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AFF
2002 AFF Annual Conference
Understanding Cults and New Religious Movements
Perspectives of Researchers, Professionals, Former Members, and Families
Friday & Saturday, June 14-15, 2002
Orlando, Florida (Crowne Plaza Orlando Airport)
Thursday, June 13, 2002 (Pre-Conference Events)
· Workshop for Former Group Members (10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Coordinator: Carol Giambalvo
· Workshop for Families and Friends (10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Coordinator: Livia Bardin, M.S.W.
· Free Workshop for Mental Health Professionals (7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.)
Coordinator: Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C.; Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.; William Goldberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
· Social – Cash Bar
Friday, June 14, 2002
· Introduction (Herbert Rosedale, Esq.; Michael D. Langone, Ph.D.)
· Brainwashing, Social Psychology, and the Courts (Alan Scheflin, J.D., L.L.M., Coordinator; Edward Frishholz, Ph.D.; Paul Martin, Ph.D.)
· A Conversation with Dr. Margaret Singer (Margaret T. Singer, Ph.D.)
· Anyone Can Be Fooled (Sandy Andron, Ed.D.)
· International Churches of Christ (Carol Giambalvo, Coordinator; Ron Burks, M.A.; David Clark; Kathy Kelly Endres, M.A.)
· Political Groups: Deed and Creed (Rod Marshall, Ph.D., Coordinator; Dennis Tourish, Ph.D.; Discussant: Janja Lalich, Ph.D.)
· The Jim Roberts Group Parents Network (Ronald Loomis, Coordinator; Joseph Szimhart; James Foster; Larry Wilcox)
· Advances in Social Science Research (Miriam Williams Boeri, Doctoral Candidate; Catherine Delhaire, M.A., Ph.D. Student; Marie-Andree Pelland, Ph.D. Student)
· Waldorf Schools: Theory & Practice (Dan Dugan; Sharon Lombard)
· Inside Polygamy (Andrea Moore Emmett)
· Releasing the Bonds: Empowering People to Think for Themselves (Steven Hassan, M.Ed.)
· Clinical and Diagnostic Issues (Josep Jansa, M.D., Coordinator; Pere Cubero Bros, M.D.; Miguel Perlado Recacha)
· Research in Latin America (Paul Carden, Coordinator; Lourdes Arguelles, Ph.D.; Jorge Erdely, Ph.D.; Cesar Mascarenas, M.D.; Anne Rivero, M.S.W.)
· RETIRN: Lessons from 20 Years of Counseling Against Coercion (Linda Dubrow, Ph.D.; Steve Dubrow-Eichel, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.; Roberta Cobrin Eisenberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., BCD)
· Social – Cash Bar
Registration Form
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All rates are per person. Registration includes conference fee only. All catered meals are optional. (Less expensive meals are available in the hotel restaurant.) Attendees need to make their own hotel reservations and pay the hotel directly for their rooms and non-conference meals. Ask for the special AFF room rate, which is only guaranteed through May 12, 2002 ($69.00 plus tax per night; 407-856-0100; see back for directions). Enter appropriate amounts for registration fees and optional meals on the right and total at the bottom. (Your contributions will help us give discounts and scholarships to people needing financial assistance.) See discount columns for early registration fees. Don't forget credit card information at the bottom. Fax, mail, or e-mail this form to AFF, P.O. Box 2265, Bonita Springs, FL 34133 (fax: 732-352-6818; e-mail: [email protected]).
If the table below is unreadable, please let us know so we can send you the information in another format. Include your street address and fax number.
No.
People
Item
Register By
28 Feb. 02
Register By
30 Apr. 02
After
30 Apr. 02
Calculate Amount Due
Registration Two-Day (Friday & Saturday)
$140
$170
$200
Registration: pre-conference ex-member workshop (Thursday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm)
$45
$60
$75
Registration: pre-conference family workshop (Thursday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Coping with Cult Involvement: A Handbook for Families and Friends is a required text for the workshop. Attendees may purchase the book at the workshop ($27) or contact AFF about purchasing it in advance.
$55
$70
$85
Registration: pre-conference workshop for mental health professionals (Thursday 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm)
Free
Free
Free
One-Day Registration.
