Ethical Treatment for All Youth
Deemed abnormal and dangerous to society, these children are considered unworthy of accepted therapeutic and ethical principles.
http://www33.brinkster.com/ethical/Sexually Deviant Children
At the same time that large numbers of children were being interviewed for suspected abuse at day care centers, a few of their interviewers were coming to believe they had discovered another frightening phenomenon among these children: sexual deviance. They began writing articles and speaking to professional groups about their discovery. In spite of the lack of scientific underpinnings for their work, their teachings spread rapidly across the country, leading to a new category of childhood illness and an array of psychologically and ethically problematic therapies. That is the subject of this site.
"The [15 year old] client was required to go to therapy sessions...(he) was forced to place a round, mercury-filled plastic device around his penis, and further forced to wear earphones and listen to pornographic tapes...Afterward the youth was encouraged to masturbate..."
"..children and parents were coerced into signing the consent by being told that their successful completion of the 'program' was a prerequisite to being returned home...they were not told the specifics of the treatment prior to signing the consent...Many of the parents of the children in the program are fearful of coming forward to challenge the program because they fear that there will be retaliation against them or their children."
"critics point to the boy's case as an example of a child put into the program without cause, who was treated with inappropriate and potentially dangerous methods, and who may have become violent as a result..."
