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Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform => The Ridge Creek School / Hidden Lake Academy => Topic started by: Anonymous on September 16, 2006, 01:45:08 AM
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Sent: 9/15/2006 5:10:28 PM
Subject: Hidden Lake Academy
Dear Parents and Consultants,
You are probably aware that a suit has been filed against Hidden Lake Academy. This is one of the most painful experiences that I have ever gone through ::mecry:: and it is wrenching to our staff, students and parents. The feelings of the staff at the meetings we have had have ranged from pain as deep as mine to absolute rage that anyone could say those things in light of the countless numbers of students and families we have worked with whose lives have been put back on a positive and productive track. :rofl:
The lawsuit will be vigorously defended by our lawyers at trial. We have been advised by counsel not to comment on the specific allegations at this point and to allow our attorneys respond to the allegations in due course. Our counsel and the CPA firm that does our audits and taxes have been the same since the school opened. Any questions you have can be directed to Marty Quirk, of the Atlanta law firm of Quirk and Quirk, at 404 237 5595.
The total focus of every staff member on campus is still the children in our care. Thank you for your support.
Sincerely.
Len Buccellato
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the funny thing is im willing to bet half of the parents had no idea about this, and Buccellato just directed thier attention to it, whihc means it will be looked into by pretty much all of the parents who care even slightly for their kids, oh the irony, you think he would have at least waited till it got ot court.
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Now why would Buccellato assume that Parents and Ed Cons were "probably aware that a suit has been filed against Hidden Lake Academy"?
How is it "wrenching" for students and parents? Do the kids even know?
Do I detect manipulation? Might the kids have the opportunity to work on their mental anguish about HLA being sued, in group?
**This is one of the most painful experiences that I have ever gone through....
I can certainly relate. My involvement with HLA wasn't "one of", but the most hurtful, disrespectful, surreal experiences I have ever gone through. Pain and rage, I can relate to those as well.
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Here's a prediction for you, at the trial they'll march a number of current students up on the stand who will swear without HLA they'd be "dead or in jail".
Not that the testimony wouldnt be under duress or anything, Im sure they'll tell every court ordered kid they have (kids who arent really there so shhh be quiet about it) that if HLA is forced to close down theyll be sent straight to jail. Not neccesarily true but hey when have they ever been above manipulating kids?
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actually, due to the nature of the suit, they may be legally required to tell all parents and studentsover the age of 18 they are being sued, im pretty damn sure that the students arent upset about, well maybe like 5 are, but the majority probably arent. But yeah I dont think having students brought in to testify would work too well, because most of the suit involves administrative actions that arent nessicarilly related to how the students are treated. Not to mention that im sure most students could find plenty of bad things to say about the place, especially under the threat of purjury.
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Please tell me that someone posted that letter as a joke????!!!!!!
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The little General said:
The lawsuit will be vigorously defended by our lawyers at trial.
Sounds great. Just take the stand, Len, and explain everything. I can't wait to see you sitting up there on the stand on your little booster seat having a panic attack. I'll be there.
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If and when this goes to trial. I would like to be in the court room. The only thing is I wish Mike Witherspoon and Greg Lyndsey were also there, and having to try to defend their actions. To bad they abondoned a sinking ship like rats!
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I have a question for all those more legal savvy than I (which is most people)... What do you think the possibility is that we'll really win this one? I mean it's so hard to get hopes up sometimes that something will actually be done to hold these people (especially Len Buccellato) responsible for what they have done. These kind of slimy people slip their way out of trouble all the damned time. Whats going to make this time any different? They deserve to be held personally accountable for their wrongdoings, not get a slap on the wrist and an ego booster that they could get away with it all over again.
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I have a question for all those more legal savvy than I (which is most people)... What do you think the possibility is that we'll really win this one? I mean it's so hard to get hopes up sometimes that something will actually be done to hold these people (especially Len Buccellato) responsible for what they have done. These kind of slimy people slip their way out of trouble all the damned time. Whats going to make this time any different? They deserve to be held personally accountable for their wrongdoings, not get a slap on the wrist and an ego booster that they could get away with it all over again.
Take a look at the law firm representing the Plaintiffs:
http://www.bergermontague.com/ (http://www.bergermontague.com/)
They are one of the best law firms in the United States and their expertise is in Class Action Suits.
No firm would have taken on this case if they didn't think they could win it.
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If and when this goes to trial. I would like to be in the court room. The only thing is I wish Mike Witherspoon and Greg Lyndsey were also there, and having to try to defend their actions. To bad they abondoned a sinking ship like rats!
Ditto. Meredith Burns and Arnold Zilberkant too.
