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I used to work for Eckerd at EHT. Will answer questions.

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Anonymous:
I used to work for Camp E-Hunt-Tee, an Eckerd Youth Alternatives wilderness camp, and would be willing to answer questions the best I can.

Anonymous:
BobPeterson1973,
What was this program like?
How did they represent their program to you, initially?
What were the circumstances that led you to leave?
What was your role (position on staff) while you were there?

Anonymous:
What was this program like?
I was working at a boarding school in New Mexico and applied to Eckerd.  I was interested in working in the outdoors.

How did they represent their program to you, initially?
Camp E-Hun-Tee required me to stay for a visit, two nights to my knowledge, to observe group culture as well as standards.

What were the circumstances that led you to leave?
This is a good question.   Worked three years at Camp E-Hun-Tee.  It was not an easy job.  My epilepsy medicines, seizures and burnout factor were the reasons.

What was your role (position on staff) while you were there?[/quote]
I was a wilderness counselor  assigined to a group.  We were to assure safety of other children, uphold group standards, lead by example, confront problems via. through huddle ups and go on river trips.

Anonymous:
What is your overall impression of the program…your opinion of them and the experiences that lead you to  this?

Anonymous:

--- Quote from: "carson mccullers" ---What is your overall impression of the program…your opinion of them and the experiences that lead you to  this?
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The big problems were poor management.  Skip Crawford was the Camp Director for EHT who was fired from another Eckerd Camp in Florida.  Dave Dickey was the Program Director.    They both knew Chief Justice in RI which played out in their favor.  John Wellington was the Program Director in Training.   There were allot of staff who didn't agree with John's methods.  For example, he would pull a child away from huddles if he thought they were going to be restrained.  That, in my opinion, prevented allot of restraints.  The counselors who didn't like it were hell bent on holding the child accountable for breaking standards, rule infractions etc.  I witnessed John grab a kid by the collar in the van because he was acting out.  Wellington had his strong points and weak points.  I'm trying to present the whole picture here.  I witnessed a riot, restraint in the chuck wagon (dining hall) and other questionable restraints.  In short, EHT was a cluster fuck.  

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