Check Day: Friday [ ] Saturday [ ]
$80
$100
$120
Thursday Lunch
$ 20
Thursday Dinner
$ 35
Friday Lunch
$ 20
Friday Dinner
$ 35
Saturday Lunch
$ 20
Saturday Dinner
$ 35
Contribution
$
Total
$
Payment Method:
Check (U.S. Funds drawn on U.S. bank)
Visa
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Expiration Date:
Saturday, June 15, 2002
· Church Universal and Triumphant (Joseph Szimhart, Coordinator)
· Harm in New Religious Movements: Perspectives from Sociology, Religious Studies, and Psychology (Jean-Francois Mayer, Ph.D., Coordinator; Eileen Barker, Ph.D.; Arthur Dole, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.; Phillip Lucas, Ph.D.; Benjamin Zablocki, Ph.D.)
· Report from Canada (Mike Kropveld)
· Research on the Jehovah’s Witnesses (Paul Carden, Coordinator; Jerry Bergman, Ph.D.; Herbert Rosedale, Esq., Discussant)
· Kashi (Rosanne Henry, M.A., Coordinator; Harry Brodie, M.D.; Paul Martin, Ph.D.; Discussant: Steve Dubrow-Eichel, Ph.D.)
· Marriage After the Cult (Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.)
· Advances in Psychological Research (Ron Burks, M.A., Ph.D. Candidate; Rod Marshall, Ph.D.; Jonibeth Whitney,Ph.D.; Carmen Almendros, Doctoral Student; Discussant: Paul Martin, Ph.D.)
· Cults and Terrorism: Similarities and Differences (Christopher Centner, M.A.)
· Social – Cash Bar
Coordinators are organizing programs for which all speakers may not have been identified at time of printing. Program schedule subject to change. Please arrive early to pick up your registration materials.
Presenters
Carmen Almendros, Doctoral Student, Departamento de Psicología Biológica y de la Salud, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Sandy Andron, Ed.D., North Miami Beach, Florida
Lourdes Arguelles, Ph.D., Professor of Women Studies and Education, Claremont Graduate University, California
Livia Bardin, M.S.W., Psychotherapist, Clinical Social Worker, Washington, D.C.
Eileen Barker, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology with Special Reference to the Study of Religion, London School of Economics; Founder and Chairman of the Board of Governors, INFORM, London, England
Jerry Bergman, Ph.D., Department of General Studies, Northwest State College, Archbold, Ohio
Miriam Williams Boeri, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Sociology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
Harry Brodie, M.D., former member of Kashi, Littleton, Colorado
Pere Cubero Bros, M.D., Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
Ronald Burks, M.A., Ph.D. Candidate, Wellspring Retreat and Resource Center, Albany, Ohio
Paul Carden, Executive Director, Centers for Apologetics Research, San Juan Capistrano, California
Christopher Centner, M.S., Senior Intelligence Analyst, Defense Intelligence Agency
David Clark, Thought Reform Consultant; AFF Video Education Committee Chair, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Catherine Delhaire, M.A., Doctoral Student, Department of Criminology, University of Montreal
Arthur Dole, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., Emeritus Professor, Psychology in Education, University of Pennsylvania
Steve Dubrow-Eichel, Ph.D., ABPP, Psychologist and Co-director of RETIRN, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Linda Dubrow, Ph.D., Psychologist and Co-director of RETIRN, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dan Dugan, Secretary, PLANS, Inc. (People for Legal and Nonsectarian Schools), San Francisco, California
Roberta Cobrin Eisenberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., BCD, RETIRN, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Andrea Moore Emmett, Writer and Journalist/Researcher, Salt Lake City, Utah
Kathy Kelly Endres, M.A., ATC/L, Ex-member (ICC), Cult educational consultant, Exercise Physiologist, Pinehurst, NC
Jorge Erdely, Ph.D., Director, Centro de Investigaciones, Instituto Cristiano de Mexico, Mexico City
James Foster, The Roberts Group Parents Network
Edward Frischholz, Ph.D., Psychologist, Rush North Shore Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Carol Giambalvo, Director of Recovery Programs, AFF; Thought Reform Consultant, Flagler Beach, Florida
Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., Director, Child & Adolescent Program, New Jersey Institute for Training in Psychoanalysis
William Goldberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., Director, Community Support Center, Rockland County (NY) Department of Mental Health
