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ICSA 2008 Conference - by speaker

 

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;  June 26-29, 2008


Adams, Donna

Dissociation and Depression in Treatment-Seeking Former Members of Contemplative Cults
        Donna Adams, Ph.D.  Yr: 2008

Almendros, Carmen

Self-Report Measures of Psychological Abuse
        Carmen Almendros, Ph.D., Moderator; José Antonio Carrobles, Ph.D.; Rod Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D.; Kimiaki Nishida, Ph.D.; Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira, Ph.D.   Yr: 2008

Ayella, Marybeth

Divorce and Cults
        Marybeth Ayella, Ph.D., Moderator; Carol Diament; Jenny Hunter  Yr: 2008

Baker, Amy

Parental Alienation Syndrome and the Cult of Parenthood
        Amy J. L. Baker, Ph.D.; Discussants: William Goldberg, M.S.W., Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W.   Yr: 2008

Ballesteros, Ana

The Red Mosque: A Case Study of How Religion can Evolve into a Terrorist Cult
        Ana Ballesteros Peiró; M. Jesus Martin Lopez; Jose Manuel Martinez   Yr: 2008

Bardin, Livia

Polygamy and Government: Policies, Powers and Limitations of State and Local Governments
        Livia Bardin, M.S.W. Jane Irvine, ACSW, LCSW; Paul Murphy  Yr: 2008

Bardin, Livia

Starting Out: A Discussion of Key Practical Issues People Face When They Leave Cults—Housing, Employment, Education, Social Skills, etc.
        Livia Bardin, M.S.W.  Yr: 2008

Barker, Eileen

The Marginals: People on the Boundary of a New Religious Movement
        Eileen Barker, Ph.D.   Yr: 2008

Bellanger, Francois

Public Policy and Cults in Europe
        Francois Bellanger, Ph.D.  Yr: 2008

Benjamin, Elliot

The Boundary between Cultic and Benign in Spiritual Groups
        Elliot Benjamin, Ph.D.  Yr: 2008

Bergin, James

Decline of the Gentle Wind Project: How Former Members Withstood a Lawsuit and Secured a Victory for Free Speech
        James Bergin, M.A.; Matthew Bergin; Judy Garvey; Arthur Dole, Ph.D.; Cathleen Mann, Ph.D.   Yr: 2008

Bernstein, Rachel

Workshop for Mental Health Professionals - Clinical Issues: Working with First-Generation Former Cultists
        Rachel Bernstein, MS.Ed., LMFT; Discussant: Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W.   Yr: 2008

Bradley, Sheila

Psychotherapy Facades and Legal Charades: My Adventures in the Land of Undue Influence
        Sheila Rae Bradley  Yr: 2008

Brandis, Gabriel

Deprogramming: A 24-Year Follow-up
        Gabriel Brandis; Steve K. D. Eichel, Ph.D.  Yr: 2008

Caparesi, Cristina

Mind Control in the Cult “Orizzonti Nuovi”: A Schismatic Group of The Family – A Survey of Internal Sources
        Dr. Cristina Caparesi  Yr: 2008

Clark, Dan

Jehovah’s Witnesses: Being Freed from Disabling Hooks
        Dan Clark  Yr: 2008

Clark, David

Update on the International Churches of Christ and the Reemergence of Kip McKean
        David Clark  Yr: 2008

Derocher, Lorraine

Identity Construction of Children Growing into Closed Religious Environments
        Lorraine Derocher  Yr: 2008

DeVoe, Kristen

Writing as a Tool for Healing from the Trauma of a Cult Experience
        Kristen Skedgell, M.Div., L.C.S.W.  Yr: 2008

Dubrow-Marshall, Linda

Risk Factors for Therapists Working with Individuals and Families Who have been Affected by Destructive Cults
        Linda Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D.  Yr: 2008

Dubrow-Marshall, Linda

The Continuum of Influence in Addictions Treatment: From Therapeutic Alliance to Undue Influence
        Linda J. Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D.; Roberta Eisenberg, M.S.W.; Steven Eisenberg  Yr: 2008

Dubrow-Marshall, Linda

Workshop for Mental Health Professionals - Clinical Issues: Working with Families
        Facilitators: Linda Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D.; Roberta Eisenberg, M.S.W.  Yr: 2008

