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Alan W. Scheflin, J.D., LL.M.
- President of ICSA
and Professor of Law at Santa Clara University School of Law,
Santa Clara California
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Arthur A. Dole, Ph.D.
- Professor Emeritus,
Psychology in Education Division, Graduate School of Education,
University of Pennsylvania
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Phillip Elberg, Esq.
- Newark, New Jersey
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Carol Giambalvo
- Exit Counselor,
Author
Exit Counseling: A Family Intervention and
The Boston Movement: Critical Perspectives on
the International Churches of Christ
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Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
- New Jersey Institute for Training in Psychoanalysis
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Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C.
- Psychotherapist in private practice, Denver, Colorado
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Biographical Sketches
Alan W. Scheflin, J.D., LL.M. is
President of ICSA and Professor of Law at Santa Clara University
School of Law in California. Among his several dozen publications
is Memory, Trauma Treatment, and the Law (co-authored with Daniel
Brown and D. Corydon Hammond), for which he received the 1999
Guttmacher Award from the American Psychiatric Association, one of
11 awards he has received. Professor Scheflin is also the 1991
recipient of the Guttmacher Award for Trance on Trial (with Jerrold
Shapiro). A member of the Editorial Advisory Board of ICSA’s Cultic
Studies Review, Professor Scheflin received the 2001 American
Psychological Association, Division 30 (Hypnosis), Distinguished
Contribution to Professional Hypnosis Award. This is the "highest
award that Division 30 can bestow." He was also awarded in 2001 The
American Board of Psychological Hypnosis, Professional Recognition
Award. This Award was created to honor his achievements in promoting
the legal and ethical use of hypnosis. Professor Scheflin has
delivered over 100 invited addresses at professional conferences.
Faculty Web page at Santa Clara University Law School.
Arthur A. Dole, Ph.D, ABPP,
Professor Emeritus, Psychology in Education Division, University of
Pennsylvania. Dr. Dole is a member of the ICSA Board of Directors and
the Editorial Advisory Board of Cultic Studies Review.
He has published studies and presented papers at professional
meetings about the Unification Church and other abusive groups.
Philip Elberg, Esq.
is a partner in the Newark, New Jersey
law firm of Medvin and Elberg. He has been a practicing litigator
for more then thirty years. In recent years he represented several
individuals in claims against Kids of North Jersey, a treatment
center for adolescents with "behavior disorders." The case was
initiated as a medical malpractice action but when it became clear
that the “twelve step” program had evolved into a destructive cult
that benefited its founder, the focus of the case changed. The cases
were ultimately resolved resulting in payments to the victims in
excess of $10,000,000 and public disclosure of the true nature of
the facilities. A reported New Jersey Court decision describes Mr.
Elberg's work in bringing this story to light as "heroic." He was
the recipient of the 2004 Margaret Singer Award for his work in
advancing the understanding of coercive persuasion and undue
influence.
Carol Giambalvo is an ex-cult
member who has been a Thought Reform Consultant since 1984 and a
cofounder of reFOCUS, a national support network for former cult
members. She is on ICSA’s Board of Directors, Director of ICSA’s
Recovery Programs, and is responsible for its Project Outreach.
Author of Exit Counseling: A Family Intervention, co-editor
of The Boston Movement: Critical Perspectives on the
International Churches of Christ, and co-author of “Ethical
Standards for Thought Reform Consultants,” Ms. Giambalvo has written
and lectured extensively on cult-related topics.
Personal Web Site.
reFOCUS Site.
Lorna
Goldberg, M.S.W., L. C. S. W., a therapist in
private practice, has co-led a support group for ex-cult members
with her husband, William, for over 25 years. She is on the Board
of Directors of ICSA and is Dean of Faculty, Institute for
Psychoanalytic Studies, Teaneck, New Jersey. Mrs. Goldberg has
written extensively for social work and ICSA publications.
Personal Web
site. (Lorna@blgoldberg.com)
Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C. is a
psychotherapist practicing in the Littleton, Colorado. For the last fifteen
years she has been active in the counter cult movement working
closely with the original CAN and ICSA. Her private practice
specializes in the treatment of cult survivors and their families.
Personal
Web Site.
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