Did You Receive a Psychiatric Evaluation at HLA?

[RobertBruce]

During my time Arnold never had much day to day interaction with the inmates.

Mike and Meredith however did to a somewhat greater degree. Those two represent all that is sick about that place. I would be very much interested to hear what the circumstances were surronding their leaving.

[Troll Control]

Subject: HLA Psychiatric Services Letter

Dear Parents,

 

It was with regret that we were informed by Dr Reddick, psychiatrist, that she will no longer be seeing HLA students here on campus.  She is sending a letter of explanation to parents of her current patients.  Dr Reddick has indicated that she will see students in her office in Roswell. HLA will transport students to her office and bill parents the transportation fees. You should contact her directly to arrange continued service with her.

 

In anticipation of this change, HLA has been researching alternative psychiatric services for students.  Dr. Martha Morrison, M.D. has agreed to see HLA students in her office in Cumming Georgia. Dr Morrison is a child and adolescent psychiatrist with special training in Addictionology. She obtained her BA in Psychology from the University of Arkansas and her MD degree from University of Arkansas College of Medicine. She completed her Senior Residency at Emory University in Atlanta.

You may contact her office directly at (404) 296-0391 to discuss and arrange service. As stated, HLA will transport students to appointments at her office and bill the transportation fees.

 

If you have questions, you may contact Clay Erickson here at the school.

Exactly what do kids actually go to HLA for?  NO licensed counselors, NO licensed teachers, NO nurse on campus, NO psychiatrist on campus.

Academics: terrible.
Healthcare: worse.
Psychiatric Care: worst.

Why aren't qualified professional people on staff?

What is it that they are selling besides a "bill of goods"?




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"Compassion is the basis of morality."

-Arnold Schopenhauer[ This Message was edited by: Dysfunction Junction on 2006-05-03 11:03 ]

[Anonymous]

Heads up parents. DJ is what we would nonjudgmentally call an "ex-employee" of HLA.  Take his "sour grapes" with a grain of salt.

Point to consider: if you read these threads, you'd think HLA were about to go under.  The facts say otherwise: they're full to capacity, there's a wait list for entry even at the high cost.

How do you square the facts: is the school in as much trouble as the hyperbole here suggests, are all the parents and Ed Cons who investigate multiple programs being conned so effectively into sending kids in these large numbers to such a terrible place?

I just don't buy it.  My explanation is that some disgruntled employees and a couple of parents and kids who did not do well there are hysterical with anger about their own bad luck.  So if HLA can't get a building variance, oh God, it's a catastrophe, the school is going under.  Or oh the chapel isn't built, the school is going under. Or, some administrator left, it must be a plot, it'll be all over soon.  

And on and on and on.  And meanwhile the school is full and operating.  Because drama and battle is all in the minds of DJ and the other true believers here.  Toss them a little compassion and go on with important job doing your best for your kids, families and selves.  Which may well include a TBS like HLA.
 :cry2:

[Anonymous]

Amen.  A sound voice.

[Deborah]

On 2006-05-03 12:27:00, Anonymous wrote:

"Heads up parents. DJ is what we would nonjudgmentally call an "ex-employee" of HLA.  Take his "sour grapes" with a grain of salt.



Point to consider: if you read these threads, you'd think HLA were about to go under.  The facts say otherwise: they're full to capacity, there's a wait list for entry even at the high cost.



How do you square the facts: is the school in as much trouble as the hyperbole here suggests, are all the parents and Ed Cons who investigate multiple programs being conned so effectively into sending kids in these large numbers to such a terrible place?



I just don't buy it.  My explanation is that some disgruntled employees and a couple of parents and kids who did not do well there are hysterical with anger about their own bad luck.  So if HLA can't get a building variance, oh God, it's a catastrophe, the school is going under.  Or oh the chapel isn't built, the school is going under. Or, some administrator left, it must be a plot, it'll be all over soon.  



And on and on and on.  And meanwhile the school is full and operating.  Because drama and battle is all in the minds of DJ and the other true believers here.  Toss them a little compassion and go on with important job doing your best for your kids, families and selves.  Which may well include a TBS like HLA."

O5, how could you possibly know this?

[Troll Control]

Exactly what do kids actually go to HLA for? NO licensed counselors, NO licensed teachers, NO nurse on campus, NO psychiatrist on campus.

Academics: terrible.
Healthcare: worse.
Psychiatric Care: worst.

Why aren't qualified professional people on staff?

What is it that they are selling besides a "bill of goods"?

Hey Ottowa, why don't you answer these questions, since you know so much about it?

Do you think a TBS with no licensed counselors, no nurse, no psychiatrist and no certified teachers is fullfilling "therapy" and "schooling"?

Do a search on Ottowa5 and you'll see what this lady is all about.  She knows nothing about HLA and has supported abusive, shut-down, sued-out-of-business BM facilities like CEDU where she warehoused her mentally defective kid.  

She was saying all the same things about CEDU, calling everyone "liars" and "disgruntled" right up until the day CEDU was forced to close its doors over child abuse.  Then she was inexplicably silent on CEDU and began trolling this site for over two years now.

[Anonymous]

Apparently, thanks to the HLA students on work detail, the "equestrian Center" is up and running..HLA is very proud of the fact that the got SACS ACCREDITATION...I would like to know
what students spoke to SACS...as if they would dare say anything negative...I was told SACS never even toured the school..They showed up all right...If they toured it, they would have noticed "no lab"..HLA cannot have one because of
fire safety..Of-course if the SACS REPS were Bucci's friends that he apparently requests, it wouldn't matter, would it?


Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 12:05:42
Subject: HLA Letter

Dear HLA Parents,

 

As we approach the end of Spring Semester, I wish to update you about
several things happening here at HLA.

 

As you know, HLA has been accredited by the Southern Association of
Colleges of Schools (SACS). Every five years, schools must reapply for
accreditation. We recently had several educators on our campus
interviewing students and staff, observing classes and examining our school for
recertification. We are proud to announce that not only did we obtain re-
accreditation by SACS but also accreditation by the Southern
Association of Independent Schools (SAIS). In their report the committee stated,
?There can be no question that HLA provides an academic program
comparable and exceeding other traditional boarding schools accredited by SACS
and SAIS while providing significant therapeutic and recreation
programs as designed in the mission of the school.

 

Beginning May 1, we will implement some changes in our infirmary
procedures. Physicians from Foot Hills Family Medicine  will no longer be
seeing students on campus. Students will be seen by infirmary staff and
those students that need to be seen by a physician will be scheduled and
transported to a doctor?s appointment. We will continue to use Foot
Hills Family Medicine for those appointments where appropriate. Parents
will be contacted so that they can talk directly with the physician?s
office. This ensures the parent ?physician relationship and allows HLA to
focus on therapeutics and academics.  Physicians will send written
medical orders that the infirmary will follow. The infirmary will be open
daily for students, who because they are ill, need to remain in the
infirmary.

 

The new Equestrian Center is up and running. Located on the Mountain
Brook property, we have renovated a stable and purchased 5 horses. Staff
and student volunteers have helped establish a great place to ride in
the pastures and trails of that property. This will be a great summer
activity for many of our students.

 

   

 

Charles W Cates, PhD

Headmaster

Hidden Lake Academy

[Anonymous]

He doesn't 'have' to work....WHy would he place himself in this position...Bucci's lacky..

[juniper2]

On 2006-05-03 13:16:00, Deborah wrote:

"

On 2006-05-03 12:27:00, Anonymous wrote:


"Heads up parents. DJ is what we would nonjudgmentally call an "ex-employee" of HLA.  Take his "sour grapes" with a grain of salt.





Point to consider: if you read these threads, you'd think HLA were about to go under.  The facts say otherwise: they're full to capacity, there's a wait list for entry even at the high cost.





How do you square the facts: is the school in as much trouble as the hyperbole here suggests, are all the parents and Ed Cons who investigate multiple programs being conned so effectively into sending kids in these large numbers to such a terrible place?





I just don't buy it.  My explanation is that some disgruntled employees and a couple of parents and kids who did not do well there are hysterical with anger about their own bad luck.  So if HLA can't get a building variance, oh God, it's a catastrophe, the school is going under.  


And on and on and on.  And meanwhile the school is full and operating.  Because drama and battle is all in the minds of DJ and the other true believers here.  Toss them a little compassion and go on with important job doing your best for your kids, families and selves.  Which may well include a TBS like HLA."

O5, how could you possibly know this? "

[juniper2]

On 2006-05-03 17:31:00, juniper2 wrote:

"

On 2006-05-03 13:16:00, Deborah wrote:


"

On 2006-05-03 12:27:00, Anonymous wrote:



"Heads up parents. DJ is what we would nonjudgmentally call an "ex-employee" of HLA.  Take his "sour grapes" with a grain of salt.







Point to consider: if you read these threads, you'd think HLA were about to go under.  The facts say otherwise: they're full to capacity, there's a wait list for entry even at the high cost.







How do you square the facts: is the school in as much trouble as the hyperbole here suggests, are all the parents and Ed Cons who investigate multiple programs being conned so effectively into sending kids in these large numbers to such a terrible place?







I just don't buy it.  My explanation is that some disgruntled employees and a couple of parents and kids who did not do well there are hysterical with anger about their own bad luck.  So if HLA can't get a building variance, oh God, it's a catastrophe, the school is going under.  



And on and on and on.  And meanwhile the school is full and operating.  Because drama and battle is all in the minds of DJ and the other true believers here.  Toss them a little compassion and go on with important job doing your best for your kids, families and selves.  Which may well include a TBS like HLA."

O5, how could you possibly know this? "

"

DAH...O5...WHY ARE YOU ARGUING?  HLA CLEARLY
STATES:

 HLA IS NOT A TBS !!!!REMEMBER!  IT  IS A LICENSED ACADEMIC BOARDING SCHOOL! ORS CLEARLY
STATES THAT TOO!  SO DOES SACS!

NOW IF YOU BELIEVE HLA IS A TBS SCHOOL, YOU SHOULD BE ARGUING WITH THE ORS AND SACS!

[Deborah]

Unless Cates misquoted SACS, they are obviously aware that there is a 'therapeutic' component. The rub... SACS doesn't have a TBS catagory. There is a 'Specialty School' catagory which would seem more appropriate than Secondary School, and which has more requirements, for what that's worth.

[juniper2]

You got it..I think the terms they use is
Academic Academy with Special Purpose...

[juniper2]

However, where does that leave the ORS?

[juniper2]

Also, Cates states in his letter that the
'infirmary' will be open daily....that written orders from the physician will be followed at the infirmary...what he leaves out..without a nurse the infirmary is open...He told parents that he never said the infirmary will have a nurse seven days a week..He doesn't have to, it is in the handbook..

[Deborah]

On 2006-05-03 19:58:00, juniper2 wrote:

"However, where does that leave the ORS?"

Umm.... duped? complacent?
So is the issue that they still believe HLA to be your run-of-the-mill boarding school, or they just don't have a classification for their facility? They certainly know that there's a lot more than academics going on there....