloskey) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Research 

Methodology 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Bereavement and Complicated Grief Across the Lifespan in Civilians and 

Military Populations 

Chair (Simon) 

Discussant (Cozza) 

Grief in Military and Civilian Children: Predictors of 

Child Peer Problems 

(Ortiz, Fisher, Cozza, Fullerton, Ursano) 

Complicated Grief Among Treatment Seeking OEF/ 

OIF/OND Veterans 

(Bui, Pentel, Goetter, Ohye, Stewart, Brendel, 

Simon) 

Assessing Separation Distress in Complicated Grief 

(Shear, Simon, Bui, Robinaugh, Mauro, O’Connor, 

Reynolds, Skritskaya, Wang, Zisook) 

Traumatic Distress and Post-Traumatic Stress 

Disorder in Complicated Grief 

(Simon, Bui, Marques, Shah, Robinaugh, Zisook, 

Reynolds, Shear) 

Treatment of PTSD in Children and Adolescents 

Chair (Foa) 

Discussant (Yadin) 

The Efficacy of Prolonged Exposure (PE) and Client 

Center Therapy for Adolescent PTSD 

(Foa) 

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Prolonged 

Exposure and Dynamic Therapy for Adolescent 

Victims of Single Event Traumas 

(Gilboa-Schechtman, Shafran, Rachamim) 

Trauma-Focused CBT for Complex Trauma 

(Cohen) 

Prevention of PTSD in Adolescents 

(Berkowitz, Marans) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical 

Practice 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


countries 


countries 


countries 

Global 


countries 


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N/A 


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Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Dissemination and Implementation Within Global Mental Health: 

Policy, Strategies and Lessons from the Field 

Chair (Murray) 

WHO Guidelines for Treatment of Mental Disorders 

and Conditions Specifically Related to Stress: 

Development, Results and Future Steps 

(Tol, van Ommeren) 

Train-the-Trainer Approaches in Low-Resource 

Countries: Findings from Tanzania and Thailand 

(Dorsey, Murray, Bolton) 

Implementation Research Within Studies Among 

Trauma Survivors in Low-Resource Countries: 

Zambia, Thailand and Iraq 

(Murray, Bidas, Dorsey, Bolton) 

From the Streets to the Boardroom: Generating 

Trauma-Informed Growth Across a Spectrum of 

Community Services 

(Foderaro, Cancellier, Ibeh, Putthoff, Ryan) 

Where Soldiers Come From: A Documentary Film 

that Follows a Group of Friends from Teenagers 

to Soldiers in Afghanistan to 23-Year-Old Veterans 

Dealing with the Silent War Wounds of PTSD 

and TBI 

(Courtney) 

NOTE: This movie will extend into lunch by a half hour. 

It will end at 12:15 p.m. 

Trauma Outcomes in Adolescents 

Chair (Schnyder) 

Sleep Problems Among Adolescent Survivors: 

A Cohort Study 

(Fan, Chen) 

“Hot Spots” in Adolescents’ Narratives After a 

Violent Shooting Episode in Norway: Characteristics 

and the Relationship to PTSD 

(Hafstad, Jensen, Dyb) 

Trauma and Perinatal Depression in Adolescent 

Mothers: Results from a Prospective 

Epidemiological Study 

(Rizo, Killian, Bledsoe, Meltzer-Brody) 

Child Sexual Abuse (CSA): Health-Related 

Consequences 

(Schnyder, Landolt, Maier, Mohler-Kuo) 



Public Policy 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 


Public Policy 


Public Policy 

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Eastern and 

Southern 

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Global 


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Intervention 

Research 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Assessment/ 

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Noon – 1:15 p.m. Keywords Region Level 

Noon – 1:15 p.m. 

Special Interest Group Meetings 

SIG 

Dissemination and Implementation 

SIG 

Military 

SIG 

Trauma and Substance Use Disorders 


Brown Bag Lunch Movie: When Helping Hurts: 

Reflections by Contributing Experts and ISTSS 

Founders 

(Ochberg, Figley, Panos, Williams) 

Vicarious 


and Therapist 

Self-Care 

Global 

Global 

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. 



Symposium 

Symposium 

Leveraging Technology for Treatment of PTSD: 

Opportunities and Challenges 

Chair (Green) 

(Krupnick, Litz, Ruzek, Dutton) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Global 

Correlates and Predictors of “Good Grief” in Bereaved Children and Adolescents: 

Implications for Intervention 

Chair (Layne) 

Individual and Psychosocial Mechanisms of 

Adaptive Functioning in Parentally Bereaved Youth 

(Howell, Shapiro, Kaplow) 

Linguistic Correlates of Risk and Resilience in 

Parentally Bereaved Children 

(Wardecker, Kalpow, Edelkstein, Kross) 

Social Support as a Moderator or Mediator of 

War-Related Losses in Adolescents 

(Hall, Layne, Kaplow, Elhai, Shapiro) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 

Lessons Learned from Disseminating Evidence-Based Trauma Treatments: 

Results of Four Projects 

Chair (Saunders) 

Discussant (Goldbeck) 

Implementing an Evidence Based Method for 

Treating Traumatized Youth (TF-CBT) in Regular 

Clinics — Experiences from Norway 

(Jensen) 

Lessons Learned from a National Learning 

Collaborative on Alternatives for Families: A 

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy 

(Kolko) 

Sustainment of EBP in Low Resource Public Mental 

Health 

(Berliner) 

6 Years of EBT Implementation: Lessons Learned 

from Project BEST 

(Saunders) 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 


countries 

N/A 

Central and 

Eastern 

Europe and the 

Commonwealth 

of Independent 

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Symposium 

Symposium 

The DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for PTSD: 

Implications for PTSD Assessment and Screening 

Chair (Wyka) 

A Web-Based Self-Administered Structured 

Interview for Measuring DSM-5 PTSD: The NSES 

(Milanak, Resnick, Kilpatrick) 

Using Case Diagnostics to Explore Cultural 

Variability in the Four Factor Model of PTSD 

(Rasmussen, Verkuilen) 

The PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5): 

Development and Initial Psychometric Analysis 

(Weathers) 

The Impact of DSM-5 Revisions on the Reliability of 

the PTSD Diagnosis 

(Wyka, Verkuilen, Rasmussen, Difede) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Research 

Methodology 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Research 

Methodology 

After a Natural Disaster: Understanding and Treating Child and Youth 

Post-Traumatic Mental Health Problems 

Chair (McDermott) 

Comorbidity with PTSD in Preschool Children: 

Hurricane Katrina Disaster Compared to 

Single-Event and Repeated-Events Traumas 

(Scheeringa) 

Beyond an Illness Model: Introducing Disaster 

Recovery Triple P, a Universal Parenting Intervention 

(Cobham, McDermott, Sanders) 

A Stepped-Care Post-Disaster Child and Adolescent 

Service Response: Attempting to Address Response 

Reach and Variations in Acuity 

(McDermott, Cobham) 

Treating Post-Traumatic Mental Health Problems in 

Youth Following a Natural Disaster: “My Story of the 

Flood” 

(Cobham, McDermott) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


countries 

Global 

N/A 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 

PTSD and Applied Neuroimaging: Identifying Gene-Based Causes, Treatment 

Targets, Treatment Effects on Brain Structure and Function, and the Neural Bases 

of Post-Traumatic Growth 

Chair (Engdahl) 

Evaluating the Role of Apoliopoprotein E in PTSD 

Symptom Severity and Neural Communication 

(Peterson, James, Engdahl, Miller, Leuthold, Lewis, 

Georgopoulos) 

Neural Communication in Post-Traumatic Growth: 

Differences Between Veterans with PTSD and 

Resilient Controls 

(Anders, Peterson, James, Engdahl, Leuthold, Lewis, 

Georgopoulos) 

Effects of MBSR and Paroxetine Treatment on Brain 

Structure and Function in PTSD 

(Bremner, Fani, Carmody) 

Kappa Opioid Receptor Imaging in PTSD 

(Neumeister) 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 


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CPT vs. PCT: Final Results of an RCT with an Active Military Sample 

Chair (Resick) 

The Chicken and the Egg: Do Cognitions Precede or 

Follow Change in PTSD 

(Resick, Suvak, Mintz, Wachen, Borah, Peterson) 

CPT vs. PCT: Final Results of a Randomized 

Controlled Trial 

(Resick, Wachen, Mintz, Wilkinson, Dondanville, 

Pruiksma, Borah, Peterson) 