Steven Hassan, M.Ed., L.M.H.C., Cult Counselor; Director, Freedom of Mind Resource Center, Inc., Somerville, Massachusetts
Rosanne Henry, L.P.C., Psychotherapist, Littleton, Colorado
Mike Kropveld, Executive Director, Info-Cult, Montreal, Canada
Josep Jansa, M.D., Medical Coordinator, Assessment and Information on Cults, Barcelona, Spain
Janja Lalich, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology, California State University, Chico
Michael Langone, Ph.D., Executive Director, AFF
Sharon Lombard, B.F.A., Miami, Florida
Ronald Loomis, Cult Educational Consultant, New London, Connecticut
Phillip Lucas, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Stetson University, Deland, Florida
Rod Marshall, Ph.D., Acting Dean of Faculty of Applied Social Sciences and Humanities, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, Wycombe, England
Paul Martin, Ph.D., Director, Wellspring Retreat and Resource Center, Albany, Ohio
Cesar Mascarenas, M.D., Professor and Researcher, Faculty of Post-Graduate Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Jean-Francois Mayer, Ph.D., Lecturer in Religious Studies, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Marie-Andree Pelland, Ph.D. Student, Department of Criminology, University of Montreal
Miguel Perlado Recacha, Psychologist, Assessment and Information on Cults, Barcelona, Spain
Anne Rivero, M.S.W., Clinical Social Worker, Kaiser Permanente, Ontario, California
Herbert L. Rosedale, Esq., President, AFF; Senior Counselor, Gilchrist & Jenkins Parker Chapin, New York City
Alan Scheflin, J.D., L.L.M., Professor of Law, Santa Clara University Law School, Santa Clara, California
Margaret Thaler Singer, Ph.D., Emeritus Adjunct Professor of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
Joseph Szimhart, Thought Reform Consultant, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dennis Tourish, Ph.D., Department of Management, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Jonibeth Whitney, Ph.D., Psychotherapist, Los Angeles, California
Larry Wilcox, Co-Founder of The Roberts Group Parents Network
Benjamin Zablocki, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
The Facility
The Crowne Plaza Orlando-Airport Hotel is a premiere luxury hotel located at the Orlando International Airport with free airport courtesy vans and free parking. Hotel features include a beautiful glass enclosed atrium with pool, whirlpool, and exercise rooms, the Bistro 436 Cafe and Terrace Lounge. All rooms have a work station, telephone, and remote control television. The hotel is within easy driving time to Walt Disney World, Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and other Orlando attractions. Ask for the special AFF rate of $69 plus tax when you call to make your reservations (407-856-0100); fax: 407-855-7991). The special rate may not be available after May 12th, and other functions may result in a shortage of rooms. So register early! Guests wishing to combine some holiday time with the conference may take advantage of the special room rate 3 nights before and 3 nights after the conference.
Directions: The hotel is located at 5555 Hazeltine National Drive. It is easily visible from Highway 436 (Semoran Boulevard) and Route 528, which runs from Interstate 4 to the Florida Turnpike. Your registration confirmation packet will include detailed driving directions.
Airport Shuttle: To get the free airport shuttle go down one level to the baggage claim. Go to the courtesy phones and push the button for Crowne Plaza Orlando Airport. Tell the guest services representative at the hotel what side of the airport you are at (either A side or B side). The shuttle will pick you up within 15 minutes.
AFF (American Family Foundation)
P.O. Box 2265
Bonita Springs, FL 34133
Phone: 941-514-3081
fax: 732-352-6818
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.csj.org
Bookstore: www.cultinfobooks.com - Subscribe to our Cultic Studies Review to keep abreast of developments in this field.
AFF Annual Conference; June 14-15, 2002, Orlando, FL - go to www.cultinfobooks.com and click on "Conference" button for details. (Includes information on preconference workshops for former group members and for family members.)
Weekend workshop for former group members - Estes Park, Colorado - July 12-14, 2002 - Go to www.cultinfobooks.com and click on "Conference" button for details.