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Len only talks about his pain..... what about the pain we've all been through? Was this letter an attempt to gain sympathy for him? Pathetic.
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Len only talks about his pain..... what about the pain we've all been through? Was this letter an attempt to gain sympathy for him? Pathetic.
Maybe Len can get some "therapy" from one of the HLA counselors to help him deal with his "pain". :rofl:
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Len only talks about his pain..... what about the pain we've all been through? Was this letter an attempt to gain sympathy for him? Pathetic.
Maybe Len can get some "therapy" from one of the HLA counselors to help him deal with his "pain". :rofl:
one of those well-qualified, highly experienced counselors!!!!
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Len only talks about his pain..... what about the pain we've all been through? Was this letter an attempt to gain sympathy for him? Pathetic.
Wouldn't HLA label that "manipulation" and consequence the manipulator? White bread and cheese sandwiches for a month dude.
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And no phone calls to Spoonie either!
Youre absolutly right though Deb, if any inmate tried to mail out such a letter talking about how upset something was making them, they'd be laughed at, told to stop manipulating, and start again.
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They deserve to be held personally accountable for their wrongdoings, not get a slap on the wrist and an ego booster that they could get away with it all over again.
Lacey, in order to prevent the scenario you described above we all must work vigorously to present as much evidence as we possibly can. Keep your head up and your nose to the grindstone. Justice will prevail in the end if we all do our part to support the case.
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Sent: 9/15/2006 5:10:28 PM
Subject: Hidden Lake Academy
Dear Parents and Consultants,
You are probably aware that a suit has been filed against Hidden Lake Academy. This is one of the most painful experiences that I have ever gone through
[/b] ::mecry:: and it is wrenching to our staff, students and parents. The feelings of the staff at the meetings we have had have ranged from pain as deep as mine to absolute rage that anyone could say those things in light of the countless numbers of students and families we have worked with whose lives have been put back on a positive and productive track. :rofl:
The lawsuit will be vigorously defended by our lawyers at trial. We have been advised by counsel not to comment on the specific allegations at this point and to allow our attorneys respond to the allegations in due course. Our counsel and the CPA firm that does our audits and taxes have been the same since the school opened. Any questions you have can be directed to Marty Quirk, of the Atlanta law firm of Quirk and Quirk, at 404 237 5595.
[/b]The total focus of every staff member on campus is still the children in our care. Thank you for your support.
Mr. Buccellato?s motive in this letter is disturbing and another reason for great concern.
Is he so out of touch that he is not capable of comprehending the seriousness of the recent investigation of alleged child abuse? This is horrifying to a parent and you overlooked the situation in your letter.
Mr. Buccellato had the nerve to include the Edcons in the same letter to the parents of these children. This was a self-centered politically driven letter and how dare you mention your feelings of pain with your luminous lifestyle.
Mr. Buccellato, we do not want hear how you are CYA.
We want to hear about the situation involving DEFACS.
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILTY AS THE CEO TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL DETAILS OF THIS INVESTIOGATION TO PARENTS WITH CHILDREN ENROLLED AT HLA.
If parents contact Mr. Quirk for an explanation, is this part of the all-inclusive tuition or will this be another one of those additional charges added to their account?
You left out the number for the CPA
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Anyone who received that communication directly, and who is willing, should forward it to the following people, as HLA maintains they are not a Therapeutic facility, rather a private boarding school.
- Amy Murphy kwwallace@dhr.state.ga.us (http://mailto:kwwallace@dhr.state.ga.us)
-Carol Winstead cswinste@dhr.state.ga.us
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As an aside, I think consequence is a noun, not a verb. It has
always bugged the ---- out of me that it is used as a verb. This
is yet another example of the illiteracy of these worms. A wave of
nausea has just washed over me.
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Our counsel and the CPA firm that does our audits and taxes have been the same since the school opened.
Hmmmmm..... does that mean that the CPA firm and Quirk & Quirk could be named as Defendants in the law suit since they've allegedly known about these issues since 1994?
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As Q & Q was used a the "strong-arm" in our situation, when HLA could not get what they wanted, I do not believe the court would allow Q & Q to both be a witness in defense of themselves and also "Counsel" for the defendants.
Actually, I hope we can retrieve the emails from Q & Q, as Marty personally interceeded on HLA's behalf.
But one must always keep a sense of humor, slimier snakes have slithered away, only to be crushed another day.....
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It looks like another day has arrived.
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As Q & Q was used a the "strong-arm" in our situation, when HLA could not get what they wanted, I do not believe the court would allow Q & Q to both be a witness in defense of themselves and also "Counsel" for the defendants.
Actually, I hope we can retrieve the emails from Q & Q, as Marty personally interceeded on HLA's behalf.
