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Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform => The Troubled Teen Industry => Topic started by: Anonymous on May 02, 2007, 05:15:48 PM
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BOSTON, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Troubled teens with serious emotional and behavioral issues not only improve during treatment at a private therapeutic residential program but they maintain their healthier outlooks and functioning long after leaving the program, says a new study. The findings are from the final phase of the nation's first multi-year, multi-center study on the effectiveness of private therapeutic residential programs for troubled teens. The study's final phase followed the outcomes of more than 1,000 adolescents for one year after their discharge from nine private therapeutic residential programs across the United States.
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The goal of the study was to measure the effectiveness of private therapeutic residential programs in treating adolescents with serious behavioral or emotional problems who had not responded to previous treatments, such as individual therapy, medications and psychiatric hospitalization.
"In our initial findings announced last year, teens with clinically impaired emotional and behavioral functioning were rated as 'normal' after a period of treatment at a private therapeutic residential facility," said Dr. Ellen Behrens, lead researcher at Canyon Research & Consulting, Salt Lake City, Utah, which conducted the study. "In this final phase of the study we found that those teens who showed 'normal' post-treatment results at the time of discharge continued to be ranked in the normal range a year later." The study was audited and reviewed by the Western Institutional Review Board, an independent organization that provides research review services to institutions and independent researchers around the world.
The study followed 1,027 adolescents, ages 13 to 18, for one year after discharge from a participating therapeutic program. The study focused on changes in a broad range of behavioral and emotional issues, including depression, anxiety, somatic complaints, thought or obsession problems, attention problems, rule-breaking behaviors, aggression and withdrawn behaviors.
"This is a landmark study for our industry," said Jan Moss, executive director of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, an organization representing programs and professionals assisting adolescents with emotional and behavioral issues. "Our member programs previously had to rely on anecdotal evidence and individual success stories as proof that their programs work. By championing new research studies, our industry can offer a proven option for parents considering private therapeutic residential programs for a troubled teen."
"This study provides extremely significant information for the thousands of families who are making tough decisions about how to help a struggling teen," said Elliot Sainer, president of Aspen Education Group, which provided study sites for the research at its private therapeutic residential programs. "The research demonstrates that clinically driven, high-quality programs can offer solutions for these families."
Private therapeutic residential programs are privately paid schools or programs providing a comprehensive therapy-based curriculum for troubled teens. Programs generally offer individual and/or group therapy combined with personal and emotional growth counseling in a highly structured campus environment with an academic component. These programs are designed to offer teens new life skills to address behavioral, emotional, social, family and academic problems. Enrollments generally range from 3 to 18 months.
Canyon Research & Consulting (http://www.canyonrc.com/ (http://www.canyonrc.com/)) is a privately owned company comprised of a team of psychologists and researchers who provide outcome research services to mental health programs and providers. The research study's final phase results will be presented at the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) conference in Boston on April 27.
The National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs represents more than 180 programs and professionals assisting young people with emotional and behavioral difficulties. According to NATSAP, parents considering placement of a child at a private residential treatment program should look for licensed and accredited facilities with a longstanding record of safety and a licensed and qualified staff of therapists, teachers and administrators. For information, visit http://www.natsap.org/ (http://www.natsap.org/).
Aspen Education Group (http://www.aspeneducation.com/ (http://www.aspeneducation.com/)) is the nation's leading provider of education programs for struggling or underachieving youths. Aspen offers both short-term programs and longer-term private therapeutic residential programs with a variety of therapeutic interventions including wilderness therapy, weight loss programs and special learning and behavioral programs. Aspen Education Group is a division of CRC Health Group.
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Same b.s. that was slung around a few months ago. It ain't a "study" now any more than it was then.
Ridiculous that real newspapers would run this as "news." They shoulda charged normal advertising rates to print this fluff.
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Dialectical Behavior Technique -- what is this?
Why is aspen group sending kids with aspergers syndrome into the wilderness? Isnt it a form of autism? Please edumacate me.
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Same b.s. that was slung around a few months ago. It ain't a "study" now any more than it was then.
Ridiculous that real newspapers would run this as "news." They shoulda charged normal advertising rates to print this fluff.
Canyon Research & Consulting (http://www.canyonrc.com/ (http://www.canyonrc.com/)) is a privately owned company comprised of a team of psychologists and researchers who provide outcome research services to mental health programs and providers.
They have been highly regarded within the psychological community for their outcome studies.
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Same b.s. that was slung around a few months ago. It ain't a "study" now any more than it was then.
