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Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / ODADAS Response Letter to ISAC's Complaints about Kids Helpi
« on: August 23, 2005, 12:29:00 PM »
Ok,dammit. This pissed me off. I will work on a rebuttal to this. If people give me some info. I survived(and sued) Cincinnati Straight. I didn't mean for it to come back under a different name in the same damn building. I have worked with ODADAS as I had been a drug/alcohol counselor for twelve years. I am currently working on getting my Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor III and have a Master of Science in Addiction Studies. Perhaps some of this background may help, dig through this garage and hit on some points that will get ODADAS' attention. Here are the areas that I think should be pressed the most:
To the allegation of no privacy in restrooms, ODADAS says:
The agency reports that new clients or "newcomers" are supervised while utilizing the bathroom to ensure their safety (prevent running away and self damaging behaviors). The agency has private bathroom stalls and newcomers are accompianied to the bathroom by peers ("oldcomers") who are in a more advanced phase fo the treatment program. Peers are in the larger bathroom area and can maintain verbal contact if necessary. In the host homes "oldcomers" supervise new clients by being near the bathroom and the door is open a small fraction. Agency reports that parents and clients have not filed any grievances about this practice and the clients and family member interviewed did not indicate any objection to this agency procedure.
To the allegation of KHK using nearly identical to straight inc methods to treat adolescents for drug use issues, ODADAS says:
The complainant does not provide any specific information about what methods Kids Helping Kids are using that are abusive.
To the allegation of unlicensed host homes used by program parents, ODADAS says:
The Department certifies Kids Helping Kids as an outpatient alcohol and drug addiction treatment program and does not license foster homes.
To the allegation of KHK using nearly identical to straight inc methods to treat adolescents for drug use issues, ODADAS says:
The complainant does not provide any specific information about what methods Kids Helping Kids are using that are abusive.
To the allegation of no privacy in restrooms, ODADAS says:
The agency reports that new clients or "newcomers" are supervised while utilizing the bathroom to ensure their safety (prevent running away and self damaging behaviors). The agency has private bathroom stalls and newcomers are accompianied to the bathroom by peers ("oldcomers") who are in a more advanced phase fo the treatment program. Peers are in the larger bathroom area and can maintain verbal contact if necessary. In the host homes "oldcomers" supervise new clients by being near the bathroom and the door is open a small fraction. Agency reports that parents and clients have not filed any grievances about this practice and the clients and family member interviewed did not indicate any objection to this agency procedure.
To the allegation of KHK using nearly identical to straight inc methods to treat adolescents for drug use issues, ODADAS says:
The complainant does not provide any specific information about what methods Kids Helping Kids are using that are abusive.
To the allegation of unlicensed host homes used by program parents, ODADAS says:
The Department certifies Kids Helping Kids as an outpatient alcohol and drug addiction treatment program and does not license foster homes.
To the allegation of KHK using nearly identical to straight inc methods to treat adolescents for drug use issues, ODADAS says:
The complainant does not provide any specific information about what methods Kids Helping Kids are using that are abusive.