But one must always keep a sense of humor, slimier snakes have slithered away, only to be crushed another day.....
Does anyone know if Q & Q have any ownership into any of the HLA entities?
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I dont believe so.
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Anyone who received that communication directly, and who is willing, should forward it to the following people, as HLA maintains they are not a Therapeutic facility, rather a private boarding school.
- Amy Murphy kwwallace@dhr.state.ga.us (http://mailto:kwwallace@dhr.state.ga.us)
-Carol Winstead maiken@thedahloneganugget.com (http://mailto:maiken@thedahloneganugget.com). Matt is compiling source documentation. Send him whatever you think is relevent.
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Discovery is a much more fruitful read than the filing....
If this firm is as awesome as everyone says, when you begin to read the list of docuemnts they request and if you ever get a chance to see some of the documents in response....
Then it is an "Oh My God" - that is where the "case" lies...
here's hoping these guys know what to ask for, get what they ask for, and then get past the "privacy" issues involved in this kind of delicate legal problem of the court wanting to "protect" but HLA saying it won't produce because it is trying to be the "good guys" and "protect"
it gets very tricky and tense, make sure to stay even and not go up and down with it all......
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Does anyone know if Q & Q have any ownership into any of the HLA entities?
No, im pretty sure that would be quite illegal, and would not have gone unoticed by everyone.
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Take a look at the law firm representing the Plaintiffs:
http://www.bergermontague.com/ (http://www.bergermontague.com/)
They are one of the best law firms in the United States and their expertise is in Class Action Suits.
No firm would have taken on this case if they didn't think they could win it.
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not to rain on people's parades......
my ex retained Williams & Connelly, one of the best law firms in the country - was both ollie north's and bill clinton's law firm - despite that, my ex did not win in the original case as their client, my ex, did not listen to his own lawyers advice......
the point??
the law works in very confining ways, it is an animal unto itself, not always just or good, it just is.....
the symbol, the lady with the scales, she is blindfolded as the law does not look down and pity "hurt" people, it just executes, the law, regardless.....
nobody would (or should not) come to a place like HLA unless they are in a very hurt situation with incredible challenges (unfortunately, HLA has intimate knowledge of ALL our deepest challenges, kinda like the enemy getting a free peek or your playbook, sucks)
this will have to be a time that all of us "hurt people", "suck it up" and work very hard not to get "triggered" or react when bucci gets "down and dirty", which he will and comes on the offensive...
thems just the breaks..
the nastier he is, the less sympathetic the court will be to him, eventually, if this case wins, so just laugh at his stupidity
if you don't think he personally reads these posts to glean what he can for court, you might underestimate his ego driven need to "win at all costs" and be "right"....
some of us are familiar with this personality type.... intamately
hopefully, so is the court and they will stay one step ahead...
something to pray for....
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not to rain on people's parades......
my ex retained Williams & Connelly, one of the best law firms in the country - was both ollie north's and bill clinton's law firm - despite that, my ex did not win in the original case as their client, my ex, did not listen to his own lawyers advice......
the point??
the law works in very confining ways, it is an animal unto itself, not always just or good, it just is.....
the symbol, the lady with the scales, she is blindfolded as the law does not look down and pity "hurt" people, it just executes, the law, regardless.....
nobody would (or should not) come to a place like HLA unless they are in a very hurt situation with incredible challenges (unfortunately, HLA has intimate knowledge of ALL our deepest challenges, kinda like the enemy getting a free peek or your playbook, sucks)
this will have to be a time that all of us "hurt people", "suck it up" and work very hard not to get "triggered" or react when bucci gets "down and dirty", which he will and comes on the offensive...
thems just the breaks..
the nastier he is, the less sympathetic the court will be to him, eventually, if this case wins, so just laugh at his stupidity
if you don't think he personally reads these posts to glean what he can for court, you might underestimate his ego driven need to "win at all costs" and be "right"....
some of us are familiar with this personality type.... intamately
hopefully, so is the court and they will stay one step ahead...
something to pray for....
GO PRICILLIA GO
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Earlier someone said that some of the students or former students would get on the stand and say "If not for HLA I'd be in jail or dead". Well I want to know about the former students who are dead. Some of which died from the same behaviors they exhibited proir to thier 18 to 24 months at Hidden Lake. Has no one taken the time to consider them? I consider myself one of the lucky ones; having come through the program some 6 years ago, I have managed to keep out of serious trouble and forgive my parents for sending me to HLA.
*Hidden Lake not only fails to help people through thier issues they create more issues for young adults to face.*
Thank you.
