Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > Brat Camp
Typical Day at Sagewalk
Anonymous:
A positive spin
http://www.davisenterprise.com/articles ... 51new0.txt
Anonymous:
Sagewalk Newsletter
http://www.sagewalk.com/brat_camp.pdf
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2005-08-03 16:05:00, Anonymous wrote:
"A positive spin
http://www.davisenterprise.com/articles ... 51new0.txt"
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Once she returned from SageWalk, Lauren said she finished classes required for her high school diploma, started working at two jobs and became certified in CPR.
After visiting family in Texas this summer, Lauren plans to take classes at Sacramento City College in the fall. She's thinking about a career as a SageWalk instructor or working in the entertainment business. Lauren said she's focused on "getting a real life together, being 18."
AND SO IT BEGINS ... another field instructor is born ... or reality show production assistant ...
The Beat Goes On.
:smokin:
Deborah:
I'm not surprised. After being force marched over 7 miles uphill in a blizzard her comment was, "Exhilarating, exhilarating".
She's also the one that always giving orders when it's time to divy up the chores.
I labled her 'Most Likely to be Converted' pretty early on.
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2005-07-30 03:20:00, Three Springs Waygookin wrote:
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I might add that when we started to back out of committing to send our son to above mentioned camp, the ed. con. started to get very nasty, criticizing us for allowing our son to sway us, for "waffling," and generally criticizing our parenting skills--as well as portraying our son as almost a lost cause, someone who was not going to turn himself around unless he went off to wilderness camp.
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First I would look over your family situation, and maybe even consider something a bit revolutionary. However, before I delve into my revolutionary idea let me espound on my opinion regarding scum.
Ed Cons are the matchmakers of the wilderness therapy industry. Their money is made on the placements made at their reccomendations. I would seriously trust and ED Con about as far as you can throw them. In my experience ED Cons are the most catered to visitors of any facility. Cleaning up your program for a parent? Why bother... they are desperate, and will not likely notice the blood stains, and whipping post. Now Ed Cons thats a substantial amount of dollars looking around, clean the place up, and everyone be good. Obviously I hate scum, so lets go on to my revolutionary idea.
things to avoid
no communication
no intake assesment
Lots over other stuff do a search on it."
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I worked with an education consultant when I was at my wits end in college. I was a senior in college and somehow had still not been diagnosed as gifted/learning disabled (both). I had struggled with depression for years when I would burn out and just couldn't work any more. One semester I didn't do any of my work and was suicidal, even after that it wasn't until 2 years later that we were able to figure out what the problems were. I was a good kid, not terribly defiant, but I did lie about not completing my work and tried to handle my depression on my own. With the help of the assesment from the ed con. and her guidance and training that provided me with the TOOLS I needed to suceed, I switched majors and graduated from Westminster Choir College of Rider University (the smae place I had been attending, and a very well known music school.) She never once suggested anything like a boot campt for me. She believe in cognitive/behavioral therapy. (Definately not just strict behavior mod. I was too old for that, too smart for that, and it never would have worked for me.) True I wasn't involved with drugs, but my family situation was also messed up in a few ways that we are still working through, but I am doing well for myself right now.
Not all Ed. Cons are pond scum, thank you very much. :flame:
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