"AFTER THE CULT"
Franciscan
Retreat Center
Colorado Springs, CO
July 31, 2009 - August 2, 2009
Facilitators. Front: Carol Giambalvo, Leona Furnari,
Nancy Miquelon, Joyce Martella, Rosanne Henry. Rear: Hal Mansfield, Michael
Martella
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:
Register
by 4/1/09 - Double ($200); Single ($275)
Register by 6/1/09 - Double ($220); Single ($295)
Register after 6/1/09 - Double ($240); Single ($325)
Fees
include meals (Friday dinner through Sunday lunch) and Friday and Saturday
accommodations.
Note: Check-in time is 3:00 p.m. Our first session begins at 4:00
this year!
Register Online
Location:
Franciscan Retreat Center
7740 Deer Hill Grove
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
Phone: 719-955-7025
Fax: 719-260-8044
carolj@stfrancis.org
Franciscan Retreat Center
Please
note that the Franciscan Retreat Center is a Catholic retreat center and there
are religious icons and pictures on site.
Directions:
From the Colorado Springs Airport to the Franciscan Center:
Leave
the airport on Drennan Road going west
Turn right on Powers Blvd.
Turn left on Fountain Blvd.
Stay on Fountain Blvd. which merges with I-25 going North (towards Denver)
Take Exit 149 (Woodmen Road) and turn left under I-25. Stay in the far right
lane.
Turn right on Woodmen Road
Travel down Woodmen Road for about 3.5 miles and you'll see Mt. St. Francis on
your left.
Enter the grounds and follow the directional signs to the Franciscan Center.
From the Denver Airport to the Franciscan Center:
Take
Pena Blvd. to I-70 West
Take 225 South to I-25
Take I-25 South to Exit 149 (Woodmen Road)
Exit to your right staying in the far right lane
Turn right again on Woodmen Road
Travel down Woodmen Road for about 3.5 miles and you'll see Mt. St. Francis on
your left.
Enter the grounds and follow the directional signs to the Franciscan Center.
Transportation:
runs
shuttles from Denver and Colorado Springs airports.
also
runs shuttles from Denver and Colorado Springs airports.
Shuttles,
rental cars, taxis
Correspondence to:
International Cultic Studies Association P.O. Box 2265
Bonita Springs, FL 34133 Phone: 239.514.3081; Fax: 305.393.8193;
e-mail: mail@icsamail.com
web: http://www.icsahome.com; http://www.cultinfobooks.com; http://www.culticstudiesreview.org
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