WISE, SMS and The Church of Scientology
WISE consulting companies like SMS may introduce their client to the religious aspects of Scientology and refer clients to the church for training and/or other religious services. Estimates vary as to the number of people introduced to Scientology in this manner, officials of the WISE consulting company Singer Consultants estimate that 20% of their clients end up taking courses in Scientology while Pat Lusey, co-founder of another WISE consulting group, Uptrends, has stated that 50% of the clients of WISE consulting groups end up in Scientology.
No such estimates are available for SMS. The company states on their site that they are licensed to deliver the secular management technologies of L. Ron Hubbard only, that it has "happened where clients have asked for assistance in personal matters that lie beyond the scope of Sterling’s work. At that point, if asked by a client, we let them know that, if they want, we can introduce them to a Scientology practitioner who can tell them more."
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