Special Interest Groups

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ASTSS has established several Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to facilitate communication and collaboration between ASTSS members working in similar areas. They are also intended to provide a vehicle for the organisation of the annual conferences.

The aims of ASTSS’ SIGs are to:

Encourage and enable collaboration between academics and practitioners in the fields related to SIG topics,
Encourage submission of papers to ASTSS Biennial conferences
Promote opportunities for members to engage in regional events (hosted by ASTSS or like-minded partners)
Encourage and support postgraduate research in the fields related to SIG topics.

To become a member of an ASTSS Special Interest Group contact a Co-Conveners to indicate your interest.

We are also seeking applications to establish additional ASTSS Special Interest Groups. For information about establishing an ASTSS Special Interest Groups contact

Our current SIGs are:

Forced Migration Special Interest Group

Special Interest Groups

The role of the Forced Migration Special Interest Group (FMSIG) is to provide strategic recommendations to the Committee relating to ASTSS activities concerning refugees, asylum seekers, and those experiencing forced migration. The guiding prin…

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Allied Health Special Interest Group (AHSIG)

Special Interest Groups

The role of the Allied Health SIG is to bring together multidisciplinary researchers, practitioners, and people with lived experience to advance the role of allied health professionals in traumatic stress. Many of the allied health professionals in…

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