ICSA Today, Volume 2, No. 1, 2011
Editor-in-Chief
Michael D. Langone, Ph.D.
Arts Editor
Diana Pletts, M.A.
Book Review Editor
Livia Bardin, M.S.W.
Ex-Member Editor
Ann Stamler, M.Phil.
Family Editor
Lois Svoboda, M.D., L.M.F.T.
Member Profiles Editor
Mary O’Connell
Membership Editor
Lois Kendall, Ph.D.
Mental Health Editor
Gillie Jenkinson, M.A.
News Desk Editor
Joseph Kelly
Research Co-Editors
Linda Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D.
Rod Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D.
Point of View: Q&A
Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C.
Correspondents
Australia
Helen Pomery
Eastern Europe
Piotr T. Nowakowski
Austria/Germany
Friedrich Griess
Italy
Dott. Cristina Caparesi
Dott. Raffaella Di Marzio
Scandinavia
Arthur Buchman, M.A.
Spain and Latin America
Luis Santamaria and Erika Toren
Writing Consultants
Sharon Hamm Robert E. Schecter, Ph.D.
International Cultic Studies Association
P.O. Box 2265 • Bonita Springs, FL 34133
Web: icsahome.com
Email: mail@icsamail.com
Phone: 239.514.3081 Fax: 305.393.8193
ISSN: 2154-820X
Printed in the U.S.A.
Artists and poets retain copyright of
their works and grant ICSA permission
to reproduce them. Unless otherwise
indicated, all other material copyright
International Cultic Studies Association.
Table of Contents
2
ICSA Recovery Workshops:
The Colorado Model
Carol Giambalvo,
Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C.
10
A Recovery-from-Addictions
Model Applied to
Cult Intervention
Joseph SzimhartDoes
14
Coming Back Home
Julie Katzer
16
Point of View: Q&A
William Goldberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
17
ICSA News
20
Correspondent Reports
Scandinavia Italy
Eastern Europe Poland
22
PoetrySzimhart
Donna Collins
24
Paintings
Christine Cole
26
Profiles on: ICSA Editors.
Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.,
Ann Stamler, M.S.W.
28
Press Summaries
The views expressed in ICSA Today are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect
the views of ICSA Today’s editors or editorial boards or of ICSA’s directors, advisors, or staff. Groups
analyzed or mentioned in ICSA Today are not necessarily cults, nor are they necessarily harmful.
The Impact of a Modern-Day
Group on Women
Beall, Ph.D.
9
New Books on Polygamy
Andrea Moore-Emmett
10
Cult Is As Cult
Post-Conference and
Third-Generation Thoughts
Gina Catena, M.S., N.P., C.N.M.
of View: Q&A
Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C.
14
Special Report: Polygamy News
16
Let’s Get Lost
Kenneth Neufeld
Arts: Visual Arts
Rebbe Fortune
Arts: Poetry
Jael Tamar Sprinkle
24
Book Review
The Cult Files:True Stories
from the Extreme Edges
of Religious Belief
26
Correspondents’ Reports
Australia, Austria, Germany,
Poland, Italy, Spain &Latin
America, Scandinavia
31
ICSA News
Profiles on: ICSA Today Editors
Dott. Cristina Caparesi
Friedrich
Di Marzio
Press Summaries
Joseph F. Kelly
Dear Friend:
I hope that this issue of ICSA Today interests and inspires you. ICSA Today demonstrates how ICSA is becoming
an ever stronger and more cohesive community of people dedicated to helping those who have been harmed
by cultic involvements and forewarning those who are at risk of being harmed.
Your volunteer activities and financial support of ICSA are vital to the growth of our organization and its capaci-
ty to help people in the future.
We hope that you will continue to support ICSA by renewing and upgrading your membership, contributing to
ICSA periodicals, conferences, and workshops, participating in ICSA committees, networks, and study groups,
and conducting research and educational activities within and outside of ICSA.
On behalf of the entire ICSA community I want to say: “Thank you for all that you have done and all that you
will do in the future.”
Sincerely,
Michael D. Langone, Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief
About ICSA Today
ICSA Today (IT) serves ICSA members by providing
information that enhances understanding of all
aspects of the cult phenomenon, including how
groups function, how they affect members,
techniques of influence, dealing with harmful
effects, educational and legal implications, and
other subjects. IT issues may include:
• practical articles for ex-members, families,
helping professionals, researchers, and others
• opinion essays
• theoretical articles
• reports on research
• summaries of news reports on groups
• information on books, articles, links
• information on ICSA members
• biographical profiles on selected members
• personal accounts
• art work
• poetry
• short stories and other literary articles
• special reports from correspondents
around the world
ICSA Today is published three times a year.
Regular ICSA members receive the print edition of
ICSA Today and have access to its Web edition.
Student and other special members gain access
to the online edition only. Non-member print
subscriptions are available.
Submissions to the magazine should be sent
to the Editor-in-Chief, Michael Langone, Ph.D.:
mail@icsamail.com. We prefer Microsoft Word or a
program compatible with Word. Articles should be
no more than 2,500 words. Please include a jpeg
photo (less than 150 KB, please) and biographical
sketch (less than 150 words) with your submission.
Appropriate submissions are reviewed by the
relevant section editor and, when appropriate,
editorial review advisors.
International Cultic Studies Association
P.O. Box 2265
Bonita Springs, FL 34133
239.514.3081 mail@icsamail.com
icsahome.com
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Editor-in-Chief
Michael D. Langone, Ph.D.
