Maybe you should check the Carlbrook website and you will see the degrees from vey credible schools that most of the academic and therapeutic staff hold. I'm sure you have the expertise to evaluate the online degree programs. I can attest to the fact that if a counselor has been hired at Carlbrook, they have proven themselves in some way. Grant Price is very particular about who he hires to work there, and if they don't cut it, they are gone.
There are a number of parents and students who have posted on this thread discussing the strengths and weaknesses of Carlbrook. I understand that you don't want to hear any of the positives (back to that old religious right mentality again), but they have been posted here again and again.
My kid did NOT go voluntarily to wilderness, and remember that Carlbrook requires wilderness first.
So-gee, there MAY be several posters here...
You are so quick to judge parents for choosing this program. However, you are not able to present an option for situations requiring a residential program which also provides relatively strong academics in an environment close to a normal boarding school. These are kids who did not WANT to continue to live at home if it meant adhering to family requirements regarding substance use, not breaking the law, attending school, respecting others... These kids lied to their parents, their schools and their therapists.
Many of the kids who attended wilderness and Carlbrook are doing very well. They are not posting on this forum bitching about it all, in case you didn't notice. I think that is your REAL problem. You just can't stand it that you aren't hearing from Carlbrook kids about how they were abused and their lives are ruined. Guess what- they DON'T hate their parents, they DON'T have PTSD and they aren't spending their lives swearing at others on an internet forum.
