Cultic Studies Journal, Vol. 14, No. 1, 1997, page 95
Faria, G., &Belohlavek, N. (1984). Treating female adult survivors of childhood incest.
Social Casework, 65, 465-471.
Hawxhurst, D.M., &Morrow, S.L. (1984). Living in our vision: Building a feminist
community. Tempe, AZ: Fourth World.
Josephson, G.S., &Fong-Beyette, M.L. (1987). Factors assisting female clients --disclosure
of incest during counseling. Journal of Counseling and Development, 65, 475-478.
McWhirter, E.H. (1991). Empowerment in counseling. Journal of Counseling and
Development, 69(3), 222-227.
McWhirter, E.H. (1994). Counseling for empowerment. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling
Association.
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Pearson, Q. M. (1994). Treatment techniques for adult female survivors of childhood sexual
abuse. Journal of Counseling and Development, 73(1), 32-37.
Rencken, R.H. (1989). Intervention strategies for sexual abuse (Report No. CG022806).
Alexandria, VA: American Association for Counseling and Development. (ERIC
Document Reproduction Service No. ED 323-483).
Rosedale, H.L. (1995). Women and cults: A lawyer‟s perspective. Cultic Studies Journal,
12(2), 187-194.
Siegel, D.R., &Romig, C.A. (1988). Treatment of adult survivors of child sexual assault:
Imagery within a systemic framework. American Journal of Family Therapy, 16, 229-
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lives. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Tobias, M.L., &Lalich, J. (1994). Captive hearts, captive minds: Freedom and recovery from
cults and abusive relationships. Alameda, CA: Hunter House.
West, L.J., &Martin, P. (1994). Pseudo-identity and the treatment of personality change in
victims of captivity and cults (268-289). In S.J. Lynn &J.W. Rhue (Eds.), Dissociation:
Clinical and theoretical perspectives (pp. 268-289). New York: Guilford Press.
Westerlund, E. (1984). Counseling women with histories of incest. Women &Therapy, 2(4),
17-30.
Worell, J., &Remer, P. (1992). Feminist perspectives in therapy: An empowerment model
for women. New York: Wiley.
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Penny Dahlen, Ed.D., is Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counselor Education at
Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado. She is also a therapist at San Luis Valley Mental
Health Center, where she specializes in treating people who have been traumatized by
authority figures
This article is an electronic version of an article originally published in Cultic Studies Journal, 1997, Volume 14,
Number 1, pages 145-154. Please keep in mind that the pagination of this electronic reprint differs from that of the
bound volume. This fact could affect how you enter bibliographic information in papers that you may write.
Faria, G., &Belohlavek, N. (1984). Treating female adult survivors of childhood incest.
Social Casework, 65, 465-471.
Hawxhurst, D.M., &Morrow, S.L. (1984). Living in our vision: Building a feminist
community. Tempe, AZ: Fourth World.
Josephson, G.S., &Fong-Beyette, M.L. (1987). Factors assisting female clients --disclosure
of incest during counseling. Journal of Counseling and Development, 65, 475-478.
McWhirter, E.H. (1991). Empowerment in counseling. Journal of Counseling and
Development, 69(3), 222-227.
McWhirter, E.H. (1994). Counseling for empowerment. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling
Association.
O‟Hare, J., &Taylor, K. (1983). The reality of incest. Women &Therapy, 2(2-3), 215-229.
Pearson, Q. M. (1994). Treatment techniques for adult female survivors of childhood sexual
abuse. Journal of Counseling and Development, 73(1), 32-37.
Rencken, R.H. (1989). Intervention strategies for sexual abuse (Report No. CG022806).
Alexandria, VA: American Association for Counseling and Development. (ERIC
Document Reproduction Service No. ED 323-483).
Rosedale, H.L. (1995). Women and cults: A lawyer‟s perspective. Cultic Studies Journal,
12(2), 187-194.
Siegel, D.R., &Romig, C.A. (1988). Treatment of adult survivors of child sexual assault:
Imagery within a systemic framework. American Journal of Family Therapy, 16, 229-
242.
Singer, M.T., with Lalich, J. (1995). Cults in our midst: The hidden menace in our everyday
lives. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Tobias, M.L., &Lalich, J. (1994). Captive hearts, captive minds: Freedom and recovery from
cults and abusive relationships. Alameda, CA: Hunter House.
West, L.J., &Martin, P. (1994). Pseudo-identity and the treatment of personality change in
victims of captivity and cults (268-289). In S.J. Lynn &J.W. Rhue (Eds.), Dissociation:
Clinical and theoretical perspectives (pp. 268-289). New York: Guilford Press.
Westerlund, E. (1984). Counseling women with histories of incest. Women &Therapy, 2(4),
17-30.
Worell, J., &Remer, P. (1992). Feminist perspectives in therapy: An empowerment model
for women. New York: Wiley.
**********************
Penny Dahlen, Ed.D., is Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counselor Education at
Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado. She is also a therapist at San Luis Valley Mental
Health Center, where she specializes in treating people who have been traumatized by
authority figures
This article is an electronic version of an article originally published in Cultic Studies Journal, 1997, Volume 14,
Number 1, pages 145-154. Please keep in mind that the pagination of this electronic reprint differs from that of the
bound volume. This fact could affect how you enter bibliographic information in papers that you may write.







































































































