CULTS & GANGS: WHEN A LOVED ONE JOINS — WHAT TO DO, WHEN TO DO IT (3+-hour multi-media workshop)

• Take Your First Step to Recovery: Contact Me
• How Mental Health Providers Can Consult with Me

I am a licensed therapist and cult counselor. Read about my approach here.

Suggested Audiences

• Parent Groups
• College Students (especially in Social Work & Criminal Justice programs)
• Church Groups
• Community Groups
• Social Service Agencies

What You Will Learn (Topics Covered)

• Personal Stories Of Group Veterans (Including My Own)
• How Do You Define A "Cult," A "Gang," Or A "High-Intensity Domestic Abuse Family"? (Differences & Similarities)
• Who Joins High-Intensity Groups & Why?
• Is Everyone Who Takes A Course A Cult Member?
• Don't Just College-Age "Seekers" Join Cults?
• How Could They Believe Such Stupid Stuff?
• Isn't Joining A Cult A Choice?
• No One's Holding A Gun To Their Head. Why Don't They Just Leave?
• What About Freedom Of Religion?
• Is Everyone Who Believes In UFOs A Cultist?
• What Warning Signs Should I Look For?
• What Questions Should I Ask Any Group I Join?
• What If I Suspect A Loved One Is In A Cult?
• How Can I Protect My Children
• Where Can I Learn More?
• Group Exercises & Activities
• Protect Yourself Legally, Financially, Emotionally
• Are They In Danger?

Materials You Will Receive

• Resource List, including books, articles, web sites, cult counselors, and more
• Frequently Asked Questions about High-Intensity Groups (& Answers)
• How To Conduct An Intervention
• Cult Proofing Your Kids
• Questions to Ask Any Group Before Joining

Fees: $450 for workshop, plus ample Q&A time (travel to be negotiated)

Your Next Step

• Call John M. Knapp, LMSW, (518) 651-6490, to get answers to your questions

Bio:

John M. Knapp is a licensed master social worker, therapist, and cult expert. He has counseled over 2,000 former cult members in the last 13 years. He founded three web sites well known in cult recovery: TranceNet.net", TMFree.blogspot.com, and KnappFamilyCounseling.com.

A former member of an Eastern Meditation Cult himself, he brings a wealth of experience, expertise, and first-hand stories to the study of cults, gangs, and high-intensity domestic abuse relationships.

News organizations world-wide have interviewed him, including: Asahi Shimbun (Tokyo), Bras-Notiacute;cias (Brazil), Des Moines Register, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, Washington Post, New Yorker Magazine, The Weekly Standard, 60 Minutes Australia, CNN-India, CBC Radio, among others.

John enjoys offering lively presentations and workshops to government agencies, churches, schools, and colleges.

He currently practices privately as Knapp Family Counseling in Malone, NY. He is also working on academic research projects and a book on meditation. He makes his home on a picturesque Upstate New York farmstead, surrounded by his extended family, chocolate labs, cats, and cockatiels.