 
 
Quote of the Day:
'A cult… corrupt, sinister and dangerous… out to capture people and… brainwash them.'
- Justice Latey, London
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CIFS National Conference - March 2012
Friday 9th March + Saturday 10th March
At Parliament House, Cnr. George and Alice Sts, Brisbane
- Professional Development Education -
     
Topics
Participants will acquire a broad background of knowledge of
coercive groups and manipulating, controlling relationships
through presentations by international experts and participation in
practical workshops.
Learn the
skills needed to assess victims of thought reform, how to
address the issues with loved ones, and obtain the resources to treat those who
have been victims of a coercive group. The conference will address the
psychological after-effects of cultic abuse and trauma.
Topics Covered in Lectures or Workshops
- Psychological Manipulation and Trauma
- Mind Control and other dynamics of Cults and
High Demand Groups
- Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Modalities
- Working with PTSD and Trauma related
Symptomatology
- Working with Cult-involved Families
- Educating the public and parents
Who Should attend
- Psychiatrists
- Psychologists
- GP's and Health Professionals
- Counsellors
- Social Workers
- Politicians
- Clergy / Pastors
- Support Workers
- Students
- Ex-Members & Family
Expected Outcomes for Participants
- Delegates will learn the dynamics of mind control: how it is induced,
how it is maintained, what the after-effects are likely to be
- Delegates will learn to differentiate between mind control and other
forms of manipulation
- Delegates will learn how to give advice to families who have loved
ones in cults, including topics such as: how to communicate with
the cult member, how to handle finances, where to get help, how to
maximize the chances of helping the cult member leave the cult
- Delegates will learn the best interventions for helping victims of cults,
before, during and after their involvement
- Delegates will learn how to conduct psychotherapy with former cult
members, including similarities and differences between therapeutic
work with former cult members and other clients/patients
- Delegates will learn to distinguish between symptoms that are the
result of cult involvement and those that have other etiologies
- Delegates will learn how to give practical advice to former cult
members to help them move on with their lives
- Delegates will learn preventive measures that can be taken by a free
society to help lessen the likelihood that people will fall victim to cults
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