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Submission deadline ICSA 2026

by COM | 8 11, 2025

CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONVERSATION Expanding the scope of coercive control The ICSA International Conference is the leading global forum for dialogue on cultic dynamics and coercive influence. Each year it brings together researchers, mental-health professionals, service...

ICSA Conference 2026 – Call for proposals

by COM | 8 11, 2025

CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONVERSATION The ICSA International Conference is the leading global forum for dialogue on cultic dynamics and coercive influence. Each year it brings together researchers, mental-health professionals, service providers, survivors, and family members...

ICSA International Conference 2026

by COM | 8 11, 2025

DATE 1-4 July 2026 LOCATION Hilton Bayfront, San Diego, USA Expanding the scope of coercive control: Understanding abusive dynamics and their impacts across interpersonal, institutional, and cultic contexts In an era marked by increasing polarization, disinformation,...

ICSA SEMINARIO WEB: Qué debería usted saber sobre sectas. Riesgos y factores de prevención.

by COM | 5 02, 2024

$25 USD / Webinario de 60 minutos con sesión de preguntas y respuestas de 30 minutos. Esta presentación tiene dos objetivos fundamentales: Informar sobre las características de las relaciones abusivas en general y en grupos de manipulación psicológica o sectas en...

ICSA Webinar: Rediscovering Spiritual Fulfillment After Trauma

by COM | 2 11, 2023

This 60-minute webinar will be followed by a 30-minute Q&A. Saturday, November 18, 2023, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST. This event will be offered live via Zoom. Zoom link will be provided to registrants in advance of the event. This presentation will explore the...

ICSA Webinar: Consultations with Families of Cult Members

by Antoine Tardif | 24 02, 2023

For Mental Health Professionals and MH Students Only Click HERE to subscribe with mental health professionals CE Units (1.5). Click HERE for a regular subscription. Mental health professionals may be asked for help by a family when they are faced with reacting to a...

Webinar for Mental Health Professionals: The « Golden Child » in Cult Recovery

by Antoine Tardif | 31 01, 2023

Organized by ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) For Mental Health Professionals and MH Students Only. In this session you will learn: 1. Assessing cult factors which can affect therapy 2. Understanding the implications of the roles – the Golden...

Webinar for Mental Health Professionals: Applying Neuroscience to Clinical Work With Cult Survivors

by Antoine Tardif | 20 12, 2022

Organized by ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) Click HERE to register and for more information.

ICSA Webinar: Working With Shame in Cult Recovery

by Antoine Tardif | 4 11, 2022

For Mental Health Professionals and MH Students Only – Donation Requested but not Required In this session you will learn: 1. Emotion Focused approaches to treating shame. 2. Empathic Explorations Responses. 3. Awareness of our own shame (never good enough) as...