Psychological Manipulation, Cultic Groups,
and Harm
An Assistance-Focused
Conference for
Family Members, Former Group
Members, Helping
Professionals, and Others
October 2-3, 2009
Sheraton Denver West
Denver, Colorado
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online
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Autumn, Rocky
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Thunder Lake,
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The sessions of this
conference are organized
into four "tracks" or theme
areas: (1) former member
(2) families, (3) helping
professionals, (4)
miscellaneous.
Agenda
New!
In order to give
attendees an opportunity to
engage in informal
discussions with experts,
ICSA has arranged
discussion
tables during conference
meals.
Hotel/Meeting
Location:
Sheraton Denver West Hotel. $85/night plus tax (1-2
persons; $10 additional
adult; children under 17
free in parents’ room with
existing bedding). Register
at hotel’s special
conference site: http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=0810289203&key=A6C73
Or, call and ask for
International Cultic Studies
Association room block or
group code ICJ01A:
888-627-7027. The hotel will
only hold rooms for this
conference until September
1, 2009, so register
early. Special rates
also available 2 days before
and after conference to take
advantage of the area’s
recreational opportunities..
Meals: The hotel offers very good meal rates. Select meals when you
register online or on
fax/mail registration form.
Travel from Airport:
Denver International Airport
Shuttles
Socials: There will be an
after-dinner social on both
days of the conference.
Biographical Sketches of
Speakers
Selected Sessions
- Overview of Mental Health
Issues -
Rosanne Henry, M.A., LPC
- A Loved One in a Group?
Dealing with Alarm and
Assessing the Problem
- William Goldberg, M.S.W.,
L.C.S.W.
- Clinical Issues: Working
with First-Generation Former
Cultists
(Open only to licensed
mental health professionals)
case discussion focus.
- Understanding and Coping
with Triggers
(Open only to former members
of cultic groups) -
Carol Giambalvo; Joseph
Kelly
- Conversion and Worldviews -
Michael D. Langone, Ph.D.;
Discussants: William
Goldberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.;
Patrick Ryan
- Polygamy: A Panel Discussion
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Laura Chapman; Nancy
Miquelon
- Clinical Issues: Working
with Families -
(Open only to licensed
mental health professionals)
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Facilitator: Lois Svoboda,
M.D., L.M.F.T.
- After the Cult: Who Am I?
(Open only to former members
of cultic groups)
- Leona Furnari, M.S.W.
- 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
- White Supremacists and Other
Extremists: A Panel
Discussion -
Hal Mansfield
- Clinical Issues: Working
with Second-Generation
Former Cultists
(Open only to licensed
mental health professionals)
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Facilitators: Leona Furnari,
M.S.W.; Michael Martella,
Ph.D.; Joyce Martella, M.A.
- Boundaries (Open only to former members of cultic groups)
- Facilitator(s): Rosanne
Henry, M.A., LPC
- 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
- Trauma and Resiliency -
Doni Whitsett, D.S.W.,
L.C.S.W.
- Clinical Roundtable
(Open only to licensed
mental health professionals)
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- SGA breakout
- (Open only to SGA
ex-members) Michael
Martella, Ph.D.; Joyce
Martella, M.A.
- Open Discussion For Families
(Open only to family members
of cult-involved persons)
- Facilitator: William
Goldberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
- Cults, PTSD, and
Dissociation: Is the Medical
Model Helpful to
Ex-cultists? -
Cathleen Mann, Ph.D.; Monica
Pignotti, M.S.W.
- Countertransference with
Ex-Cult Members
(Open only to licensed
mental health professionals)
-
Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W., LCSW
- 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
- How Grief Becomes
Disenfranchised When Losing
a Child -
Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C.
- 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
- Second Generation Adults -
Michael Martella, Ph.D.
- 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.
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