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Counseling and Involvements in New Religious Groups

Lawrence Bennett Sullivan, Ph. D.

Abstract

The questionnaire responses of 17 persons specializing, to varying degrees, in counseling with respect to involvements in new religious groups are described and discussed. Topics covered include: groups most often the focus of counseling; backgrounds and training of respondent; respondents’ views concerning reasons for and consequences of involvements; and respondents’ views about methods of counseling, as well as special counseling issues presented by such involvements. Responses are evaluated in light of the author’s survey of needs for such counseling in the San Francisco Bay area, and the author’s experience and beliefs concerning difficulties in seeking successful counseling.

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