Author Topic: drugs (Read 2073 times)

Anonymous · « **on:** August 07, 2006, 12:38:00 PM »

"Approximately two-thirds of students at Hidden Lake Academy have reported having at least "mild" drug and/or alcohol involvement. All students participate in a psychoeducational class one time per week".
Ok I just oulled this off their website. That seems to be a pretty high percentage of their poulation that are involved in drugs and alcohol at this point in their young lives. I just don't understand with those kind of numbers that they only offer one psychoeducational class per week. I can't imagine those kids getting a whole lot of information from that.
Sounds to me that they need more than that.

Troll Control · « **Reply #1 on:** August 07, 2006, 01:08:36 PM »

well, they do have clay erickson, the guy with the revoked medical license, degree from a defunct diploma mill and expired certifications for counseling. the only problem is that he's legally barred from practicing due to his past issues of incompetence.

basically, if you send your kid to HLA the kid won't be helped in any way other than behavior modification which we all know already isn't any help at all, just excessive, arbitrary punishment.

yes, those HLA kids are screwed.

Deborah · « **Reply #2 on:** August 07, 2006, 02:07:52 PM »

Regular attendence at AA meetings is required was well, or was, whether a kid had experimented with pot or was a serious drug abuser.
The question is, who is qualified to hold the position of Addictions Counselor.
http://wwf.avigation.net/viewtopic.php? ... c&start=30

Troll Control · « **Reply #3 on:** August 07, 2006, 03:07:26 PM »

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:15 pm Post subject:

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I wrote the VA Investigator and he called me today and asked for me and my son to come to VA to testify to the U. S. Attorney, who is conducting a criminal investigation of Bob Gluhareff and Wellspring. Issues include tax fraud, interstate mail fraud, practicing in the state of VA without a valid license, abuse of minors, on and on, etc. If you have not contacted Mr. Bond I suggest you do - there is an active investigation going on right now and your voice needs to be heard so this type of abuse and fraud CANNOT happen again to anyone else's child.

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i think we're going to see a very, very similar unraveling at HLA. the fraud, the false advertising, the unlicensed staff, the "defrocked" doctor, etc. it's gonna come back to bite some people.

Anonymous · « **Reply #4 on:** August 08, 2006, 01:11:17 AM »

Word has it that HLA decided to place the blame on Dr. Reddick when childrens meds are skippped.. Dr. Reddick apparently is
sorry she ever set eyes on HLA...She should have taken the time to introduce herself to Dr. Horwitz, before they ran him out of Dodge...We are told he has ethics and she could have been forewarned...

Anonymous · « **Reply #5 on:** August 08, 2006, 01:16:07 AM »

Quote from: ""Guest""

"Approximately two-thirds of students at Hidden Lake Academy have reported having at least "mild" drug and/or alcohol involvement. All students participate in a psychoeducational class one time per week".
Ok I just oulled this off their website. That seems to be a pretty high percentage of their poulation that are involved in drugs and alcohol at this point in their young lives. I just don't understand with those kind of numbers that they only offer one psychoeducational class per week. I can't imagine those kids getting a whole lot of information from that.
Sounds to me that they need more than that.

Yes, and according to HLA, for "insurance Purposes" all children are initially diagnosed with ODD.. DHR???Hello???GAO?

Anonymous · « **Reply #6 on:** August 08, 2006, 09:45:39 AM »

Quote from: ""Guest""

"Approximately two-thirds of students at Hidden Lake Academy have reported having at least "mild" drug and/or alcohol involvement. All students participate in a psychoeducational class one time per week".
Ok I just oulled this off their website. That seems to be a pretty high percentage of their poulation that are involved in drugs and alcohol at this point in their young lives. I just don't understand with those kind of numbers that they only offer one psychoeducational class per week. I can't imagine those kids getting a whole lot of information from that.
Sounds to me that they need more than that.

Well, the method they use to determine a child's level of "addiction" isn't through talking directly with the child, but by getting groups of new students into a room together and handing out a test for them to fill out. The results were preposterous. There are level I (dont have to do any addictions work), Level II (have to go to EASA, but when thats completed, you're done), and Level III (have to complete EASA and then also go to AA meetings the rest of your stay.) I tested to level III and the only thing I had EVER done was smoke pot twice. I'd never even tried alcohol yet!! I didnt even know what being drunk FELT like, and yet I had to go to AA meetings my whole 23 month stay. It was a crock. Jen Rager and Clay Erickson were both addicts themselves (Clay actually participating in the AA meetings, apparently the ones we went to were his home group, and Jen was 5'0'' and upwards of 250 pounds. Very obviously lugging around a huge eating addiction. Yet these were the people we were to look up to to treat the addictions half of us didn't have.) The addictions program there was ridiculous. The only good thing about it was we got to get a decent cup of coffee and some oreos while we were off campus at those meetings.

Anonymous · « **Reply #7 on:** September 15, 2006, 10:17:07 PM »

Quote from: ""Guest""

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:15 pm Post subject:

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I wrote the VA Investigator and he called me today and asked for me and my son to come to VA to testify to the U. S. Attorney, who is conducting a criminal investigation of Bob Gluhareff and Wellspring. Issues include tax fraud, interstate mail fraud, practicing in the state of VA without a valid license, abuse of minors, on and on, etc. If you have not contacted Mr. Bond I suggest you do - there is an active investigation going on right now and your voice needs to be heard so this type of abuse and fraud CANNOT happen again to anyone else's child.

___________________________________________________

i think we're going to see a very, very similar unraveling at HLA. the fraud, the false advertising, the unlicensed staff, the "defrocked" doctor, etc. it's gonna come back to bite some people.

do we have a prophet?!

Anonymous · « **Reply #8 on:** September 26, 2006, 10:15:57 PM »

Quote from: ""Guest""

Word has it that HLA decided to place the blame on Dr. Reddick when childrens meds are skippped.. Dr. Reddick apparently is
sorry she ever set eyes on HLA...She should have taken the time to introduce herself to Dr. Horwitz, before they ran him out of Dodge...We are told he has ethics and she could have been forewarned...

Once Dr. Horwitz got there, he made the only difference to me out of the whole time I was there. But then again, Nobody watched the kids when they first started their meds, so if they were really tired or edgy from the meds., they'de just get in trouble.

Anonymous · « **Reply #9 on:** September 26, 2006, 11:13:08 PM »

Wow, can I relate! And I am a parent!

Looking back at a similar situation with my son...........

you are so dead on!

Thank you!

RobertBruce · « **Reply #10 on:** September 27, 2006, 10:57:03 AM »

There was a kid in my peer group who was forced to go not just to addictions counseling but N.A meetings as well.

The problem being he had never done drugs.

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