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Earlier someone said that some of the students or former students would get on the stand and say "If not for HLA I'd be in jail or dead". Well I want to know about the former students who are dead. Some of which died from the same behaviors they exhibited proir to thier 18 to 24 months at Hidden Lake. Has no one taken the time to consider them? I consider myself one of the lucky ones; having come through the program some 6 years ago, I have managed to keep out of serious trouble and forgive my parents for sending me to HLA.
*Hidden Lake not only fails to help people through thier issues they create more issues for young adults to face.*
Thank you.
Actually I have wondered a great deal about the kids who went through this program and where they are today. Some of the issues these children were/are dealing with are so severe and needed help way beyond what HLA states they can provide. I wonder about the kids who were suicidal, the kids who were so involved in drugs, the kids who had eating disorders, the kids who mutilated themselves... Are they well? Are they alive? Did they fall further into despair? The kids who speak out against HLA are so angry - and rightfully so. I wonder how much they are consumed by that anger and if they are ever able to truly make peace with it and move on. It really makes me sad to think about it.
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You sound like an apologist yourself. Can I ask what your connection to HLA is?
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You sound like an apologist yourself. Can I ask what your connection to HLA is?
I'm a parent who pulled her kid out of HLA when I realized what a farce the place was.... my concern is genuine.
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I apologize then
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I apologize then
Thank you for apologizing, but it's not necessary. I know how bad they treated you. I'm glad you're on here standing up to HLA and speaking for so many students that went through the same you did.
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Earlier someone said that some of the students or former students would get on the stand and say "If not for HLA I'd be in jail or dead". Well I want to know about the former students who are dead. Some of which died from the same behaviors they exhibited proir to thier 18 to 24 months at Hidden Lake. Has no one taken the time to consider them? I consider myself one of the lucky ones; having come through the program some 6 years ago, I have managed to keep out of serious trouble and forgive my parents for sending me to HLA.
*Hidden Lake not only fails to help people through thier issues they create more issues for young adults to face.*
Thank you.
Actually I have wondered a great deal about the kids who went through this program and where they are today. Some of the issues these children were/are dealing with are so severe and needed help way beyond what HLA states they can provide. I wonder about the kids who were suicidal, the kids who were so involved in drugs, the kids who had eating disorders, the kids who mutilated themselves... Are they well? Are they alive? Did they fall further into despair? The kids who speak out against HLA are so angry - and rightfully so. I wonder how much they are consumed by that anger and if they are ever able to truly make peace with it and move on. It really makes me sad to think about it.
Most of us are doing well in life. Don't confuse our desire to see HLA held responsible for their action with being "consumed by anger". I lead a perfectly happy life outside of this site and lawsuit. This is... oh, I guess you could call it a pleasurable side project. Make no mistake, HLA definitely cause significant damages in our lives. But I refuse to let it continue to dominate the life I've created in spite of the 23 months I was there.
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These are my sentiments exactly. Wanting to see someone exposed for what they and have the truth brought to life is not about anger or revenge. It's about doing the right thing and preventing others from suffering as we did. I'm perfectly content with my life right now and HLA hasn't had any hold over me since the moment I got out of there.
Besides the best revenge is proving them wrong, their claims about me failing in life or being "dead or in jail within three weeks" is a little past due and the complete opposite from how things turned out. Despite their best efforts to the contrary.
Funny how that always brings a smile to my face. :D
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I knew you would succeed, RB (if you are who I think you are). You were too persistent and hard headed not to succeed. :D
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Let me guess.....Chris Allen again?
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If and when this goes to trial. I would like to be in the court room. The only thing is I wish Mike Witherspoon and Greg Lyndsey were also there, and having to try to defend their actions. To bad they abondoned a sinking ship like rats!
Ditto. Meredith Burns and Arnold Zilberkant too.
Found Meredith
http://www.appalachianchildrenscenter.o ... staff.html (http://www.appalachianchildrenscenter.org/meet-staff.html)
Dr. Meredith Burns, Clinical Director for Appalachian Children's Center
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Dr. Meredith Burns is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Woodstock, Georgia. She earned her Master?s and Doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from Widener University?s Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology in 1996 and was licensed in the state of Georgia in 1998. Prior to entering private practice, Dr. Burns provided individual therapy to sexually abused children and adolescents, as well as adolescent sex offenders, at Medlin Treatment Center for two and a half years, and also provided consulting psychological services to adolescents at Three Springs? outdoor treatment program in Blue Ridge, Georgia. Dr. Burns worked at Hidden Lake Academy, a therapeutic boarding school for oppositional adolescents, for seven years, first as a Counselor, then as the Associate Director of Counseling, and finally as the Director of Counseling from 1998 to 2003. Dr. Burns? graduate practicum and internship experiences included working with adult female survivors of childhood sexual abuse, providing outpatient individual therapy to clients of a wide range of ages and backgrounds, performing psychological assessments, and working in inpatient and partial hospital settings.