The Role of Trait Resilience and Unit Cohesion in 

PTSD Treatment Outcomes Among Active Duty 

Soldiers 

(Borah, Baima, Wachen, Borah, Resick, Mintz, Litz, 

Peterson) 

Categorization of Index Event: Effects on PTSD 

Symptom Clusters and Treatment Outcome 

(Wachen, Holder, Dondanville, Resick, Litz, Mintz, 

Kitsmiller, Borah, Peterson) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 

Trauma and Juvenile Delinquency: Investigations of Processes Underlying Risk, 

Resilience and Recovery 

Chair (Kerig) 

Trauma Exposures and Aggression in Adolescents 

with Problem Sexual Behavior: A Call for Trauma- 

Informed Care 

(Cruise, Cruz-Katz) 

Primary versus Secondary Callousness Among 

Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth: Investigating 

Difficulties in Emotion Regulation 

(Bennett, Kerig) 

Snare or Turning Point An Exploration of Change 

and Continuity in Psychosocial Adjustment Among 

Justice-Involved Youth 

(Dierkhising, Natsuaki) 

Developmental Role Attainment Among Individuals 

with Histories of Child Abuse and Neglect and 

Juvenile Justice Involvement 

(Allwood, Widom) 

The Use of Clinical Practice Guidelines and 

Support Tools to Improve Behavioral Health 

Practice 

(Holcombe, Cassidy, Degenhardt, Roberts) 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


Public Policy 


Public Policy 



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Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Biomarkers of PTSD 

Chair (Wolf) 

Longitudinal Change in Serum Brain-Derived 

Neurotrophic Factor in Accident Survivors with 

PTSD 

(Matsuoka, Nishi, Noguchi, Kim, Hashimoto) 

Biological/ 

Medical 


countries 

M 

DHEA, DHEAS, and Cortisol as Potential Biomarkers 

of Childhood Trauma Exposure and Post-Traumatic 

Stress Disorder 

(Van Voorhees, Robbins, Calhoun, Dennis, 

Beckham) 

Biological/ 

Medical 

N/A 

I 

The Impact of Intimate Partner Stalking on PTSD 

and Psychophysiological Reactivity in Survivors of 

Intimate Partner Violence 

(Mechanic, Griffin, Newton, Grahn, Resick) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 


countries 

M 

The Dissociative Subtype of PTSD: A Genome-Wide 

Association Study 

(Wolf, Rasmusson, Mitchell, Logue, Miller) 

Biological/ 

Medical 


countries 

M 

Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Models of PTSD and Resilience 

Chair (Jun) 

Empirical Advances in the Study of Resilience and 

Psychopathology Following Exposure 

(Galatzer-Levy, LeDoux, Marmar) 

Research 

Methodology 

N/A 

I 

Coping with Traumatic Stress Inventory (CTSI): 

Development of a Measure of Trauma Coping 

Strategies 

(Iwanicki, Lauterbach) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 


countries 

I 

How Does Emotional Processing Style Lead to PTG 

versus PTSD 

(Larsen, Berenbaum) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


countries 

M 

Trauma-Related Beliefs and Post-Traumatic Stress 

Disorder: A Meta-Analysis 

(Jun, Zoellner) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

N/A 

I 

Oral Paper 

Presentation 

New Research in Intimate Partner Violence 

Chair (Miller) 

Intimate Partner Violence Among Women Veterans: 

Previous Interpersonal Trauma as a Risk Factor 

(Iverson, Mercado, Carpenter, Street) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


countries 

M 

The Role of Repetitive Thought in Fostering or 

Impeding Resilience Following Experiences of 

Interpersonal Violence 

(Allbaugh, Wright) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


countries 

I 

Adherence to and Effects of Trauma-Focused 

Treatment in Victims of Intimate Partner Violence 

in Colombia 

(Caceres-Ortiz) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Latin 

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Caribbean 

M 

The Effect of an Evidence-Based Intervention on 

Women’s Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence 

(IPV) 

(Miller, Howell, Graham-Bermann) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 


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Master Clinician 

Symposium 

Symposium 

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: What Difference Does 

it Make to How we Treat Trauma Survivors 

(Bryant) 


Biological and Cognitive Correlates of PTSD Diagnosis and Treatment 

M 

Chair (Jovanovic) 

A Novel Approach to Monitoring PTSD Symptom 

Severity: Assessment of Psychophysiological 

Reactivity During Virtual Reality-Based Exposure 

Treatment 

(Norrholm, Jovanovic, Youngner, Rothbaum) 

Cortisol Reactivity Predicts Treatment Outcome in 

Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy 

(Jovanovic, Norrholm, Youngner, Gerardi, 

Rothbaum) 

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and 

Cognitive Function 

(Charvat, Etkin, Goodkind, Oathes, Bryant, 

McFarlane, Gyurak, Williams) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Research 

Methodology 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Global 


countries 

Making it Stick: Lessons Learned from NCTSN Sites Around Implementation and 

Sustainability of Trauma-Informed Evidence-Based Practices for Youth and 

Their Families 

Chair (Hanson) 

Statewide Dissemination Platform for Creating a 

Roster of Clinicians Implementing EBTs 

(Amaya-Jackson) 

Making it Stick: Lessons Learned from NCTSN 

Sites Around Implementation and Sustainability of 

Trauma-Informed, Evidence-Based Practices for 

Youth and Their Families 

(Burroughs, Hanson, Amaya-Jackson) 

Learning Collaborative Adaptations Across 

Service Settings 

(Dunn) 

Updates on Project BEST — Using a Community- 

Based Learning Collaborative Model for Statewide 

Implementation of Trauma-Focused Evidence- 

Based Practices for Youth 

(Hanson) 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 

N/A 

Global 


countries 


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Symposium 

Symposium 

Workshop 

Presentation 

Workshop 

Presentation 

Evaluation of Technology-Based PTSD Educational Products for Clinicians and 

Trauma Survivors 

Chair (Hamblen) 

Fostering Resilience for Trauma Survivors Using a 

Web-Based Self-Help Resource: Evaluation of PTSD 

Coach Online 

(Matteo, Hermann, Hamblen) 

Disseminating Best Practices: An Online Provider 

Course on the VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline 

for PTSD 

(Hermann, Hamblen) 

PTSD Coach: Feasibility, Usability and Perceived 

Helpfulness of a Mobile Application for 

Self-Management of PTSD 

(Hoffman, Kuhn, Miner, Taylor, Ramsey, Ruzek) 

Teaching Trauma Survivors About Evidence-Based 

Treatments: Comparison of Two Modalities 

(Hamblen, Hermann, Merrick) 

Technology 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 

Technology 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 

Trauma Assessment in Forensic Contexts: Legal Implications of Evaluating 

Trauma-Related Risk and Resilience 

Chair (Zelechoski) 

Discussant (Heilbrun) 

Beyond the Best Interests of the Child: Assessing 

Trauma in Child Custody Matters 

(Zelechoski, Freedle) 

Including Trauma in Forensic Evaluations of Juvenile 

Amenability to Treatment: How Evaluators Report 

Trauma and Its Role as a Treatment Need 

(Riggs Romaine, Goldstein, DeMatteo) 

Court Mental Health Clinic Evaluations: Reported 

Childhood Abuse and Recidivism 

(Conrad, Tolou-Shams) 

Evaluating Trauma in Capital Sentencing 

Evaluations: Prevalence and Relevance to Jury 

Decision-Making 

(Wolbransky, Keesler, DeMatteo, Laughon) 

Lessons Learned from Twenty Years Work as an 

International Disaster Psychologist 

(Dodge) 

Towards a Culture of Evidenced-Based Practice in 

Army Behavioral Medicine 

(Grace, Schobitz) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 


countries 


countries 

N/A 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 

Global Issues Global M 

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Education/ 

Dissemination 

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Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Treatment Needs and Approaches for Military Populations II 

Chair (Castillo) 

Mindfulness as a Potential Means to Promote 

Resilience and Recovery: An Examination of 

Veterans with Co-Occurring Post-Traumatic Stress 

and Substance Use Disorders 

(Gawrysiak, Goodson, Grassetti) 

Seeking Safety Pilot Outcome Study at Walter Reed 

National Military Medical Center 

(Najavits, Lande, Gragnani, Isenstein, Southard, 

Schmitz) 

Professional and Para-Professional Mental Health 

Care in the Military 

(Kim, Toblin, Kok, Grossman, Riviere, Wilk) 

Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial of 

Group Delivered Evidence-Based PTSD Therapies in 

OEF/OIF Women Veterans 

(Castillo) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

N/A 


countries 


countries 

Interpersonal Relationships and Child Outcomes Following Trauma and Treatment 

Chair (Nixon) 

