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Anonymous:
As abusive and dangerous as juvenile detention facilities can be, the abuse, suffering, and psychological damage caused by private facilities is far worse. At least in the CYA he'll have some minimal rights-- being able to be visited by his parents, make phone calls, have some sort of an education, etc. He will NOT get these things at a WWASPS facility like Horizon. In Horizon, he'll be expected to "earn" the "right" to maintain contact w/ his parents-- that can take anywhere from weeks to months to years.
The educational program at these facilities is NOT regionally accredited, and therefor, meaningless. It doesn't even include real classroom teaching. In all WWASPS facilities, the children simply read booklets, then fill out multiple choice tests, which are checked by "educational aides"-- employees who often have no qualifications whatsoever. Essentially, the children are expected to teach themselves.
Not to mention the lack of therapy, excessive use of solitary confinement and other extreme measures, EST-style seminars, psychological and physical abuse...
CCM girl 1989:
Another case of too little too late. Amazing just amazing! Okay, so you have an 18 year old kid doing well. But your younger son is struggling? Prime example, one size parenting does not fit all. You think he is mentally ill? Perhaps he is chemically imbalanced, but you are just realizing this now?
So, okay.........will it be equal amounts of time that he'll have to spend in CYA or New Horizons? How long is that?
Worried Dad:
--- Quote ---On 2006-05-03 13:03:00, CCM girl 1989 wrote:
"Another case of too little too late. Amazing just amazing! Okay, so you have an 18 year old kid doing well. But your younger son is struggling? Prime example, one size parenting does not fit all. You think he is mentally ill? Perhaps he is chemically imbalanced, but you are just realizing this now?
So, okay.........will it be equal amounts of time that he'll have to spend in CYA or New Horizons? How long is that?
"
--- End quote ---
Thanks for your answer. I have taken him to counselling, when he'd go. The counsellor suggested that I take him to a psychiatrist. He thought he might be suffering from depression. The psychiatrist prescribed an anti-depressant to see if this would make things better. My son took it for a few weeks, then quit. I have no way of making him take medications either. It wasn't until earlier this year I learned about Oppositional Defiant Disorder. He may be suffering from that. A few years ago I managed to get the school to test him for learning disablities, he doesn't have any of those. They didn't bother to suggest or test him for emotional disorders at that time though.
I've spent a lot of time with him over the years too. The boy has a Red Belt with a Black stripe in Taekwondo thanks to me. He and I took classes together for a long time until he decided to quit a couple of years ago. He didn't care that I had to pay for another year even though he wasn't attending or that he was one step away from Black Belt.
Anyway again thank you for sharing your opinion about my parenting ability. I hope you never have a situation like mine.
Worried Dad:
--- Quote ---On 2006-05-03 13:02:00, Anonymous wrote:
"As abusive and dangerous as juvenile detention facilities can be, the abuse, suffering, and psychological damage caused by private facilities is far worse. At least in the CYA he'll have some minimal rights-- being able to be visited by his parents, make phone calls, have some sort of an education, etc. He will NOT get these things at a WWASPS facility like Horizon. In Horizon, he'll be expected to "earn" the "right" to maintain contact w/ his parents-- that can take anywhere from weeks to months to years.
The educational program at these facilities is NOT regionally accredited, and therefor, meaningless. It doesn't even include real classroom teaching. In all WWASPS facilities, the children simply read booklets, then fill out multiple choice tests, which are checked by "educational aides"-- employees who often have no qualifications whatsoever. Essentially, the children are expected to teach themselves.
Not to mention the lack of therapy, excessive use of solitary confinement and other extreme measures, EST-style seminars, psychological and physical abuse... "
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Your answer is helpful, thanks. Yes I'm in a rush to get as much information on this as possible before I make a decision.
So CYA would be better? Yikes. :sad:
I found Horizon Academy did have an accredidation. I'm not sure what it's worth though. http://www.boisestate.edu/naas/schools/newschools.shtml
Worried Dad:
It also seems to be licensed by the state of Nevada. http://dcfs.state.nv.us/ChildCareDocs/C ... tyList.pdf
I'm still not convinced that this would be a good option.
What's my best option, any ideas?
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