Port Stephens - Working with Survivors of Ritual Abuse, Mind Control and Organised Abuse (RAMCOA) Masterclass (30,31 May, 1 June 2027)

RAMCOA Master Class

Working with Survivors of Ritual Abuse, Mind Control and Organised Abuse

Advanced Training | For Trauma-Informed Therapists and Psychologists

Sunday 30, Monday 31, Tuesday 1 June 2027 - held in-person Retreat Style Training, One Mile Beach, Port Stephens, NSW.

Please note - all Seva training participants will receive 15% discount off accommodation booking at Oasis. Before booking accommodation separately, contact us for booking discount code after training registration has been finalised.

Prerequisite: completion of RI-EMDR Part 1 and Part 2, and/or Relational Integrative Parts Therapy (RIPT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), or Clinical Resource Therapy.

Understanding RAMCOA

RAMCOA is an umbrella term encompassing Ritual Abuse, Mind Control and Organised Abuse: forms of severe, systematic trauma inflicted through deliberate programming and control techniques. This type of abuse is characterised by its organised, intentional nature, often involving multiple perpetrators working within structured groups or networks. Ritual abuse may include ceremonies or repeated practices designed to terrorise and control, while mind control involves sophisticated techniques to fragment consciousness, install programmed responses, and create internal systems that serve the perpetrators' purposes. Organised abuse refers to abuse perpetrated by multiple people acting in concert, whether within families, institutions, trafficking networks, or other organised structures such as Defence.

Survivors of RAMCOA typically present with complex dissociative disorders, as the systematic nature of the abuse deliberately creates and exploits dissociation as a survival mechanism. This intentional fragmentation and programming is what distinguishes RAMCOA from other forms of complex trauma, and it is why working with survivors calls for specialised knowledge, careful pacing, and robust safety planning.

What You'll Learn

• Understanding RAMCOA - recognising the organised, intentional nature of ritual abuse, mind control and organised abuse, and how it differs from other forms of complex trauma

• Programmed Parts and Internal Triggers - understanding how perpetrators may use torture, drugs, hypnosis, sensory deprivation and spiritual manipulation to create parts with specific functions, and to install triggers and access codes that can maintain control even after a survivor has physically escaped

• Working with Complex Dissociation - developing the specialised knowledge and careful pacing needed to work safely with dissociative presentations and complex part systems

• Safety Planning and Pacing - building robust safety planning, appropriate therapeutic boundaries, and collaborative practice with other professionals where needed

• Honouring the Protective Function of All Parts - a trauma-informed, parts-aware approach that honours the protective function of all parts, even those that may initially seem aligned with perpetrators

• Supporting Disclosure and Internal Trust - helping parts understand they are no longer under perpetrator control, and navigating the internal conflicts and mechanisms designed to prevent healing or disclosure

What You'll Experience

This is an immersive training.

In Person
Held in a beautiful retreat-style location, surrounded by nature:

• Immersive Breathwork

• Sound Healing

• Chef-catered meals

Online

• Sound Healing

Who This Training Is For

This Master Class is suited to trauma-informed therapists who have trained in RI-EMDR Part 1 and Part 2, or RIPT, or other parts modalities such as IFS or Clinical Resource Therapy, and are ready to deepen their capacity to work safely and compassionately with RAMCOA survivors.