This is a good point. One of the arguments is that therapy doesn’t work if it is forced which I agree with. But in the specialty schools after an initial period of settling in the child typically takes to the therapy and thus the school can be very beneficial.
Kids who attend traditional boarding schools need to be self starters and naturally motivated.
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I agree. As with most things in life. Success is up to the individual, even in the case of teens. I attended a boarding school and it wasn't until I made up my mind to work and attend therapy with the proper attetude that I found success. I'm glad for my time at West Ridge Academy http://http://www.troubledteensut.com/. It made me a better person, but I needed to decide I was going to work at it.
Thanks Kim72, I think that is where many here get confused when they state that forced therapy can never be effective. I think many kids start out digging their heels in and resisting but eventually decide to take advantage of the help around them. Those kids, like yourself saw an opportunity to help themselves and did it. There are others who just faked their way through the system and came out no better or even worse then when they went in and proceeded to spend their lives blaming the school for their failures.
Wow. So those folks who balk at swallowing the
bullshit that
charlatans and
therapy hacks would cram down their throats, have only
themselves to blame for the abuse they experienced?
That makes zero sense. Unless you buy - hook, line, and sinker - the whole "victims are to blame" mentality... Is
that what you subscribe to, Whooter?
