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« Reply #450 on: March 03, 2006, 12:04:00 PM »
Well, I guess an attempted escape is if you don't make it very far!
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« Reply #451 on: March 03, 2006, 12:32:00 PM »
I only know of one kid that ran in the last 10 months.  I guess you are right.  I found it challenging to even find a Diet Coke on the road to Carlbrook!  We had great success with the program and I'm sorry about the negativity here.  I do understand that not every kid should be there.  Mine actually liked it and is doing well now.  I've been a teacher for years and years and know that even in the very best of programs (therapeutic and mainstream) that there will be a few kids that nobody can reach, especially when they've been allowed enough rope to hang themselves previously. Would my kid have done OK without Carlbrook?  Maybe, but we decided to give it a try and unless I'm totally naive, I think we made a good choice.  We were lucky in that we didn't have to resort to escort services, etc. Will our kid screw up again?  I hope not but I won't be blaming Carlbrook if it happens.
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« Reply #452 on: March 05, 2006, 06:48:00 PM »
I was thinking about sending my kid to Carlbrook, I'm glad I found this websight first.
Thank you all for telling your stories. I had not been able to hear any truth from other parents, the school would not give me a reference. Our medical insurance would refuse to pay and that they said it wasnt helpful so we started research.
Now our son is in a good place with good people. Watch out for Carlrbook, lipstick on a pig wont help your kid.
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« Reply #453 on: March 05, 2006, 06:51:00 PM »
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On 2006-02-26 08:41:00, KarenInDallas wrote:

"My son attended for 9 months, but did not finish the program.  He left in May 2004 and finished high school at a regular prep boarding school.  I had some major disputes with Carlbrook while he was there.  He did benefit in some ways, and wilderness actually did him a lot of good (he did two stints in wilderness).  I thought some of the Carlbrook staff was excellent and some were terrible.  



Karen "


Thank you for talking to me and telling me about your time with the school.
Without your email support I might have given in to the pressure and made a mistake that my family wouldnt forgive financially especially. Now medical insurance is paying for his treatment at a good place. Thank you so much karen. Im glad you can turn your failure around and help others.
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« Reply #454 on: March 05, 2006, 07:12:00 PM »
Jan- I don't know who you are, but I don't regard our decision to send our son to Carlbrook as a failure at all.  Our son's situation was unique in some ways, and these other circumstances are what led to him not finishing the program.  Many kids have benefited greatly from completing the program.  My son is very resistant to the therapeutic process, and Carlbrook did the best they could with him.  His therapists there were outstanding and he still keeps in touch with several staff members.
No place is perfect and different families have different circumstances.  I think Carlbrook is a strong program and I would never discourage anyone from placing their teen there if it appeared to be the right fit.
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« Reply #455 on: March 05, 2006, 07:14:00 PM »
Jan- you should note that NONE of the posts on this forum posted by "KareninDallas" are made by Karen the parent whose son went to Carlbrook.
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« Reply #456 on: March 05, 2006, 07:19:00 PM »
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There is no such thing as an "attempted" escape at Carlbrook.  You either run or you don't. It's not a lock down."


 :rofl:

That is the same thing that they said to us at RMA.  We all got the "there are no fences here...no bars on the window...you can walk down the road any time you want".  That sure would make for a loooonnnngggggg walk.

First...at RMA we were in the middle of nowhere...where would somebody run?  Hitchhiking was also illegal in Bonner Ferry at the time (so we were told) not to mention that as soon as a child ran...the local law enforcement agencies were all called.

Looking at the area that Carlbrook is in now, it appears that it also is pretty much in the middle of nowhere.  The town's educational and unemployment demographics aren't very impressive either in my opinion...but that's a different subject altogether.

Basically...what I'm getting at here is that if a child is placed in the middle of nowhere far far from home...especially in an environment(school) that practices "attack" therapy...it can feel like prison even though there are no fences/razor wire/bars etc.
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« Reply #457 on: March 05, 2006, 07:21:00 PM »
Jan,

I hope your son continues to do well.  I would have rather had my child at home.  We tried every local and semi-local option we had.  Our kid finally made the choice after we looked at everything available. Maybe it's different for others.  I had a kid willing to go and make it work.  And, it was the longest 15 months of my life.  Ted
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« Reply #458 on: March 05, 2006, 08:19:00 PM »
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"Jan- you should note that NONE of the posts on this forum posted by "KareninDallas" are made by Karen the parent whose son went to Carlbrook."


Maybe their kid went there too and was unsatisfied. Unless you think "Karen" is the only authority on Carlbrook.
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« Reply #459 on: March 05, 2006, 08:26:00 PM »
Calling all Carlbrook experts... whaddya make of this post?


Post URL: http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?to ... t=0#178186
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« Reply #460 on: March 05, 2006, 08:30:00 PM »
"Maybe their kid went there too and was unsatisfied. Unless you think "Karen" is the only authority on Carlbrook."

The point is that someone set up a user name on this  forum as "KareninDallas" and represents themselves to be KareninDallas from strugglingteens.com  
However, the posts are a bunch of crap and not made by any parent or any sane person, for that matter.
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« Reply #461 on: March 05, 2006, 08:36:00 PM »
:???:  :???: How would you know that, unless you are this "Karen" person? If so why dont you sign in to rid the confusion? It isnt that hard...
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« Reply #462 on: March 05, 2006, 08:37:00 PM »
http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?to ... t=0#178186


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It seems there is a big change at Carlbrook - going to be more like at RTU than a prep school. Seems they have lost control and the inmates have started running the asylum. They have started this program called "In School Suspension" where the kids are isolated and not allowed to attend class, but their classwork is brought to them - they are supervised by a Security Staff not Advisors. Sounds like that like all these programs they have a 3 - 4 year honeymoon and then the shit hits the fan.

Alot of kids have been sent home or back to the Wilderness - also seems to be an increase in the attempted escapes.

LGA works for some but not for all - hope they all have made lots of money!



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« Reply #463 on: March 05, 2006, 08:45:00 PM »
I am Karen and when I post I usually sign my name- Karen.  Unless I forget!  I have NOT registered on this site nor do I intend to.
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« Reply #464 on: March 05, 2006, 08:47:00 PM »
No, I am Karen. Stop lying!
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