On 2005-08-02 11:13:00, Anonymous wrote:
"Are you trying to say that Carlbrook and Swift River are bad, abusive programs? Yes, Carlbrook requires wilderness prior to enrollment. It does not have to be SUWS. Hidden Lake has its own captive wilderness program. These schools have strong academics, excellent therapists and are well-run and safe. Are there imperfections with the programs? Sure. Show me a school- any kind of school- that is perfect.
The young man who left Carlbrook at 18 (in your link) is but one voice. Do you really think he is representative?
I am not going to go into the licensing debate. There are many reasons why a business of ANY kind chooses to resist licensing requirements. I have been involved in these kind of disputes in totally unrelated industries. It does not mean that they have something to hide or want to run an abusive organization. "
You don't know what you're talking about, lady. I WORKED at HLA, and what you're saying has no resemblence to reality.
They are an unlicensed, unaccredited BM warehouse that also has an unlicensed wilderness program as well.
They take any and all kids that can pay the fees, even court-mandated, violent felons.
The "academics" are a huge fraud where no kid is ever given a failing grade for anything, regardless of whether or not they did any work or even WENT to class. When I worked there there weren't even any licensed teachers. They had a dorm counselor teaching Biology.
The "Clinical Director" has a phony degree from a diploma mill, LaSalle University (Mandeville, La.), the counselors are subpar to say the least and many have no credentials at all. And the owner is fully aware of this and simply doesn't care. I spoke with him at length about it several times. Asses in chairs is all they care about.
They use sleep deprivation and withhold food as punishment. They use restraint, even though they say they don't. They strip search, even though they say they don't.
The Headmaster was fired because of his terrible behavior and went directly to ASW to continue abusing kids there. He was from CEDU, a known abusive (and recently shut down) facility, as were all of the original staff.
Kids have reported on this board that they traded clothes for drugs and alcohol, which were provided by staff members.
One kid recently posted that s/he was there for FOUR YEARS AND POST-GRAD. They say 18 months.
I literally could go on and on with the lies and deceit of this program, but it's already been covered in the HLA thread. I suggest you check some facts before you make statements.
You sound less and less like an attorney and more and more like a common half-wit programmie.
I'm glad anon took the liberty of posting your name and contact information so that any of your prospective clients can see exactly how jammed-up they'll get when they hire you. "Proof, your honor? I don't need proof. I just need to SAY SO." Geez...
