Lorna Goldberg
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Lorna Goldberg is a social worker, certified psychoanalyst, psychotherapist and researcher of cult
s.
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. This includes individuals who entered cults in late adolescence or early adulthood, children and adults who have grown up in cultic groups as well as family members of individuals who are currently still in cults.
Goldberg was the Co-Director of the Child and Adolescent Program of the New Jersey Institute, a two-year postgraduate training program for mental health professionals, from 1991 to 1999. She served as Director until June 2004. She also served on the faculty in the five-year post-graduate training program for psychoanalytic certification.
Presently, Lorna serves as Dean of Faculty at the Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies, Inc. There, she teaches and supervises mental health professionals in child and adult psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
Since 2008, Lorna has served as the President of the International Cultic Studies Association. With her husband Bill Goldberg
, Lorna has co-led a support group for ex-cult members for over 25 years.
In 2009, Lorna received the Margaret Thaler Singer Award from the International Cultic Studies Association. In 1999, Bill and Lorna Golberg received the Leo J. Ryan Award
, from the Leo J. Ryan Education Foundation.
With Bill 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.
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. This includes individuals who entered cults in late adolescence or early adulthood, children and adults who have grown up in cultic groups as well as family members of individuals who are currently still in cults.
Goldberg was the Co-Director of the Child and Adolescent Program of the New Jersey Institute, a two-year postgraduate training program for mental health professionals, from 1991 to 1999. She served as Director until June 2004. She also served on the faculty in the five-year post-graduate training program for psychoanalytic certification.
Presently, Lorna serves as Dean of Faculty at the Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies, Inc. There, she teaches and supervises mental health professionals in child and adult psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
Since 2008, Lorna has served as the President of the International Cultic Studies Association. With her husband Bill Goldberg
Bill Goldberg (social worker)
Bill Goldberg is a social worker and researcher of cults. 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....
, Lorna has co-led a support group for ex-cult members for over 25 years.
In 2009, Lorna received the Margaret Thaler Singer Award from the International Cultic Studies Association. In 1999, Bill and Lorna Golberg received the Leo J. Ryan Award
Leo J. Ryan Award
The 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...
, from the Leo J. Ryan Education Foundation.
Education
- Certified psychoanalyst, New Jersey Institute for Training in Psychoanalysis, 1984
- Licensed clinical 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...
, 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... - 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, 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...
Professional associations
- Member, Board of DirectorsBoard of directorsA board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
, International Cultic Studies AssociationInternational Cultic Studies AssociationThe International Cultic Studies Association , formerly the American Family Foundation, describes itself as an "interdisciplinary network of academicians, professionals, former group members, and families who study and educate the public about social-psychological influence and control,...
, (from 2003 - ) - Member, Academy of Certified Social Workers
Awards, honors
- "Hall of Fame Award", (OLD) Cult Awareness Network
- 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 - Margaret Thaler Singer Award, 2009
Books
- “Guidelines for Therapists,” 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
- “A Psychoanalytic Look at Recovered Memories, Therapists, Cult Leaders and Undue Influence.”, Clinical Social Work Journal, Vol. 25, No. 1 spring issue of 1997.
- “Raised in Cultic Groups: The Impact on Development of Certain Aspects of Character.”, 2006, Vol. 5, No. 1 issue, 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...
. - "From the '60s to the '90s: Changes We've Seen", Cultic Studies Journal, Vol. 8, No. 9, 1991
With Bill 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 Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1
Presentations
- Children and Cults, AFF Annual Conference, May 29–31, 1998, Philadelphia, PA
- "Welcome and Introduction of conference theme", Psychological Manipulation: The Abuse of Women Conference Chair; Symposium - Treatment and Cults: What Works with Whom; Spouses in Cults; Families with Multi-Year Involvement, AFF Annual Conference: Psychological Manipulation: The Abuse of Women, May 1997, Philadelphia, PA