A Workshop for Second-Generation Former
Members
Barcelona, Spain - Call for
Papers
July 7-9, 2011
Conference - Rome, Italy
- September 18-19, 2010
Cultic
Groups in Society:
Prevention, Information, and
Assistance
Register Online
FAX/MAIL registration form
The International Cultic
Studies Association (ICSA),
founded in 1979, in
conjunction with
Info-Cult/Info-Secte of
Montreal,
Osservatorio
Nazionale Abusi Psicologici
(ONAP),
Sects, Religions,
and Spirituality (SRS), and
SOS-Abusi Psicologici, will
conduct a two-day conference
in Rome from 14:00 Saturday,
September 18th to 17:30
Sunday, September 19, 2010.
Experts from Italy, other
European countries, and
North America will present
on a variety of subjects,
including the causes, nature
of, and responses to
individual, family, and
societal harms associated
with participation in highly
manipulative groups.
Speaker List.
The
focus of the conference will
be on practical issues aimed
at helping former group
members and family members
of group-involved persons.
Psychological, social, and
legal considerations will
also be examined. Agenda/Program.
Two tracks with similar
content will be conducted,
one in Italian and one in
English. Attendees may
attend sessions in both
languages
This conference should be
of interest to all who are
interested in the subject,
but especially to families,
former group members, mental
health professionals,
educators, and researchers.
Socials on Saturday and
Sunday nights will provide
attendees with an
opportunity to talk
informally with each other
and with experts who are
speaking.
The conference will take
place at
Carmelo Institute, a
short distance from Ciampino Airport and 100
meters from the railway
line into Rome’s Stazione
Termini.
Lodging and meal
costs are low at the
Institute, which is a lovely
facility with clean,
spacious sleeping rooms, a
swimming pool, and other
amenities.
Transportation to Carmelo
Institute. List of
nearby
hotels for those
preferring hotel
accommodations.
Those who will not
sleep at Carmelo Institute
should select the "commuter"
rate.
See
FAX/MAIL registration
form.
Register Online
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