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Criticism of Steve Hassan's intervention approach

Steve Hassan's intervention approach has been criticized in a prominent book published by W. W. Norton & Company, New York, edited by Michael Langone, a psychologist and the Executive Director of the International Cultic Studies Association. The book titled "Recovery from Cults" (Second Edition New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1996 pp.174-175) states, "Calling his approach 'strategic intervention therapy,' Hassan stresses that, although he too tries to communicate a body of information to cultists and to help them think independently, he also does formal counseling. As with many humanistic counseling approaches, Hassan's runs the risk of imposing clarity, however subtly, on the framework's foundational ambiguity and thereby manipulating the client." This criticism should be included to provide balance at the bio.Rick Alan Ross (talk) 13:58, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

The source cited above is a peer review edited by a psychologist who specializes in the issue of cults and counseling former cult members and is featured within a book distributed by a highly respected publisher. Why isn't this critique included for meaningful balance within the bio? Rick Alan Ross (talk) 12:59, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

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Steve Hassan's licensing board prosecuted him

On April 20, 2012 cult specialist Steve Hassan was officially notified by the Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health Professionals in Massachusetts that he was facing an official complaint filed by a former client against him. The board advised Hassan in an Order to Show Cause, that he might have his license as a mental health professional revoked or suspended. According to Hassan's licensing board he violated ethical provisions of both the American Mental Health Counselors Association and the American Counseling Association (ACA). Specifically regarding "client confidentiality" and the expectation that "no information will be released without the client's permission and written consent." Hassan's licensing board also cited an ACA ethical code violation of "failing to respect the dignity and promote the welfare of clients." The Massachusetts licensing board concluded that Hassan's conduct constituted "unprofessional conduct and conduct that undermines public confidence in the integrity of the profession." Attorney Jessica Uhing-Luedde was the prosecuting counsel for the Division of Professional Licensue. And a court proceedings later took place in Boston, Massachusetts. Ultimately the charges against Hassan were dismissed without prejudice, which means the dismissal was not absolutely final and that the matter may be revisited. Rick Alan Ross (talk) 14:33, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

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