Developmental Trajectories of School Bullying and 

PTSD Symptoms 

(Idsoe, Idsoe, Dyregrov, Salmivalli) 

Interpersonal Violence Exposure as a Predictor of 

Long-Term Treatment Response for Boys with a 

Disruptive Behavior Disorder 

(Shenk, Dorn, Kolko, Rausch, Insana) 

Resilience in Children and Adolescents After Child 

Abuse and Neglect: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of 

Protective Factors on Different Levels of Resilience 

(Witt, Ganser, Goldbeck, Fegert, Münzer, Plener) 

A Randomized Trial of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 

and Cognitive Therapy for Children with Post- 

Traumatic Stress Disorder Following Single-Incident 

Trauma: Predictors of 1-Year Post-Treatment 

Outcome 

(Nixon) 

Clinical 

Practice 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

N/A 


countries 


countries 


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Oral Paper 

Presentation 

The Rwanda Genocide: New Research Developments 

Chair (Auerbach) 

The Wounds of Helping: Addressing Secondary 

Trauma in Rwandese Healthcare Providers 

(Sosa, Ndagijimana, Zakowski) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Eastern and 

Southern 

Africa 

I 

From Intergenerational Trauma to Intergenerational 

Resilience: Bearing Witness to Community 

Empowerment in Post-Genocide Rwanda 

(Hedglen, Cheng) 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 

Eastern and 

Southern 

Africa 

M 

The Role of Family Support and Alcohol Abuse on 

Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Rwandan Families 

(Ng, Betancourt, Smith Fawzi, Sezibera, Bizimana, 

Shema) 

Global Issues 

Eastern and 

Southern 

Africa 

I 

Building Resources and Establishing Hope: 

Community Counseling Groups for Rwandan 

Women with Children Born of Genocide Rape 

(Hogwood, Auerbach, Munderere, Kambibi) 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 

Eastern and 

Southern 

Africa 

M 

Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Trauma and Resilience: The Role of Professionals II 

Chair (Arnetz) 

Lessons Learned from Sandy Hook: Personal 

Reflections of Federal Behavioral Health Response 

Team Members 

(Kaul, Formanski, Goodie, Schreiber) 



countries 

M 

Post-Traumatic Growth Following Hurricane Katrina: 

The Influence of Clinicians’ Trauma Histories, 

Primary and Secondary Traumatic Stress 

(Bauwens) 

Vicarious 


and Therapist 

Self-Care 

N/A 

A 

Evaluation of an Online Training Program for 

General Practitioners to Improve Management of 

Trauma-Related Mental Health Problems 

(Howard, Wade, Forbes, Cooper) 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 


countries 

I 

First Responder Stress and Resilience: 

Generalizability vs Specificity Across Different First 

Responder Groups 

(Arnetz, Arble) 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 


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Creative Thinking on Interventions to Promote 

Resilience in Trauma-Affected Populations: 

A Roundtable 

Chair: (Hobfoll) 

(Berliner, King, Olff, Wietse, Weine) 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Global 

Individual and Contextual Influences on Children’s Adjustment Post-Disaster 

Chair (Felix) 

Discussant (Wind) 

Family Functioning and Post-Traumatic Growth 

Among Parents and Children Following Wildfire 

Disasters 

(Felix, Afifi, Kia-Keating, Afifi, Reyes, Sprague- 

Knapp) 

Children’s Trajectories of PTS Symptoms After a 

Hurricane: Predicting Chronic Distress 

(La Greca, Lai, Llabre) 

Children’s Adjustment Following Hurricane Katrina: 

The Role of Primary Caregivers 

(Gil-Rivas, Kilmer) 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Cohort Profiles: Population-Based Studies of Trauma and its Aftermath 

Chair (Gradus) 

Discussant (Schnurr) 

Ongoing Cohorts Studying Mental Health Among 

U.S. Reserve Forces 

(Galea) 

Project VALOR: Design and Preliminary Results of a 

Longitudinal Veterans PTSD Registry 

(Keane, Marx, Holowka, Litman, Fang, Rosen) 

The Danish National Reaction to Severe Stress 

Cohort 

(Gradus, Bozi, Svensson, Frøslev, Lash, Resick, 

Hansen, Toft Sørensen) 

Research 

Methodology 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Research 

Methodology 


countries 


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Symposium 

Symposium 

Symposium 

New Horizons in PTSD Sleep Research 

Chair (Mellman) 

Discussant (Neylan) 

Sleep Neuroimaging in Combat Veterans with and 

Without PTSD 

(Germain) 

Sex-Specific Sleep Characteristics in Young Adult 

African Americans with Civilian Trauma Exposure 

(Kobayashi, Lavela, Wilson, Mellman) 

Sex Differences in Slow Wave and REM Sleep in 

PTSD and Healthy Control Subjects 

(Richards) 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 

Biological/ 

Medical 


countries 


countries 


countries 

Findings from Three, Novel, Randomized Clinical Trials Examining Web-Based 

Interventions for Stress and Trauma 

Chair (Grills-Taquechel) 

Discussant (Benight) 

Web-Based CBT for Veterans with PTSD Symptoms 

and Substance Misuse: Program Development and 

Preliminary Results 

(Possemato, Fuentes, Lantinga, Maisto) 

Evaluating an Online Stress Management 

Intervention for College Students 

(Frazier, Meredith, Greer, Howard, Paulsen, Vu, 

Van Kampen, Bermingham, Kim, Belgrade, Hintz) 

The From Survivor to Thriver Program: Initial 

Results of an RCT for an Online Program for Rape 

Victims with PTSD 

(Littleton, Grills-Taquechel, Drum) 

Technology 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Influence of Interpersonal Characteristics on Post-Traumatic Response 

Chair (Yalch) 

Discussant (Levendosky) 

Interpersonal Profile Influences PTSD Symptom 

Expression in a Sample of Young Adult Survivors of 

Dating Violence 

(Yalch, Levendosky, Lannert) 

Personality Typologies as Indicators of Risk and 

Resilience in PTSD 

(Thomas, Hopwood, Wright, Morey) 

Scar or Safeguard The Effect of Narcissism 

on Post-Traumatic Symptoms in Relation to 

Interpersonal Dysfunction 

(Szkodny, Pincus) 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

N/A 


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Workshop 

Presentation 

Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Strategies to Engage Veterans, Improve Access and Prepare for Treatment: 

A Presentation of Research Findings and New Directions 

Chair (Bernardy) 

Strategies to Optimize Mental Health and 

Well-Being in Veterans 

(Bernardy) 

Engaging Veterans in Evidence-Based PTSD 

Treatment: The Role of Motivational Enhancement 

Groups 

(Voss Horrell) 

Using Technology and Communications to Help 

Overcome Barriers to Care 

(Slone) 

Strategies to Engage Veterans and Prepare for 

Treatment: A Presentation of Research Findings and 

New Directions 

(Monroe) 

Promoting Resilient Populations: What Philadelphia 

is Doing to Become a Trauma-Informed City 

(Bloom, Ambrose, Evans, Mintz, Schwarz) 

Promoting Resilience for Professionals Serving 

Traumatized Children and Youth from Under- 

Resourced Communities: Addressing Burnout 

and Vicarious Trauma in School Staff Within a 

Multilevel Intervention 

(Dorado, Jennings, Martinez) 

Survivors and Responders to Disaster and Terror 

Chair (Shultz) 

Shame in the Aftermath of Terror — The Study of 

Survivors of the Utøya Island Massacre, Norway 

(Aakvaag, Thoresen, Wentzel-Larsen, Dyb) 

Social Support and Psychological Distress in Terror 

Victims: Exploring the Buffer Hypothesis and the 

Social Selection Hypothesis in Survivors from the 

Shooting at the Utøya Island, Norway 2011 

(Thoresen, Jensen, Wentzel-Larsen, Dyb) 

Santa Maria Nightclub Fire: Promoting Resilience 

After Mass Disaster in Brazil 

(Kristensen, Lobo, Mello, Pozobon, dos Santos, 

Grassi-Oliveira) 

Comparison and Components Analysis of 

Psychological First Aid Frameworks 

(Shultz, Mack) 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Clinical/ 

Intervention 

Research 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 



Public Policy 

Community- 

Based 

Programs 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Assessment/ 

Diagnosis 

Prevention/ 

Early 

Intervention 

Training/ 

Education/ 

Dissemination 


countries 


countries 

Global 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 


countries 

Latin 

America 

and the 

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Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Oral Paper 

