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Conference - Talks by Speaker

    2008 Annual International Conference

    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    June 26-29, 2008.


Adams  Donna

Dissociation and Depression in Treatment-Seeking Former Members of Contemplative Cults
  Donna Adams
  Friday, 2:00 - 3:30PM
A/V:LCD

Almendros  Carmen

Self-Report Measures of Psychological Abuse
  Carmen Almendros, Ph.D., Moderator; José Antonio Carrobles, Ph.D.; Rod Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D.; Kimiaki Nishida, Ph.D.; Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira, Ph.D.
  Saturday, 4:00 - 5:30PM
A/V:LCD

Ayella  Marybeth

Divorce and Cults
  Marybeth Ayella, Ph.D., Moderator; Carol Diament; Jenny Hunter
  Saturday, 09:00 - 10:30AM
A/V:None

Baker  Amy

Parental Alienation Syndrome and the Cult of Parenthood
  Amy J. L. Baker, Ph.D.; Discussants: William Goldberg, M.S.W., Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W.
  Saturday, 4:00 - 5:00PM
A/V:Overhead

Ballesteros  Ana

The Red Mosque: A Case Study of How Religion can Evolve into a Terrorist Cult
  Ana Ballesteros Peiró; M. Jesus Martin Lopez; Jose Manuel Martinez
  Sunday, 09:30 - 10:00AM
A/V:LCD

Bardin  Livia

Starting Out: A Discussion of Key Practical Issues People Face When They Leave Cults—Housing, Employment, Education, Social Skills, etc.
  Livia Bardin, M.S.W.
  Friday, 2:00 – 3:30 PM
A/V:Whiteboard,color pens,easel,markers

Bardin  Livia

Polygamy and Government: Policies, Powers and Limitations of State and Local Governments
  Livia Bardin, M.S.W. Jane Irvine, ACSW, LCSW; Paul Murphy
  Friday, 4:00 - 5:30PM
A/V:LCD

Barker  Eileen

The Marginals: People on the Boundary of a New Religious Movement
  Eileen Barker, Ph.D.
  Friday, 4:00 - 4:30PM
A/V:LCD

Bellanger  Francois

Public Policy and Cults in Europe
  Francois Bellanger, Ph.D.
  Saturday, 1:30 - 2:15PM
A/V:LCD

Benjamin  Elliot

The Boundary between Cultic and Benign in Spiritual Groups
  Elliot Benjamin, Ph.D.
  Friday, 11:00 - 11:45AM
A/V:LCD

Bergin  James

Decline of the Gentle Wind Project: How Former Members Withstood a Lawsuit and Secured a Victory for Free Speech
  James Bergin, M.A.; Matthew Bergin; Judy Garvey; Arthur Dole, Ph.D.; Cathleen Mann, Ph.D.
  Saturday, 09:00 - 10:30AM
A/V:Podium

Bernstein  Rachel

Workshop for Mental Health Professionals - Clinical Issues: Working with First-Generation Former Cultists
  Rachel Bernstein, MS.Ed., LMFT; Discussant: Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W.
  Thursday, 11:00 - 12:00AM
A/V:None

Bradley  Sheila

Psychotherapy Facades and Legal Charades: My Adventures in the Land of Undue Influence
  Sheila Rae Bradley
  Sunday, 09:00 - 09;30AM
A/V:LCD,cables,screen

Brandis  Gabriel

Deprogramming: A 24-Year Follow-up
  Gabriel Brandis; Steve K. D. Eichel, Ph.D.
  Saturday, 09:00 - 10:30AM
A/V:None

Caparesi  Cristina

Mind Control in the Cult “Orizzonti Nuovi”: A Schismatic Group of The Family – A Survey of Internal Sources
  Dr. Cristina Caparesi
  Friday, 5:00 - 5:30PM
A/V:LCD

Clark  Dan

Jehovah’s Witnesses: Being Freed from Disabling Hooks
  Dan Clark
  Sunday, 9:30 - 10:00AM
A/V:LCD

Clark  David

Update on the International Churches of Christ and the Reemergence of Kip McKean
  David Clark
  Sunday, 10:00 - 10:30AM
A/V:DVD,Overhead,TV

Derocher  Lorraine

Identity Construction of Children Growing into Closed Religious Environments
  Lorraine Derocher
  Sunday, 09:00 - 09:30AM
A/V:???

