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Cult Involvement: Suggestions for Concerned Parents and Professionals

Michael D. Langone, Ph.D.

Abstract

Parents with a child in a cult, or professionals charged with helping such parents, are confronted with a difficult problem. The following require consideration and are discussed in this paper: 1) ethical issues, 2) collecting valid information and utilizing resources, 3) effective communication, 4) parental modeling of constructive behaviors, 5) cult-related education, and 6) devising appropriate and ethical helping strategies, when such are warranted.

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