Dubrow-Marshall, Rod

Exploring and Developing a Model and Theory of Totalistic Identity in Ex-Cult Members
        Rod Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D.; Paul Martin, Ph.D.  Yr: 2008

Dubrow-Marshall, Rod

Research Network Meeting
        Facilitator: Rod Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D.   Yr: 2008

Dubrow-Marshall, Rod

Roundtable on Theoretical Developments in the Field of Undue Influence and Cults
        Rod Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D., Facilitator; Janja Lalich, Ph.D.; Paul Martin, Ph.D.; Alan Scheflin, J.D., LL.M.; Benjamin Zablocki, Ph.D.   Yr: 2008

DuncanW, Wendy

Secular vs. Religious: Identity Issues for Individuals Exiting Bible-based Cults
        Wendy and Doug Duncan  Yr: 2008

Eichel, Steve

Cults on Trial: Issues for the Forensic Mental Health Cult Expert
        Steve K. D. Eichel, Ph.D.  Yr: 2008

Elberg, Philip

Closing Comments
        Philip Elberg, Esq., President ICSA  Yr: 2008

Elberg, Philip

The Use of Coercive Influence by the Tough Love Industry
        Philip Elberg, Esq.; Maia Szalavitz  Yr: 2008

Elberg, Phillip

Welcome and Introduction
        Phillip Elberg, Esq.; Michael Langone, Ph.D.  Yr: 2008

Emmett, Andrea

Polygamy: Recent Developments
        Andrea Moore Emmett; Laura Chapman, Sylvia Mahr  Yr: 2008

Farber, Sharon

Dissociation and Self-Harm in Cultic Groups
        Sharon K. Farber, Ph.D.   Yr: 2008

Farber, Sharon

Writing Case Studies
        Sharon Farber, Ph.D.   Yr: 2008

Furnari, Leona

After the Cult: Who Am I?
        Leona Furnari, M.S.W.  Yr: 2008

Furnari, Leona

Workshop for Mental Health Professionals - Clinical Issues: Working with Second-Generation Former Cultists
        Leona Furnari, M.S.W.; Michael Martella, M.F.T.  Yr: 2008

Giambalvo, Carol

Coping with Triggers
        Carol Giambalvo; Joseph Kelly  Yr: 2008

Giambalvo, Carol

Ex-Member Debriefing
        Carol Giambalvo  Yr: 2008

Giambalvo, Carol

Workshop for Former Group Members
        Carol Giambalvo; Joseph Kelly  Yr: 2008

Goldberg, Lorna/William

How to Set Up and Facilitate a Support Group
        William Goldberg, M.S.W, L.C.S.W..; Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.  Yr: 2008

Goldberg, William

Workshop for Mental Health Professionals: Testifying in Court
        William Goldberg, M.S.W.  Yr: 2008

Gregory, Dolores

Since You've Been Gone: A reading of a new play about the cult experience, to be followed by audience discussion
        Dolores W. Gregory  Yr: 2008

Hamilton, Marci

Distinguished Legal Lecture: Religion, the Truth, and the Public Good (plenary session)
        Marci Hamilton, M.A., J.D.  Yr: 2008

Hamilton, Marci

Religion, the Truth, and the Public Good
        Marci Hamilton, M.A., J.D.  Yr: 2008

Hassan, Steven

Steve Hassan Reflects on 30 Years of Activism
        Steven A. Hassan, M.Ed., LMHC, NCC  Yr: 2008

Henry, Rosanne

Boundaries: Recognition and Repair after Leaving a Destructive Cult
        Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C.  Yr: 2008

Henry, Rosanne

How Grief Becomes Disenfranchised When Losing a Child
        Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C.   Yr: 2008

Henry, Rosanne

Introductory Workshop for Mental Health Professionals
        Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C  Yr: 2008

Jacobs, Walter

Educate, Communicate and Persevere: Coping with A Cult Experience
        Walter and Julie Jacobs; Joseph Szimhart  Yr: 2008

Jenkinson, Gillie

An Investigation into Cult Pseudo-personality and How it Forms
        Gillie Jenkinson, M.A.  Yr: 2008

Jenkinson, Gillie

Workshop for Mental Health Professionals: Clinical Roundtable for Mental Health Practitioners
        Gillie Jenkinson, M.A.  Yr: 2008

Juskewycz, Alicia

Problems with Justification: How to Critique Cults Without Asking "How Abusive Was Your Experience?"
        Alicia Juskewycz  Yr: 2008

