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Doni Whitsett, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.

Doni Whitsett, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.. is Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Southern California School of Social Work.  Dr. Whitsett teaches various courses in Practice, Behavior, and Mental Health.  Dr. Whitsett has been working with cult-involved clients and their families for almost 20 years, and gives lectures to students and professionals in this area. Her publications include "The Psychobiology of Trauma and Child Maltreatment" (Cultic Studies Review, Vol. 5, No. 3, 2006), “A Self psychological Approach to the Cult Phenomenon” (Journal of Social Work, 1992) and “Cults and Families” (Families in Society, Vol. 84, No. 4, 2003), which she co-authored with Dr. Stephen Kent.

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