I argue that efforts required by former Ultra Orthodox Jews to adjust to
ICSA Annual Conference: After the Teacher: Developing Personal Ethics in the “Real World”
Clinical psychology and professional counseling can serve as a profound aid in cult recovery, training in the counseling professions often leaves new clinicians unequipped to handle lasting questions of faith and self-trust in the aftermath of spiritual abuse.
ICSA Annual Conference: Victim Impact. Surviving the Cult after 30-years
Based on my investigation into the Zion Society cult in northern Utah where 32 children were rescued after years of sexual abuse by the 120-member group.
ICSA Annual Conference: Mainstream Media – What is their role and responsibility in educating the public about cults?
This talk explores the role of mainstream media in providing public education about the dangers and dynamics of cults. Very often we notice mainstream media focusing on exposing specific corruptions or injustices from cultic groups, or highlighting sensationalized anecdotal situations or personal stories from former cult members.
ICSA Annual Conference: Simplifying Coercive Control for Systemic Change: The PsychoSocial Quicksand Model
Kate Amber, cult and domestic abuse survivor, certified in Executive Leadership in Violence and Abuse Prevention, ADA Advocacy and The Psychology of Coercive Control, is the Founder/CEO of End Coercive Control USA (ECCUSA).
ICSA Annual Conference: What do SGAs want to Cover in Counseling?
Cyndi Matthews, PhD, LPC-S, NCC is an experienced Counseling Clinician (17 yrs) working in Private Practice and as an Associate Professor in the counseling program at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
ICSA Annual Conference: “Going to university changed everything”: Making sense of self through education and career after leaving Jehovah’s Witnesses
This talk reviews my dissertation for a Masters in Organizational Psychology gained in 2020 at Birkbeck, University of London
ICSA Annual Conference: Religious Legitimacy
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.