KHK & Straight connections, topic moved to new thread here

[Anonymous]

On 2006-01-20 17:07:00, Anonymous wrote:

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On 2006-01-20 16:36:00, Anonymous wrote:


"What is the name of the head psychologist? Also, do you remember Penny Walker?"

Strangely, I do not remember Penny Walker. I know that she was there in 1984, but cannot conjure a face from memory. Does anyone know her arrival date at KHK?



The name of the head psychologist was Kathy Ballinger. This spelling may or may not be correct. At the time, she seemed to be running the show with total authority. She supervised all intakes, conducted parent interviews, and occasionally watched over rap sessions. She had to have known about the abuse in Straight because she frequently used its existence as an intimate psychological weapon against noncompliance.

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I'd like to keep this on the Straight forum to discuss the Straight - KHK connections.

Several sub-pieces of information are begging to be inserted here:

1. Is Kathy Ballinger licensed, by what licensing/certifying board, where is her current practice.

2. Where was Penny Walker before KHK? Can anyone outline her rise to power? I heard she was in Straight before she went on to KHK. Can anyone verify this?

3. Can anyone remember the names of any crossovers from Straight to KHK? Did one program seed the other with parents and phasers?

4. Please tell us more about the staff going to see Straight and then reporting back to phasers at KHK. Why did they go to Straight in the first place? Was it part of their training as KHK staff? Was it required? A 7-Step thing?

[starry-eyed pirate]

These are good questions...Can anyone shed any light ??

[teachback]

Never mind that, Pirate! How do feel about the Steelers goin' t' the BOWL?!?!!

[Anonymous]

Never mind that, Pirate! How do feel about the Steelers goin' t' the BOWL?!?!!?

[Helena Handbasket]

3. Can anyone remember the names of any crossovers from Straight to KHK? Did one program seed the other with parents and phasers?

I'm not sure how many from Straight Ohio joined in later, but KHK was originally "seeded" with 11 kids from the LIFE Program.  http://www.kidshelpingkids.com/History.html

LIFE was founded by George Ross and Helen Peterman (a parent from yet ANOTHER program called "The Seed"), who came from Straight St. Pete.  I was there in early '84, and don't know any names from the '81 era.

What was done with the seed saved from the India Hemp last summer? It ought, all of it, to have been sewn again; that not only a stock of seed sufficient for my own purposes might have been raised, but to have disseminated the seed to others; as it is more valuable than the common Hemp.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/188301123X/circlofmiamithem' target='_new'>George Washington, Writings of Washington, Vol. 35, pg. 72

[starry-eyed pirate]

The Seed...Fuckers.

[Anonymous]

I was there in early '84, and don't know any names from the '81 era.

Were you in KHK in early 1984?

[Helena Handbasket]

On 2006-01-23 10:10:00, Anonymous wrote:

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I was there in early '84, and don't know any names from the '81 era.

Were you in KHK in early 1984?

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No, I was in LIFE in early '84.

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