Conference, Interventions, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ramayana University, India, Transcendental Meditation
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A Collaborative Approach to Addressing a Loved One's Cult-related Involvement (Patrick Ryan, Joseph Kelly, Doni Whitsett, Rosanne Henry)
Abstract: This presentation reflects the growing awareness in the anti-cult community that it often "takes a village"to respond appropriately and effectively to cult involvement and that each discipline brings different and essential expertise to bear on the issue. This talk will explore the vital elements of our collaborative approach (mental health professionals, former members, and exit counselors) using examples to illustrate these elements.A case presentation with a round table discussion from various perspectives, including interventionists,mental health professionals, research, and sociology.
Mr. Kelly has also facilitated ICSA workshops for ex-members and families (1996-2018), has lectured extensively on cult-related topics and has been a cult intervention specialist (thought reform consultant/exit counselor, mediator) since 1989. He is the co-author of "Ethical Standards for Thought Reform Consultants," and has presented 50 programs about hypnosis, inner-experience, trance induction techniques, communicating with cult members, conversion, cult intervention, exit counseling,intervention assessment, mediation, religious conflict resolution, thought reform consultation, easter ngroups, transcendental meditation and workshops for educators, families, former members and mental health professionals at ICSA workshops/conferences. Mr Kelly received the Lifetime Achievement Award (2023) from ICSA.
Mr Patrick Ryan is a graduate of Maharishi International University (Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Eastern religious systems) and has been a cult intervention specialist (thought reform consultant/exit counselor, mediator) since 1984. He was the founder and former head of TM-EX, the organization of ex-members of Transcendental Meditation. He was the editor of AFF News, a news publication for former cult members (1995-1998), has contributed to the Cult Observer, AFF's book, Recovery From Cults, is co-author of "Ethical Standards for Thought Reform Consultants," and has presented 50 programs about hypnosis, inner-experience, trance induction techniques, communicating with cult members, conversion, cult intervention, exit counseling, intervention assessment, mediation, religious conflict resolution, thought reform consultation, easter ngroups, transcendental meditation and workshops for educators, families, former members and mentalhealth professionals at ICSA workshops/conferences. Mr. Ryan received the AFF Achievement Award (1997) from AFF, the Leo J. Ryan "Distinguished Service Award" (1999) from the Leo J. Ryan Foundation, and a Lifetime Achievement Award (2011) from ICSA.
Rosanne Henry, MA, LPC, emeritus director of ICSA, is a psychotherapist practicing in Littleton, Colorado.For more than thirty years she has been active in the cult-education movement, working closely with the former Cult Awareness Network and ICSA. She served on the Board of Directors of ICSA from 2004 to2018 and was Chair of ICSA's Mental Health Committee. She cofacilitated ICSA's recovery workshops for25 years. In her private practice, Rosanne specializes in the treatment of cult survivors and their families.She is a former member of Kashi Ranch. In 2010, Ms. Henry received ICSA's Margaret T. Singer Award(shared with the other Colorado workshop facilitators). She is also coauthor (with Carol Giambalvo) of "The Colorado Model" (ICSA Today, 1[1], 2010); coauthor (with Leona Furnari) of "Lessons Learned FromSGAs About Recovery and Resiliency" (ICSA Today, 2[3], 2011); and co-editor (with Lorna Goldberg, WilliamGoldberg, and Michael Langone) of ICSA's Cult Recovery: A Clinician's Guide to Working With Former Members and Their Families, published in 2017.
Doni Whitsett, PhD, LCSW, is a Clinical Professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Workwhere she teaches various courses in practice, behavior, mental health, and human sexuality. She has been working with cult-involved clients and their families for over 20 years and gives lectures to students and professionals on this topic. She has presented at national and international conferences in Madrid,Poland, Canada, and in Australia, where she helped organize two conferences in Brisbane. Her talks have included The Psychobiology of Trauma and Child Maltreatment (2005, Madrid) and Why Cults Are Harmful: A Neurobiological View of Interpersonal Trauma (2012, Montreal). Her publications include The Psychobiology of Trauma and Child Maltreatment (Cultic Studies Review, Vol. 5, No. 3, 2006), A SelfPsychological Approach to the Cult Phenomenon (Journal of Social Work, 1992), Cults and Families(Families in Society, Vol. 84, No. 4, 2003), which she coauthored with Dr. Stephen Kent, and Why cults are harmful: Neurobiological speculations on interpersonal trauma. ICSA Today, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2014. Dr.Whitsett also has a specialty in Sexuality and was awarded a Fulbright Specialist Scholarship in 2016 to study, teach, and do research on this topic in China.
Hindustan Times Haryana: The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday gave its nod to the proposal for setting up Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ramayana University
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday gave its nod to the proposal for setting up Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ramayana University, Ayodhya, and two other private universities in the state, including Bhakti Vedanta University, Mathura, and Ajay Kumar Garg University, Ghaziabad. The establishment of the university in Ayodhya is proposed by the sponsoring institution Maharishi Ramayan Vidyapeeth Trust, Delhi on 20.2569 acres of land in Ayodhya Nagar area. In Continuation of this proposal, a letter of intent has already been issued on May 18, 2023. Now for the establishment of the university, the name of the university will be included in the schedule of the Act by bringing the Uttar Pradesh Private University (Amendment) Ordinance 2025.The establishment of the university in Mathura is proposed by the International Society forKrishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on 50.8870 acres of land in village Azhai Khurd in Chhata tehsil. A high-level panel had recommended the issuance of a letter of intent in October 2024.
The establishment of the university in Ghaziabad is proposed by the Indian Institute of Society on 26.2656 acres of land in Dasna village. The high-level committee found the proposal suitable for the letter of intent on November 10, 2023. Higher education minister Yogendra Upadhyay said these decisions have been taken in full compliance with the procedures prescribed under the Uttar Pradesh Private University Act, 2019 and its related Rules-2021. Through these universities, diversity, innovation and global level educational facilities will be developed in the field of higher education in the state.
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