DeVoe  Kristen

Writing as a Tool for Healing from the Trauma of a Cult Experience
  Kristen DeVoe, M.Div., L.C.S.W.
  Friday, 4:30 - 5:00PM
A/V:None

Dubrow-Marshall  Linda

Risk Factors for Therapists Working with Individuals and Families Who have been Affected by Destructive Cults
  Linda Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D.
  Friday, 2:00 - 2:45PM
A/V:Flipchart,LCD

Dubrow-Marshall  Linda

The Continuum of Influence in Addictions Treatment: From Therapeutic Alliance to Undue Influence
  Linda J. Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D.; Roberta Eisenberg, M.S.W.; Steven Eisenberg
  Friday, 2:45 - 3:30PM
A/V:Flipchart,LCD,VHS

Dubrow-Marshall  Linda

Workshop for Mental Health Professionals - Clinical Issues: Working with Families
  Facilitators: Linda Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D.; Roberta Eisenberg, M.S.W.
  Thursday, 2:15 - 3:15PM
A/V:Flipchart

Dubrow-Marshall  Rod

Exploring and Developing a Model and Theory of Totalistic Identity in Ex-Cult Members
  Rod Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D.; Paul Martin, Ph.D.
  Saturday, 09:35 - 10:05AM
A/V:LCD

Dubrow-Marshall  Rod

Roundtable on Theoretical Developments in the Field of Undue Influence and Cults
  Rod Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D., Facilitator; Janja Lalich, Ph.D.; Paul Martin, Ph.D.; Alan Scheflin, J.D., LL.M.; Benjamin Zablocki, Ph.D.
  Saturday, 2:00 - 3:30PM
A/V:LCD

Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D.  Rod

Research Network Meeting
  Facilitator: Rod Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D.
  Thursday, 7:00 - 9:00PM
A/V:Flipchart

DuncanW  Wendy

Secular vs. Religious: Identity Issues for Individuals Exiting Bible-based Cults
  Wendy and Doug Duncan
  Saturday, 5:00 - 5:30PM
A/V:None

Eichel  Steve

Cults on Trial: Issues for the Forensic Mental Health Cult Expert
  Steve K. D. Eichel, Ph.D.
  Friday, 11:00 - 12:30AM
A/V:None

Elberg  Philip

The Use of Coercive Influence by the Tough Love Industry
  Philip Elberg, Esq.; Maia Szalavitz
  Friday, 2:00 - 3:30PM
A/V:None

Elberg  Philip

Closing Comments
  Philip Elberg, Esq., President ICSA
  Sunday, 12:30 - 12:45PM
A/V:None

Elberg  Phillip

Welcome and Introduction
  Phillip Elberg, Esq.; Michael Langone, Ph.D.
  Friday, 09:00 - 09:30AM
A/V:None

Emmett  Andrea

Polygamy: Recent Developments
  Andrea Moore Emmett; Laura Chapman, Sylvia Mahr
  Saturday, 2:00 - 3:00PM
A/V:None

Farber  Sharon

Writing Case Studies
  Sharon Farber, Ph.D.
  Friday, 4:00 - 4:30PM
A/V:???

Farber  Sharon

Dissociation and Self-Harm in Cultic Groups
  Sharon K. Farber, Ph.D.
  Sunday, 09:00 - 09:30AM
A/V:None

Furnari  Leona

After the Cult: Who Am I?
  Leona Furnari, M.S.W.
  Friday, 4:00 – 5:30 PM
A/V:Whiteboard,black or blue markers,easel

Furnari  Leona

Workshop for Mental Health Professionals - Clinical Issues: Working with Second-Generation Former Cultists
  Leona Furnari, M.S.W.; Michael Martella, M.F.T.
  Thursday, 1:15 - 2:15PM
A/V:None

Garvey  Kevin

Alcoholics Anonymous: The Disorganized Cult?
  Kevin Garvey
  Friday, 11:00 - 12:30AM
A/V:None

Giambalvo  Carol

Coping with Triggers
  Carol Giambalvo; Joseph Kelly
  Friday, 11:00 – 12:30 AM
A/V:DVD,TV

Giambalvo  Carol

Ex-Member Debriefing
  Carol Giambalvo
  Sunday, 11:00 – 12:30AM
A/V:None

Giambalvo  Carol

Workshop for Former Group Members
  Carol Giambalvo; Joseph Kelly
  Thursday, 10:00 - 5:00AM
A/V:Flipchart

Goldberg  Lorna/William

How to Set Up and Facilitate a Support Group
  William Goldberg, M.S.W, L.C.S.W..; Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
  Saturday, 09:00–10:30AM
A/V:None

Goldberg  William

Workshop for Mental Health Professionals: Testifying in Court
  William Goldberg, M.S.W.
  Thursday, 10:00 - 11:00AM
A/V:None

Gregory  Dolores

Since You've Been Gone: A reading of a new play about the cult experience, to be followed by audience discussion
  Dolores W. Gregory
  Saturday, To Be AnnouncedPM
A/V:None

Hamilton  Marci

Religion, the Truth, and the Public Good
  Marci Hamilton, M.A., J.D.
  Saturday, 11:00 - 12:30AM
A/V:??