Ridiculous that real newspapers would run this as "news." They shoulda charged normal advertising rates to print this fluff.
Who printed that crap as news?
It's the same old Behrens study... Behrens may be a shrink, but she is also an ed-con who gets paid by these clowns. Independant my asshole. Hasn't deborah slain this demon several times over. God damn.. Need a better stake.
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Same b.s. that was slung around a few months ago. It ain't a "study" now any more than it was then.
Ridiculous that real newspapers would run this as "news." They shoulda charged normal advertising rates to print this fluff.
Who printed that crap as news?
It's the same old Behrens study... Behrens may be a shrink, but she is also an ed-con who gets paid by these clowns. Independant my asshole. Hasn't deborah slain this demon several times over. God damn.. Need a better stake.
That was a very small part of her past experience, here take a look:
http://canyonrc.com/experience.html (http://canyonrc.com/experience.html)
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"This is a landmark study for our industry," said Jan Moss, executive director of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, an organization representing programs and professionals assisting adolescents with emotional and behavioral issues. "Our member programs previously had to rely on anecdotal evidence and individual success stories as proof that their programs work. By championing new research studies, our industry can offer a proven option for parents considering private therapeutic residential programs for a troubled teen."
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Same b.s. that was slung around a few months ago. It ain't a "study" now any more than it was then.
Ridiculous that real newspapers would run this as "news." They shoulda charged normal advertising rates to print this fluff.
Canyon Research & Consulting (http://www.canyonrc.com/ (http://www.canyonrc.com/)) is a privately owned company comprised of a team of psychologists and researchers who provide outcome research services to mental health programs and providers.
They have been highly regarded within the psychological community for their outcome studies.
PFFFTTT.... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Deborah.. can you kindly explain to this loser in great detail (can't remember where the post is), why this study is poop.
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Same b.s. that was slung around a few months ago. It ain't a "study" now any more than it was then.
Ridiculous that real newspapers would run this as "news." They shoulda charged normal advertising rates to print this fluff.
Canyon Research & Consulting (http://www.canyonrc.com/ (http://www.canyonrc.com/)) is a privately owned company comprised of a team of psychologists and researchers who provide outcome research services to mental health programs and providers.
They have been highly regarded within the psychological community for their outcome studies.
PFFFTTT.... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Deborah.. can you kindly explain to this loser in great detail (can't remember where the post is), why this study is poop.
The final phase results were presented a few days ago in Boston, so we really dont know the outcome yet. I havent seen any summary....
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Same b.s. that was slung around a few months ago. It ain't a "study" now any more than it was then.
Ridiculous that real newspapers would run this as "news." They shoulda charged normal advertising rates to print this fluff.
Canyon Research & Consulting (http://www.canyonrc.com/ (http://www.canyonrc.com/)) is a privately owned company comprised of a team of psychologists and researchers who provide outcome research services to mental health programs and providers.
They have been highly regarded within the psychological community for their outcome studies.
PFFFTTT.... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Deborah.. can you kindly explain to this loser in great detail (can't remember where the post is), why this study is poop.
The final phase results were presented a few days ago in Boston, so we really dont know the outcome yet. I havent seen any summary....
In order for this to be considered a scientifically valid study, it must be printed in a peer-reviewed journal. That's it, end of story. Link that, and then we can discuss.
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From Canyonrc.com:
Clients:
Below is a sample of mental health treatment programs/companies for which Canyon Research & Consulting staff has provided services:
Aspen Education Group
Aspen Ranch
Academy at Swift River
Copper Canyon Academy
Family Light
Life-Line
Mount Bachelor Academy
New Life Centers
North Star Center
Providence Community Services, Evidence Based Practices Committee
Stone Mountain School
Sunhawk Academy
Turnabout Ranch
YouthCare
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The longest timepoint was one year. Pffft. If you've been seriously brainwashed, the long-term consequences take longer than that to really manifest themselves.
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Who printed that crap as news?
None of whom I know. This is a press release. You write it, you email it w/ your payment and they put it on the site. They are to journalism what McDonald's is to food. But if you do run across any published news about this, please let me know.
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"In our initial findings announced last year, teens with clinically impaired emotional and behavioral functioning were rated as 'normal' after a period of treatment at a private therapeutic residential facility,"
Ok, so actual treatment at an actual therapeutic facility can help those with clinically impaired functioning.
That has what to do with kids thrown in programs with no Dx to be "clinically impaired" when they're not treated and they SAY they don't treat anything, just make them complete a bullshit curriculum of "emotional growth" and submit to the program.
