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Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform => EdCons and referring organizations and agencies => Topic started by: hurleygurley on September 27, 2005, 11:51:00 AM

Title: It would be great if survivors of any programs could name th
Post by: hurleygurley on September 27, 2005, 11:51:00 AM
It would be great to get a good directory of ed cons that made referrals to survivors of any abusive programs. The post should be simple without reference to the ed cons wrongdoing. The post itself should be a warning to parents and good info for people like me trying to collect data.

Alternately, if no ed con was involved, the referring source, if known - other parents, internet etc... can be listed.
Title: It would be great if survivors of any programs could name th
Post by: Anonymous on September 27, 2005, 12:00:00 PM
Do program parents who refer other parents count?
Title: It would be great if survivors of any programs could name th
Post by: Antigen on September 27, 2005, 12:15:00 PM
I think they do. In that case, Nancy Hilliard made an avocation out of roping parents into the Seed and then Straight and then some "school" for pregnant girls that fronted as an anti-abortion effort. I want to say it was Bethel, but it was decades ago that I saw the brochur on her table and I really didn't pay it much mind. I figured helping pregnant girls w/ food, clothes and adoption was probably less harmful than what she had been doing. Never imagined what was really going on. Dense, huh?

All religions have been made by men.
--Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor

Title: It would be great if survivors of any programs could name th
Post by: Anonymous on June 30, 2006, 11:37:00 AM
This is a great idea, and the posts could be added to the study being done by that non-profit advocacy group (not sure if it's CAFETY or ISAC, or another one but there is a STUDY being done that is supposed to come out later this year.)

 :tup:
Title: It would be great if survivors of any programs could name th
Post by: Anonymous on June 30, 2006, 12:05:00 PM
You got Ed Cons, Independent Referral Agencies, and the Programs, themselves, who pay parents for referrals.

There are no requirements to call yourself an educational consultant.  That was brought out in Maia's book, as well as how the lack of regulations spawned the birth of the lucrative referral business.

Educational Consultants who are members of their trade org. are forbidden from accepting fees from programs.  Big Whup.

Independent Referral Agents are free to do whatever they want.

Parents who refer for tuition credits (or cash) are completely off the radar screen.

This whole business needs a major overhaul.  It's spreading like a cancer.
Title: It would be great if survivors of any programs could name th
Post by: Anonymous on June 30, 2006, 12:30:00 PM
This would be a good area for investigative journalists to dig into, like DATELINE and 48 Hours, CNN.

 :tup:
Title: It would be great if survivors of any programs could name th
Post by: Anonymous on June 30, 2006, 12:52:00 PM
What about programs where a kid who was referred died?  How come we never hear anything about this?
Title: It would be great if survivors of any programs could name th
Post by: Troll Control on June 30, 2006, 01:31:00 PM
LEONARD BUCCELLATO, HLA
Title: It would be great if survivors of any programs could name th
Post by: Anonymous on June 30, 2006, 03:57:00 PM
Elizabeth Hall- Austin, Tx refers to HLA

Refered based on the "owner's reputation". Knew nothing about the program's policies (mail, phone, restrictions, etc), or that they weren't licensed. In the matter of divorce, she didn't require a copy of the divorce decree or a court order before making the placement. No pre-placement evaluation was conducted. Knew nothing about my child.
An accomplice to kidnapping.
Title: It would be great if survivors of any programs could name th
Post by: Anonymous on June 30, 2006, 04:16:00 PM
Since anyone can call themselves an Educational Consultant, we should probably include referrals of ANY KIND:

Gayle Palmer DeGraff, Director/Owner of the defunct Summit Quest where Michelle Sutton was killed.