Kandel, Randy

Manipulating Other People's Marriage for Money
        Randy Kandel, Ph.D., J.D.  Yr: 2008

King, Dennis

Cults and NRMs in Modern Literature
        Dennis King  Yr: 2008

Kito, Masaki

Significant Cult Legal Cases in Japan
        Masaki Kito, Esq., Takashi Yamaguchi, Esq., Yukari Yamamoto  Yr: 2008

Kito, Masaki

Update on Cult Legal Cases and Issues in Japan
        Masaki Kito, Esq.; Shuji Nakamura, Esq.; Takashi Yamaguchi, Esq.; Reiko Higashi, Esq.  Yr: 2008

Lalich, Janja

Myths, Misnomers, and Missed Signals: Demystifying Cult Research
        Janja Lalich, Ph.D., Moderator; Miriam Boeri, Ph.D.; Stephen A. Kent, Ph.D.  Yr: 2008

Lalich, Janja

Opening Keynote Address: The Violent Outcomes of Ideological Extremism: What Have We Learned Since Jonestown?
        Janja Lalich, Ph.D.  Yr: 2008

Lalich, Janja

Special Lunch Discussion Session: On Going to College or Graduate School After a Cult Experience
        Janja Lalich, Ph.D.  Yr: 2008

Lalich, Janja

The Puzzle of Brainwashing
        Janja Lalich, Ph.D.; Benjamin Zablocki, Ph.D.   Yr: 2008

Langone, Michael

Religious Conflict Resolution for Families
        Michael D. Langone, Ph.D.; Patrick Ryan; Ronald Loomis  Yr: 2008

Langone, Michael

Terrorism and Cultic Studies: A Brief Overview
        Michael D. Langone, Ph.D.  Yr: 2008

Langone, Michael

Workshop for Family Members.
        Michael Langone; Patrick Ryan; Ron Loomis  Yr: 2008

Langone, Michael

Workshop for Family Members. This workshop has reached capacity and we cannot accept additional enrollments.
        Michael Langone; Patrick Ryan; Ron Loomis  Yr: 2008

Lennon, Paul

Vows of Silence (60 minutes), video followed by panel discussion
        J. Paul Lennon; Juan Vaca; Piotr Nowakowski, Ph.D.  Yr: 2008

Lischynska, Olena

Description of Pre-Conditions of Cultic Personality Dependence: Results of Ukrainian Research into Nontraditional Religious Activity
        Olena Lischynska, Ph.D.  Yr: 2008

Lottick, Edward

A Survey of Legal and Legislative Professionals in Pennsylvania
        Edward Lottick, M.D.  Yr: 2008

Martella, Michael

Group and Individual Counseling with Cult Survivors from a Long-Term Trauma Theory Perspective
        Michael Martella, M.A.  Yr: 2008

Martella, Michael

Special Session for Born or Raised (Second Generation)
        Michael Martella, MFT; Joyce Martella   Yr: 2008

Martella, Michael

Workshop for Former Group Members: Optional Discussion Session: Born or Raised
        Michael Martella, M.A.; Joyce Martella  Yr: 2008

Martin, Paul

An Empirical Examination of Psychological Symptomatology among Different Coercive Group Types
        Paul R. Martin, Ph.D.; Nicole Gullekson, Brian Uhlin & Lindsay Orchowski  Yr: 2008

Martin, Paul

The Lifton Scale
        Paul R. Martin, Ph.D.; Nicole Gullekson   Yr: 2008

Martin, Paul

The Wellspring Treatment Model for Victims of Cults and Cultic Relationships
        Paul R. Martin, Ph.D.; Donna Adams, Ph.D.  Yr: 2008

Martin-Pena, Javier

Psychological Violence Strategies of the ETA Terrorist Network in the Basque Country: An Exploratory Study
        Javier Martín-Peña; Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira; Jordi Escartín; Clara Porrúa; Federico Javaloy   Yr: 2008

Norris, Kimberlee

Child Sexual Abuse in Cults: Can It Be Prevented?
        Kimberlee Norris, Esq.  Yr: 2008

Nowakowski, Piotr

The Problem of “Sectarian Mentality” Within Church Communities
        Piotr Tomasz Nowakowski, Ph.D.  Yr: 2008

