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TAG promotes education and raises awareness in the field of dissociation, attachment, trauma and abuse recovery.
The group exists to provide information, support, training, encouragement and networking for counsellors, therapists, professional workers, carers and indeed anyone who is concerned or interested and any that are working with individuals who have suffered trauma and abuse.
Interests of the group include:
- Dissociative identity disorder
- Other dissociative disorders
- Self harming
- Issues of attachment, separation and loss
- Posttraumatic stress
- Spiritual dimension of recovery
- Sexual and ritual abuse
- Effective therapeutic methods
- Supervision issues
- Information exchange
- Effective working with other agencies
- Promotion of good practice
- Study days, workshops and training courses
- Information and education
- Guidance for churches and voluntary organisations
> Working withthe Inner Child, Deep Release, 4 September
> An Introduction to Trauma and the Body, Dr Liz Hall and ACC Midlands & East Anglia, 10 September
> Women who Sexually Abuse Children, Lucy Faithfull Foundation, 15 September
> Conference for those Supporting SRA Survivors, Harnhill Centre of Christian Healing
with Mike Fisher and Dr Ruth Cureton, 17-
> Anger Workshop, Deep Release, 21 & 22 September
> Working with People who Self-
> Working with the Inner Child, Deep Release, 28 & 29 September
> Internet Offenders and Public Protection, Lucy Faithfull Foundation, 29 September
> ‘Into the Light’ sexual abuse recovery course, 10 weeks starting in October
> Lifespan Integration Level 2 Training, Peggy Pace, 2-
> Attachment Theory in Clinical Practice, Bowlby Centre, starts 5 October
> Understanding Attachment, Deep Release, 6 October
> Working with People who Self-
> PODS Information Workshop “Living with Dissociation”, 9 October
> Early Trauma, Abuse and Neglect, Deep Release, 13 October
> Reaching for Relationship: An attachment-
Sue Richardson (ESTD), 15/16 October and 12/12 November
> “Together We Are Stronger”: Into the Light workshop, 23 October
> “Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Hidden Trauma Speak Out”, Wolvershampton Sexual Abuse
Forum training day, 28 October
November 2010 > > December 2010 > > January 2011 > > February 2011 > > March 2011
We have booklists of recommended reading with automated links to Amazon on topics such as:
- dissociation and DID
- ritual & extreme abuse
- attachment issues
- trauma
- body/mind & neurobiology
- survivor stories
- general therapy
- recovery from child sexual abuse
- child pornography issues
Understanding Dissociative Disorders -
What is it like to be me? I am DID -
Understanding the Dissociative Disorders -
The Neurophysiology of Dissociation and Chronic Disease -
Working with Dissociative Identity Disorder -
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder? -
Understanding the realities of DID -
Attachment Explained -
Attachment Theory & Attachment-
Psychotherapy with Attachment and the Brain in Mind -
Infanticidal Attachment: Concrete & Symbolic -
The Origins of Attachment Theory: John Bowlby & Mary Ainsworth -
What is Ritual Abuse? -
PICT and Ritual Abuse -
Ritual Abuse FAQs -
Information about Ritual Abuse -
General Information about Ritual Abuse -
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We have an extensive database of national organisations who provide services to adult survivors of child sexual abuse:
- trauma, abuse & dissociation specialist organisations
- organisations for survivors
- psychotherapy & counselling organisations
- other, more general organisations
- helplines
Interact is the Journal of the Trauma and Abuse Group (TAG), an organisation studying and supporting work concerning trauma, abuse and dissociation.
The March 2010 edition is now available to buy for £3.50 inc P&P.
Articles include:
- Adah Sachs -
“Infanticidal Attachment - Symbolic and Concrete” - Melanie Goodwin: “Attachment, Trauma and New Tights -
Life with DID” - Carolyn Spring: “Some Memories of Mummy -
Reflections on Attachment, Abuse, Dissociation” - Rob: “The Road Less Travelled -
How To Support Your DID Partner (Part I)” - Carol B: “Reflections on an Ongoing Therapeutic Relationship”
- Pauline Andrew: “What I Have Learned Through Working with DID”
- Marie Calvert: “The Creative Art of Therapy”
Membership of TAG is £15.00 per year.
- Receive Interact twice a year in March and October
- Bi-
monthly members’ e- newsletters by email containing news, further articles, training notices, etc - Discounts on TAG training events and conferences
Some Reflections on Containment -
Affect Regulation Skills -
The Impact of Attachment Trauma on the Helper -
An Integrated Overview of Functioning -
A Three Phase Approach to Recovery -
Handling Flashbacks and Abreactions in Therapy -