S.M.A.R.T Child and Ritual Abuse Conference is this weekend

This weekend S.M.A.R.T. will be having its twenty-first conference in Connecticut. For many years, the conference has helped educate attendees and the general public about child abuse, ritual abuse, mind control and cults. Other topics discussed have included human trafficking, sex slavery, online abuse and propaganda. Information about the conference is at: https://ritualabuse.us/smart-conference/

This excellent conference will be discussing several important topics relevant to child abuse issues this weekend.

Dr. Randy Noblitt, PhD will be discussing the topic of “The Credibility of Ritual Abuse Allegations.” He will review the empirical research on the credibility of ritual abuse allegations. Discussions will include considerations of the community standard, professional ethics, related forensic questions and advocacy for extreme abuse survivors. Randy is the principle author of Cult and Ritual Abuse: Its History, Anthropology and Recent Discovery in Contemporary America.

Jillian Jackson will be discussing Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). CPT is a short-term, specific 12 session therapeutic intervention to help adults address specific life events associated with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It was originally designed to assist victims of rape and it has been widely used within the Veterans Administration to assist combat veterans address PTSD.  Her workshop will also highlight the research supporting this intervention and discuss its outcomes. Jillian is trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy.

Neil Brick will be discussing “Changes in Awareness of Severe Abuse and Child Abuse Crimes Over Twenty Five Years.”  He will discuss how in the early 1990s, severe abuse survivors were often believed and supported. Then a backlash started and severe abuse survivors and their supporters were harassed and attacked. Ten years ago, research began again to help expose severe abuse crimes. More recently, child abuse, severe abuse, sexual harassment and rape cases are bringing public awareness again to the mainstream media of severe abuse crimes. Neil’s child abuse and ritual abuse newsletter S.M.A.R.T. https://ritualabuse.us has been published for over 22 years. His research is published at http://neilbrick.com

Manjot Singh Khalsa will be discussing “Radikal Healing”  Radikal Healing is a holistic therapeutic approach for the healing of trauma. His second presentation is “Be Here Now.” He is the creator of a Kundalini Yoga and Meditation curriculum, “Be Here Now: Yoga, Meditation & Mantra for Trauma Survivors.” Manjot is a psychotherapist in private practice and co-creator of Radikal Healing.

Michael Skinner is a musician and nationally known award-winning advocate survivor addressing the issues of trauma, abuse and mental health concerns through public speaking and his music – he has spoken at the National Press Club, was a keynote presenter for a conference held by the United Nations, The State Department and Georgetown University on the sexual exploitation and trafficking of children and adults and he has appeared on many TV, radio and Internet shows – he was part of the Oprah Winfrey Shows that addressed the issues of males sexually abused as children. https://www.mskinnermusic.com/

Books, CDs and written materials on the topics of ritual abuse and mind control will also be available at the conference. Conference registration information is available online at  https://ritualabuse.us/smart-conference/

Contact Information

Neil Brick

Editor of S.M.A.R.T. Newsletter

S.M.A.R.T Newsletter and Conferences

smartnews@aol.com