Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > The Ridge Creek School / Hidden Lake Academy
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--- Quote ---On 2006-01-23 06:10:00, Anonymous wrote:
"I'm allowed to talk to him once a week for ten minutes, but his phone calls are monitored on their end. Negative talk at the program is considered manipulation. Suicidal statements are punished with restriction...again considered manipulation. Ridgecreek is used as minor infractions mount up. They call it grounding. I call it boot camp. My child complained that he wasn't adequately clothed to keep him warm against the cold at night. I feel like my child is sometimes being punished for the symptoms of his psychological problems. I feel frustrated with the whole process. I thought I was sending him to utopia where he could work on his self esteem and get help for his underlying problems but instead it looks like a gulag. I sent him there because I wanted him to be safe, but I'm afraid I have made a terrible mistake."
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You should read some stories of how they "treat" anorexia. They start by punishing the child for not eating, then make her stand out in the freezing cold rain as a "consequence" then put her on restrictions for "manipulating."
Sure sounds like some valid clinical processes to me.
Why would you think that an unlicensed residential treatment center is going to provide real therapy that gets to the root of the problem?
What they do is punish the child for exhibiting symptoms of a true psychiatric disorder as if behavior modification addresses psychopathology. Have anorexia and don't eat? Restrictions. Have "ODD" and act out? Restrictions. Have tourettes and curse at a teacher? Restrictions. Learning disabled and act out in class? Restrictions.
What can't be fixed with a little extra punishment? Well, maybe graft. That seems to go on unceasingly at HLA.
YOU HAVE SENT YOUR KID TO UNLICENSED, UNTRAINED, BIZARRELY BEHAVING QUACKS. GO GET YOUR KID and bring him to a professional in your community who can help treat psychiatric disorders in a proven, effective manner.
Deborah:
--- Quote ---On 2006-01-23 06:10:00, Anonymous wrote:
Negative talk at the program is considered manipulation. Suicidal statements are punished with restriction...again considered manipulation. Ridgecreek is used as minor infractions mount up. They call it grounding. I call it boot camp. My child complained that he wasn't adequately clothed to keep him warm against the cold at night. I feel like my child is sometimes being punished for the symptoms of his psychological problems.
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You have some legitimate concerns.
Many programs, such as HLA, sprang from the CEDU method, which you can read more about in the CEDU forum. It is typical in 99% of programs to monitor calls and 'consequence' negative comments.
My son was put out overnight at RC with a black trash bag to lay on and a pancho to cover his head. No water, no food, no flashlight. It was cold and he was vomitting. No one in ear shot to hear his calls for help. They have no tent to protect from rattlesnakes, etc and a person who lived there claimed that bears frequently disturbed her trashcans.
You can't punish away suicidal thoughts, or any other human distress.
Seek an independent professional who can access the form of 'treatment' your child is receiving. The professionals I consulted with advised me to remove my son asap. Read the link above.
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2006-01-22 21:21:00, Anonymous wrote:
"I have a child at HLA and I'm worried about the posts that I have been reading. Does anyone have any current information on the conditions there?"
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What are the first names of your child's counselors?
Anonymous:
My problem with disclosing that information is that if any one at HLA is monitoring this site they may be able to figure out who my child is and I don't want them to be punished because I'm speaking out about my concerns. I just want to know if anyone has had any positive experiences. I tried the link to struggling teens but was unable to locate any positive reports other than the campus visit.
Anonymous:
Go up there unannounced and insist on speaking to your child privately.
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