Hamilton  Marci

Distinguished Legal Lecture: Religion, the Truth, and the Public Good (plenary session)
  Marci Hamilton, M.A., J.D.
  Saturday, 11:00 - 12:30AM
A/V:none

Hamilton  Marci

Religion, the Truth, and the Public Good
  Marci Hamilton, M.A., J.D.
  Saturday, 11:00 - 12:30AM
A/V:None

Hassan  Steven

Steve Hassan Reflects on 30 Years of Activism
  Steven A. Hassan, M.Ed., LMHC, NCC
  Saturday, 2:00 - 3:30PM
A/V:None

Henry  Rosanne

How Grief Becomes Disenfranchised When Losing a Child
  Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C.
  Friday, 11:00 - 12:30AM
A/V:LCD

Henry  Rosanne

Boundaries: Recognition and Repair after Leaving a Destructive Cult
  Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C.
  Saturday, 09:00 – 10:30AM
A/V:None

Henry  Rosanne

Introductory Workshop for Mental Health Professionals
  Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C
  Thursday, 7:00–9:30PM
A/V:LCD

Jacobs  Walter

Educate, Communicate and Persevere: Coping with A Cult Experience
  Walter and Julie Jacobs; Joseph Szimhart
  Saturday, 2:00 - 3:30PM
A/V:None

Jenkinson  Gillie

An Investigation into Cult Pseudo-personality and How it Forms
  Gillie Jenkinson, M.A.
  Saturday, 2:00 - 2:45PM
A/V:LCD

Jenkinson  Gillie

Workshop for Mental Health Professionals: Clinical Roundtable for Mental Health Practitioners
  Gillie Jenkinson, M.A.
  Thursday, 3:30 - 5:00PM
A/V:None

Juskewycz  Alicia

Problems with Justification: How to Critique Cults Without Asking "How Abusive Was Your Experience?"
  Alicia Juskewycz
  Friday, 12:00 - 12:30PM
A/V:LCD

Kandel  Randy

Manipulating Other People's Marriage for Money
  Randy Kandel, Ph.D., J.D.
  Saturday, 2:15 - 3:00PM
A/V:None

King  Dennis

Cults and NRMs in Modern Literature
  Dennis King
  Sunday, 09:45 - 10:30AM
A/V:None

Kito  Masaki

Significant Cult Legal Cases in Japan
  Masaki Kito, Esq.
  Saturday, 09:00 - 10:30AM
A/V:LCD

Kito  Masaki

Update on Cult Legal Cases and Issues in Japan
  Masaki Kito; Shuji Nakamura; Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Takashi Yamaguchi; Reiko Higashi
  Sunday, 11:00 - 12:30AM
A/V:??

Lalich  Janja

Opening Keynote Address: The Violent Outcomes of Ideological Extremism: What Have We Learned Since Jonestown?
  Janja Lalich, Ph.D.
  Friday, 09:30 - 10:30AM
A/V:LCD

Lalich  Janja

Myths, Misnomers, and Missed Signals: Demystifying Cult Research
  Janja Lalich, Ph.D., Moderator; Miriam Boeri, Ph.D.; Stephen A. Kent, Ph.D.
  Friday, 11:00 - 12:30AM
A/V:LCD

Lalich  Janja

Special Lunch Discussion Session: On Going to College or Graduate School After a Cult Experience
  Janja Lalich, Ph.D.
  Friday, 12:30 - 2:00PM
A/V:None

Lalich  Janja

The Puzzle of Brainwashing
  Janja Lalich, Ph.D.; Benjamin Zablocki, Ph.D.
  Saturday, 4:00 - 5:30PM
A/V:LCD

Langone  Michael

Religious Conflict Resolution for Families
  Michael D. Langone, Ph.D.; Patrick Ryan; Ronald Loomis
  Friday, 2:00 - 3:30PM
A/V:LCD

Langone  Michael

Terrorism and Cultic Studies: A Brief Overview
  Michael D. Langone, Ph.D.
  Sunday, 09:00 - 09:30AM
A/V:LCD

Langone  Michael

Workshop for Family Members
  Michael D. Langone, Ph.D.; Lois Svoboda, M.D., L.M.F.T.; Patrick Ryan
  Thursday, 10:00 - 5:00AM
A/V:LCD,VHS (DVD?)

