Landmark Forum (post-2020 trajectory)
Cross-reference entry — see primary Landmark Forum / EST entry. Tracks 2020s shift to online-cohort delivery.
CLCI radar
BITE breakdown
0 — duplicate slug guard; primary entry already covered in core. This tracks 2020s online-cohort modifications.
Profile facts
In context
After 2020 COVID restrictions, Landmark Education shifted significant Forum delivery to online cohort format. The recruitment pressure to bring guests persists in modified form. See primary entry at /groups/landmark-forum-est for full data.
Key control doctrines
- See primary entry
Recovery resources
- ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) — General referral and cult-aware therapist directory; substantial LGAT archive covering Landmark / EST / Forum.
- A Little Bit Culty (podcast and community) — Ex-coaching-cult survivor community; covers LGAT-style programmes including Landmark.
- Reclamation Collective — Coercive-control-aware therapist network.
- Religious Trauma Institute — Religious-trauma clinical research; covers secular-spirituality LGAT contexts.
- Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Steven Hassan's organisation; BITE-model resources.
See the full curated list at /resources.
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- 2020Online Forum delivery launched during COVID
- 2024Mixed online and in-person delivery normalised
Sources
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Change history
Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.
- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
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