Presentation 

Longitudinal and Experimental Investigations of Adult PTSD 

Chair (Dekel) 

Head Injury and Loss of Consciousness Raise the 

Likelihood of Developing and Maintaining PTSD 

Symptoms 

(Roitman) 


Hypervigilance Without Threat: Eye Movements 

Reveal Vigilant Behaviours 

(Stewart, Brewin, Muggleton, Javardi, Tcheang) 

A Longitudinal Study on the Impact of War 

Captivity on Spouses of Former Prisoners of War 

(Greene, Solomon, Lahav, Bronstein) 

Examining Post-Traumatic Growth Within the 

Framework of Post-Traumatic Stress 

(Dekel, Solomon) 

Psychological Impact of War Across the Globe 

Chair (Neugebauer) 

Traumatic Postmemory: The Children of the 

Colonial War 

(Sales, Calafate Ribeiro, Dias, Sousa Ribeiro) 

Role of Life Problems in Explaining the Association 

Between Experienced Trauma and Mental Distress 

in Survivors of the Civil War in Sri Lanka 

(Jayawickreme, Jayawickreme, Goonasekera) 

Cambodians’ Responses to the Khmer Rouge 

Tribunal: Findings from the Third Wave of a National 

Longitudinal Study 

(Sonis, Gibson, de Jong, Hean) 

Increase in Prosociality Among Survivors of the 

Sierra Leonean Civil War: Behavioral Gains from 

Adversity and Trauma 

(Neugebauer, Behrendt, Ghailian, Suardi) 

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Internship and Postdoctoral Program Networking Fair 


Finding an internship or postdoctoral fellowship that features trauma specific training can be difficult. In an 

attempt to ease this burden, the student section of ISTSS is offering this session to provide an opportunity 

for students to talk with representatives of various internship and/or postdoctoral fellowship programs who 

offer rotations or specializations in the clinical and/or research aspects of working with trauma. The training 

programs will have the opportunity to recruit potential interns and postdoctoral fellows, while the students 

will have the opportunity to locate these programs, meet representatives, and ask any questions they have 

about the experiences offered and the application process. 

As this event happens early November, students who are applying this year for internship and postdoctoral 

positions have the opportunity to meet some of the folks they will be seeing within the next month or so 

at interviews. For many, ‘putting a face with a name’ can decrease some of the anxiety that comes with 

this process. Programs from across the United States will be invited and these programs will represent a 

diverse set of clinical interests including military and veterans, children, sexual assault populations, prison 

populations, refugees and the general community. Additionally, a representative will be present at this event 

to discuss the Fulbright Program and opportunities for international study, training, research, exchange and 

collaboration. 

This networking session has been a highlight of past conferences, and according to student reports has been 

effective in connecting students with appropriate training sites. This event is coordinated by Namik Kirlic', 

Student Section Chair, and Andrew Smith, Student Section Vice Chair. 

*If there are sites you would like to see here in the future, please contact the Student Section leadership. 

Boston Consortium in 

Clinical Psychology 

Location: Boston, MA: VA Boston Healthcare System 

(3 campuses); Boston University, Center for Anxiety- 

Related Disorders (CARD); BMC 

Population: Diverse veteran population; children 

and adolescents, and their families; wide variety of 

combat-related and other trauma histories 

Training level: Internship (APA-accredited) 

Emphasis: PTSD (and other trauma-related 

disorders); diverse clinical populations; see http:// 

www.boston.va.gov/psychologytraining/internship. 

asp 

Training opportunities: Extremely varied training 

opportunities; 13 rotations, the large majority 

of which involve work with clients with trauma 

histories. 

Contact person and email: R. Keith Shaw, PhD, 

Internship Director, Keith.Shaw@va.gov 

Medical University of South Carolina 

Location: Charleston, SC 

Population: Doctoral degree (MD, PhD, etc.) in 

Psychology or related field 

Training level: Two year postdoctoral fellowship in 

child and adult trauma 

Emphasis: Traumatic Stress 

Training opportunities: Basic, translational, and 

clinical research training. Goal of fellowship is to 

provide skills necessary for trainees to achieve a 

successful, independent research career in the field 

of traumatic stress 

Contact person and email: Carla Kmett Danielson, 

PhD, danielso@musc.edu 

Coordinator: Dori Long 

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Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center 

Location: Houston, TX 

Training level: Predoctoral; One-year postdoctoral 

Emphasis: Trauma, Primary Care Mental Health, 

Serious Mental Illness 

The National Center for PTSD Clinical 

Neurosciences Division and Yale 

University School of Medicine: Advanced 

Fellowship in Mental Illness Research 

and Treatment 

Location: VA Connecticut Healthcare System 

(West Haven, CT) 

Population: Veterans and their families 

Training Level: Postdoctoral (two-year program) 

Emphasis: PTSD and/or substance use disorders 

Training opportunities: The Advanced Fellowship in 

Mental Illness Research and Treatment is part of the 

Clinical Neuroscience division of the National Center 

for PTSD at VA Connecticut Health Care System 

and Yale University School of Medicine Department 

of Psychiatry. It offers a two-year term training 

designed to advance research and clinical training 

among psychologists and physicians who would like 

to embark on VA clinical or an academic career. 

Fellows will work closely with research mentors 

from the NCPTSD and Yale University and will 

conduct their clinical duties at the West Haven VA 

Medical Center. Fellows will carry an appointment 

at Yale University as postdoctoral associates and 

will have full access to all Yale University resources 

to advance their research and career. We offer 

one of the most advanced and stimulation training 

environment for trainees in the field of PTSD and 

substance use disorder. For several years, Yale 

Department of Psychiatry ranks as the number 

one program in the country in the treatment of 

addiction. 

Contact Person and email: 

ilan.harpaz-rotem@yale.edu 

New Mexico VA Healthcare System 

Postdoctoral Residency in Clinical 

Psychology—PTSD Emphasis 

Location: Albuquerque, NM 

Population: Veterans from New Mexico VA 

Healthcare system. This population is highly diverse 

in terms of race, ethnicity, and gender but is 

primarily lower socioeconomic status. 

Training level: Postdoctoral position, one year 

Emphasis: Trauma assessment, trauma treatment 

including learning evidence-based treatments for 

PTSD and research 

Training opportunities: multiple settings for training 

in trauma: 1) Military Trauma Treatment Program— 

outpatient clinic for male veterans with combat or 

military sexual trauma, 2) Women’s Stress Disorders 

Treatment Team—outpatient clinic for female 

veterans with PTSD, 3) Substance abuse, Trauma, 

and Rehabilitation Residence (STARR)—a residential 

unit for veterans of all eras and both genders dually 

diagnosed with PTSD and Substance Use Disorder, 

4) Outpatient Mental Health Clinic—outpatient 

clinic for veterans who have (among other things) 

childhood or non-military adult traumas 

Contact person and email: Aaron Joyce, PhD, 

aaron.joyce@va.gov 

Coordinator: Aaron Joyce, PhD, aaron.joyce@va.gov 

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Rutgers Health Services – Counseling, 

ADAP & Psychiatric Services 

Location: 17 Senior Street, New Brunswick, NJ 

08901 USA 

Population: 35,000+ undergraduate and graduate 

students from a very diverse university 

Training level: Doctoral Internship (4/yr); 

Postdoctoral Fellowship (2/yr) 

Emphasis: Providing comprehensive mental health 

services within an integrated, multi-disciplinary 

university mental health center. 

Training opportunities: Triage, initial interviewing, 

individual and group psychotherapy, case 

management, evidence based care initiatives such 

as DBT, daytime crisis consultation, community 

outreach and consultation. 

Contact person and email: Mark J. Forest, PhD, 

Associate Director for Clinical Services, 

+1-848-932-7884; forest@rci.rutgers.edu 

Coordinator: Mark J. Forest, PhD 

Salem VAMC 

Location: Salem, Virginia 

Population: Primarily veterans; minor rotations 

do include possibilities of working with children, 

adolescents and non-veteran adults 

Training level: Pre-doctoral internship and 

postdoctoral fellowship 

Emphasis: Internship (generalist, scientistpractitioner 

model, PTSD rotations available); 

Postdoctoral fellowship: PTSD 

Training opportunities: Evidence-based 

treatments for PTSD (PE; CPT) and trauma-related 

sequelae (DBT, Seeking Safety, ACT); Training in 

semi-structured assessment, research, couples 

treatments. Inpatient PTSD treatment experience 

is also available. Internship also includes generalist 

training experiences. 

