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maintain a list of "bad" groups or "cults."
We nonjudgmentally list groups on which
we have information.
Groups listed,
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| Patrick L. Ryan
Patrick Ryan, a former member of Transcendental Meditation, has been a Thought Reform Consultant since 1984.
He is Editor of AFF News: Recovery Information About Cults And Psychological Manipulation and designs and implements AFF’s Internet Web site.
He is the founder and former head of TM-EX, the organization of ex-members of TM.
He has contributed to AFF’s book, Recovery From Cults, and has presented programs about hypnosis and trance-induction techniques at several AFF workshops conferences.
In 1997, he received the AFF Achievement Award.
Patrick Ryanclass_address P.O. Box 2520, Philadelphia, PA 19147
class_tel 215.467.4939affpat@hotmail.com
- Ethical Standards for Thought Reform Consultants
Cultic Studies Journal, Vol.13. No.1,
Exit Counseling
Psychological Manipulation: The Abuse of Women Conference, May 30 and May 31, 1997 - Philadelphia
Exit Counseling
AFF Annual Conference: Children and Cults May 29 - May 31, 1998 – Philadelphia, PA
From Deprogramming to Thought Reform Consultation
AFF Conference, Chicago, IL, November 1998
1999 Conference: Cults, Psychological Manipulation & Society
Minneapolis, MN, May 14-19, 1999
- 2002 Conference: Inner Experience and Conversion
- Michael Langone, Ph.D.; Joseph Kelly; Patrick Ryan
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