ESTES PARK, COLORADO
July 20 – July 22, 2007
Topics Covered
- The nature of psychological manipulation
and abuse
- Conditions of thought reform programs
- General recovery needs of former members
- Coping with depression and guilt
- Effects of hypnosis and trance
techniques
- Critical thinking
- Relationships and intimacy
- Post-traumatic stress syndrome
- Boundaries: re-establishing trust
- Coping with feelings of anger
- Coping with anxiety
- Decision-making
- Reestablishing trust in yourself and
others
- Dependency issues
- The grieving process
- Reintegration/identity issues
- Spiritual and philosophical concerns
- Special track for those born into or
raised in a cultic group
Agenda for Current Year's Colorado Workshop
The workshops are organized and coordinated
by
Carol Giambalvo, a thought reform
consultant, former member of a controversial
group, and author/editor of
Family Interventions for Cult-Affected Loved
Ones and
The Boston Movement: Critical Perspectives on
the International Churches of Christ
(Herbert L. Rosedale, co-editor).
Ms. Giambalvo serves ICSA as Director of
Recovery Programs, which include workshops,
special publications, professional liaison, and
outreach.
Fees include meals (Friday dinner through Sunday
lunch) and Friday and Saturday accommodations.
Fees for the 2007 workshop are:
Register by 4/1/07 - Double ($175); Single
($230)
Register by 6/1/07 - Double ($195); Single
($250)
Register after 6/1/07 - Double ($215); Single
($270)
Note:
Check-in time is 3:00 p.m. Our first session
begins at 4:00 this year!
Denver International Airport Information -
Shuttles, rental cars, taxis
Register Online
Location:
St. Malo Conference Center
10758 Hwy 7
Allenspark, CO 80510
Phone: 303-747-0201
Fax: 303-747-2892
Please note that St. Malo’s Conference Center is
a Catholic retreat center and there are
religious icons and pictures on site.
Workshop 2009 Colorado: Ex-Member (July 31 - Aug. 2)
Workshop 2009 Orlando: Second Generation Workshop (April 25-27)
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