Was Arnold Zilberkant PsyD licensed in Ga when he worked for HLA? He's not now.
4/21/2006 GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PSYCHOLOGISTS BOARD MINUTES
Motion Douglass, and seconded Campbell and motion carried, to accept the recommendations on applications.
EXAMS
Carlton Palmer Approved
Amiee Porter Approved
Matthew Smith Denied
Arnold Zilberkant Denied
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Arnold Zilberkant - Denied
ouch. arnold, you are most likely going to get served with a subpeona, my friend. practicing therapy without a license is a real no-no. of course, you should already know that. whatever little lenny did to convince you otherwise is probably now going to take a big bite out of your ass.
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Actually you CAN do therapy without a license as long as you are under the direct supervision of someone with a license. In this case, he would have been under the supervision of Len Buccellato.
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Unfortunately Len was only authorized to supervise three therapist. However he somehow came to believe that three and 23 are the same number.
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The Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists is the state agency responsible for overseeing the practice of psychology in Georgia. This is the agency that reviews credentials and administers examinations to individuals applying for license to practice psychology in Georgia. This agency also handles consumer complaints against individual psychologists, and conducts disciplinary hearings to determine whether a psychologist has acted contrary to practice regulations for psychology in the state.
Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858
(912) 207-1678
Email the Georgia State Board
http://www.sos.state.ga.us/acrobat/PLB/ ... apt510.pdf (http://www.sos.state.ga.us/acrobat/PLB/Rules/chapt510.pdf)
(10) 10. Therapy.
(a) 10.01 Informed Consent to Therapy.
1. (a) When obtaining informed consent to therapy as required in Standard 3.10, Informed Consent, psychologists inform clients/patients as early as is feasible in the therapeutic relationship about the nature and anticipated course of therapy, fees, involvement of third parties, and limits of confidentiality and provide sufficient opportunity for the client/patient to ask questions and receive answers. (See also Standards 4.02, Discussing the Limits of Confidentiality, and 6.04, Fees and Financial Arrangements.)
2. (b) When obtaining informed consent for treatment for which generally recognized techniques and procedures have not been established, psychologists inform their clients/patients of the developing nature of the treatment, the potential risks involved, alternative treatments that may be available, and the voluntary nature of their participation. (See also Standards 2.01e, Boundaries of Competence, and 3.10, Informed
Consent.)
3. (c) When the therapist is a trainee and the legal responsibility for the treatment provided resides with the supervisor, the client/patient, as part of the informed consent procedure, is informed that the therapist is in training and is being supervised and is given the name of the supervisor.
(7) Supervisee. Supervisees are individuals who are not authorized or licensed to practice psychology independently and who function under the extended authority of the psychologist, the internship/SWE supervisor or secondary supervisor in the provision of psychological services. Supervisees are individuals who are either: (a) employees of the supervisor, (b) employed by the supervisor?s employer, or (c) in training.
(8) Supervisor. Supervisors are psychologists who have responsibility for the professional activities of individuals who are supervisees.
Associates: L.A.P.C., L.A.F.M.T. or L.M.S.W.s
(3) Delegation to and Supervision of Supervisees of Psychological Services.
(a) Psychologists shall not delegate professional responsibilities to a person who is not qualified to provide such services. Psychologists delegate to supervisees, with the appropriate level of supervision, only those responsibilities that such persons can reasonably be expected to perform competently and ethically based on the supervisee's education, training, and experience.
(b) Psychologists shall not delegate responsibilities or accept supervisory responsibilities for work which they are not qualified and personally competent to perform. Psychologists must retain full, complete, and ultimate authority and responsibility for the professional acts of supervisees.
(c) The supervisee must have appropriate education and training, including training in ethical issues, to perform the delegated functions. The psychologist is responsible for determining the competency of the supervisee and will not assign or allow the supervisee to undertake tasks beyond the scope of the supervisee's training and/or competency. The psychologist is also responsible for providing the supervisee with specific instructions regarding the limits of his/her role as supervisee.
(d) The supervisee must fully inform the patient or client receiving services of his or her role as supervisee and the right of the patient or client to confer with the supervising psychologist with regard to any aspect of the services, care, treatment, evaluation, or tests being performed.
(e) When clinical psychological services are rendered, the psychologist must take part in the intake process, must personally make the diagnosis when a diagnosis is required, and must personally approve and co-sign a treatment plan for each patient or client. The psychologist must meet personally with the supervisee on a continuous and regular basis concerning each patient or client and must review the treatment record, including progress notes, on a regular basis as appropriate to the task(s). The psychologist must provide a minimum of one hour of supervision for every 20 hours of face-to-face clinical contact. The psychologist shall not take primary supervisory responsibility for more than three supervisees engaged in psychological services concurrently without Board approval.
