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Conference: Program

Denver, CO
October 2-3, 2009

Agenda subject to change.

Psychological Manipulation, Cultic Groups, and Harm Denver, Colorado October 2-3, 2009
Time	Event	Room / Track
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.	Bookstore and Registration Friday - Saturday
Friday, October 2
6:00 – 8:45	Breakfast	Bergin Park
9:00 – 9:30	Welcome and Introduction	Bergin Park
9:30 – 10:30	Second Generation Adults: Born or Raised in Cults Michael Martella, Ph.D.	Bergin Park
10:30 –11:00	Break
11:00 – 12:30	Overview of Mental Health Issues Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C.	Golden
	Introduction and Overview: Ex-Members (Open only to former members of cultic groups) Carol Giambalvo; Joseph Kelly	Morrison
	A Loved One in a Group? Dealing with Alarm and Assessing the Problem William Goldberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. Discussant: Patrick Ryan	Bergin Park
	A Scientific Perspective on Cults: What do We Know? What Don’t We Know? Michael D. Langone, Ph.D.	Theater
12:30 – 2:00	Lunch Discussion Meal Tables with Experts
2:00 – 3:30	Clinical Issues: Working with First-Generation Former Cultists (Open only to licensed mental health professionals) case discussion focus Facilitator: Mary Jo Cysewski, M.A., M.F.T.	Golden
	Understanding and Coping with Triggers (Open only to former members of cultic groups) Carol Giambalvo; Joseph Kelly	Morrison
	Conversion and Worldviews Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. Discussants: William Goldberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.; Patrick Ryan	Bergin Park
	Cults, PTSD, and Dissociation: Is the Medical Model Helpful to Ex-cultists? Cathleen Mann, Ph.D.; Monica Pignotti, Ph.D.	Theater
3:30 –4:00	Break
4:00 –5:30	Clinical Issues: Working with Families (Open only to licensed mental health professionals) case discussion focus Facilitator: Lois Svoboda, M.D., L.M.F.T.	Golden
	After the Cult: Who Am I? (Open only to former members of cultic groups) Leona Furnari, M.S.W.	Morrison
	Enhancing Relationships by Communicating Across Worldviews (Open only to family members of cult involved and to ex-cult members) Facilitator: William Goldberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. Discussants: Michael Langone, Ph.D.; Patrick Ryan	Bergin Park
	Domestic Terror: Focus on Hate Groups Hal Mansfield	Theater
5:30 - 6:00	Cocktails (cash Bar)	Bergin Park
6:00 – 7:30	Dinner Discussion Meal Tables with Experts	Bergin Park
7:30 –11:00	Evening Social with cash bar Entertainment: Rebecca Parks	Bergin Park
Saturday, October 3
6:00 – 8:45	Breakfast Discussion Meal Tables with Experts	Bergin Park
9:00 – 10:30	Clinical Issues: Working with Second-Generation Former Cultists (Open only to licensed mental health professionals) case discussion focus Facilitators: Leona Furnari, M.S.W.; Michael Martella, Ph.D.; Joyce Martella, M.A.	Golden
	Boundaries (Open only to former members of cultic groups) Facilitator(s): Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C.	Morrison
	Family Discussion: Alarm, Assessment, Conversion, Worldviews, Relationships, and Action (Open only to family members of cult-involved persons) Facilitator: William Goldberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. Discussants: Michael D. Langone, Ph.D.; Patrick Ryan	Bergin Park
	Trauma and Resiliency Doni Whitsett, D.S.W., L.C.S.W.	Theater
10:30 –11:00	Break
11:00 –12:30	Countertransference with Ex-Cult Members Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W., LCSW (60 minutes) (Open only to licensed mental health professionals)	Golden
11:00 –12:30	SGA breakout Michael Martella, Ph.D.; Joyce Martella, M.A. (Open only to SGA ex-members)	Morrison
11:00 –12:30	Open Discussion For Families (Open only to family members of cult-involved persons) Facilitator: William Goldberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. Discussants: Michael D. Langone, Ph.D.; Patrick Ryan	Bergin Park
11:00 –12:30	Polygamy Laura Chapman; Discussant: Michael Kropveld	Theater
12:30 – 2:00	Lunch Discussion Meal Tables with Experts	Bergin Park
2:00 – 3:30	Post-Cult Spirituality: Toxic Vs. Healthy Doug Duncan, M.S., L.P.C.; Wendy Duncan, M.A., L.B.S.W. MeadowHaven: A Treatment Approach for Long-term Trauma Survivors Rev. Robert Pardon	Golden
	Writing the Past: How to Successfully Write the Story of Your Hidden, Former Life as a Member of a Cult into a Published Book Jayanti Tamm	Morrison
	How Grief Becomes Disenfranchised When Losing a Child Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C.	Bergin Park
3:30 – 4:00	Break
4:00 – 4:45	Understanding The Place of Mind Control in Cult Recovery Patrick Knapp, M.A.	Golden
	Transitioning from a Cult Back into Society Lisa Monroney, M.A.	Morrison
	Hypnosis, Altered States of Consciousness and Cults Steven Hassan, M.Ed. L.M.H.C, N.C.C.	Theater
4:45 – 6:00	Reports to Membership from Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and Project Coordinators Open Discussion Closing Words Facilitator: Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.	Morrison
5:30 - 6:00	Cocktails (cash bar)	Bergin Park
6:00 – 7:30	Dinner Discussion Meal Tables with Experts	Bergin Park
7:30 – 11:00	Evening Social with cash bar	Bergin Park

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