The Survivorship Ritual Abuse and Mind Control 2020 Conference
Regular Conference - Saturday and Sunday May 16 - 17, 2020
Clinician's Conference - Friday May 15, 2020
The conference was an excellent conference again this year. Survivorship would like to thank all those that supported and participated in the conference.
Information is at:
https://survivorship.org/ritual-abuse-and-mind-control-2020-conference/
The Survivorship Ritual Abuse and Mind Control 2020 Conference Presentations
The Survivorship Ritual Abuse and Mind Control 2019 Conference Promotional Video
Survivorship’s reply to The Satanic Temple’s Grey Faction regarding “Survivorship’s 2020 conference can no longer provide continuing education credit.” https://survivorship.org/survivorships-reply-to-the-satanic-temples-grey-faction-regarding-survivorships-2020-conference/
Grey Faction, Satanic Temple and Lucien Greaves Fact Sheet https://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/grey-faction-satanic-temple-and-lucien-greaves-fact-sheet/
Video Presentations from The Survivorship Ritual Abuse and Mind Control 2017 Conference https://survivorship.org/presentations-from-the-survivorship-ritual-abuse-and-mind-control-2017-conference
Ritual Abuse Evidence https://survivorship.org/ritual-abuse-evidence/
Child Abuse Wiki - Ritual Abuse http://childabusewiki.org/index.php?title=Ritual_Abuse
The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science - Sadistic Ritual Abuse http://books.google.com/books?id=JQMRmyOfpJ8C&pg=PA1436&lpg=PA1436#v=onepage&
Conference Speakers
Friday Clinical Conference:
5 Common Mistakes in Trauma Treatment - Dr. Karol Darsa
Trauma treatment is becoming one of the top areas to specialize in. It is important to have proper training to work with unprocessed trauma to achieve good outcomes for clients. The presentation focuses on the common misconceptions of trauma treatment and will discuss effective trauma treatment modalities. It will discuss how trauma treatment has evolved a lot in the last decade, changing the route to accommodate more body-oriented techniques. This includes the importance of gentle and safe trauma treatment, how to treat trauma victims by using an integrative approach and when and how to do trauma memory processing work. The presentation will also discuss case examples from Reconnect Trauma Treatment Center to enhance learning and practice.
Dr. Karol Darsa, licensed psychologist and founder and executive director of Reconnect Integrative Trauma Treatment Center. She has about 20 years of clinical and administrative experience in trauma and mental health disorders. Dr. Darsa began her career in 1998 as a foster care social worker and continued her work with abused children and their families and adults abused as children.
Identifying the Personality Systems of Mind Control Survivors and Trauma Treatment - Cristina Mardirossian, LMFT
Therapists are increasingly starting to see that many of their clients have histories of complex and chronic abuse. The lack of training and education to address dissociative disorders results in therapists feeling unprepared to help their clients. This workshop will address the Identification of Personality Systems in Mind Control Survivors and address Trauma Treatment, from a phase-oriented approach. Trauma treatment is typically viewed within 3 phases. Phase 1 involves stabilization. Suggestions for understanding and coping with flashbacks, self-harm, and programming will be explored here. Phase 2 involves working through trauma memories, and Phase 3 involves integration into life. This workshop will focus on Phase 1 and 2. This workshop is geared towards mental health professionals who are interested in developing their skills in recognizing and treating clients with ritual abuse and mind control.
Cristina Mardirossian is the owner and director of Pasadena Trauma Therapy, Inc. Cristina is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist as well as an Attachment Focused EMDR Certified therapist in private practice in Pasadena, CA. She is trained in Brainspotting, The Havening Techniques, TF-CBT, and is certified in the Trauma Resiliency Module. She has provided outpatient individual and group therapy throughout the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley areas to adults on a variety of issues, ranging from trauma/Complex PTSD, dissociative disorders, anxiety, depression, codependency issues, etc. You can learn more about Cristina at www.PasadenaTraumaTherapy.com
Friday Clinical and Weekend Conference:
Extreme Abuse Survivors, Social Security Benefits, and Ethical Practice - Dr. Randy Noblitt and Pamela Perskin Noblitt
Many trauma survivors have debilitating psychological and physical symptoms that prevent them from maintaining gainful employment. For these individuals the Social Security Administration has programs that can play a critical role in providing for clients’ basic survival needs and autonomy. Unfortunately, the rules that govern this process are complex and confusing. Further, an important contributing factor in SSA denials is that survivors’ health care providers are often unfamiliar with SSA’s requirements which include documentation of symptoms and the limitations they impose along with professional opinions that correspond to Social Security’s definition of disability. This workshop is intended to provide an introduction to SSA requirements for healthcare providers.
