"AFTER THE CULT"

Franciscan Retreat Center
Colorado Springs, COLORADO
July 25, 2008 - July 27, 2008

 

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Topics Covered

• The nature of psychological manipulation and abuse
• Conditions of thought reform programs
• General recovery needs of former members
• Coping with depression and guilt
• Effects of hypnosis and trance techniques
• Critical thinking
• Relationships and intimacy
• Post-traumatic stress syndrome
• Boundaries: re-establishing trust
• Coping with feelings of anger
• Coping with anxiety
• Decision-making
• Reestablishing trust in yourself and others
• Dependency issues
• The grieving process
• Reintegration/identity issues
• Spiritual and philosophical concerns
• Special track for those born into or raised in a cultic group

Agenda for Current Year's Colorado Workshop

The workshops are organized and coordinated by Carol Giambalvo, a thought reform consultant, former member of a controversial group, and author/editor of Family Interventions for Cult-Affected Loved Ones and The Boston Movement: Critical Perspectives on the International Churches of Christ (Herbert L. Rosedale, co-editor).
Ms. Giambalvo serves ICSA as Director of Recovery Programs, which include workshops, special publications, professional liaison, and outreach.

Fees include meals (Friday dinner through Sunday lunch) and Friday and Saturday accommodations.

Fees for the 2008 workshop are:

Register by 4/1/08 - Double ($190); Single ($250)
Register by 6/1/08 - Double ($210); Single ($270)
Register after 6/1/08 - Double ($230); Single ($300)

 
Note: Check-in time is 3:00 p.m. Our first session begins at 4:00 this year!

From the Colorado Springs Airport to the Franciscan Center:
Leave the airport on Drennan Road going west
Turn right on Powers Blvd.
Turn left on Fountain Blvd.
Stay on Fountain Blvd. which merges with I-25 going North (towards Denver)
Take Exit 149 (Woodmen Road) and turn left under I-25. Stay in the far right lane.
Turn right on Woodmen Road
Travel down Woodmen Road for about 3.5 miles and you'll see Mt. St. Francis on your left.
Enter the grounds and follow the directional signs to the Franciscan Center.
 

From the Denver Airport to the Franciscan Center:
Take Pena Blvd. to I-70 West
Take 225 South to I-25
Take I-25 South to Exit 149 (Woodmen Road)
Exit to your right staying in the far right lane
Turn right again on Woodmen Road
Travel down Woodmen Road for about 3.5 miles and you'll see Mt. St. Francis on your left.
Enter the grounds and follow the directional signs to the Franciscan Center.

Colorado Springs Shuttle (www.coloradoshuttle.com) runs shuttles from Denver and Colorado Springs airports.

Allendac Limousine Service (http://www.allendaclimousine.com/) also runs shuttles from Denver and Colorado Springs airports.

Denver International Airport Information - Shuttles, rental cars, taxis

Register Online

Location:

Franciscan Retreat Center
7740 Deer Hill Grove
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
Phone: 719-955-7025
Fax: 719-260-8044

carolj@stfrancis.org

Please note that the Franciscan Retreat Center is a Catholic retreat center and there are religious icons and pictures on site.

Conference 2009: Denver, CO - ICSA Assistance Conference
Conference 2009: Geneva, Switzerland - home page, Annual Conference
Conferenza 2009: Ginevra, Svizzera-  Home
Congrès 2009: Genève, Suisse - Page d'Acceuil
New York City - Call for papers for New York 2010 Conference
Workshop 2009 Colorado: Ex-Member (July 31 - Aug. 2)
Workshop 2009 Orlando: Second Generation Workshop (April 17-19, 2009)