She is past president of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, and recipient of the William Friederich Award for her work on sexual abuse. Dr. Silberg is author of The Child Survivor: Healing Developmental Trauma and Dissociation (2013) Routledge Press. As recipient of a grant from the Office on Violence Against Women, Dr Silberg is conducting research on the protection of children in family court and has presented nationally and internationally on treatment and evaluation of abused children and issues of child protection.