Then again what I really wonder is... define clinically being emotionally or behaviorally impaired! Who defined it? Who diagnosed it?
WHAT treatment fixed it?
Wait, I'm sorry, NO ANSWERS ARE FORTHCOMING.
I wonder if the bitch just collected data about kids with actual problems, actual diagnoses, and... who got actual therapy, and just said it meant programs work?
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The longest timepoint was one year. Pffft. If you've been seriously brainwashed, the long-term consequences take longer than that to really manifest themselves.
AND for this study, they schools got to pick who got studied. (you know, "chosen ones")...
Also... like Antigen says, this is a press release.... And if anybody sees this poop eaten up by the press, I want to know as well. The Aspen group wants free marketing. If a paper publishes this, let's all pledge to write the paper, demanding they publish a statement apologizing for their error.
Hasn't Cafety already responded to this? If this is a new Berhens study, it needs to be debunked before it does damage.
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I didn't go and read the entire published report, but my first thought was "There is no control group". Kinda blows a hole in the scientific process doesn't it?
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Same b.s. that was slung around a few months ago. It ain't a "study" now any more than it was then.
Ridiculous that real newspapers would run this as "news." They shoulda charged normal advertising rates to print this fluff.
Canyon Research & Consulting (http://www.canyonrc.com/ (http://www.canyonrc.com/)) is a privately owned company comprised of a team of psychologists and researchers who provide outcome research services to mental health programs and providers.
They have been highly regarded within the psychological community for their outcome studies.
Where has their "research" been cited? Any links?
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Same b.s. that was slung around a few months ago. It ain't a "study" now any more than it was then.
Ridiculous that real newspapers would run this as "news." They shoulda charged normal advertising rates to print this fluff.
Who printed that crap as news?
It's the same old Behrens study... Behrens may be a shrink, but she is also an ed-con who gets paid by these clowns. Independant my asshole. Hasn't deborah slain this demon several times over. God damn.. Need a better stake.
http://www.fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.ph ... 898#245898 (http://www.fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?p=245898#245898)
The irony here.....They issued a press release in Oct called, "Lifesteps or Mis-steps" in which they state that the methods previously used were potentially damaging AFTER Behren's "long-term study" was released in Aug attempting to show efficacy.
So, the methods that were in place while she was conducting her 'research' were so effective that they did a major overhaul?????
http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?p=215887#215887 (http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?p=215887#215887)
The study implies that NATSAP programs are "licensed". How many are licensed? HLA isn?t.
993 participants, an average of 6 participants per NATSAP program.
This was not an Independent study. One must also consider the author?s connections with the industry.
C Smoot employed by AEG and serveral other RTCs.
Smoot and Behrens co-create Evidence Based Consulting.
Behrens Clinical Director for Youth Care program, Member NATSAP.
Smoots 'partner' with AEGs Youth Care program.
Smoots are 'associates' of Open Sky Wilderness, Member NATSAP.
Behrens creates Canyon Research and Consulting- most of their clients are AEG programs.
Smoot and Behrens pitch EBC to NATSAP.
Dr. Kevin Fenstermacher employed by both EBC and CRC.
Looks more like a concerted effort to shore up the industry?s reputation, and give parents a false sense of security.
Who is Ellen Behrens, lead researcher at Canyon Research & Consulting, Salt Lake City, Utah?
Sept 2005- AEG?s Youth Care in Draper, Utah ?partners? with Evidence Based Consulting (EBC), a group of psychologists. (Only 2 listed- Tracine and Carl Smoot)- committed to fulfilling the National Institute of Mental Health's agenda for the application of evidence-based research in testing, assessment and treatment.
This is how the innovative partnership works: EBC provides testing services for Youth Care students by using up-to-date psychological tests, interpretive strategies, and treatment recommendations that are suggested in the research literature. In collaboration with Youth Care therapists, a strategic treatment plan is developed, utilizing research-based practices and measurements. The additional perspective of EBC psychologists provides the best possible assessments and treatment for Youth Care students.
http://www.strugglingteens.com/artman/p ... 5186.shtml (http://www.strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/article_5186.shtml)
More on Evidence Based Consulting
http://www.evidencebasedconsulting.com/ (http://www.evidencebasedconsulting.com/)
Behrens, Clinical Dir of Youth Care
http://wwf.fornits.com/viewtopic.php?p=218094#218094 (http://wwf.fornits.com/viewtopic.php?p=218094#218094)
Smoot?s are ?Associates? of Open Sky Wilderness
Prior to completing his graduate work, Carl was employed in hospital management. He successfully ran two inpatient psychiatry programs and was later a therapist at (AEGs) Youth Care, Inc.
