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Exit counseling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The terms "exit counseling" and "deprogramming" are not always clearly distinguished and at times consciously used interchangeably, especially by critics of the practices who disagree with the basic assumptions. Proponents of exit counseling counter that the issue is not the beliefs of a person, but the informed choice of the person regarding their beliefs. Kent, Stephen A. and Szimhart, Joseph: Exit Counseling and the Decline of Deprogramming. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Exit_counseling   (1891 words)

Chapter 12: Making Progress by Taking Action When choosing a counselor, particularly if you have not been through a formal exit counseling, try to find someone with experience in counseling former cult members or someone who is at least willing to learn about typical cult-related problems. Exit counselors offer short-term counseling and can be helpful on a temporary basis to gain an understanding of cults and thought-reform techniques. In a post-cult situation exit counselors are often used in conjunction with another type of counselor. www.exitsupportnetwork.com /artcls/captive.htm   (2018 words)

[No title] Actually, the visitor was a well-known "exit counselor" (often referred to as a deprogrammer) hired by the woman's parents to try to "rescue" her from a group they considered to be a cult. The document stated that the exit counselor said he had a "church relationship" with her father, which wasn't true (her father was a Roman Catholic while the exit counselor was a Baptist from a city about 500 miles away). And many exit counselors deserve credit for their willingness to fly across the continent on short notice to help a family confronted with a cult problem, not knowing in many cases when they'll be able to return home. www.iclnet.org /pub/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/crj0126a.txt   (5776 words)

Overcoming The Bondage Of Victimization, A Critical Evaluation of Cult Mind Control Theories The exit counselor explained that Margaret's daughter was a victim of mind control and described its four components: (1) behavior control, (2) thought control, (3) emotional control, and (4) information control. The exit counselor said he would seek to break through her daughter's bondage to the cult leader and restore her to mental, emotional, and physical freedom. Evangelical exit counselor Craig Branch told us in an interview that, even though he was extremely knowledgable and experienced regarding cult mind control, he still could be caught by cult mind control administered at the right time by the right person. answers.org /featured/mind_control.html   (6423 words)

Overcoming the Bondage of Re-Victimization: A Response to "Overcoming the Bondage of Victimization," - ... Because of the nature of their work, exit counselors have to be on call virtually 24 hours a day, like firemen and paramedics. It is the role of the exit counselor to provide the evidence that the organization in question has created an environment in which mind control does exist, and that the group member is being manipulated by that environment. Exit counselors will note the member’s reactions to their presentation of information about the group and its practices. www.arcapologetics.org /article07.htm   (10695 words)

Student Loan Exit Interview: Tips for Federal Stafford Loan Borrower Exit counseling is a timely requirement, as student loan repayment begins six months after dropping below at least half-time enrollment or six months after the last attended class. In theory, exit counseling is designed to inform students of their financial obligations, repayment options and other services available to them in order to prevent potential confusion. A more interactive exit counseling session must be implemented, requiring that students do more than just stare blankly and nod excessively at the exit counselor, pretending to understand and signing on the dotted line, thereby certifying their pseudo comprehension. www.youngmoney.com /financial_aid/faq/050315   (790 words)

CRI Journal - CRJ0126A "I asked [the exit counselor] what was his purpose for coming to my house, and he stated, 'to inform you of the questionable practices of The Bible Speaks.'" Realizing that she had been set up, "I got up to leave," she said. Although only a handful of exit counselors (in our opinion) are succeeding at being professional and ethical in their endeavors, it is nevertheless true that many other exit counselors, whose activities we cannot endorse, have sometimes had a beneficial effect in helping people leave cults. Additional problems facing the evolving "profession" of exit counseling (some of which we've already alluded to) are a lack of appropriate educational credentials, deficient accountability structures, inadequate follow-up, and the fact that certain evangelical exit counselors believe it "unethical" to guide cult members into a fuller understanding of correct biblical doctrine. www.iclnet.org /pub/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/web/crj0126a.html   (5858 words)

THE NEW ENGLAND CHRISTIAN JOURNAL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) The article quotes Steve Hassan, exit counselor, author and former member of Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church ("Moonies") as saying that "the most successful exit counselors are usually former members." It is further explained that there is an important difference between deprogrammers and exit counselors. The role of the exit counselor is more conservative and much less traumatic."The exit counselor, in full cooperation with family and friends, develops a plan to assist the group member, via an "intervention" and often provides follow-up counseling." One way is through the use of an exit counselor's "intervention." As the article explains; "Hassan's and Butt's interventions are carefully and thoroughly mapped out before they even meet the person. www.bfree.org /media/necj.htm   (1008 words)

