Carol Giambalvo

Carol Giambalvo
Nationality	American
Organization(s)	Cult Awareness Network, reFOCUS, International Cultic Studies Association
Movement	Anti-cult
Board member of	International Cultic Studies Association
Spouse	Noel Giambalvo
Website	www.carolgiambalvo.com

Carol Giambalvo is a retired exit counselor^[1]^[2] who worked with Cult Awareness Network's New York office^[3] and chaired on the Cult Awareness Network's national board of directors^[4] from 1988 to 1991, and also sits on the International Cultic Studies Association's board of directors^[1] heads its Recovery Programs, and is responsible for its outreach program.^[1]^[5]^[6]^[7] She co-founded reFOCUS, an anti-cult organization for ex-cult members in the United States.^[8]

She got into the profession when her stepdaughter became involved with ISKCON in 1978, The International Society for Krishna Consciousness.^[9]^[10]

She was based in Flagler Beach, Florida, when she was active as an exit counselor and cult educator.^[11]^[12]

Bibliography

"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.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Barker, Eileen, ed. (28 January 2013). Revisionism and diversification in new religious movements. Burlington: Ashgate. ISBN 9781409462323.
^ Baker, Amy J.L. (17 April 2007). Adult children of parental alienation syndrome : breaking the ties that bind (1st ed.). New York: Norton. ISBN 978-0393705195.
^ John Ferri, "'Hunger' group halted from entering schools," Toronto Star, 13 September 1986.
^ Kristin Kloberdanz, "Cult Attraction," Book (May 2001).
^ 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.
^ Tanya Waterworth, "'Our members choose to be members,'" The Independent on Sunday (South Africa), 29 October 2011.
^ Johnstone, Nick (December 12, 2004). "Beyond Belief". The Observer. London. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
^ "Carol Giambalvo's Cult Information and Recovery". Carol Giambalvo's Cult Information and Recovery. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
^ 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.