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Advice to Parents Considering Hyde School
Anonymous:
Hyde does have Psychologists on staff. They are active professionals in Bath and Woodstock who see a large number of students on a regualr basis. The psychologists then communicate with the parents and the school. There also are several substance abuse pros on staff at the schools. Gigi's husband is one there's another man named Geno Ring that see's a huge number of students in a group setting on both campuses. There are also people on both campus that have advanced degrees in learning disablities.
Anonymous:
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On 2005-10-11 08:10:00, Anonymous wrote:
"Hyde does have Psychologists on staff. They are active professionals in Bath and Woodstock who see a large number of students on a regualr basis. The psychologists then communicate with the parents and the school. There also are several substance abuse pros on staff at the schools. Gigi's husband is one there's another man named Geno Ring that see's a huge number of students in a group setting on both campuses. There are also people on both campus that have advanced degrees in learning disablities.
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Could you please tell me the name of these Psychologists on "Staff." When I went to Hyde, (years ago) I was told Hyde could refer me to someone in the community, but it would be up to my parents to work it out with whoever I went to saw. There was never anyone available on campus or anyone who worked directly with the school.
I think what many people have referred to on this website is the fact that when someone is in crisis during a FLC, Family Weekend, Group, when these parents and kids are pushed to the limit, there is not a Psychologist on hand. These "groups" are run by former parents, young staff, and senior kids. I remember once wanting to run out of a seminar and call 911 because this parents was going ballistic and I thought she was going to have a breakdown. This was always what worried me about Hyde. There was no one there to help these people in crisis.
Please correct me if I am wrong about this. Maybe things have changed and maybe Hyde does have Psychologists hired by the school and on staff full time, but I never saw it when I went.
Also I don't know about staff being trained in Learning disabilities. I had ADD and was never offered any kind of assistance. Again, please correct me if things have changed. It was about 8 years ago. It would be nice to know that things are different
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Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2005-10-11 08:10:00, Anonymous wrote:
"Hyde does have Psychologists on staff. They are active professionals in Bath and Woodstock who see a large number of students on a regualr basis. The psychologists then communicate with the parents and the school. There also are several substance abuse pros on staff at the schools. Gigi's husband is one there's another man named Geno Ring that see's a huge number of students in a group setting on both campuses. There are also people on both campus that have advanced degrees in learning disablities.
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I do not think it's accurate to state that "Hyde does have psychologists on staff." Our experience with Hyde is that the school is willing to refer students to clinicians in the local community. That is VERY different from saying that Hyde has clinicians on staff. Moreover, in our experience the coordination between Hyde and the clinicians tends to be rather superficial in many instances. Also, in our experience the clinician did not commuicate regularly with the school or with us. We received one phone call during an entire year (not that we expected regular phone calls -- we wanted to respect our child's privacy) and the clinician told us he/she had exactly one conversation during last year with Hyde staff.
This is a major problem, given the large numbers of students at Hyde with mental health issues. This is what distresses so many educational consultants and parents who recognize that schools that accept these students need to have appropriate professional services ON CAMPUS (and refer off campus when necessary and appropriate).
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2005-10-11 13:47:00, Anonymous wrote:
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On 2005-10-11 08:10:00, Anonymous wrote:
"Hyde does have Psychologists on staff. They are active professionals in Bath and Woodstock who see a large number of students on a regualr basis. The psychologists then communicate with the parents and the school. There also are several substance abuse pros on staff at the schools. Gigi's husband is one there's another man named Geno Ring that see's a huge number of students in a group setting on both campuses. There are also people on both campus that have advanced degrees in learning disablities.
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I do not think it's accurate to state that "Hyde does have psychologists on staff." Our experience with Hyde is that the school is willing to refer students to clinicians in the local community. That is VERY different from saying that Hyde has clinicians on staff. Moreover, in our experience the coordination between Hyde and the clinicians tends to be rather superficial in many instances. Also, in our experience the clinician did not commuicate regularly with the school or with us. We received one phone call during an entire year (not that we expected regular phone calls -- we wanted to respect our child's privacy) and the clinician told us he/she had exactly one conversation during last year with Hyde staff.
This is a major problem, given the large numbers of students at Hyde with mental health issues. This is what distresses so many educational consultants and parents who recognize that schools that accept these students need to have appropriate professional services ON CAMPUS (and refer off campus when necessary and appropriate). "
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You're absolutely right. Unless things have changed very recently, Hyde does not have mental health staff at the school. It is very misleading to state that Hyde has psychologists on its staff. Parents should know what they're getting into if they send their kids to Hyde, particularly if the kids struggle with any sort of significant mental health issues.
Anonymous:
You've been very vocal till now Hydefan. So, what gives? You seem to have inside information about Hyde. Is it true that Hyde does not have a full time or part time Psychologist on staff?
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