Contact person and email: Dana R. Holohan, PhD, 

dana.holohan@va.gov 

Coordinator: Dana R. Holohan, PhD 

San Francisco Veterans Affairs 

Medical Center 

Location: San Francisco, CA 

Population: The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 

Clinical Team (PCT) at San Francisco VA Medical 

Center is one of the largest in the nation with 

regard to clinical activity. Our PCT specializes in 

the outpatient treatment of veterans from all eras 

who have PTSD related to combat, combat support, 

combat training, or military sexual trauma (MST) 

in the course of active duty military service. We 

also treat veterans whose primary mental health 

diagnosis is PTSD, regardless of trauma type, and a 

significant proportion of our patients have histories 

of complex trauma. 

Many of our veterans suffer from comorbid 

disorders, depression and substance abuse being 

the most frequent. Issues regarding medical illness, 

chronic pain, postwar adjustment, and relationship 

stress are increasingly common. We work closely 

with the Substance Use and PTSD Clinical Team 

(SUPT), which specializes in the outpatient 

treatment of co-occurring substance use and 

military trauma. 

We serve a predominantly male population 

ranging in age from 18 to 90+ years, although the 

number of women accessing services is increasing. 

Our population is quite diverse, with multiple 

ethnicities (significant numbers of Filipino American 

veterans), ages, sexual orientations and levels of 

socioeconomic status represented. 

Veterans are not required to have served in a war 

to be treated by the PCT; however, our largest 

cohorts are Vietnam era veterans and veterans 

of the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan 

(Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation 

Iraqi Freedom (OIF)). We also serve World War II, 

Korean Conflict veterans and veterans from modern 

deployments (e.g., Persian Gulf, Desert Storm, 

Desert Shield and peacekeeping operations). 

Training Level: Postdoctoral position (1 year), and 

pre-doctoral internship (1 year) 

Emphasis: Postdoctoral position has 2 full-time 

tracks: PTSD in Returning Veterans (100% PCT) and 

PTSD & Substance Use Disorders (75% PCT, 25% 

SUPT). Internship follows a generalist model, with 

PCT and SUPT available as 8-12 hour rotations. 

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Training opportunities: All of our trainees gain 

proficiency in specialty evaluation, treatment 

planning, and treatment engagement of veterans 

with PTSD, many with co-occurring substance use 

disorders, mood disorders and/or chronic pain. 

Using a phase-based approach to trauma recovery 

(i.e., evaluation, stabilization, exposure/uncovering, 

integration and relapse prevention, maintenance), 

trainees learn to provide both time-limited and longterm 

individual and group psychotherapy. 

Specialized training is available in motivational 

interviewing (MI), Acceptance and Commitment 

Therapy (ACT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Cognitive 

Processing Therapy (CPT), Cognitive Behavioral 

Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), CBT for PTSD, 

and Seeking Safety, and there are opportunities 

to work in an integrated mental health primary 

care setting as well as through telemental health 

with veterans who live in remote areas. Group 

psychotherapy is central to our treatment approach, 

with a full range of offerings including PTSD drop-in 

psychoeducation, support, and meditation groups, 

time-limited skills-based classes, and ongoing longterm 

process groups. 

Our trainees receive individual and group 

supervision by psychology staff, and also attend 

a weekly multidisciplinary seminar and clinical 

conference, which reviews the empirical literature 

pertaining to a number of different topics relevant 

to PTSD, including: epidemiological research 

findings, diagnostic research, treatment research 

(e.g., relative efficacies of group and individual 

therapies, research on cognitive behavioral, 

psychodynamic, exposure therapies), physiological 

findings in PTSD, psychopharmacological treatment 

of PTSD, and cultural factors in the expression 

of and treatment for PTSD within various 

subpopulations. 

In addition to the training opportunities described 

above, our postdoctoral fellows train psychiatry 

residents and psychology trainees in the assessment 

of PTSD using the Clinician-Administered PTSD 

Scale (CAPS) and help oversee our weekly 

multidisciplinary clinics, in which medication 

management and brief behavioral treatments 

are provided by psychiatry residents, psychology 

externs, interns and fellows, as well as psychiatry, 

social work and psychology staff. Postdoctoral 

fellows also each supervise at least one junior 

psychology trainee (intern or extern), and organize 

and preside over our weekly multidisciplinary 

seminar and clinical conference. 

Contact person and email: Dawn Lawhon, PhD, 

Director of Psychology Training for PTSD Clinical 

Team, dawn.lawhon@va.gov 

Coordinators: Stephen Rao, PhD, Director of 

Postdoctoral Psychology Training for SFVAMC, 

stephen.rao@va.gov; 

Kellie Rollins, PsyD, Director of Psychology Training, 

Internship and Practicum for SFVAMC, kellie. 

rollins2@va.gov 

Southwest Consortium Predoctoral 

Psychology Internship 

Location: Albuquerque, NM 

Population: Veterans from New Mexico VA 

Healthcare system, hospitalized patients at 

University of New Mexico Hospital, Native American 

patients seeking service at one of several Indian 

Health Service locations. Population is overall highly 

diverse in terms of race, ethnicity, veteran status, 

gender but is primarily lower socioeconomic status. 

Training level: Internship, one year 

Emphasis: Generalist training, evidence-based 

treatments 

Training opportunities: Multiple settings for training 

in trauma: 1) Military Trauma Treatment Program— 

outpatient clinic for male veterans with combat or 

military sexual trauma, 2) Women’s Stress Disorders 

Treatment Team—outpatient clinic for female 

veterans with PTSD, 3) Substance abuse, Trauma, 

and Rehabilitation Residence (STARR)—a residential 

unit for veterans of all eras and both genders dually 

diagnosed with PTSD and Substance Use Disorder, 

4) Outpatient Mental Health Clinic—outpatient 

clinic for veterans who have (among other things) 

childhood or non-military adult traumas, 5) Indian 

Health Service clinics in which PTSD from all sources 

is seen, 6) brief assessment and treatment for 

trauma victims at University of New Mexico Hospital. 

Contact person and email: Evelyn Sandeen, PhD, 

ABPP, evelyn.sandeen@va.gov 

Coordinator: Evelyn Sandeen, PhD, ABPP, evelyn. 

sandeen@va.gov 

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STRONG STAR PTSD Research 

Consortium 

Location: San Antonio, Texas and Ft. Hood 

Population: Active Duty Military 

Training level: Postdoc, 2 years 

Emphasis: Clinical and Research 

Training opportunities: CPT, PE, CBT-I, Assessment, 

Substance Abuse 

Contact person and email: Katy Dondanville, 

Dondanville@uthscsa.edu, +1-848-932-7884 

Coordinator: Susan Deason, Deason@uthscsa.edu 

University of California, Davis: Child and 

Adolescent Abuse, Resource, Evaluation 

(CAARE) Diagnostic Treatment Center 

Location: Sacramento, California 

Population: Children, adolescents, and adults ages 

0-21 with a wide variety of mental health needs. 

The majority of the population has experienced 

some form of child maltreatment and/or trauma. 

Additionally, approximately 80% of clients are 

Medicaid-eligible. 

Training level: APA Accredited Internship (1 year) 

and Postdoctoral position (1 year). 

Emphasis: Empirically-supported practices 

for children and families affected by trauma. 

Supervisors’ theoretical orientations include 

Cognitive Behavioral, Interpersonal and 

Developmental. 

Training opportunities: Trauma Focused Cognitive 

Behavioral Therapy, Parent Child Interaction 

Therapy, Individual Therapy, Psychological 

Evaluations including child welfare evaluations, 

Individual Therapy, and Group Therapy. Additionally, 

didactics and training opportunities are offered. 

Contact person and email: Brandi Liles, brandi. 

liles@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu 

Coordinator: Dawn Blacker, dawn.blacker@ucdmc. 

ucdavis.edu 

University of Michigan Medical School, 

Department of Psychiatry 

Location: Ann Arbor, MI 

Population: Children and adolescents, infancy 

through age 17 

Training level: Two-year postdoctoral fellowship 

Emphasis: Clinical Child Psychology (strong 

emphasis on childhood trauma/loss) 

Training opportunities: The Clinical Child 

Psychology Postdoctoral Training Program in 

the Department of Psychiatry at the University 

of Michigan Medical School was the first clinical 

child psychology postdoctoral training program in 

the nation to be fully accredited by the American 

Psychological Association. Our overarching goal is 

to develop exceptional scientist-practitioners. We 

seek applicants with strong research potential who 

are highly motivated to develop their own program 

of systematic research under the mentorship of our 

clinical child psychology faculty. 