She supposedly still works in the industry according to the WWASPS v. PURE transcripts where Sue Scheff testified to her relationship with DeGraff.

http://www.isaccorp.org/wwasps/wwaspsvpure.pdf (http://www.isaccorp.org/wwasps/wwaspsvpure.pdf)
Title: It would be great if survivors of any programs could name th
Post by: Joyce Harris on June 30, 2006, 05:21:00 PM
We were referred to Whitmore Academy in October 2004 by Sue Scheff PURE.
Title: Ed Con referrals
Post by: Anonymous on July 12, 2006, 01:16:01 PM
Steve Bozak referred Ryan Lewis to Alldredge Academy. Bozak told Ryan's parents that Alldredge Academy was the safest place for their son. Ryan died one week after he was enrolled. Alldredge Academy plead
guilty in both criminal and civil court. Bozak just walked away with no negative repercussions.
Title: It would be great if survivors of any programs could name th
Post by: Anonymous on July 12, 2006, 06:35:52 PM
The internets.  :o
Title: Ed consultants-- this guy is working hard for us.
Post by: Anonymous on July 17, 2006, 11:05:41 AM
For me, we have been very fortunate to find a consultant that has provided us much needed support and information. So far, he has been very knowledgable about what our daughter needs. In Columbus, Ohio, every doctor we went to said "this is the guy to talk to".  He charges a fee...and at first I thought it was incredibly high. But, now I think it's not. He has invested hours and hours into research and support.

OUr daughter is finishing wilderness therapy and will go on to a residential treatment program.

Andy Erkis works with parents all over the country, by the way. Here is his website:   www.aerkis.com (http://www.aerkis.com)

I am not endorsing him, just letting you know, for US, he has been a great resource.
Title: Re: Ed consultants-- this guy is working hard for us.
Post by: Troll Control on July 18, 2006, 03:16:43 PM
Quote from: ""Guest""
For me, we have been very fortunate to find a consultant that has provided us much needed support and information. So far, he has been very knowledgable about what our daughter needs. In Columbus, Ohio, every doctor we went to said "this is the guy to talk to".  He charges a fee...and at first I thought it was incredibly high. But, now I think it's not. He has invested hours and hours into research and support.

OUr daughter is finishing wilderness therapy and will go on to a residential treatment program.

Andy Erkis works with parents all over the country, by the way. Here is his website:   www.aerkis.com (http://www.aerkis.com)

I am not endorsing him, just letting you know, for US, he has been a great resource.


if he refers to "wilderness" and "tbs" he should be STRICTLY AVOIDED.  this guy is a quack, period.
Title: It would be great if survivors of any programs could name th
Post by: Anonymous on August 02, 2006, 12:36:42 AM
I object to the fact that they call themselves "educational consultants," since the places to which they refer kids have very little if anything to do with education. Something a little more descriptive like "behavior modification program consultant" or "institutionalization consultant" might at least help open parents' eyes to what these people really do for a living.

The guy who picks up my trash every week might choose to call himself an "environmental engineer," but hopefully that doesn't fool people into overlooking the fact that his actual job is to empty the trash cans into a big truck and then drive it to a landfill.
Title: It would be great if survivors of any programs could name th
Post by: Deborah on August 02, 2006, 12:45:22 AM
:tup:

Ed Cons
Title: It would be great if survivors of any programs could name th
Post by: Dr Phil on September 13, 2006, 12:32:38 PM
im pretty sure my dad found it on the internet.. might have been through another parent though who knows. i was locked up in a psychiatric hospital at the time, so he probably met other kids parents there. i remember he brough thte brochures and stuff in for wwasp and it looked cool and so i agreed to go. i was locked up in a restrictive environment and i thought i would get more freedom and get away from my parent for a while.. but it turned bad after a couple months and then into a living nightmare. im pretty sure my dad refered another kid there to get me a free month. they tell your parents lies and then they get totally desperate to keep you there, so they dont think twice about pressuring friends to send their kid off with lies. it wasnt uncommon for you to see a kid of your parents friends arrive at some point while you were there... its depressing as hell, especially since you can't ever speak to them.
Title: It would be great if survivors of any programs could name th
Post by: LauraLee on September 18, 2006, 06:53:46 PM
Midge Lipkin, Ph.D.

She referred me to Catherine Freer... but she also said Hyde School wasn't a very credible school.

So I guess 50/50 on her.