Clinician’s Corner: The Pandemic Wears Many Faces in Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy – Damion J. Grasso, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Nov 24, 2020 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, COVID-19, StressPoints

Earlier this year, none of us could have imagined that our day-to-day lives, or the lives of the individuals and families we serve, would change so dramatically and swiftly come March. I certainly did not. Here it is, October, and I can count on my hands the number of...

Research Methods: The Challenges of Conducting Traumatic Stress Research During COVID-19 – Talya Greene, PhD, MPH

by ISTSS Blogs | Nov 24, 2020 | COVID-19, StressPoints

The COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful and traumatizing for people across the globe. As trauma researchers, our instinct is to spring into action—rapidly conducting studies trying to understand the impact of these traumatic stressors and developing, proposing...

Bringing Greater Resilience to Our Communities with GRIT – Nicole Weiss

by ISTSS Blogs | Nov 1, 2020 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, COVID-19

In March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning to take hold across the United States, the National Institute for Human Resilience (NIHR) created GRIT – Greater Resilience Intervention Teams. The purpose of GRIT is to train volunteers in the community to...

Should We Keep Training Therapists in a Pandemic? An Example of a Virtual Facilitated Learning Collaborative for Written Exposure Therapy – Courtney Worley, Ph.D., Syed Aajmain, Stefanie T. LoSavio, Ph.D.

by ISTSS Blogs | Oct 5, 2020 | COVID-19, JOTS Highlights

Should We Keep Training Therapists in a Pandemic?   The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted daily life, including the need to socially distance. Thus, now may not seem like the ideal time to embark on training, which typically involves convening people...

Implementing PE During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Tips and Adaptations – Stephanie Y. Wells, Ph.D., Emily R. Wilhite, Ph.D., Leslie A. Morland, PsyD & Carmen P. McLean, Ph.D.

by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 14, 2020 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, COVID-19, JOTS Highlights

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new stressors (e.g., social isolation, fear of illness, financial stress) and increased the potential for traumatic exposures (e.g., sudden loss of a loved one, serious illness, intimate partner violence), which makes it critical to...

Should I initiate Cognitive Processing Therapy or Prolonged Exposure with my patient during the COVID-19 pandemic? Patient-, provider-, and system-level factors for consideration? – Sarah L. Hagerty, PhD, Joseph Wielgosz, PhD, Jaclyn Kraemer, PhD, Hong Nguyen, PhD, Dorene Loew, PhD, and Debra Kaysen, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Aug 31, 2020 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, COVID-19, JOTS Highlights

“Should I initiate intensive trauma treatment with my new patient?” As clinicians providing care through the Trauma Recovery Services program at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, this question has come up often among our team members...