Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > The Ridge Creek School / Hidden Lake Academy
Liscensure Questions
Anonymous:
"well, here's a legitimate question.
who are you?
by what authority are you speaking for HLA? "
Based on the way people that do reveal their names get treated on this sight, I choose not to reveal who I am. I will say that I would not waste my time, nor have the in depth responses that I have if I did not, in fact, know what I am talking about.
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RobertBruce:
--- Quote ---On 2005-12-23 12:07:00, Anonymous wrote:
"I will gladly answer these because I see them as legitimate questions and not a debate over rediculous questions which so often pops up on this site. This is actually refreshing:
"Why can counsolers share information with parents, bosses, and other counsolers, but students cannot share information with students."
If a student wants to share information about themselves with another student, then that is fine. It is absolutely their right. They cannot share about other students because other students are not responsible for their therapy. The staff, sometimes, will share information with each other because they are trying to determine the best way to help the child. There is no other reason than that.
"Are students ever on restriction indefinitly? What if they didnt committe the act and are being forced to acknowledge guilt?"
No. Though it has not always been this way. Now at the school, restrictions are 3,4,5,or7 days depending on the severity of the rule that was broken. If students continue to break rules their restriction may be extended. If it gets to too many days the student would likely go to Ridge Creek. In the case of whether or not they committed the act, I am sure there have been times in the last 10 years when a student was put on for something they did not do. Counselors sometimes make mistakes. I do know that counselors try very hard to not make that mistake because it breaks trust when that happens. I don't think the students ever truly realize how much energy goes into making sure a student is acctually deserving of the restriction that they receive. The flip side of this is that there are plenty of times a student will get away with something and not get put on restriction. I imagine it evens out in the end.
"Are all fall outs for saftey reason? "
Yes.
"What if I told on a student for kissing a girl? Is this a saftey concern?"
Yes, for a couple of reasons. First that means the students are probably not focused on what they need to be focused on if they are in a relationship. Two, many girls that come to HLA have some pretty heaving issues surrounding intimate relationships, anything from being co-dependent to dealing with rape issues. When a kid is becoming intimately involved with another student it can push some big issues for the kids and keep them from their therapeutic work. I understand the problem the kids have with this rule. I have also been told by many kids that one of the nice things about HLA was not having that pressure on them the way they have it at their other schools.
I hope this helps. Again, I will not get into a rediculous debate. If you want to continue to ask legitimate questions, I will answer them. I feel there is nothing to hide. I will also not get into circular arguments or name calling."
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I really must thank you. If more HLA staffers showed the manners and courtesy that youve shown this would have been a much more conducive debate. I truly hope you'll stick around.
I can also accept your reasonable answers, as they are all I have ever truly sought from HLA.
I hope you will entertain more questions.
One that's been discussed at great length is the license issue. Is HLA a traditional boarding school or a theraputic one?
Also why are students kept from communicating unrestricted with their parents? I can understand limiting who they speak with, but not what they say. I myself was often made to rewrite letters if they contained passages such as "this place sucks" or simply "I dont like it here".
As much as I understand your preference for not revealing your name or position. Would you be willing to choose a user name? It would make things easier with communicating.
Again I thank you for your respectful nature and hope that we can continue the civil nature of the conversation.
Anonymous:
FYI... I am not ignoring these questions. I have been doing family stuff tonight, getting ready for Christmas and all. I will log back on tomorrow and address these questions.
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RobertBruce:
Good enough. Have a happy christmas, and please consider what I said about the user name. It really does cut down on confusion.
Anonymous:
RB, don't miss the 'refreshing' holiday greeting from our anon wizard of oz, question answerer.
http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?to ... 360#158725
But we should forgive him, cause according to Suzanne, it's not "as rude as some former students".
http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?to ... 360#158758
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