Arts Editor
Diana Pletts, M.A.
Book Review Editor
Livia Bardin, M.S.W.
Ex-Member Editor
Ann Stamler, M.Phil.
Family Editor
Lois Svoboda, M.D., L.M.F.T.
Member Profiles Editor
Mary O’Connell
Membership Editor
Lois Kendall, Ph.D.
Mental Health Editor
Gillie Jenkinson, M.A.
News Desk Editor
Joseph Kelly
Research Co-Editors
Linda Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D.
Rod Dubrow-Marshall, Ph.D.
Point of View: Q&A
Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C.
Correspondents
Australia
Helen Pomery
Eastern Europe
Piotr T. Nowakowski
Austria/Germany
Friedrich Griess
Italy
Dott. Cristina Caparesi
Dott. Raffaella Di Marzio
Scandinavia
Arthur Buchman, M.A.
Spain and Latin America
Luis Santamaria and Erika Toren
Writing Consultants
Sharon Hamm Robert E. Schecter, Ph.D.
International Cultic Studies Association
P.O. Box 2265 • Bonita Springs, FL 34133
Web: icsahome.com
Email: mail@icsamail.com
Phone: 239.514.3081 Fax: 305.393.8193
ISSN: 2154-820X
Printed in the U.S.A.
Artists and poets retain copyright of
their works and grant ICSA permission
to reproduce them. Unless otherwise
indicated, all other material copyright
International Cultic Studies Association.
Table of Contents
2
ICSA Recovery Workshops:
The Colorado Model
Carol Giambalvo,
Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C.
10
A Recovery-from-Addictions
Model Applied to
Cult Intervention
Joseph SzimhartDoes
14
Coming Back Home
Julie Katzer
16
Point of View: Q&A
William Goldberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
17
ICSA News
20
Correspondent Reports
Scandinavia Italy
Eastern Europe Poland
22
PoetrySzimhart
Donna Collins
24
Paintings
Christine Cole
26
Profiles on: ICSA Editors.
Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.,
Ann Stamler, M.S.W.
28
Press Summaries
The views expressed in ICSA Today are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect
the views of ICSA Today’s editors or editorial boards or of ICSA’s directors, advisors, or staff. Groups
analyzed or mentioned in ICSA Today are not necessarily cults, nor are they necessarily harmful.
The Impact of a Modern-Day
Group on Women
Beall, Ph.D.
9
New Books on Polygamy
Andrea Moore-Emmett
10
Cult Is As Cult
Post-Conference and
Third-Generation Thoughts
Gina Catena, M.S., N.P., C.N.M.
of View: Q&A
Rosanne Henry, M.A., L.P.C.
14
Special Report: Polygamy News
16
Let’s Get Lost
Kenneth Neufeld
Arts: Visual Arts
Rebbe Fortune
Arts: Poetry
Jael Tamar Sprinkle
24
Book Review
The Cult Files:True Stories
from the Extreme Edges
of Religious Belief
26
Correspondents’ Reports
Australia, Austria, Germany,
Poland, Italy, Spain &Latin
America, Scandinavia
31
ICSA News
Profiles on: ICSA Today Editors
Dott. Cristina Caparesi
Friedrich
Di Marzio
Press Summaries
Joseph F. Kelly
Dear Friend:
I hope that this issue of ICSA Today interests and inspires you. ICSA Today demonstrates how ICSA is becoming
an ever stronger and more cohesive community of people dedicated to helping those who have been harmed
by cultic involvements and forewarning those who are at risk of being harmed.
Your volunteer activities and financial support of ICSA are vital to the growth of our organization and its capaci-
ty to help people in the future.
We hope that you will continue to support ICSA by renewing and upgrading your membership, contributing to
ICSA periodicals, conferences, and workshops, participating in ICSA committees, networks, and study groups,
and conducting research and educational activities within and outside of ICSA.
On behalf of the entire ICSA community I want to say: “Thank you for all that you have done and all that you
will do in the future.”
Sincerely,
Michael D. Langone, Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief
About ICSA Today
ICSA Today (IT) serves ICSA members by providing
information that enhances understanding of all
aspects of the cult phenomenon, including how
groups function, how they affect members,
techniques of influence, dealing with harmful
effects, educational and legal implications, and
other subjects. IT issues may include:
• practical articles for ex-members, families,
helping professionals, researchers, and others
• opinion essays
• theoretical articles
• reports on research
• summaries of news reports on groups
• information on books, articles, links
• information on ICSA members
• biographical profiles on selected members
• personal accounts
• art work
• poetry
• short stories and other literary articles
• special reports from correspondents
around the world
ICSA Today is published three times a year.
Regular ICSA members receive the print edition of
ICSA Today and have access to its Web edition.
Student and other special members gain access
to the online edition only. Non-member print
subscriptions are available.
Submissions to the magazine should be sent
to the Editor-in-Chief, Michael Langone, Ph.D.:
mail@icsamail.com. We prefer Microsoft Word or a
program compatible with Word. Articles should be
no more than 2,500 words. Please include a jpeg
photo (less than 150 KB, please) and biographical
sketch (less than 150 words) with your submission.
Appropriate submissions are reviewed by the
relevant section editor and, when appropriate,
editorial review advisors.
International Cultic Studies Association
P.O. Box 2265
Bonita Springs, FL 34133
239.514.3081 mail@icsamail.com
icsahome.com
1 2
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