Phil Lord is an Assistant Professor at Lakehead University’s Bora Laskin Faculty of Law.
ICSA Annual Conference: Cults and Media Stereotypes: Does Media Coverage of Current and Former Cult Members Hinder Victims’ Recovery?
he study being presented examined whether former cult members frequently accessed media about cults, and if that exposure related significantly to their symptoms of distress and wellbeing. It was conducted by a journalist and second generation adult (SGA) as part of a dissertation for an MSc in the Psychology of Coercive Control.
ICSA Annual Conference: Down the Rabbit Hole: How do the family and friends of QAnon believers seek and provide support in the Facebook Families of Q Cult support group?
found their way into this extreme right-wing cult, the price has been broken relationships, financial ruin, and legal troubles.
ICSA Annual Conference: Decolonizing the cult survivor
Worldwide Church of God, a Bible based doomsday cult
ICSA Annual Conference: Healing from spiritual abuse through connection to the natural world
Most trauma – especially complex trauma – disconnects an individual from their self, their true essence. For those who have come out of a high demand group or relationship, it is imperative to rediscover, or in the instance of an SGA, discover for the first time, this sense of authentic self.
ICSA Annual Conference: Roadmaps not Templates
On or offline, by nature coercive behaviour seeks conformity, suggesting uniformity, but really nobody is ‘one size fits all’. The propaganda may be the same, but how we’re affected depends on our tendencies, temperament and personal history.
ICSA Annual Conference: Reflections on 5 years of the Masters in the Psychology of Coercive Control
fter the passing of the Serious Crime Act in the UK in 2015 criminalised coercive and controlling behaviour (psychological and emotional abuse) and the passing of the Modern Slavery Act (2015) criminalised trafficking, Rod and Linda Dubrow-Marshall were inspired to create a new Masters of Science (MSc) programme on the Psychology of Coercive Control.
ICSA Annual Conference: The impact of group psychological abuse on distress: The role of social functioning and resilience
The International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) is conducting its 2022 Annual International Conference jointly with Info-Secte/Info-Cult of Montreal.
Conference Theme: Exploring the Needs of People Who Leave Controlling Groups and Environments
ICSA Annual Conference: How lessons learned from the SGA community can be applied to the Rehabilitation and Reintegration context
This paper will showcase interventions and resources created within the SGA community and offer a framework for how these initiatives could be applied to rehabilitation and reintegration efforts with repatriates from IS-controlled territories.