Carol Giambalvo (October 29, 1943 - December 2, 2022) was an exit counselor who worked with Cult Awareness Network's New York officeJohn Ferri, "'Hunger' group halted from entering schools," Toronto Star, 13 September 1986. and chaired on the Cult Awareness Network's national board of directorsKristin Kloberdanz, "Cult Attraction," Book (May 2001). from 1988 to 1991, and was also on the International Cultic Studies Association's board of directors headed its Recovery Programs, and was responsible for its outreach program.John W. Kennedy, "'Boston Movement' apologizes: Open letter prompts leaders of controversial church to promise reform," Christianity Today (2003).Michael Finkel, "Running like Hell," Women's Sports & Fitness (Cairo, Egypt) 3, no. 1 (1999).John Burke, "Group refutes 'cult' description," Sunday Tribune (Dublin, Ireland), 31 July 2005. She co-founded reFOCUS, an anti-cult organization for ex-cult members in the United States.Tanya Waterworth, "'Our members choose to be members,'" The Independent on Sunday (South Africa), 29 October 2011.
She got into the profession when her stepdaughter became involved with ISKCON in 1978, The International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
She was based in Flagler Beach, Florida, when she was active as an exit counselor and cult educator.Katrina Onstad, "Room for Improvement: Never mind the cost, the butt-numbing chairs, the fluorescent lights or the taboo against bathroom breaks. For Landmark Corporation's thousands of true believers, this is the one self-help program that actually works. But can you really find happiness at a weekend seminar?", Toronto Life 37, no. 4 (April 2003).Dee J. Hall, "Church of Cult?: Some religious groups resemble mainstream Christian organizations, but their actions set them apart," Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI), 25 May 1997.
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"Post-cult Problems: An Exit Counselor's Perspective." in Recovery from Cults: Help for Victims of Psychological and Spiritual Abuse, edited by Michael D. Langone, 148–154. New York and London: W. W. Norton, 1995. Partially available online here. Exit Counseling: A Family Intervention. 2nd and rev. ed. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. "Book Review – Captive Hearts, Captive Minds: Freedom and Recovery from Cults and Other Abusive Relationships." Cultic Studies Journal 10, no. 1 (1993): 86–90. (With Joseph Kelly, Patrick Ryan, and Madeleine Landau Tobias) "Ethical Standards for Thought Reform Consultants." Cultic Studies Journal 13, no. 1 (1996): 95–106. (Edited with Herbert L. Rosedale) The Boston Movement: Critical Perspectives on the International Churches of Christ. 2nd rev. ed. Bonita Springs, Florida: American Family Foundation, 1997.
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