"AFTER THE CULT"
Franciscan
Retreat Center
Colorado Springs, CO
July 31, 2009 - August
2, 2009
- 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
Facilitators. Front: Carol
Giambalvo, Leona Furnari, Nancy Miquelon, Joyce
Martella, Rosanne Henry. Rear: Hal Mansfield,
Michael Martella
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:
Register by 4/1/09
- Double ($200); Single ($275)
Register by 6/1/09 - Double ($220);
Single ($295)
Register after
6/1/09 - Double ($240); Single
($325)
Fees include meals
(Friday dinner through Sunday lunch)
and Friday and Saturday
accommodations.
Note:
Check-in time is 3:00 p.m. Our first
session begins at 4:00 this year!
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
Franciscan Retreat Center
Please note that the Franciscan Retreat
Center is a Catholic retreat center and
there are religious icons and pictures
on site.
Directions:
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.
Transportation:
runs shuttles
from Denver and Colorado Springs
airports.
also runs
shuttles from Denver and
Colorado Springs airports.
Shuttles, rental cars,
taxis
Correspondence to:
International Cultic Studies Association P.O. Box 2265 Bonita Springs, FL 34133 Phone: 239.514.3081; Fax: 305.393.8193 e-mail: mail@icsamail.com web: http://www.icsahome.com; http://www.cultinfobooks.com; http://www.culticstudiesreview.org
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