Carol Giambalvo
Encyclopedia
Carol Giambalvo cofounded reFOCUS, a US
support and referral network for former members of cult
s. She has served as a Thought Reform Consultant since 1984.
Giambalvo contributed to the book Recovery from Cults
. With Herbert L. Rosedale
she wrote The Boston Movement: Critical Perspectives on the International Churches of Christ
.
and Erhard Seminars Training
.
, in December, 1988, based on her own personal involvement as a Hunger Project volunteer as well as numerous other sources. This article originally appeared in the Spiritual Counterfeits Project Journal.
Giambalvo also published the article on her website. After The Hunger Project
organization complained to AOL
, Giambalvo's website was temporarily shut down. She later agreed to modify the website, and provides copies of the controversial paper upon direct request only.
Giambalvo appeared on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
program the fifth estate
, on October 23, 1986, in a documentary on The Hunger Project
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
support and referral network for former members of cult
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. She has served as a Thought Reform Consultant since 1984.
Giambalvo contributed to the book Recovery from Cults
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...
. With Herbert L. Rosedale
Herbert L. Rosedale
Herbert 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...
she wrote The Boston Movement: Critical Perspectives on the International Churches of Christ
International Churches of Christ
The International Churches of Christ is a body of co-operating non-denominational, religiously conservative, and racially integrated Christian congregations, an offshoot from the Mainline Churches of Christ. This group is known for and has a long history of showing charity to the poor...
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Erhard Seminars Training
Carol Giambalvo initially became exposed to what she came to see as cult-like practices through her associations with Werner ErhardWerner Erhard
Werner Hans Erhard is an author of transformational models and applications for individuals, groups, and organizations...
and Erhard Seminars Training
Erhard Seminars Training
Erhard Seminars Training, an organization founded by Werner H. Erhard, offered a two-weekend course known officially as "The est Standard Training"...
.
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named Carol Giambalvo was typical of these enthusiasts. She signed her enrollment card in the Hunger ProjectThe Hunger ProjectThe Hunger Project is a 501 non-profit charitable organization incorporated in the state of California.The Hunger Project describes itself as an organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger...
at the end of her est training session in February 1978. Privately she thought that Erhard's grandiose pledge to end hunger within two decades sounded like a bit of a reach, but she was flushed with enough enthusiasm about est to begin signing up others in the antihunger campaign...Carol Giambalvo and her fellow volunteers were careful about what they told new recruits and potential contributors. Although they never bothered to explain that none of the money would be used to feed anyone, they also were intentionally vague about the real purpose of the Hunger ProjectThe Hunger ProjectThe Hunger Project is a 501 non-profit charitable organization incorporated in the state of California.The Hunger Project describes itself as an organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger...
. That's the way they had been trained by other Hunger Project officials.
Giambalvo and The Hunger Project
Carol Giambalvo wrote The Hunger Project: Inside out, a critical analysis of the organization The Hunger ProjectThe Hunger Project
The Hunger Project is a 501 non-profit charitable organization incorporated in the state of California.The Hunger Project describes itself as an organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger...
, in December, 1988, based on her own personal involvement as a Hunger Project volunteer as well as numerous other sources. This article originally appeared in the Spiritual Counterfeits Project Journal.
Giambalvo also published the article on her website. After The Hunger Project
The Hunger Project
The Hunger Project is a 501 non-profit charitable organization incorporated in the state of California.The Hunger Project describes itself as an organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger...
organization complained to AOL
AOL
AOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services...
, Giambalvo's website was temporarily shut down. She later agreed to modify the website, and provides copies of the controversial paper upon direct request only.
Giambalvo appeared on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
program the fifth estate
The fifth estate
the fifth estate is a Canadian television newsmagazine, which airs on the English language CBC Television network. The name is a play on the fact that the media are sometimes referred to as the Fourth Estate, and was chosen to highlight the program's determination to go beyond everyday news into...
, on October 23, 1986, in a documentary on The Hunger Project
The Hunger Project
The Hunger Project is a 501 non-profit charitable organization incorporated in the state of California.The Hunger Project describes itself as an organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger...
.
Books
- 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...
, Contributor - The Boston Movement: Critical Perspectives on the International Churches of Christ, with 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...
- Exit Counseling: A Family Intervention, by Carol Giambalvo, 1995, ISBN 0931337054 , ISBN 978-0931337055
- Today's Destructive Cults and Movements, by Lawrence J. Gesy (Editor), Carol Giambalvo (Editor) , Our Sunday Visitor, 1993, ISBN 0879734981 , ISBN 978-0879734985
Articles
- "Family Interventions for Cult-Affected Loved Ones", new edition, published by International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA), author, formerly: "Exit Counseling: A Family Intervention", 1996, International Cultic Studies Association, author
- "The Boston Movement: Critical Perspectives on the International Churches of Christ", co-editor
- "Ethical Standards for Thought Reform Consultants", co-author
- "The Forum: est in the heir", Spiritual Counterfeits Project Journal, Volume 8:1, 1988
- "What Is a Thought Reform Consultant?", Carol Giambalvo, Joseph F. Kelly, Patrick L. Ryan, & Madeleine Tobias, ICSA
Conferences led
- Recovery Workshops for Former Members of Cults, 1993 to present.
- Recovery Workshops for Those Born/Raised in Cults, 2005–present
- "Coping with Triggers & PTSD Symptoms", St. Malo’s Recovery Workshop, 2000
- "From Deprogramming to Thought Reform Consultation", American Family Foundation Conference, ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, November 1998 - The Abuse of Women Conference, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, May 30–31, 1997 - "Children and Cults", American Family Foundation, Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 29–31, 1998
External links
- Gambalvo profile on the International Cultic Studies Association website
- Carol Giambalvo's homepage, Cult Information and Recovery
- Cult Experts List, Giambalvo Profile, FACTNet website