Lischynska  Olena

Description of Pre-Conditions of Cultic Personality Dependence: Results of Ukrainian Research into Nontraditional Religious Activity
  Olena Lischynska, Ph.D.
  Sunday, 11:30 - 12:00AM
A/V:none

Lottick  Edward

A Survey of Legal and Legislative Professionals in Pennsylvania
  Edward Lottick, M.D.
  Friday, 11:30 - 12:00AM
A/V:none

Martella  Michael

Special Session for Born or Raised (Second Generation)
  Michael Martella, MFT; Joyce Martella
  Friday, 4:00 – 5:30 PM
A/V:None

Martella  Michael

Group and Individual Counseling with Cult Survivors from a Long-Term Trauma Theory Perspective
  Michael Martella, M.A.
  Sunday, 10:00 - 10:30AM
A/V:None

Martella  Michael

Workshop for Former Group Members: Optional Discussion Session: Born or Raised
  Michael Martella, M.A.; Joyce Martella
  Thursday:, 7:00 – 9:00 PM
A/V:None

Martin  Paul

An Empirical Examination of Psychological Symptomatology among Different Coercive Group Types
  Paul R. Martin, Ph.D.; Nicole Gullekson, Brian Uhlin & Lindsay Orchowski
  Friday, 2:30 - 3:00PM
A/V:LCD

Martin  Paul

The Wellspring Treatment Model for Victims of Cults and Cultic Relationships
  Paul R. Martin, Ph.D.; Donna Adams
  Friday, 3:00 - 3:30PM
A/V:LCD

Martin  Paul

The Lifton Scale
  Paul R. Martin, Ph.D.; Nicole Gullekson
  Saturday, 10:05 - 10:30AM
A/V:LCD

Martin-Pena  Javier

Psychological Violence Strategies of the ETA Terrorist Network in the Basque Country: An Exploratory Study
  Javier Martín-Peña; Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira; Jordi Escartín; Clara Porrúa; Federico Javaloy
  Sunday, 10:00 - 10:30AM
A/V:LCD

Norris  Kimberlee

Child Sexual Abuse in Cults: Can It Be Prevented?
  Kimberlee Norris, Esq.
  Sunday, 09:00 - 09:45AM
A/V:LCD,mike?,screen

Nowakowski  Piotr

The Problem of “Sectarian Mentality” Within Church Communities
  Piotr Tomasz Nowakowski, Ph.D.
  Friday, 4:30 - 5:00PM
A/V:None

Oni  Adesoji

A Causal Model of Some Perceived Socio-Psychological and Academic Factors as Determinants of Cult Membership Among University Students in Southwestern Nigeria
  Adesoji A. Oni, Ph.D. & Kola Babarinde, Ph.D.
  Sunday, 12:00 - 12:30PM
A/V:???

Pelland  Marie-Andree

The Socialization of Women into a Polygamous Lifestyle: The Experience of Canadian Fundamentalist Mormons
  Marie-Andrée Pelland, Ph.D.; Dianne Casoni, Ph.D.
  Sunday, 09:30 - 10:00AM
A/V:LCD

Perlado  Miguel

Psychological and Relational Harm in People Affected by Cults: A Preliminary Analysis
  Miguel Perlado, Inma Sánchez, Luca Basile, Josep Mª Jansà, Núria Ribas, Vega González, Esther Maté, Marga Cano
  Friday, 4:00 - 4:45PM
A/V:LCD

Pignotti  Monica

Novel Unsupported Therapies: Pseudoscientific and Cult-Like Characteristics
  Monica Pignotti, MSW, Moderator; James D. Herbert, Ph.D.; Jean Mercer, Ph.D.
  Friday, 4:00 - 5:30PM
A/V:LCD,VHS

Pletts  Diana

Phoenix Project: Ex-Member Art and Literary Works
  Diana Pletts
  Sunday, 09:00 - 10:30AM
A/V:Powerpoint

Ribas  Nuria

Thirty Years of Treatment for Individuals and Families Affected by Psychologically Manipulative Groups (GMP): An Epidemiological Perspective
  Núria Ribas, Josep Maria Jansà, Luca Basile, Inma Sánchez, Vega González, Miguel Perlado, Esther Maté, Marga Cano, Teresa Fernández
  Sunday, 11:00 - 11:30AM
A/V:LCD

