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Franciscan Retreat Center

Colorado Springs, COLORADO

July 31-August 2, 2009

 

Friday:

4:00     Welcome (Carol Giambalvo, Director of ICSA’s Recovery Programs)

            Introductions

5:00     Break

5:30     Overview of recovery process (Presenter: Carol Giambalvo)

Overview of recovery process for those born/raised in cults (Presenters: Michael & Joyce Martella)

7:00     Dinner

8:00     Overview of the recovery process continued           

Breakout session continued

8:45     Social time

 

Saturday:

9:00   Critical Thinking (Facilitator: Hal Mansfield)

10:00    Break

10:15    Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (Facilitator: Rosanne Henry) with section on Triggers

12:00    Lunch

  1:00    Dealing with Anger and Grief (Facilitator: Nancy Miquelon)

Dealing with Anger and Grief for those Born/raised in groups (Facilitators: Michael & Joyce Martella)

  2:30   Break

  4:30   Re-Inventing Yourself (Facilitator: Leona Furnari)

Inventing Yourself for those Born/raised in groups (Facilitators: Michael & Joyce Martella)    

  6:00   Dinner

  7:00   Open Discussion (Facilitators: all)

  7:00   Special session for loved ones of ex-members – issues of recovery (Facilitator: Hal Mansfield)

  

Sunday:

  8:45   Check out

  9:15   Boundaries: re-establishing trust (Facilitator: Rosanne Henry)

10:30    Break

10:45   Relationships and Intimacy (Facilitator: Nancy Miquelon)

            For alumni only: Trauma (Facilitator: Leona Furnari)

12:00    Lunch

  1:00    Open Discussion (break out session if anyone has unresolved issues)

  2:00   Break

  2:15    Wrap up (Facilitator: Carol Giambalvo)

 

Note: Check-in time is 3:00 p.m. Our first session begins at 4:00 this year!


Conference 2009: Denver, CO - ICSA Assistance Conference
Conference 2009: Geneva, Switzerland - home page, Annual Conference
Conferenza 2009: Ginevra, Svizzera-  Home
Congrès 2009: Genève, Suisse - Page d'Acceuil
New York City - Call for papers for New York 2010 Conference
Workshop 2009 Colorado: Ex-Member (July 31 - Aug. 2)
Workshop 2009 Orlando: Second Generation Workshop (April 17-19, 2009)

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