Carlbrook

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I have started coming to this board to learn about programs

Well, they're usually unllicensed and unaccredited and have unlicensed staff with degrees from internet schools (like a few at Carlbrook), use coersion and BM, LGATs, have levels, arbitrary requirements for completion and charge more than the best therapy in the world combined with the finest education.  If you buy into one you're a sucker, plain and simple.

Look at the comments on this thread alone:  "I don't need evidence that it works,"  "I don't care if it is accredited,"  "I couldn't care less if they were licensed," etc.  P

rogram parents (the VAST majority of them) are total idiots who put less care into decisions about who is tinkering with their child's mind than where to get their tires balanced.

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To the contrary, most parents who make the difficult choice to send their child to a residential program have done extensive research, visited the program, talked with other parents and have weighed all the options.  These parents are likely to be extremely intelligent, successful people who are not likely to  turn over their kid to anyone without many assurances and proof that it is the right place.

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On 2006-04-08 06:27:00, Anonymous wrote:

"To the contrary, most parents who make the difficult choice to send their child to a residential program have done extensive research, visited the program, talked with other parents and have weighed all the options.  These parents are likely to be extremely intelligent, successful people who are not likely to  turn over their kid to anyone without many assurances and proof that it is the right place. "

Your sarcasm is excellent.

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On 2006-04-08 06:27:00, Anonymous wrote:

"To the contrary, most parents who make the difficult choice to send their child to a residential program have done extensive research, visited the program, talked with other parents and have weighed all the options.  These parents are likely to be extremely intelligent, successful people who are not likely to  turn over their kid to anyone without many assurances and proof that it is the right place. "

LMFAO!  :lol:  :lol:

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To the contrary, most parents who make the difficult choice to send their child to a residential program have done no research, not even visited the program, only talked with one or two parents, and have enough money to incarcerate their child in private prison.  These parents are likely to be extremely intellectually challenged, financially successful people with enough money to turn over their kid to anyone with a good enough sales pitch, without many assurances and proof that it is the right place.

[Anonymous]

As they say, a fool and their money are easily parted. Medical insurance pays for treatment when it is necessary. They don't pay for treatment for smoking pot, ditching class, having sex, staying out late... you know, normal teenage behavior.

[Anonymous]

Wrong again.  Some insurance companies pay for a portion of school is there is a therapeutic component.  Ours did.

[Anonymous]

Some insurance companies pay for a portion of school is there is a therapeutic component.

:roll: Ohhhhhh , okay. :lol:

Wonder why only some pay, and not for all of it? Hmmm....

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They don't pay for all of it because insurance doesn't cover academics or room and board associated with an academic program.

If so many of these parents are intellectually challenged, I wonder how they were successful enough to earn the money to afford to seek the best treatment for their teens?  Many families DO have to incur debt or second mortgages to help their teens, but many are pretty high up on the food chain (i.e. the other end from most of the posters here).

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I wonder how they were successful enough to earn the money

This is what they care about most.  They don't parent their children because they're too concerned with earning or spending money.  

The bottom line is that they don't view anything as a "real problem" if they can pay someone else to take care of it.  It's just a contract job to a lot of these people.

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On 2006-04-08 07:13:00, Anonymous wrote:

"To the contrary, most parents who make the difficult choice to send their child to a residential program have done no research, not even visited the program, only talked with one or two parents, and have enough money to incarcerate their child in private prison.  These parents are likely to be extremely intellectually challenged, financially successful people with enough money to turn over their kid to anyone with a good enough sales pitch, without many assurances and proof that it is the right place.

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Spot on.

[Anonymous]

I can only attribute your characterization of these parents to immaturity.  Do you really think you can generalize this way?  How many program parents have you met? The majority of those I have met (which is a large number) put absolutely NOTHING ahead of their kids. Before resorting to a residential program, every other avenue has been exhausted.  The stories that are told by the families in the group sessions are gut-wrenching.  There are lots of tears.  Maybe your personal experience was different, but what you are claiming is definitely the exception and not the norm.

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Have you had surgery lately?  Insurance companies don't pay for ALL of anything...not even life-saving heart surgery.

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"I'll take the most expensive, unlicensed, unaccredited program you've got.  Make it two.  The other one has been acting up lately like her brother..."

 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

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On 2006-04-08 09:24:00, Anonymous wrote:

"I can only attribute your characterization of these parents to immaturity.  Do you really think you can generalize this way?  How many program parents have you met? The majority of those I have met (which is a large number) put absolutely NOTHING ahead of their kids. Before resorting to a residential program, every other avenue has been exhausted.  The stories that are told by the families in the group sessions are gut-wrenching.  There are lots of tears.  Maybe your personal experience was different, but what you are claiming is definitely the exception and not the norm."

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