Our Clinical Child Psychology Postdoctoral 

Training Program provides advanced training in the 

evaluation and treatment of children, adolescents 

and their families; professional consultation as a 

clinical child and adolescent psychologist; and 

programmatic empirical research. It also prepares 

fellows for licensure as a clinical psychologist in the 

state of Michigan and board certification in Clinical 

Child and Adolescent Psychology through the 

American Board of Professional Psychology. 

Postdoctoral fellows have the opportunity to 

implement and become highly skilled in a wide 

range of evidence-based, developmentally, and 

culturally sensitive psychosocial treatments for 

children, adolescents and families. Fellows can 

choose to participate in a number of specialized 

clinics such as our Trauma and Grief Clinic and the 

Infancy and Early Childhood Clinic, highlighting 

evidence-based treatment modalities such as 

Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, 

Trauma and Grief Component Therapy, Child Parent 

Psychotherapy and Parent Child Interaction Therapy. 

Contact person and email: Director of Clinical Child 

Psychology Postdoctoral Training, Julie B. Kaplow, 

PhD, ABPP; julieb@med.umich.edu 

Coordinator: Julie B. Kaplow, PhD, ABPP 

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VA Palo Alto Health Care System 

Location: Palo Alto, CA 

Population: Male and female veterans and activeduty 

service members 

Training level: Internship, postdoctoral (1 year) 

Emphasis: PTSD (including military sexual trauma) 

Training opportunities: Outpatient and residential 

trauma treatment programs, evidence based 

treatments (e.g., CPT, PE, DBT, CBT, Seeking Safety, 

ACT) 

Contact person and email: Jeanette Hsu, PhD, 

jeanette.hsu@va.gov 

Coordinator: Jeanette Hsu, PhD 

VA VISN-6 MIRECC Advanced Fellowship 

Program 

Location: Richmond VA Medical Center 

Population: U.S. military veterans and service 

members 

Training level: two-year postdoctoral 

Emphasis: Post-deployment mental health 

Training opportunities: 75% research/25% clinical 

Contact person and email: Scott D. McDonald, PhD, 

scott.mcdonald@va.gov 

Coordinator: see also: http://www. 

psychologytraining.va.gov/richmond/ 

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Hotel Accommodations and Travel 

The Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in Philadelphia, 

will be the headquarters for the ISTSS 2013 Annual 

Meeting. Surrounded by rich revolutionary history 

and culture, the hotel’s downtown location puts 

guests in close proximity to dining, shopping and 

attractions, including Reading Terminal Market, the 

Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. 

ISTSS has negotiated a discounted rate of $215 USD 

for single or double occupancy. Rooms and rates are 

based on availability and are subject to state and 

local fees/taxes (currently 15.2%). These rates will 

be available to attendees, based on availability, from 

Sunday, November 3 through Sunday, November 10, 

2013. 

Roommate Wanted 

ISTSS will facilitate the exchange of roommate 

information; however, room assignments will not be 

made by ISTSS. Those who wish to share a room 

may email ISTSS at meeting@istss.org. 

Weather and Meeting Attire 

The average high temperature in Philadelphia in 

November is 55° Fahrenheit (13° Celsius), with an 

average low temperature of 40° Fahrenheit (4° 

Celsius). Attire for the conference is business casual. 

Because meeting room temperatures sometimes 

fluctuate, attendees are encouraged to bring a 

sweater or jacket. 

To reserve a room, call +1-800-228-9290 (24 hours). 

Identify yourself as an ISTSS meeting attendee to 

obtain the special rate. To make room reservations 

online, click here. Reservations must be made no 

later than Monday, October 7, 2013. After this date, 

discounted rates may not apply. 

A credit card guarantee is required to hold your 

reservation. The hotel will charge the equivalent of 

one night’s room and tax if cancellation notice is not 

provided to the hotel 48 hours prior to the day of 

arrival. Hotel check-in is 4:00 p.m. and check-out is 

noon. 

Philadelphia Marriott Downtown 

1201 Market Street 

Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA 

Toll Free Reservations: +1-800-228-9290 

Guest Phone: +1-215-625-2900 

Guest Fax: +1-215-625-6000 

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Hotel Accommodations and Travel 

Air Travel 

Airline reservations may be made through FCm 

Travel Solutions, the preferred agency for ISTSS 

meetings. When you call, ask for the group 

department and identify yourself as an ISTSS 2013 

Annual Meeting participant. FCm Travel Solutions 

charges a processing fee on transactions. Attendees 

from outside North America call FCM Travel 

Solutions at +1-847-948-9111, ext. 3; all other callers 

dial +1-866-341-7672. 

Airport Transportation Information 

The Philadelphia Marriott Downtown is located 

approximately 10 miles north east of the 

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). Taxi fare is 

approximately $26 USD (one way). Airport Shuttles 

are available and reservations must be made ahead 

of time. Lady Liberty Airport Shuttle, $10 per person 

(one way) +1-215-724-8888 and Express Airport 

Shuttle, $9 per person (one way) +1-215-492-7192 or 

click here to make a reservation online. 

Car Rental 

Avis Rent-a-Car System, Inc. is the official car rental 

service for the meeting. Avis agents can provide 

the best available rates for your car needs during 

your stay in Philadelphia. Click here for online 

reservations, or call +1-800-331-1600 and indicate 

Avis ISTSS Worldwide Discount Number J991745 to 

receive special pricing. 

Driving Directions 

From Philadelphia International Airport (PHL): Head 

east from the airport. 

• Take the ramp to PA-291 E. 

• Take exit 13 to merge onto PA-291 E toward I-76 

W/Valley Forge. 

• Turn left onto S 26th St. Take the ramp onto I-76 

W. 

• Take exit 344 to merge onto I-676 E/U.S. 30 E 

toward Central Philadelphia. 

• Take the exit toward Broad St/Central 

Philadelphia. 

• Slight left onto Vine St. Keep right at the fork. 

• Turn right onto N 12th St. 

• Turn right onto Market St. Destination will be on 

the right. 

Parking 

Valet parking is $48 per day, including in-out 

privileges. Rates are subject to change. 

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General Information and Meeting Highlights 

Wednesday Evening Opening Keynote 

November 6, 6:15 – 7:30 p.m. 

ISTSS will open the 29th Annual Meeting with a 

Wednesday evening Keynote Address by Amanda 

Lindhout. Lindhout will recall her experience as 

a hostage in Somalia and describe the personal 

growth and transformation she underwent as a 

result. Don’t miss this inspirational opening keynote. 

Awards Ceremony 

Thursday, November 7, 7:15 – 8:00 p.m. 

Help us recognize the recipients of this year’s 

awards from the International Society for Traumatic 

Stress Studies. Everyone is invited to attend the 

Awards Ceremony. 

Welcome Reception 

Thursday, November 7, 8:00 – 9:30 p.m. 

Please join us for an opportunity to welcome 

attendees to the ISTSS 29th Annual Meeting. A 

selection of the top posters will be presented, 

organized by the Special Interest Groups. This 

will be a great opportunity to talk with SIG Chairs 

and poster presenters about the outstanding 

work happening in special interest areas. Enjoy a 

discussion with presenters while hors d’oeuvres are 

served alongside a cash bar. 

Business Meeting 

Friday, November 8, 7:15 – 8:00 p.m. 

All meeting participants are encouraged to attend 

the Annual Business Meeting on Friday evening 

before you go to dinner or to see Etty, the onewoman 

play. This is your opportunity to learn about 

the Society, ask questions and make suggestions 

about ISTSS. In addition to meeting ISTSS 

leadership, student poster awards will be presented 

and travel grant recipients will be announced. 

Student Poster Award 


(announced during the Business Meeting) 

ISTSS will present the annual Student Poster 

Award at the conference. The winner will receive a 

complimentary 2014 conference registration, with 

additional presenters receiving honorable mention 

certificates and ribbons. 

Etty 


Etty is a touring one-woman theatrical play based 

on the diaries and letters of Etty Hillesum, adapted 

and performed by Susan Stein. Directed by Austin 

Pendleton. 

Using only Etty Hillesum’s words, Susan Stein’s 

adaptation brings us to 1943 when Etty, a young 

Jewish woman, is about to be deported out 

of Holland. As she prepares for the three-day 

journey eastward, she digs deeper into her soul 

to understand this piece of history and root out 

any hatred or bitterness, believing that humanity 

is the best and only solution for survival. Etty’s 

words, insights and beliefs reach out from the 

Holocaust and allow us to see the power of hope 

and individual thought in the most extreme 

circumstances. In her gentle yet forthright way, Etty 

asks us not to leave her at Auschwitz but to let her 

have a bit of say in what she hopes will be a new 

world. 

