| Releasing the Bonds: Empowering People to Think for Themselves | |
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| Author(s) | Steven Hassan |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Freedom of Mind Press |
| Subject(s) | Cults, Mind control, Psychology |
| Genre(s) | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Aitan Publishing Company |
| Publication date | May 2000 |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 389 |
| ISBN | 0-96706-880-0 |
| OCLC Number | 43631120 |
| Dewey Decimal | 153.8/53 21 |
| LC Classification | BF633 .H37 2000 |
| Preceded by | Combatting Cult Mind Control |
Releasing the Bonds: Empowering People to Think for Themselves (2000) is Steven Hassan's second work. It discusses Hassan's theories on mind control and cults.
Hassan wrote:
According to Arthur A. Dole, Hassan's Strategic Interaction Approach " ... stresses love, respect, freedom of choice, customized planned action fitted to the individual with the family as key participants, psychotherapy, and applied social psychology. [1]
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Philip Zimbardo, former president of the American Psychological Association writes:[1]
Anton Hein, publisher of the Apologetics Index,[2] writes:
In what may well turn out to be the definitive handbook on cult intervention, Hassan presents his Strategic Interaction Approach (SIA) - a non-coercive, highly effective counseling system refined over the twelve years since he wrote the best-seller, Combatting Cult Mind Control. This tried-and-true approach has none of the drawbacks of involuntary deprogramming or voluntary exit-counseling.