Randy Noblitt is a clinical psychologist and professor of clinical psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) at Alliant International University, Los Angeles. He is the principle author of Navigating Social Security Disability Programs: A Handbook for Clinicians and Advocates (2020) as well as Cult and Ritual Abuse: Narratives, Evidence and Healing Approaches, 3rd Edition (2014). He is the co-editor and a contributor to Ritual Abuse in the Twenty-first Century: Psychological, Forensic, Social and Political Considerations (2008).
Pamela Perskin Noblitt is a non-attorney claimants representative for individuals applying for SSDI and SSI benefits. She is in independent private practice in Los Angeles County, California. She is co-author of Navigating Social Security Disability Programs: A Handbook for Clinicians and Advocates (2020) as well as Cult and Ritual Abuse: Narratives, Evidence and Healing Approaches, 3rd Edition (2014). She is the co-editor of Ritual Abuse in the Twenty-first Century: Psychological, Forensic, Social and Political Considerations (2008).
Weekend Conference:
Misinformation Campaigns Against Survivors - Neil Brick
Child and ritual abuse survivors and their advocates have been attacked by misinformation campaigns the last several years. These campaigns use various harassment and propaganda techniques to distort the research and silence the efforts of those who are working to help trauma survivors and rape victims. These techniques will be compared to past and present public campaigns that have distorted information and used unethical tactics to manipulate public opinion. Propaganda and suggestion techniques used will be discussed and analyzed.
Neil Brick is a survivor of ritual abuse and mind control. His work continues to educate the public about child abuse, trauma and ritual abuse crimes. His child abuse and ritual abuse newsletter S.M.A.R.T. https://ritualabuse.us has been published for over 24 years. http://neilbrick.com
Weekend Conference:
Organicity and the Inorganic: a Sensorimotor Approach to Healing with RAMCOA Survivors - Will Randle
Therapists, often motivated by a strong desire to alleviate the pain of their patients, tend to have a focus on techniques, skills, and practices that may best do this. This is an excellent practice, with an excellent motivation, and often produces excellent results. However, RAMCOA most often involves a purposeful application of abuse throughout the entirety of the victim’s experience: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. Often, the primary access point for the perpetrator to the victim’s system is the inherent unconditional love experienced by all children. The systemic nature of such abuse often overshadows the skills, techniques, and limitations of traditional therapy. This presentation will explore the therapist’s development of the internal qualities and practices foundational to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. We will explore the primacy of developing such internal qualities relative to techniques in cultivating the kind of relationship to act as an antidote to the profound injuries of RAMCOA.
William Randle is a clinical social worker specializing in the treatment of complex PTSD, structural dissociation, and extreme experiences. He began working with trauma survivors in 1998. He approaches therapy primarily through somatic psychotherapy and Buddhist practices. He is a part of Columbus Counseling Group in Columbus, OH, a private practice focusing on the phase oriented treatment of complex PTSD and structural dissociation. He provides professional consultation and some very limited individual work in Los Angeles. He lived there for some time.
Weekend Conference:
Eating Disorders and Dissociative Identity Disorder - Sherry Fleming, MFT
This talk presents some key similarities and differences between Eating Disorders and Dissociative Identity Disorder. There are two main focal points. The first is an exploration of Eating Disorder parts and Dissociative Identity Disorder Parts. She will explain some key similarities and differences in the nature of these Parts. The second focal point is an exploration of the origin and purpose of these Parts, as well as ways to work with them during the process of healing.
In 2000, Sherry Fleming’s passion for helping people heal from eating disorders led her into the field of Psychology. She began her career at Monte Nido, a residential program for people with eating disorders. Sherry has served as the Clinical Director at both The Eating Disorder Center of California and Reconnect’s residential program, both the first of their kind. She has been a supervisor and has spoken at several events on eating disorders and their underlying traumas. In 2012, Sherry began working with clients diagnosed with DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder). She received the majority of her training in DID while working for Dr. Karol Darsa. She is fully trained in EMDR, Brain Spotting, and CRM (Comprehensive Resource Model) and has received extensive training in IFS (Internal Family Systems). Presently, Sherry shares her time between her private practice in Woodland Hills and her work at Serenity Trauma Treatment Center in Malibu.
We recommend that survivors bring a safe support person to the online conference who is familiar with the issues ritual abuse survivors may need help with.
None of the material on this page, on linked pages or at the conference is meant as therapy, or to take the place of therapy.
Survivorship is one of the oldest and most respected organizations supporting survivors of extreme child abuse, including sadistic sexual abuse, ritualistic abuse, mind control, and torture. Survivorship provides resources, healing, and community for survivors; training and education for professionals who may serve survivors; and support for survivors' partners and other allies. The organization functions as a support for survivors who may be isolated emotionally or geographically. Through community outreach and training, Survivorship also raises awareness about these difficult issues. The purpose of the conference is to help survivors of ritual abuse and their allies. The conference is for survivors, co-survivors, supporters, helping professionals and others interested in this topic.