http://www.openskywilderness.com/assoc.htm (http://www.openskywilderness.com/assoc.htm)
Oct 2005- AEG hosts workshop in Utah. One of the guest speakers:
Ellen Behrens, PhD discussed out of home treatment outcome research. She is the co-founder of Evidence Based Consulting. Behrens was the principal investigator for a large, multi-center study on student outcomes in residential treatment.
http://www.strugglingteens.com/artman/p ... 5204.shtml (http://www.strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/article_5204.shtml)
June ?05 Ellen Behrens and Tracine Smoot pitch ?Evidence-based Practice? to NATSAP members.
http://www.natsap.org/Newsletters/NATSA ... letter.pdf (http://www.natsap.org/Newsletters/NATSAP%20Summer%20Newsletter.pdf)
Dr. Kevin Fenstermacher works for both ?Evidence Based Consulting? (Smoots) and ?Canyon Research and Consulting? (Behrens).
http://canyonrc.com/experience.html (http://canyonrc.com/experience.html)
http://psychologicalsolutions.info/exec ... 0team.html (http://psychologicalsolutions.info/executive%20team.html)
Who are CRCs clients? And, who funded this study?
http://canyonrc.com/experience.html (http://canyonrc.com/experience.html)
A whole slew of AEG programs.
Under Links at CRCs website one is taken to the APAs Empirically Supported Treatments page. See any empirical evidence of TBSs being effective? Anything that remotely resembles TBSs?
http://www.apa.org/divisions/div12/rev_est/index.html (http://www.apa.org/divisions/div12/rev_est/index.html)
Their recommendations, under Oppositional Disorders:
Because the immediate goal of treatment is to develop parenting skills, the therapist begins by having parents apply new skills to relatively simple problems (e.g., compliance, completion of chores, oppositional behavior). As parents become proficient using the initial techniques, the child's most serious problem behaviors at home and in school are addressed (e.g., fighting, poor school performance, truancy, stealing, firesetting). In most PMT (PARENT Management Training) programs, the therapist maintains close telephone contact with the parents in-between sessions. These contacts are used to encourage parents to ask questions about the home programs, to provide an opportunity for the therapist to prompt compliance with the behavior-change programs and reinforce parents' use of the skills, to strengthen the therapeutic alliance, and to allow the therapist to problem-solve when programs are not modifying child behavior effectively.
II. Summary of Studies Supporting Treatment Efficacy
PMT is one of the most extensively studied therapies for children and has been shown to be effective in decreasing oppositional, aggressive, and antisocial behavior (for reviews of research, see Dumas, 1989; Forehand & Long, 1988; Kazdin, 1985; Miller & Prinz, 1990; Moreland, Schwebel, Beck, & Wells, 1982). Randomized controlled trials have found that PMT is more effective in changing antisocial behavior and promoting prosocial behavior than many other treatments (e.g. relationship, play therapy, family therapies, varied community services) and control conditions (e.g. waiting-list, "attention-placebo"). Follow-up data have shown that gains are maintained from posttreatment to 1 and 3 years after treatment has ended. One research team found that noncompliant children treated by parent training were functioning as well as nonclinic individuals approximately 14 years later (Long, Forehand, Wierson, & Morgan, 1994). The benefits of PMT often generalize to areas that are not focused on directly during therapy. For example, improvements in parental adjustment and functioning, marital satisfaction, and sibling behavior have been found following therapy. Overall, perhaps no other technique has been as carefully documented and empirically supported as PMT in treating conduct problems.
A unique feature of PMT is the abundance of research on child, parent, and family factors that moderate treatment effects. Moreover, PMT, either alone or in combination with other techniques, has been applied with promising effects to other populations including autistic children, mentally retarded children and adolescents, adjudicated delinquents, and parents who physically abuse their children. The principles and procedures on which PMT relies have also been applied in many settings including schools, institutions, community homes, day-care facilities, and facilities for the elderly.
http://www.apa.org/divisions/div12/rev_ ... child.html (http://www.apa.org/divisions/div12/rev_est/pmt_child.html)
One must also consider the report presented August 12 at the American Psychological Association Convention by Allison Pinto PhD.
http://apinto.blog.usf.edu/2006/08/21/e ... -treatment (http://apinto.blog.usf.edu/2006/08/21/exploitation-of-youth-families-perspectives-on-unregulated-residential-treatment)
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Thank you Deborah!!!!
@The Who:
Kindly stuff it.