(f) The selection and interpretation of psychological tests shall only be made by the psychologist. The psychologist must personally interview the patient when a diagnosis is made or is requested. In any written report, including psychological evaluations, the psychologist must approve and sign the report. When the supervisee does not participate in the actual writing of a report, but does administer and/or score psychological tests, the supervisee is not required to sign the report, but his or her name must be listed as the person who participated in the collection of the data in the report. When the supervisee personally participates in the writing of any report, then both the psychologist and the supervisee must sign the report.
(g) When the delegation and supervision of psychological services is being conducted for training purposes towards licensure, psychologists must comply with the Rules regarding internships, fellowships and/or postdoctoral supervised work experience.
Authority O.C.G.A. Secs. 43-1-19, 43-1-25, 43-39-5, 43-39-13. History. Original Rule entitled "Welfare of Clients and Other Professional Relationships? adopted. F. July 27, 1994; eff. Aug 16, 1994.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Mar. 18, 2004; eff. Apr. 7, 2004.
Are any of the PG counselors Interns?,
(3) Supervision Requirements for Predoctoral Practicum.
(a) Supervisors of doctoral practicum students must hold a current psychology license that is in good standing in the state in which the training is taking place.
510-2-.05 Internship and Postdoctoral Supervised Work Experience.
(1) Requirements. In order to satisfy the experience requirement for licensure the applicant must have completed an internship or residency and a postdoctoral supervised work experience (SWE).
(b) An Internship (or Residency) is an organized, coherent set of training experiences in the specialty/concentration area of the practice of psychology (i.e., clinical, counseling, school, mental retardation/ developmental disability or industrial/organizational psychology) that are characterized by greater depth, breadth, duration, frequency, and
intensity than practicum training and is either APA accredited or meets the equivalency criteria set by the Board.
(e) A Postdoctoral Supervised Work Experience (SWE) is 1500 hours of individually supervised experience following the internship and the completion of the doctoral degree.
(f) An Internship or Postdoctoral Supervisor (internship/SWE Supervisor) is a person who oversees an internship or SWE and who meets one of the criteria outlined below.
1. The internship/SWE Supervisor who is a psychologist must meet the following requirements:
(i) Current licensure by the Georgia Board of Examiners of Psychologists or current licensure by a psychology board in another jurisdiction whose standards are not lower than those of Georgia; and
(ii) Three years of practice as a licensed psychologist prior to the inception of the supervision. Practice under a temporary or provisional license does not accrue toward the three year period.
(g) A Secondary Supervisor is a person who oversees no more than 20% of an internship or SWE. For interns, the secondary supervisor must be affiliated with an internship program. All secondary supervisors must meet the following requirements:
1. Current licensure by the State of Georgia or by a licensing board in another jurisdiction in Psychology, Medicine (Psychiatry, Neurology, or other relevant medical field), Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy or Professional Counseling;
2. Three years of practice as a licensed professional in Psychology, Psychiatry, Neurology (or other relevant medical field), Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy or Professional Counseling; and
3. Pre-approval (in writing) by the primary internship/SWE supervisor.
(a) Supervisory relationships are governed by the Code of Ethics in Chapter 510-4. The internship/SWE supervisor may not be an employee of an agency which is headed by the supervisee, nor be employed by an entity in which the supervisee has an interest.
(b) The internship/SWE supervisor shall not take primary supervisory responsibility for more than three interns or fellows concurrently without Board approval.
(c) The internship/SWE supervisor shall:
1. co-sign all written reports of interns or unlicensed fellows;
2. co-sign insurance claims with the intern or unlicensed fellow;
3. assure that claims to third-party payers clearly reflect who rendered the service;
4. assure that the intern or fellow:
(i) informs clients/patients of the supervisor-intern/fellow relationships; and
(ii) informs clients/patients that they may confer with the internship or postdoctoral supervisor about any aspect of the services provided.
(viii) At least 80% of the internship supervision must be provided by one or more licensed psychologists. Final evaluations by supervisors must indicate satisfactory completion of the internship.
(ix) The intern must use a title which identifies a trainee status, i.e., "intern", or "resident".
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Wow - I see red flags all over the place with these rules and regulations.
If interpreted correctly, Buccellato has committed a large number of violations against the rules and regulations.
It's time to have the Georgia Board of Psychologists take a good look at Buccellato and his practices.
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Who provides individual therapy?
Who provides group therapy? Peer Group Counselors?
