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October 17-18, 2003,
 Hartford, CT

Conference: Understanding Cults and New Religious Movements -- Perspectives of Researchers, Professionals, Former Members, and Families 

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Preconference - workshops on Thursday, October 16, 2003

Workshop for Former Group Members

(10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Coordinator: Carol Giambalvo
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Workshop for Families and Friends

(10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Coordinator: Livia Bardin, M.S.W.
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Workshop for Mental Health Professionals

(7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.)

[Nonprofessionals may attend as observers.]

Coordinator: Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C.; Steve K. Dubrow Eichel, Ph.D.; Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W.; William Goldberg, M.S.W.; Arnold Markowitz, C.S.W.

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Special Session for People Born or Raised in Cultic Groups

(7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)

Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., Facilitator; Carol Giambalvo

(Only ex-group members permitted in this workshop)

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Introduction to the Conference

Michael Langone, Ph.D.

Perspectives on Hare Krishna, Parts 1 and II

Steve K. Dubrow Eichel, Ph.D., Coordinator; Anuttama Dasa; Krishnakant Desai, M.A. [The Great Guru Hoax: Why ISKCON is Still a Cult]; Steven Gelberg, M.T.S.; E. Burke Rochford, Ph.D.

Cold Reading and the Cult Leader’s Mystique

William Goldberg, M.S.W.

Canadian Researchers Present, Parts I and II

Mike Kropveld, Coordinator; James A. Beverley, Ph.D. [The Inner Teachings of Moon]; Dianne Casoni, Ph.D. [Processes of Group Idealization That Lead to Dangerous Conduct]; Marie-Andrée Pelland [Allegations of Violence Against Cultic Groups]; Adriana Pacheco [Child Abuse in the Breakaway Windsor, Quebec Baptist Church]

Family Workshop II: Advanced Communicating Skills (for those who have completed AFF’s Family Workshop)

Livia Bardin, M.S.W.; Patrick Ryan

Strategic Interaction Approach: Case Studies

Steven Hassan, M.A.

New Religious Movements in China

Zixian Deng, Coordinator (The Emergence of NRMs in China: A Comparison of Organization Structures and their Interaction with Theology); Shen Zhenyu (Historical Review of the Growth of Falun Gong); Wang Wenzhong, Ph.D. (Using Group Counseling to Help Cult Victims

International Churches of Christ and the Identity- Reality Model of Thought Reform

David Anderson

Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Cult Recovery

Daniel Shaw, C.S.W.

Exit Counseling Case Study

Patrick Ryan, Joseph Kelly, Carol Diament

Finding a Therapist and Making it Work

Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W.; William Goldberg, M.S.W.

Spanish Researchers Present, Parts I and II

Josep Jansa, M.D., Coordinator [Analysis of AIS Cases]; Carmen Almendros [Perceived Psychological Abuse of Former Members of Diverse Cultic Groups: Assisted vs. Non-assisted by Cult Awareness Groups]; Ferran Alonso [Legal Regulations and Police Responsibilities with Regard to Totalistic Groups]; Jose Carrobles, Ph.D. [Update on Spanish Research with the GPA Scale]; Pere Cubero, M.D. [Paranoid Groups]; Miguel Perlado [AIS Project on Social Addictions]

The Twelve Tribes

Rev. Robert Pardon; Discussant: James Beverley, Ph.D.

Attachment and Totalist Organizations

Alexandra Stein, M.L.S.

The NJ Kids Case

Philip Elberg, Esq.; Discussants: Herbert Rosedale, Esq.; Alan Scheflin, J.D

Research from Wellspring Retreat and Resource Center

Ron Burks, Ph.D. [Eyewitnesses to Evil: The Truth About Apostate’s “Atrocity Tales”]; Paul Martin, Ph.D.; Rod Marshall, Ph.D. [Examining Patterns of Psychological Harm in Ex-Member Populations]

Polygamy in the Courts: Past and Present Implications on the Religious Landscape

Andrea Moore-Emmett; Discussant: Herbert Rosedale, Esq.

Perspectives on the Legionaries of Christ

Jose Barba, Ph.D., Paul Lennon, S.T.L., M.A. & Juan Jose Vaca, M.Ed.Sc., M.Th., M.Ph. [The Legion of Christ: A Cult-Like Atmosphere Fostering Abuse]

Child Rearing Practices in Five NRMs

Amy Siskind, Ph.D.

Generational Revolt by the Adult Children of First Generation “Cult” Members

Stephen Kent, Ph.D.

Why Attorneys Don't Want to Accept Cult-Related Litigation

Peter Georgiades, Esq.

Conflicts Between Scholarship and Advocacy

Herbert L. Rosedale, Esq.; Peter Georgiades, Esq.; Alan Scheflin, J.D., LL.M.)

After the Cult: Who Am I?

Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C., Facilitator

How To Investigate Cults: Paper Trailing and Cultivating Sources

Dennis King

Sociological and Psychological Perspectives on Harm: Practical Applications

Eileen Barker, Ph.D.,  Coordinator [Relative and Absolute Harms: Some Sociological Tensions]; Nancy Ammerman, Ph.D. [Understanding New Religions:  Sociological Lessons from the Field]; Dick Anthony, Ph.D. [Psychological Consultation with Members, Ex-members and the Leadership of New Religions]

Exit Counseling Case Study

David Clark; Dianne DiNicola; Tammy DiNicola

Social Therapy

Erika Van Meir, L.M.F.T., Coordinator [Social Therapy: Reflections from a Former "Trainee"]; Dennis King [Learning from LaRouche: A Brief History of Fred Newman's Copycat Cult]; Marina Ortiz [Slave to a Dream: Inside the International Workers' Party]; Discussant: William Goldberg, M.S.W.

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Predicament: The Issues, Deceits, and Truths Surrounding Falun Dafa and its Potential Benefit to Cult Victims

Frank Tian Xie, Ph.D.

Coping with Triggers

Joseph Kelly

Interreligious Responses to Cults

Rabbi A. James Rudin

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