Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools (WWASPS)
BREAKING THE VOW OF SECRECY
Anonymous:
Why don't you make your statements, short and to the point. I did read over what you said, TWICE!!! After that, I gave up. So, do you support WWASPS or not???!!!!! If you do, then why? If you don't then why? I don't need a full on background about you and your husband!!!! What I do care about is your child.
Anonymous:
What do you guys think is the real goal or vision of A START really is?
BuzzKill:
Well, the Tavistock business does raise eyebrows. It does remind one of the LGAT process.
Still, I feel the folks who have put this press conference together, have shown their ability and willingness, to bring some much needed attention to the problem of these programs - and for that I am grateful.
I do hope, all those letters, behind all those names, saying what we (the letterless masses) have been saying for ages, will get the message some meaningful attention.
But for those of us who enjoy a good conspiracy theory :wink: I found this while Googling; Mentions the Tavistock institute in London.
http://www.rense.com/general15/tr.htm
Antigen:
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(Don't get me wrong, I'm glad to see something happening but I learned a long time ago to be careful what I wish for )
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Me too. I'm somewhere in between tepid and solid support of the effort; fully in favor of everyone w/ any interest at all keeping an eye on this and weighing in as much as possible. I definitely see a pattern of sincerely good intenetions along with an unusal showing people who actually have firsthand experience w/ the industry.
My only reservation remains that the professionals have just as big a blind spot wrt adverse side effects of their interventions and the limited size of their legitimate market. In other words, not everyone who has a bad day, week or year or a traumatic experience necessarily needs formal, expert intervention. Most of the time, we should just let things run their course.
Infidel: In New York, one who does not believe in the Christian religion; in Constantinople, one who does.
--Ambrose Bierce
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Anonymous:
Although I understand everyone's concern, I do not see where A START has ever advocated for anything other than oversight of the facilities that we all have been screaming about for years...
A START has been founded for that purpose and happens to be backed by many of their peers... But I don't think we should tie in the "history of the profession" and all of its ills with a group who is focused on one thing (as is evidenced by their name 'Alliance for the Safe, Therapeutic & Appropriate use of residential Treatment')... But to each their own... Hopefully everyone will see the true intentions as this rolls on, and I don't think you will be disappointed...
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