Brown Bag Lunch Movies 

Thursday, November 7, Noon – 1:15 

Refuge: Caring for Survivors of Torture, 

a Documentary Film 

Friday, November 8, Noon – 1:15 

Striking a Chord: Music Can Heal Invisible Wounds 

Saturday, November 9, Noon – 1:15 

When Helping Hurts: Reflections by Contributing 

Experts and ISTSS Founders 

During lunch on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, ISTSS 

will be showing theme related movies. Buy a lunch 

and go to the movies. Pre-ordered box lunches are 

offered on the meeting registration form at the cost 

of $30 each. Only those holding tickets placed in 

their registration envelope will receive a box lunch. 

You must pre-order online. Box lunches will not be 

for sale on site. 

ISTSS Bookstore 

Professional Books offers a large selection of 

trauma-related publications for sale during the 

meeting. Contact Marcie Lifson at Professional 

Books at +1-800-210-7323 or +1-617-630-9393, 

read9books@aol.com or visit 

www.professionalbooks.com to recommend titles. 

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Registration 

Your Meeting Registration 

Participation in the ISTSS 29th Annual Meeting is 

limited to registered participants. Register now at 

the early discounted rate. Complete and return the 

form with your payment or register online at www. 

istss.org. 

Full registration includes: 

• Admission to all program sessions (excluding 

Pre-Meeting Institutes, which require an 

additional fee). 

• Admission to poster sessions 

• Special Interest Group (SIG) Meetings 

• Keynote Address (November 6) 

• Morning coffee and tea 

• Printed detailed schedule, online Final Program 

and access to online itinerary builder 

Pre-Meeting Institute Registration Policies 

To register for the Pre-Meeting Institute (PMI) being 

held on Wednesday, November 6, indicate which 

session(s) you wish to attend when you register 

online or on the printed registration form. If you 

choose to register for more than one half-day 

Pre-Meeting Institute, the registration fees will be 

discounted. Sessions will be filled on a first-come, 

first-served basis. ISTSS headquarters will notify you 

if a session you have chosen has already sold out. 

PMI session tickets will be distributed in individual 

registration packets at the meeting. Only those 

holding tickets for the PMI sessions will be admitted. 

Student Registration 

Students and postdoctoral candidates may 

volunteer to assist at the ISTSS Annual Meeting 

and receive either a $40 discount on full student 

registration fee or the sliding scale rate (whichever 

is lower). Download the Student Volunteer Forms 

for discounted registration forms and additional 

information. Verification of student/postdoctoral 

status with a valid student ID is required at the time 

of registration. Additional information regarding this 

program, contact Catrisha Fisher at 

cfisher@istss.org or +1-847-480-9028, ext. 275. 

Registration Confirmation 

We encourage you to register online. Attendees 

will receive an email confirmation/receipt within 

24 hours of registering online. Allow up to five 

business days if registering by mail or fax. If an 

email address is not provided, registrants will 

receive confirmation in the mail within 14 business 

days. 

Sliding Scale Discounted Registration 

ISTSS offers sliding scale registration fees for 

attendees residing in many countries outside the 

U.S., Canada, Western Europe, Australia and New 

Zealand. Click here to view the sliding scale fee 

details. If discounted rates apply, please indicate 

“sliding fee registration rate” on the registration 

form. 

Payment / Invoice 

Registrants must include check or credit card 

payment in U.S. dollars drawn on a U.S. bank. A $40 

(U.S.) will be incurred by those requiring an invoice 

before payment is received. Registration will not be 

accepted without full payment. 

Pre-Registration List 

A list of all pre-registered attendees will be provided 

to exhibitors. If you do not want your information 

included on the list, please check the “Do not post 

my name to the pre-registration list” box on the 

registration form. 

Cancellation and Change Policy 

Notification of cancellation must be submitted 

in writing. Cancellations received on or before 

September 26, 2013, will be refunded, minus a 

$75 (USD) cancellation fee. Cancellations will be 

honored, but money will not be refunded after 

September 26, 2013. Substitutions are allowed at 

any time, but must be submitted in writing and must 

be of the same member status. 

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Registration 

Cancellation and Change Policy 

Notification of cancellation must be submitted 

in writing. Cancellations received on or before 

September 26, 2013, will be refunded, minus a 

$75 (USD) cancellation fee. Cancellations will be 

honored, but money will not be refunded after 

September 26, 2013. Substitutions are allowed at 

any time, but must be submitted in writing and must 

be of the same member status. 

Questions 

If you have any questions regarding the program or 

registration, contact ISTSS headquarters via email 

at cfisher@istss.org, by phone at +1-847-480-9028, 

ext. 275, or fax at +1-847-480-9282 

Register Online 

Register by credit card via the ISTSS 

secure website at www.istss.org. 

Register by Mail 

Mail your registration and payment to: 


P.O. Box 71560 

Chicago, IL 60694-1560 USA 

Register by Fax 

Fax your registration to ISTSS at 

+1-847-480-9282. Include your credit 

card payment information. Registrations will not 

be processed without payment. All registrations 

received by fax require credit card payment only. 

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ISTSS 29th Annual Meeting Registration Form 

November 7–9, 2013 

Opening Keynote and Pre-Meeting Institutes 

November 6, 2013 

Register Today! 

Only on-site registrations will be 

accepted after October 18. 

Register online at: 

www.istss.org 

It’s fast and secure. 

Given Name/First Name 

Surname/Family Name/Last Name 

Badge Name (as you would like your first name to appear on your badge) 

Professional Credentials (for Society records) 

Institution/Company/University/Hospital/Organization Phone Fax 

Address 

Email Address 

❍ Update my membership profile with this information 

❍ Do not post my name to the pre-registration list 

City State/Province ZIP/Postal Code Country 

After Hours Phone or Email Address Emergency Contact Name Emergency Contact Phone 

Where did you hear about this meeting ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Is this your first ISTSS Meeting ❍ Yes ❍ No 

ISTSS Pre-Registration Policies: 

Join ISTSS today for a discounted member registration fee! 

To be considered pre-registered, your registration, 

changes or replacement must be received 

Hard Copy and Electronic 

Membership for 2013 Electronic Journal Journal Only 

or postmarked by Oct. 18, 2013. After this date, 

❍ Regular Membership ❍ $200 US ❍ $ 180 US $____________ 

you must register on site. 

❍ Student Membership (ID required) ❍ $100 US ❍ $ 80 US $____________ 

Telephone registrations cannot be accepted. 

Member Registration 

On or Before Sept. 26 After Sept. 26 and On site 

Payment will be accepted in US dollars only. 

❍ ISTSS Member ❍ $ 520 US ❍ $ 620 US $____________ 

ISTSS Cancellation Policy: 

❍ Student Member (ID Required) ❍ $ 195 US ❍ $ 230 US $____________ Notification of cancellation must be submitted in 

❍ Affiliate Society Member* ❍ $ 520 US ❍ $ 620 US $____________ 

writing. Cancellations received by Sept. 26, 2013 

will be refunded, less a $75 US cancellation fee. 

❍ Affiliate Society Student Member ❍ $ 195 US ❍ $ 230 US $____________ 

Please indicate affiliation: 

* ❍ ALFEST ❍ AsianSTSS ❍ ASTSS ❍ CPATSS ❍ DeGPT ❍ ESTSS ❍ JSTSS ❍ SAPsi 

Nonmember Registration 

❍ Nonmember ❍ $ 700 US ❍ $ 800 US $____________ 

❍ Student Nonmember (ID Required) ❍ $ 275 US ❍ $ 310 US $____________ 

One-Day Only Registration 

❍ One-Day Registration ❍ $ 240 US ❍ $ 290 US $____________ 

Check one: ❍ Thursday ❍ Friday ❍ Saturday 

Discounted Registration 

ISTSS offers a sliding scale registration fee schedule for attendees residing in many countries outside the 

US, Canada, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Please indicate your country of origin and the 

corresponding discounted rate. These rates can be found online at www.istss.org/registration.htm or 

by contacting ISTSS at +1-847-480-9028 or meeting@istss.org. 