What is the Assistant Counselor role? Do they provide any kind of counseling/therapy?
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there is no individual therapy.
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yeah short of occasional meetings with your peer group councelor (more for some than others) there really isnt any individual herapy, its all done in group and pretty much all of your therapy (except for mixed reals) is done by your perr group councelors.
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Who provides individual therapy?
Who provides group therapy? Peer Group Counselors?
What is the Assistant Counselor role? Do they provide any kind of counseling/therapy?
The is very little individual therapy.
PG Counselors lead group therapy.
Assistant Counselors are not in charge of any group therapy. They provide support to the kids, but not formal therapy.
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Who provides individual therapy?
Who provides group therapy? Peer Group Counselors?
What is the Assistant Counselor role? Do they provide any kind of counseling/therapy?
There is little to no individual therapy.
Peer group counselors facilitate the group therapy sessions. Occasionally someone else who has nothing to do with you will come in and observe or act like they know you, i.e. Addiction Counselors, Dir. of Counseling.
Asst. Counselors are nothing more than glorified babysitters.
Nothing more.
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Website states "Senior Master?s-level Counseling Staff assist each group and provide individual therapy to students in the final phases of the program".
No Individual therapy? Is 7 hours of Group therapy sufficient for kids with serious problems like eating disorders, self injury, suicidal ideation?
Re: Clinical Supervision and Internships
We will currently interviewing for counseling positions at Hidden Lake Academy, a coed college-preparatory therapeutic boarding school for grades 8-12 in North Georgia, located approximately one hour north of Atlanta. Clinical Supervision for licensure provided. The school is SACS accredited and operates year-round.
http://www.regent.edu/acad/schcou/cs/jobbulletin.htm (http://www.regent.edu/acad/schcou/cs/jobbulletin.htm)
Given that HLA is not licensed as a TBS or Wilderness Program, can they offer "Therapeutic Recreation Internships"?
Beatty is the Athletic Director with a B.S. in Therapeutic Recreation. Unless I'm mistaken, he can't provide the Supervision required for Interns.
Further, HLA is not supposed to have a Wilderness Dept.
That's RCs domain, which is licensed to provide that service?
Would this be for the infamous "Interventions" program?
15 Aug 2006
Therapeutic Recreation Internships
City: Dahlonega
Hidden Lake Academy
Denny Beatty
830 Hidden Lake Drive 30533
706-864-4730 706-864-9109
www.hiddenlakeacademy.com (http://www.hiddenlakeacademy.com)
Type of Agency: Therapeutic Boarding School
Diagnostic Groups: Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Application process: send resume and cover letter
Accomodations: pay, meals, housing
Length of Placements: 12 weeks
Department: Wilderness Recreation
Internship Requirements: work directly with students, work directly with wilderness department
Population served: 13-18
Application deadline: not listed
http://www.longwood.edu/career/Therapeu ... therapy%22 (http://www.longwood.edu/career/TherapeuticRecInternships.pdf#search=%22%22hidden%20lake%20academy%22%20%2B%20individual%20therapy%22)
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Actually when I was there, there was some individual counseling going on. I know that Christy Jones and Chris Allen were seeing some of the students individually. Also, there is one on one time that the counselors have with their PG members on a daily basis that could be considered individual. I don't recall any formal individual counseling for all students at the end of the program. To my knowledge, that did not happen.
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Allen was licensed, but he's gone.
I ran through the counseling staff and couldn't find one staff who is licensed in Georgia, not even Christy.
https://secure.sos.state.ga.us/myverifi ... earch.aspx (https://secure.sos.state.ga.us/myverification/Search.aspx)
Under the direction and supervision of the provider listed at the left, (Len) the preceding services were provided by the following counselors:
*******, MA
*******, MSW
Clinical supervision provided by Christy Jones, PsyD
Leonard Buccellato, PhD
Lic #: GA #439
HLA, Inc Tax ID# 58-2360395
Can Christy (or any of the others) counsel or provide supervision without a license, based on your interpretation of the rules stated previously?
I also didn't see 35 Master's level counselors, more like 15, and 3 who didn't have degrees in Psych, SW, etc.
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Can Christy (or any of the others) counsel or provide supervision without a license, based on your interpretation of the rules stated previously?
no, it must be done by a LICENSED provider.
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Time to contact the Secretary of State's Office:
(478) 207-2440
Cathy Cox
Secretary of State
Professional Licensing Boards Division
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, Georgia 31217-3858
https://secure.sos.state.ga.us/myverifi ... laint.aspx (https://secure.sos.state.ga.us/myverification/SubmitComplaint.aspx)
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Can Christy (or any of the others) counsel or provide supervision without a license, based on your interpretation of the rules stated previously?
no, it must be done by a LICENSED provider.
