Bill Goldberg (social worker)
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Bill Goldberg is a social worker and researcher of cult
s. He has a private practice and counsels families of alleged cult members. Goldberg also works for the Rockland County, New York
Department of Mental Health
- he directs three out-patient programs.
Goldberg has been invited to testify before several state legislatures on regulations affecting residents of Adult Homes as well as on cult-related matters. He has testified before The New York State Assembly
Committee on Child Care, The New York State Social Service Committee, The New Jersey State Assembly Judiciary Committee, and the Connecticut State
Judiciary Committee.
Goldberg has appeared as an expert commentator on The ABC News
, The Sally Jesse Raphael Show, the John Mc Laughlin Show, MSNBC
and The Geraldo Rivera
Show.
With his wife Lorna Goldberg
, Mr. Goldberg has co-led a support group for what they regard as ex-cult members for over 25 years.
Academic degrees
With Lorna Goldberg
Cult
The word cult in current popular usage usually refers to a group whose beliefs or practices are considered abnormal or bizarre. The word originally denoted a system of ritual practices...
s. He has a private practice and counsels families of alleged cult members. Goldberg also works for the Rockland County, New York
Rockland County, New York
Rockland County is a suburban county 15 miles to the northwest of Manhattan and part of the New York City Metropolitan Area, in the U.S. state of New York. It is the southernmost county in New York west of the Hudson River, and the smallest county in New York outside of New York City. The...
Department of Mental Health
Department of Mental Health
Department of Mental Health may refer to*Alabama Department of Mental Health*Massachusetts Department of Mental Health*Mississippi Department of Mental Health*Guam Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse...
- he directs three out-patient programs.
Goldberg has been invited to testify before several state legislatures on regulations affecting residents of Adult Homes as well as on cult-related matters. He has testified before The New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
Committee on Child Care, The New York State Social Service Committee, The New Jersey State Assembly Judiciary Committee, and the Connecticut State
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
Judiciary Committee.
Goldberg has appeared as an expert commentator on The ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
, The Sally Jesse Raphael Show, the John Mc Laughlin Show, MSNBC
MSNBC
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and The Geraldo Rivera
Geraldo Rivera
Geraldo Rivera is an American attorney, journalist, author, reporter, and former talk show host...
Show.
With his wife Lorna Goldberg
Lorna Goldberg
Lorna Goldberg is a social worker, certified psychoanalyst, psychotherapist and researcher of cults.Lorna works full time in a private practice as a therapist. Her focus is on children, adolescents and adults who have had exposure to cultic groups...
, Mr. Goldberg has co-led a support group for what they regard as ex-cult members for over 25 years.
Education
Certifications- Licensed Clinical Social Worker, New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, 1995 - Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work, American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work, 1988
- Certified Social Worker, New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, 1976 - Certification, Academy of Certified Social Workers, 1972
Academic degrees
- M.S.W., 1970, New York UniversityNew York UniversityNew York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
- B.A.Bachelor of ArtsA Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
, 1968, Rutgers UniversityRutgers UniversityRutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
Awards, honors
- "Hall of Fame Award", (OLD) Cult Awareness NetworkCult Awareness NetworkThe Cult Awareness Network was founded in the wake of the November 18, 1978 deaths of members of the group Peoples Temple and assassination of Congressman Leo J. Ryan in Jonestown, Guyana. CAN is now owned and operated by associates of the Church of Scientology, an organization that the original...
- Leo J. Ryan AwardLeo J. Ryan AwardThe Leo J. Ryan Award was established by the Leo J. Ryan Education Foundation in honor of Congressman Leo J. Ryan; the only United States Congressman to be killed in the line of duty. He was assassinated in Guyana, while investigating Jonestown and The Peoples Temple. Ryan was posthumously awarded...
, 1999.
Books
- "Guidelines for Support Groups," in the book, Recovery from Cults (book)Recovery from Cults (book)Recovery from Cults: Help for Victims of Psychological and Spiritual Abuse a 1995 book edited by Michael Langone, director of the International Cultic Studies Association , published by W. W. Norton & Company, treats the theories of mind control as related to cults.The book has 22 contributors...
, edited by Michael LangoneMichael LangoneMichael D. Langone, is an American counseling psychologist who specialises in research about "cultic groups" and alleged psychological manipulation. He is executive director of the International Cultic Studies Association, editor of the journal Cultic Studies Review.Langone is author and co-author...
, Ph.D., published by W.W. Norton and Company.
Articles
- “Gap: A Treatment Approach for the Young Adult Chronic Patient,” New Directions for Mental Health Services, Volume XIV, June 1982
- “Cults on Campus: How Can You Help?” Campus Law Enforcement Journal, Volume XVI, No. 2, 1988
- “Family Responses to a Young Adult’s Cult Membership and Return,” The Cultic Studies JournalCultic Studies ReviewInternational Journal of Cultic Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the International Cultic Studies Association.- External links :* , Don Lattin, San Francisco Chronicle, Religion Writer, February 13, 2001...
, Volume VI, No. 1, 1989 - “Counseling Cult-Impacted Students,” Cults on Campus: Continuing Challenge edited by Marcia R. Rudin, American Family Foundation, 1991
- “Questions and Answers” ongoing column in Focus: The Newsletter for Former Cultists published by the Authentic Cult Awareness Network, Chicago, 1991–1993
- Preface to Recovery from Abusive Groups by Wendy Ford, American Family Foundation, 1993
- “A Mental Health Approach” in The Boston Movement, edited by Carol GiambalvoCarol GiambalvoCarol Giambalvo cofounded reFOCUS, a US support and referral network for former members of cults. She has served as a Thought Reform Consultant since 1984.Giambalvo contributed to the book Recovery from Cults. With Herbert L...
and Herbert L. RosedaleHerbert L. RosedaleHerbert L. Rosedale was one of America's foremost anti-cult activists. Director of the AFF , he worked closely with others to assert their belief of "cults" as manipulative, self-serving organizations which harm their hapless recruits...
. American Family Foundation, 1996 - “Cold Reading: The Tricks of the Psychics” in Badaboom Gramaphone No. 2, March 1997
With Lorna Goldberg
- Psychotherapy with Ex-Cultists: Four Case Studies and Commentary, Lorna Goldberg M.S.W., A.C.S.W., N. J. Institute, William Goldberg, M.S.W., A.C.S.W, Community Support Center Pomona, NY, International Cultic Studies Association
- Counseling Cult-Impacted Students, Lorna Goldberg, ACSW, and William Goldberg, ACSW
- Group work with former cultists, Social Work, v27 n2 p165-70 Mar 1982
- "Family Responses to a Young Adult's Cult Membership and Return", Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W. & William Goldberg, M.S.W., Cultic Studies JournalCultic Studies ReviewInternational Journal of Cultic Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the International Cultic Studies Association.- External links :* , Don Lattin, San Francisco Chronicle, Religion Writer, February 13, 2001...
, Vol. 6, No. 1
See also
- List of cult and new religious movement researchers
- Cultic Studies ReviewCultic Studies ReviewInternational Journal of Cultic Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the International Cultic Studies Association.- External links :* , Don Lattin, San Francisco Chronicle, Religion Writer, February 13, 2001...