Oni, Adesoji

A Causal Model of Some Perceived Socio-Psychological and Academic Factors as Determinants of Cult Membership Among University Students in Southwestern Nigeria
        Adesoji A. Oni, Ph.D. & Kola Babarinde, Ph.D.   Yr: 2008

Pelland, Marie-Andree

The Socialization of Women into a Polygamous Lifestyle: The Experience of Canadian Fundamentalist Mormons
        Marie-Andrée Pelland, Ph.D.; Dianne Casoni, Ph.D.   Yr: 2008

Pignotti, Monica

Novel Unsupported Therapies: Pseudoscientific and Cult-Like Characteristics
        Monica Pignotti, MSW, Moderator; James D. Herbert, Ph.D.; Jean Mercer, Ph.D.   Yr: 2008

Pletts, Diana

Phoenix Project II: Ex-Member Art and Literary Works
           Yr: 2008

Pletts, Diana

Phoenix Project: Ex-Member Art and Literary Works
        Diana Pletts  Yr: 2008

Ribas, Nuria

Thirty Years of Treatment for Individuals and Families Affected by Psychologically Manipulative Groups (GMP): An Epidemiological Perspective
        Núria Ribas, Josep Maria Jansà, Luca Basile, Inma Sánchez, Vega González, Miguel Perlado, Esther Maté, Marga Cano, Teresa Fernández  Yr: 2008

Rosenblum, Joshua

Charisma in Absentia: Comparing Recruitment Session Leadership Strategies of Cults and New Religious Movements
        Joshua Rosenblum, M.A.   Yr: 2008

Russell, Colleen

Disconfirming Inaccurate, Self-Limiting Beliefs Formed Through Thought Reform with Corrective Emotional Experience
        Colleen Russell, L.M.F.T.  Yr: 2008

Sakurai, Yoshihide

Cults on Campus: Case of the JMS in Japanese Universities
        Yoshihide Sakurai, Ph.D.   Yr: 2008

Scheflin, Alan

Influence, Law, and Ethics in the 21st Century
        Alan Scheflin, J.D., Alan Scheflin, J.D., LL.M.; Discussants: Francois Bellanger, Ph.D.; Rod Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D.; Masaki Kito, Esq.; Paul Martin, Ph.D.  Yr: 2008

Shaw, Daniel

Authentic Writing and Cult Recovery
        Daniel Shaw, LCSW, Moderator; Fred Poole; Marta Szabo  Yr: 2008

Shaw, Daniel

Informal Case Presentations and Group Supervision - for Psychotherapists Working With Former Cult Members
        Daniel Shaw, LCSW  Yr: 2008

Svoboda, Lois

Four Approaches to Helping Families
        Lois Svoboda, M.D., LMFT, Moderator; David Clark; Joseph Szimhart; Joseph Kelly/Patrick Ryan; Steve Hassan, M.Ed., LMHC, NCC   Yr: 2008

Szimhart, Joseph

Elements of Harmful Cult Activity: An Exit Counselor’s Working Model
        Joseph Szimhart  Yr: 2008

Takimoto, Taro

Aum Shinrikyo: Its Current Situation
        Taro Takimoto, Esq.; Masaki Kito, Esq.  Yr: 2008

Tremblay, Carolle

Cults, the Law, and Government: A Discussion
        Moderator: Michael Kropveld; Marci Hamilton, J.D.; Francois Bellanger, Ph.D.; Masaki Kito, Esq.; Stephen Mutch, Ph.D., LL.B.; Alan Scheflin, J.D., LL.M.  Yr: 2008

Wehle, Dana

Cults and Creativity
        Dana Wehle, L.C.S.W., M.F.A.; Gillie Jenkinson, M.A.; Colleen Ruseell, L.M.F.T.  Yr: 2008

Whitsett, Doni

Resiliency and Post Traumatic Growth in the Healing Journey towards Recovery
        Doni Whitsett, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.  Yr: 2008

Yamaguchi, Hiroshi

History of Japanese Lawyers Against Spiritual Sales and the Japan Society for Cult Prevention and Recovery
        Shuji Nakamura Esq, Masaki Kito Esq, Taro Takimoto Esq.  Yr: 2008

Yamaguchi, Takashi

Avoiding Legal Entanglements When Writing
        Takashi Yamaguchi, Esq.  Yr: 2008

Zyskowski, Ginger

The Anti-Cult Cult
        Ginger Zyskowski; Carol Giambalvo  Yr: 2008

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