Robbins  Elisabeth

Modeling Variables Relevant to Cult Recruitment and Continued Participation
  Elisabeth Robbins, Ph.D., LMFT, LMHC
  Friday, 11:00 - 11:30AM
A/V:LCD

Rosenblum  Joshua

Charisma in Absentia: Comparing Recruitment Session Leadership Strategies of Cults and New Religious Movements
  Joshua Rosenblum, M.A.
  Sunday, 10:00 - 10:30AM
A/V:LCD

Russell  Colleen

Disconfirming Inaccurate, Self-Limiting Beliefs Formed Through Thought Reform with Corrective Emotional Experience
  Colleen Russell, L.M.F.T.
  Saturday, 5:00 - 5:30PM
A/V:None

Sakurai  Yoshihide

Cults on Campus: Case of the JMS in Japanese Universities
  Yoshihide Sakurai, Ph.D.
  Saturday, 4:00 - 4:30PM
A/V:None

Scheflin  Alan

Influence, Law, and Ethics in the 21st Century
  Alan Scheflin, J.D., Alan Scheflin, J.D., LL.M.; Discussants: Francois Bellanger, Ph.D.; Rod Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D.; Masaki Kito, Esq.; Paul Martin, Ph.D.
  Friday, 11:00 - 12:30PM
A/V:None

Shaw  Daniel

Authentic Writing and Cult Recovery
  Daniel Shaw, CSW, Moderator; Fred Poole; Marta Szabo
  Friday, 2:00 - 3:30 PM
A/V:microphones

Shaw  Daniel

Informal Case Presentations and Group Supervision - for Psychotherapists Working With Former Cult Members
  Daniel Shaw, LCSW
  Sunday, 11:00 - 12:30AM
A/V:None

Stein  Alexandra

Attachment, Networks, and Discourse in Extremist Political Organizations: A Comparative Case Study
  Alexandra Stein, Ph.D.
  Saturday, 09:00 - 09:35AM
A/V:LCD

Stein  Alexandra

Growing Up in Cults: The Special Issues of Children in Cults and Second Generation Cult Members
  Alexandra Stein, Ph.D., Moderator; Juliana Buhring; Donna Collins, Michael Martella, MFT; Gina Catena, MS, CNM, NP
  Saturday, 2:00 – 3:30 PM
A/V:None

Svoboda  Lois

Four Approaches to Helping Families
  Lois Svoboda, M.D., LMFT, Moderator; David Clark; Joseph Szimhart; Joseph Kelly/Patrick Ryan; Steve Hassan, M.Ed., LMHC, NCC
  Sunday, 11:00 - 12:30AM
A/V:None

Szimhart  Joseph

Elements of Harmful Cult Activity: An Exit Counselor’s Working Model
  Joseph Szimhart
  Sunday, 09:30 - 10:00AM
A/V:LCD

Takimoto  Taro

Aum Shinrikyo: Its Current Situation
  Taro Takimoto; Masaki Kito
  Sunday, 9:00 - 10:30AM
A/V:???

Tremblay  Carolle

Cults, the Law, and Government: A Discussion
  Moderator: Michael Kropveld; Marci Hamilton, J.D.; Francois Bellanger, Ph.D.; Masaki Kito, Esq.; Stephen Mutch, Ph.D., LL.B.; Alan Scheflin, J.D., LL.M.
  Saturday, 4:00 - 5:30PM
A/V:None

Wehle  Dana

Cults and Creativity
  Dana Wehle, L.C.S.W.
  Friday, 4:45 - 5:30PM
A/V:None

Whitsett  Doni

Resiliency and Post Traumatic Growth in the Healing Journey towards Recovery
  Doni Whitsett, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.
  Saturday, 2:45–3:30 PM
A/V:LCD

Yamaguchi  Hiroshi

History of Japanese Lawyers Against Spiritual Sales and the Japan Society for Cult Prevention and Recovery
  Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Esq.
  Friday, 2:00 - 3:30PM
A/V:LCD

Yamaguchi  Takashi

Avoiding Legal Entanglements When Writing
  Takashi Yamaguchi, Esq.
  Friday, 5:00 - 5:30PM
A/V:None

Yamamoto  Yukari

Personal Accounts: Former Group Members from Japan
  Yukari Yamamoto; others to be determined
  Saturday, 4:00 - 5:30PM
A/V:LCD

Zyskowski  Ginger

The Anti-Cult Cult
  Ginger Zyskowski; Carol Giambalvo
  Saturday, 4:00 - 5:30PM
A/V:Microphone


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