- Arnold Markowitz
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name = Arnold Markowitz
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residence =New York, United States
nationality = American
field =cult spsychotherapy social work
work_institution = Cult Hot Line,Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services
alma_mater =Empire State College ,B.S. Yeshiva University ,M.S.W.
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known_for = Director, Cult Hot Line
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prizes =Jonestown Memorial Award
religion =Judaism
footnotes =Arnold Markowitz is a
Jewish American social worker ,psychotherapist , and "cult " critic and researcher. He is the Director of the Cult Hot Line and Clinic of theJewish Board of Family and Children’s Services inNew York City [ [http://www.csj.org/infoserv_profile/markowitz_a.htm Profile] , Arnold Markowitz, M.S.W., "Cultic Studies Journal"] . Markowitz also serves as Director of Brooklyn Adolescent Service, also known as "Break-Free Adolescent Services" [ [http://www.jbfcs.org/wwa/program.php?sort1=BK Programs] , Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, Break-Free Adolescent Services, Director: Arnold Markowitz, LCSW.] .In 1986, Markowitz was honored with the "
Jonestown Memorial Award ", which is given in memory of victims ofPeople’s Temple tragedy inJonestown ,Guyana . He was credited with founding the Cult Hotline and Clinic of the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services.Philip D. Abramowitz , Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council’s Task Force on Missionaries and Cults, was also honored with the Jonestown Memorial Award [ [http://www.csj.org/infoserv_articles/press_jones_memorial.htm Jonestown Memorial Awards to New York Educator, Counselor] , "The Cult Observer",November 21 ,1986 ] .Markowitz is a founding member of the
Interfaith Coalition of Concern About Cults , and is a member of the Task Force on Missionaries and Cults,Jewish Relations Council . He is a staff member of the Martha K. Selig Institute [ [http://www.seliginstitute.com/staff.html#markowitz Our Staff and Faculty] , Martha K. Selig Institute, Arnold Markowitz, LCSW, Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services.] .In 1994, Markowitz was appointed by the OLD
Cult Awareness Network as the Chairperson of the FOCUS committee (FOrmer CUltist Support Network) [Carol Giambalvo , [http://hometown.aol.com/carol2180/history.htm A History of FOCUS/reFOCUS] .] .According to Markowitz: "The difference between a cult and a non-destructive group lies in the deception cults use to lure members" [ [http://www.cultintervention.com/reference/icc/ICC91.html New Cult 2 Story (Minneapolis)] , "
The Minnesota Daily ",November 15 ,1993 , Allie Shah.] .He further elaborated on this in a statement in 2001 to "The Oregonian", stating that: "a group constitutes a destructive cult when it also has a self-appointed, charismatic leader who controls the daily lives of members."
Markowitz went on, stating the specific nature in which the cult leader can potentially take advantage of his/her followers: "These characteristics are geared toward taking advantage of, or abusing, people sexually or financially or for emotional or personal aggrandizement of the leader or leadership." [ [http://www.oregonlive.com/special/guru/index.ssf?/news/oregonian/lc_11gside15.frame Small 'cottage cults' drawing more converts in United States] , "
The Oregonian ", July 16, 2001, Richard Read]Education
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Yeshiva University ,M.S.W.
*Empire State College ,B.S. Awards
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Margaret Singer Award,International Cultic Studies Association , 2006, for "26 Years of Helping Families and Ex-members" [ [http://www.icsahome.com/infoserv_conferences/2006Denver/2006_conference_handbook.htm Margaret Singer Award – 26 Years of Helping Families and Ex-members: Lessons from the JBFCS Cult Hot-Line and Clinic] , Arnold Markowitz,M.S.W. , 2006 Conference,Denver, Colorado .International Cultic Studies Association .]
*Jonestown Memorial Award , 1986Publications
Books
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Recovery from Cults (book) , ContributorArticles
* [http://www.cultclinic.org/article-csjv1n2.html "Cults and Children: The Abuse of the Young"] , "Cultic Studies Journal", Vol. 1, No. 2, Arnold Markowitz, with
David A. Halperin ,M.D.
* [http://www.icsahome.com/infoserv_articles/halperin_david_residentialtreatmentculticevolution_abs.htm Residential Treatment: The Potential for Cultic Evolution] , Arnold Markowitz, David A. Halperin, M.D., "Cultic Studies Journal"Presentations
* [http://www.cultclinic.org/presentation-terrorist.html Cults and Terrorism: Understanding Indoctrination] , By Arnold Markowitz, LCSW, Presented at the November 3, 2002 Cult Information Service conference in Newark, NJ.
* [http://www.cultclinic.org/article-am1.html The Extent of Satanism Among Adolescents] , By Arnold Markowitz, LCSW, Cult Hotline & Clinic
* [http://www.cultclinic.org/presentation-osama.html Is Osama Bin Laden or Al Qaeda a Cult] , By Arnold Markowitz, LCSW, Fall 2001 at the Jewish Community Relations Council conference held atNew York University , Hillel Bronfman Center
*AFF Annual Conference: Children and Cults, May 29 -May 31 ,1998 –Philadelphia, PA
*"Treatment Issues; Cults: Theory and Treatment Issues", Conference,May 30 ,1997 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania References
External links
* [http://www.cultclinic.org/resources.html Cult Hotline and Clinic] , Resources, papers, presentations by Arnold Markowitz, M.S.W.
* [http://www.csj.org/infoserv_profile/markowitz_a.htm Profile] , "Cultic Studies Journal";Media
* [http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/JeremyPerkins/Articles/buffalo-news-2005-02-02.html Outside Critics Are Unacceptable] , "The Buffalo News ", February 2, 2005, by Mark Sommer
* [http://www.rickross.com/reference/srichinmoy/srichinmoy12.html Cult watchdogs and mental health professionals warn public about Sri Chinmoy] , summary, "Cults attract by default," "Washington Jewish Week ", April 1, 1993
* [http://www.rickross.com/reference/natlfed/natlfed22.html Party Just Like a Cult, Experts Say] , Newsday, November 17, 1996, By Jerry Markon
* [http://www.cultintervention.com/reference/icc/ICC91.html New Cult 2 Story (Minneapolis)] , "The Minnesota Daily ",November 15 ,1993 , Allie Shah.
* [http://www.culthelp.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=82&Itemid=8&limit=1&limitstart=4 Let's prey Targetting the Elderly] , "Ripe for the Picking", [http://www.culthelp.info/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 Cult Awareness and Information Centre]
* [http://www.oregonlive.com/special/guru/index.ssf?/news/oregonian/lc_11gside15.frame Small 'cottage cults' drawing more converts in United States] , "The Oregonian ", July 16, 2001, Richard Read
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9F06E7D61238F93BA35755C0A967948260 Relationships] ,The New York Times ,June 8 ,1981 ee also
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List of cult and new religious movement researchers
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