❍ Discounted Registration Country: _______________________________ $____________ 

Pre-Meeting Institutes on November 6 

❍ Pre-Meeting Institute registration total (from PMI Selection Form) 

$____________ 

❍ If attending only the Pre-Meeting Institutes, check here 

Students Only 

❍ Check if attending the Student Meeting on Thursday, November 7 

Box Lunches (optional) 

❍ Thursday, November 7 (Brown Bag Movie) ❍ $ 30 US $____________ 

❍ Friday, November 8 (SIG Meeting or Brown Bag Movie) ❍ $ 30 US $____________ 

❍ Saturday, November 9 (SIG Meeting or Brown Bag Movie) ❍ $ 30 US $____________ 

Options for registered participants 

Continuing Education Credit ❍ Member $35 US ❍ Non Member $55 US $____________ 

If you are registering continuing education credits, indicate type of credit: 

❍ CME: Medical, Non-medical, NP, PA 

❍ CE: Counseling, Drug/Alcohol, Marriage-Family, Nursing, Psychology, Social Work 

Donate to ISTSS Travel Grant ❍ $25 US ❍ $50 US ❍ $100 US $____________ 

Invoice Fee ❍ Check if you require an invoice ❍ $ 40 US $____________ 

Cancellations will be honored but money will not 

be refunded after Sept. 26, 2013. Substitutions 

are allowed at any time, but must be submitted in 

writing and must be of the same member status. 

Mail or fax payment and registration form to: 


P.O. Box 71560 

Chicago, IL 60694-1560 USA 

Tel: +1-847-480-9028 

Fax: +1-847-480-9282 

E-mail: meeting@istss.org 

ISTSS Tax ID# 31-1129675 

Caution: If you submit your registration form 

more than once, it may result in a duplicate 

charge on your credit card. Please send your 

registration using only one method of payment. 

Attention Students! 

Students and postdocs may volunteer to assist at 

the conference and receive either a $40 discount 

on full student registration fee or the sliding scale 

rate, whichever is lower. For more details contact 

ISTSS at +1-847-480-9028 or meeting@istss.org. 

To request reasonable accommodations for a 

disability or notify us of special dietary request 

please contact meeting@istss.org or call 

+1-847-480-9028, ext. 275 

Total Fees: $____________ 

Payment 

❍ MasterCard ❍ VISA ❍ Discover ❍ American Express ❍ Check (US dollars only; payable to: International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies) 

Signature 

Billing Address (if different from above) 

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Name on Card Card Number Expiration Date

If you are registering for a Pre-Meeting Institute (PMI), this form must 

be completed in order for your PMI registration to be processed. 

Given Name/First Name 

www.istss.org 

Surname/Family Name/Last Name 

Pre-Meeting Institute Registration Policies: 

• When you register for more than one half-day Pre-Meeting Institute, the registration fees are 

discounted. 

• Sessions will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. 

• In the event that a selected session has soldout, ISTSS headquarters will notify you. 

• PMI session tickets will be distributed in individual registration packets at the meeting. 

• Ticket holders will be admitted only to the sessions for which they hold tickets. 

Check the appropriate registration fee(s) and add total to the ISTSS Registration Form. 

Note: Both forms must be submitted to secure Pre-Meeting Institute registration. 

On or Before After Sept. 26 

Sept. 26 and Onsite Subtotal 

If you are registering for one half-day institute: 

Member ❍ $ 120 US ❍ $ 140 US $_______________ 

Nonmember ❍ $ 140 US ❍ $ 160 US $_______________ 

Student Member* ❍ $ 60 US ❍ $ 70 US $_______________ 

Student Nonmember* ❍ $ 75 US ❍ $ 85 US $_______________ 

If you are registering for one full-day or two half-day institutes: 

Member ❍ $ 220 US ❍ $ 260 US $_______________ 

Nonmember ❍ $ 260 US ❍ $ 300 US $_______________ 

Student Member* ❍ $ 110 US ❍ $ 125 US $_______________ 

Student Nonmember* ❍ $ 130 US ❍ $ 145 US $_______________ 

* ID required 

Discounted Registration: 

ISTSS offers a sliding scale registration fee schedule for Pre-Meeting Institutes to attendees residing in 

many countries outside the U.S., Canada, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Please indicate 

your country of origin and the corresponding discounted rate. 

These rates can be found online at www.istss.org/registration.htm or by contacting ISTSS at 

+1-847-480-9028 or meeting@istss.org. 

Country: ___________________________________________________________________________ 

Pre-Meeting Institute Registration Total 



Selection Form 

$_____________ 

IF YOU ARE REGISTERING FOR A PRE-MEETING INSTITUTE, 

THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED WITH YOUR 

ISTSS REGISTRATION FORM IN ORDER FOR YOUR 

PRE-MEETING INSTITUTE REGISTRATION TO BE PROCESSED. 

Pre-Meeting Institutes for ISTSS 

Please specify your Pre-Meeting Institute by 

checking the appropriate box(es) below: 

Wednesday, November 6, 2013 

Full-Day Institutes 

(8:30 a.m. – Noon and 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.) 

❍ PMI – 1 Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral 

Therapy (TF-CBT) Judith A. Cohen, MD; 

Anthony P. Mannarino, PhD 

❍ PMI – 2 Taking Your Prolonged Exposure (PE) 

Practice to the Next Level: How and 

When to Use PE with Complicated PTSD 

Patients David Yusko, PsyD; Edna B. Foa, 

PhD; Nitsa Nacasch, MD 

❍ PMI – 3 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: 

Mindfulness and Compassion in the 

Treatment of PTSD Robyn Walser, PhD 

❍ PMI – 4 Treatment of Complex Childhood 

Trauma: Comparative Application 

of Case Material to Four Leading 

Intervention Models Adam D. Brown, 

PsyD;, Julian Ford, PhD; Margaret 

Blaustein, PhD; Mandy Habib, PsyD; Glenn 

Saxe, MD 

❍ PMI – 5 Problem-Solving Therapy to Enhance 

Recovery and Resilience Arthur M. Nezu, 

PhD, ABPP; Christine Maguth Nezu, PhD, 

ABPP 


Half-Day Institutes (8:30 a.m. – Noon) 

❍ PMI – 6 New Evidence Supported Approaches 

to First Responder Behavioral Health: 

Implementing NFFF Firefighter Life 

Safety Initiative 13 

Richard Gist, PhD; Patricia Watson, PhD 

❍ PMI – 7 Trials and Tribulations of Implementing 

Evidence-based Therapy into 

Community Care Tara Galovski, PhD; 

Debra Kaysen, PhD; Kelly Maieritsch, PhD; 

Amy Williams, PhD; Priscilla Schulz, MSW; 

Leslie A. Morland, PsyD 

❍ PMI – 8 The Sanctuary Model: What It Takes to 

Create and Sustain Trauma-Informed 

and Resilient Organizations Sandra 

Bloom, MD; Brian Farragher, MBA; Joseph 

F. Foderaro, MSW, LCSW; Landa C. 

Harrison, MEd, LPC, NCC; Ruth Ann Ryan, 

MSN, APRN; Sarah Yanosy, MSW, LCSW 

❍ PMI – 9 Imagery Rescripting Therapy for Military 

Populations: An Introduction Holly N. 

O’Reilly, PhD; William Brim, PsyD 

❍ PMI – 10 How Understanding the Neurobiology 

of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 

Can Inform Clinical Practice: A Social 

Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 

Approach Paul Frewen, PhD; Ruth Lanius, 

MD, PhD 


Half-Day Institutes (1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.) 

❍ PMI – 11 Assessing PTSD According to DSM-5 

Paula P. Schnurr, PhD; Matthew J. 

Friedman, MD, PhD; Frank W. Weathers, 

PhD; Brian Marx, PhD 

❍ PMI – 12 Bringing Trauma Expertise to Immigrant 

Survivors: Forensic Documentation 

of Individuals Seeking Humanitarian 

Protection in the United States Anne C. 

Pratt, PhD; Jillian Tuck, JD; Ellie Emery, BA 

(Hons) 

❍ PMI – 13 Psychological First Aid – Keeping 

Providers Skills Up Melissa Brymer, PhD, 

PsyD; Douglas Walker, PhD; Gilbert Reyes, 

PhD; Patricia Watson, PhD 

❍ PMI – 14 Ethnocultural Variation in Traumatic 

Stress in the United States: 

Epidemiology, Assessment, and 

Treatment Nnamdi Pole, PhD; Devon E. 

Hinton, MD, PhD 

❍ PMI – 15 Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction: 

Theory and Practice of an Approach to 

Foster Resilience in Trauma Survivors 

and Their Clinicians Louanne W. Davis, 

PsyD; Brandi L. Luedtke, PsyD 

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