David Singer
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David Singer, DC, is a chiropractor
, a Scientologist, and the founder, in 1981, of the controversial consulting firm now known as David Singer Enterprises. Singer is an accomplished speaker primarily engaged in training chiropractors to increase the efficiency and profitability
of their practices. The firm and its predecessor Singer Consulting, however, have also brought hundreds of new members into the Church of Scientology
, triggering a nationwide controversy among chiropractors over concerns that it may be, largely or in part, a proselytizing front group for the church. Since the 1980s, Singer has held seminars throughout the United States
promoting Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard
's business methods, which revolve around management by statistics.
Singer Consultants was once licensed by Scientology's World Institute of Scientology Enterprises
(WISE) to sell Hubbard's management techniques, before merging with another Scientology management company in 1988 to form Singer Enterprises, itself a member of WISE since 1992. Singer Consulting was once ranked as one of the fastest growing private businesses in the United States
, and was twice named among Inc. Magazines Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies. In 1987, officials of David Singer Consultants said that 20 percent of the chiropractors who sign up for management consulting also wind up in Scientology courses.
Chiropractic
Chiropractic is a health care profession concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders of the neuromusculoskeletal system and the effects of these disorders on general health. It is generally categorized as complementary and alternative medicine...
, a Scientologist, and the founder, in 1981, of the controversial consulting firm now known as David Singer Enterprises. Singer is an accomplished speaker primarily engaged in training chiropractors to increase the efficiency and profitability
Profit (accounting)
In accounting, profit can be considered to be the difference between the purchase price and the costs of bringing to market whatever it is that is accounted as an enterprise in terms of the component costs of delivered goods and/or services and any operating or other expenses.-Definition:There are...
of their practices. The firm and its predecessor Singer Consulting, however, have also brought hundreds of new members into the Church of Scientology
Church of Scientology
The Church of Scientology is an organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. The Church of Scientology International is the Church of Scientology's parent organization, and is responsible for the overall ecclesiastical management, dissemination and...
, triggering a nationwide controversy among chiropractors over concerns that it may be, largely or in part, a proselytizing front group for the church. Since the 1980s, Singer has held seminars throughout the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
promoting Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard
L. Ron Hubbard
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard , better known as L. Ron Hubbard , was an American pulp fiction author and religious leader who founded the Church of Scientology...
's business methods, which revolve around management by statistics.
David Singer Enterprises
Singer has had a major impact on the approaches taken by chiropractors to building their practices. Singer offers one-on-one consulting programs, media products, and practice expansion seminars. The Singer System was developed "to help natural healthcare providers achieve their personal and practice goals, despite managed care and other influences."http://web.archive.org/web/20061207025644/http://dcproductsreview.com/buyers-guide/d.htmlSinger Consultants was once licensed by Scientology's World Institute of Scientology Enterprises
World Institute of Scientology Enterprises
World Institute of Scientology Enterprises is an organization affiliated with the Church of Scientology that educates and assists businesses in the use of management methods and techniques developed by Scientology founder, L. Ron Hubbard, such methods and techniques being, like all of Hubbard's...
(WISE) to sell Hubbard's management techniques, before merging with another Scientology management company in 1988 to form Singer Enterprises, itself a member of WISE since 1992. Singer Consulting was once ranked as one of the fastest growing private businesses in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and was twice named among Inc. Magazines Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies. In 1987, officials of David Singer Consultants said that 20 percent of the chiropractors who sign up for management consulting also wind up in Scientology courses.
External links
- Our-Home.org - 'I am a Scientologist: Support Religious Tolerance' David Singer’s personal web site
- DavidSingerEnterprises.com - 'David Singer Enterprises: "Rated the top consulting firm to natural healthcare professionals for over 20 years" (Singer Enterprises' home page)
- ChiroWatch.com - 'Spin Doctors: The Chiropractic Industry Under Examination', Paul Benedetti, Wayne MacPhail
- ChiroWeb.com - 'A Bad Precedent' (letter to the editor), Dynamic ChiropracticDynamic ChiropracticDynamic Chiropractic is a magazine for chiropractors that is indexed by CINAHL. A Canadian version exists with modified content. The Canadian version has a readership of 6000, while the American version has a circulation of over 60,000....
, vol 9, no 15 (July 19, 1991) - LermaNet2.com - 'Reaching into Society: Converting the Business World', The Los Angeles Times (June 27, 1990)
- WhyAreTheyDead.net - 'Scientology front group WISE: first hand accounts of harassment and recruiting in the workplace: A series of newspaper articles detailing the abuse of workers by scientology employers and managers
- WorldChiropracticAlliance.org - 'D.C. consultant addresses Washington conference', The Chiropractic Journal (February, 1988)