This is absolutely correct. To my knowledge, once Chris Allen left Len Buccellato became the "official" supervisor, though he certainly does not supervise the counselors.
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Lon Woodbury's visit report:
Peer groups meet for ?Realizations,? or group therapy twice a week. These groups can either be focused on helping students find ways to avoid falling back into their self-defeating patterns, or they can help students discover ways to get out of their patterns of negative thinking. While the groups are forthright and direct, I got the impression they would not be considered as confrontational as was often the norm in a number of other schools in the eighties. In addition to the Realizations, Counselors lead other psycho educational peer group sessions in the mornings and evenings throughout the week. Theme Realizations are on Wednesdays, addressing various issues such as adoption, grief/loss, substance abuse or other areas. While only a small number of the students have significant substance abuse problems, the issue is addressed on several levels, depending on the significance of the issue to each student.
Academics are as equally important as therapeutics. The school is very proud of their accreditation not only by the Georgia Accrediting Commission, but also by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school had originally applied for accreditation as a Special Needs school, but the regional accrediting commission suggested they apply at the traditional boarding school level since their academic program exceeded by far the requirements for Special Needs status. Small classes are the norm; each student has an individualized academic plan and all teachers are certified. An important mark of the success of their academics, the school officials informed me, is that virtually 100% of the students who have completed high school at Hidden Lake Academy have been accepted to college.
After sitting in one of the group sessions, I toured the classrooms....
Is it appropriate for Ed Cons to sit in on group therapy sessions? Isn't group therapy considered confidential? Wonder how the kids felt about a stranger listening to their "issues"?
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yeah Educatioal consultants sat in our reals quite a few times, though they usually toned it down a bit for that and waited till they left (they only sat in for maybe the first 45 minutes or so) to get into normal reals stuff.
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Can you describe Reals in detail? One at a time or cross talk, procedure for responding to an accusation, etc.
Is everyone requried to talk or participate?
How confrontational was it?
Did people really have to divulge their darkest secrets and most painful personal information? If so, how was that used?
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there was cross talk some times, sometimes it was one at a time, depending on what was going on, but usually it was cross talk, and everyone was required to participate (I got sent to ridge creek largely for not participating in reals) It could get pretty confrontational, but a lot of that was dependant on the specific councelors, some where more confrontational than others. But usually there was a alot of throwing peoples problems in thier face and things of that nature, and of course alll of the participants where supposed to call people on thier "bullshit" even when it wasnt really bullshit. And yeah people really did have to divulge thier darkest secrets and all that (assuming that councelors new about them, but even if they didnt they would always pressure you for more information) sometimes this was often used in a confrontational manner to get people to "face thier issues" and whatnot, especially if they where being confronted about something bad they did while on campus.
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Can you describe Reals in detail? One at a time or cross talk, procedure for responding to an accusation, etc.
Reals involved everyone sitting in a circle with the counsolers spread throughout the ring. They would then begin with announcing who they wanted to talk to. If someone was on restriction or about to be placed on it they would talk to them. If an inmate wanted to speak to another inmate he had to be at least three seats away. It often got very confrontational and you were not allowed to yell at the counsolers as this was percieved as breaking the violence agreement (counselors were however allowed to yell at you) Nor were you allowed to stand up unless you were moving to another seat. There were no breaks, and you could not leave for any reason.
Is everyone requried to talk or participate?
Not every single session but in general yes. You were usually expected to help attack your fellow peer group members, if you stuck up for them you were placed in front of the firing squad yourself.
How confrontational was it?
Thorazine is correct, it depended on the counselor, it also depended on what was being discussed and how much you disagreed with them.
Did people really have to divulge their darkest secrets and most painful personal information? If so, how was that used?
This is kind of a tricky question, as is known the 'bait and punish' method was often used. Encourage the inmate to open up to the counselors and then punish them for the information shared. Eventually we would catch on to this and stop opening up, for which we would be punished. Other times counselors would encourage parents to reveal information about the inmate which would be used against the inmate in reals.
An example of this might be:
Counselor: Deborah do you think of yourself as a whore?
Deborah: No why?
Counselor: We feel that you are.
Deborah: Why?
Counselor: Well your mother told us you slept with your boyfriend at home. Now don't you feel that you having sex makes you a whore?
At which point you would likely lash out and of course be punished for it.
So then the information and your response to it was used as a justification for your placement and continued stay.
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Eventually we would catch on to this and stop opening up, for which we would be punished.
Doesn't HLA call that being "stuck therapeutically"? They love that term. Then they'll send you to Ridge because you're "stuck therapeutically".