Obviously, this particular board is for commentary and opinions based on CEDU. Hopefully, nobody will be too inconvienced or put off with the following.
I'd never heard of Islandview, so I figured I'd look it up. The first thing I noticed was the location. Utah just seems to be conducive to disturbing behavior and beliefs. Far be it from me to denounce polygamy, but when children start being abused then "tradition" and "personal beliefs" are irrelevant, and those guilty of such betrayal of the innocence of children that want to claim entitlement to exception based upon their personal model of faith can make those pleading screams as they are dragged away to the room of ravenous wolves who haven't eaten for five days. Anyways, that's a rant for another site.
Like I was saying, I looked up this Islandview website, and I neglected to read their bullshit mission statement because those kinds of places all share the same kind of hubristic tone, always intended to mollify parents with the beguiling promise that the trouble in their child's life is not, in fact, a reflection of their parenting whatsoever. No, in fact, some kids are just born deficient, and there was nothing you as a parent could have done to remedy whatever shortcomings your child displays. That is where we come in. Here at...you guys are all familiar with the rhetoric.
Then I checked out the staff bios. Jesus. That was the creepiest lineup of so-called troubled adolescent care specialists I've ever seen. Something about the "school psychologist" particularly brought out a sense of foreboding in me. I don't know, maybe it was this picture. The school Psych is the guy who is seated.
http://www.oakley-school.com/founder1.htmlAlso, check out the "Check in on my child" option on the following official Islandview website. I love the image there. This broad has a kid sequestered at some long term radical treatment facility in fucking Syracuse, Utah, and she's sitting at the computer with this vapid grin on her face that is probably intended to appear delighted, relieved, and grateful all at once. You can almost read the thoughts her face is supposed to imply- "Oh, he IS making progress! What a wonderful assessment of my kid?s progress by the people I'm paying to straighten him/her out. Well, not straighten them out, I mean, heal them of their inherent defects that I did nothing to cause and was wholly unqualified to correct. Unlike these nice people in Utah, who I'm paying an exorbitant amount of money to in order to guide the development of my own child's very personality. I'm comfortable with that. And this progress report says that my kid is making huge strides towards being a functioning and stable human being, although he/she is still a good 6 months to a year away from discharge. Speaking of which, I better get my checkbook and send those miracle workers another used Honda Civic. For what they're doing with my kid (and for what I don't have to trouble myself with doing now,) paying enough money per month to buy a used car outright is totally worth it."
Actually, I'd imagine that is not the sentiment they had in mind in going with this particular image. But it's what I took out of it.
http://www.islandview-rtc.com/[ This Message was edited by: Sardonic Shrug on 2006-02-27 22:09 ]