Exiting the Worldwide Church of God (Or Any of its Authoritarian Offshoots) The following transcript is for those that have exited, or been thrown out of, the Worldwide Church of God, Philadelphia Church of God, or any of its authoritarian splinter groups. It was excellent and it was at that national conference that I met many exit counselors throughout the country and therapists. If you are in need of an exit counselor or an exit counselor for your family, give me a call; I can help you out. www.exitsupportnetwork.com /ex-3.htm   (7883 words)

Leaving the flock- deprogrammers, aftereffects and the BCC Hassan warned that some Christians call themselves exit counselors, but are actually trying to convert people into their own sects. He pointed out that if he was in exit counseling for the money, he could command a much higher price, and would not write a book telling others how to be exit counselors. According to Yeakley, counselors in Boston who specialize in helping ex-cultists say they are seeing more defectors from the BCC than from all other alleged cults put together. www-tech.mit.edu /V109/N46/bcc4.46n.html   (1181 words)

Department of Academic Intervention - GED Exit Option The GED Exit Option is an alternative graduation option for students at risk of not graduating with their cohort. The GED Exit Option permits students who were planning to drop out and get their GED to earn a standard diploma, which increases their options for future employment. She or he may be withdrawn from the GED Exit Option for failure to comply with the school and district policies. www.sarasota.k12.fl.us /AI/ged_exit.htm   (270 words)

American Family Foundation & Cult Awareness Network One Christian exit counselor from the Midwest, who wants little to do with the Cult Awareness Network due to its secular approach Along the same lines, there are some interesting developments within the evangelical cult-watching community where some are becoming increasingly involved in voluntary (i.e., no kidnapping) exit counseling as part of their ministries. D., is a licensed psychologist and clinical counselor, and is a former member of an abusive religious group. Counselors help clients reconstruct their experience and then place that experience within the framework of the coercive persuasion model articulated in the early 1960's by Dr. Robert J. Lifton in his work Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism. watch.pair.com /cult-aff-can.html   (4886 words)

Final Exit Network Exit Guides handle any case where in the Member has a diagnosed physical disease that is causing intolerable pain and suffering that is more than the Members can bear. Final Exit Network was officially welcomed into membership of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies at their September meeting in Tokyo. The Membership fee to join the Final Exit Network is $50 a year, or $500 for a lifetime Membership. www.finalexitnetwork.org /news-050104.htm   (631 words)

ODAN - Exit Counseling from Opus Dei The exit counseling was planned for June 1990 after I graduated from Boston College. I agreed, and the counselor arrived; also in attendance were other close family members and friends. The exit counselor was a mediator for our dialogue. www.odan.org /tw_exit_counseling.htm   (2122 words)

Exit Counseling Exit counseling is a voluntary approach to helping those involved in cults make informed decisions about their group affiliation. Note, however, that some counselors claim exit counseling can be either voluntary or involuntary. To eliminate confusion, a number of exit counselors committed to doing only voluntary interventions have formed an organization of Thought Reform Consultants - the members of which have agreed to abide by a statement of ethical standards www.apologeticsindex.org /69-exit-counseling   (355 words)

Cult Awareness & Information Centre - Australia The family informs the cult member of the intervention on the morning it is to begin, to avoid development of excessive paranoia. Careful not to be dogmatic, the exit-counselor or the attendant ex-member of the organization allow the member full expression, yet calmly challenging the reasons given by the member for not believing what is being presented. The subject matter is not changed until the matter at hand is resolved to some extent, nor does the counselor allow the member to divert the discussion to avoid facing the facts. www.caic.org.au /general/deprog.htm   (5083 words)

All exit jobs | Indeed.com At EXIT, your beneficiaries will continue to receive... As seen in The Post-Star Exit 20 Mobile Short Stop LG. Exit Monitors smile and greet customers as well as check... www.indeed.com /jobs?q=exit&l=60601&from=rss   (324 words)

Cornerstone Magazine The counselor informed her that neither the family nor the daughter was to blame for this cult involvement: at the right time, mind control could bring anyone into a cult. Margaret left her meeting with the exit counselor feelingconfident and optimistic. 3 The preceding details are found throughout exit counseling literature and are representative of exit counseling expectations and agreements. www.cornerstonemag.com /features/iss103/mindcontrol.htm   (9025 words)

Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) After completing the interview the student is directed to the College Exit Counselor's Office. Perkins recipients are taken to the College Exit Counselor for exit interview. Direct Loan recipients are taken to the College Exit Counselor for exit interview, and the Department of Education is notified electronically. www.mssu.edu /finaid/total_with_proc.shtml   (341 words)

REPOST: Exit Counseling Advice from Stacy Brooks My feeling is that an exit counselor should get a person to the point where they are willing to seek professional therapy with a counselor who is well-versed in scientology and its effects. But I don't recommend that you consider that you are preparing to become an exit counselor. But again, I think this is because of his formal training as a counselor combined with his particular field of expertise, which includes extensive knowledge about scientology. www.holysmoke.org /minton/minton89.htm   (1720 words)

Exclusive Interview: Exit-counselor Rick Ross While many people have simply walked away from harmful groups, others have resorted to the aid of exit-counselors - sometimes called deprogrammers. Rick Ross is among the most successful of these counselors. In dealing with oppressive religious groups, the term "destructive Bible-based religious group," is sometimes used. www.rickross.com /reference/about/about2.html   (1604 words)

intervention sketches The small world of active exit counselors and deprogrammers has been outsized by their reputations. If I were to be an effective exit counselor I would have to communicate an authentic appreciation for those traits. A passive aggressive reaction will allow an exit counselor to pontificate about the subtleties of mind control, hypnosis, historical facts about groups, ex-member experiences, and their personal stories for hours on end with little or no effect on the client. home.dejazzd.com /jszimhart/interventionsketches.htm   (5362 words)

Ryan, Patrick: "Post-Cult Problems: An Exit Counselor's Perspective" - 01.02 It is important to note and to bring to the attention of the ex-cult member that each individual's recovery process is different and there is no "How To Recover from a Cultic Experience." In fact, the desire for a quick and easy recovery may be in itself a residual effect of the cult. Edited by Michael D. Langone, Ph.D., this book includes a diverse group of contributors from the fields of psychotherapy, nursing, exit counseling, pastoral counseling, and the law, as well as personal accounts by former cult members. examines the history of the cult phenomenon, the nature of thought reform and psychological influence, the psychological literature on post-cult distress, why people leave cults, exit counseling and deprogramming, and how to facilitate recovery. www.csj.org /pub_affnews/affnews12.html   (2056 words)

REVEAL: The Crisis Line (ICC) (ICOC) -- Books to Read Steven Hassan, author of the second and third books, is a former Moonie who has done exit counseling with many former ICC members over his twenty years as an exit counselor. In it he also describes how to do non-coercive exit counseling using the "process-based" method, which he largely developed. Carol helped develop the "information-based" counseling method, and has worked as an exit counselor for over fifteen years. www.reveal.org /crisis/bookstoread.html   (548 words)

Cult Experts List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) Since 1984, Carol has done exit counseling C and writing in the field, as well as serving as director with several organization’s boards, organizing and conducting recovery workshops and working with hundreds of people who have walked away from destructive cults. Hana and Jerry Whitfield are exit counselors and thought reform consultants specializing in Scientology and Dianetics. This last article has been used by exit counselors all over the world for the last 20 years in helping people get free of the thrall of Mr. www.factnet.org /cris_xpt.htm?FACTNet   (2390 words)

exit definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta Search for "exit" in all of MSN Encarta verb (past and past participle ex·it·ed, present participle ex·it·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·its) In the event of a fire, exit the building at the rear. encarta.msn.com /dictionary_/exit.html   (218 words)

counselor - OneLook Dictionary Search Counselor : Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info] Phrases that include counselor: exit counselor, career counselor badge, counselor genetic, debt counselor, education counselor, more... Words similar to counselor: advocate, counsel, counsellor, counselor-at-law, counselorship, mentor, more... www.onelook.com /?w=counselor&ls=a   (197 words)

Exit Counseling: One Less Scientologist In The World Scientology is spreading the word far and wide through its Office of Special Affairs network that I have gone into the business of forcible deprogramming. He contacted several of his friends, who put him in contact with Monica Pignotti, an exit counselor in New York, and Paul Grosswald, a former scientologist from New York. Monica invited me to participate because she knew I had recently helped another young woman who had left scientology on her own but had been in really bad shape emotionally and psychologically by the time she left. www.skeptictank.org /hs/cosexit1.htm   (4593 words)

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