Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > The Ridge Creek School / Hidden Lake Academy
"Intervention" Program
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: ""Deborah"" ---This was posted in the Mission Mountain Forum:
"Another aspect of behavior modification used by Mission Mountain School, called an ?intervention?, is a period of intense physical work, reduced sleep, stricter rules and more intense group therapy. It is used for breaking into an ?underground?, the secrets the girls would keep from the group in order to be sneaky or plan a run. During an intervention we would have very strict inspections of our work, work all day in the hot sun, and if someone was resistant, or we didn?t pass inspection, we would start the day over again. This was used to ?break? down our defenses so that we would share what was going on with us. When an intervention lasts long enough, one gets physically, mentally and emotionally worn out until there isn?t enough energy left to hide ?what?s really going on?. The longest intervention I was on at the school was 22 days."
http://wwf.avigation.net/viewtopic.php?t=16759
How does HLAs Intervention compare? Is "working in the hot sun" all day really necessary to get to "what's really going on"?
That hasn't been my experience. Comments? I don't recall ever reading anything that resembled this in any of my counseling courses. Might someone be inclined to make something up to get off Intervention?
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An interevention is simply meant to be a punishment. No insight is really expected. It is simply suppose to be miserable enough for them, so that the never want to do something like they did again. It is kind of like a "Code Red" that you saw in the movie "A Few Good Men". There is nothing written about it in HLA's literature, but it does happen.
Anonymous:
According to parents, no forms are filled out, as with Ridge Creek.
Troll Control:
If they pulled this hit on my kid without my advice or consent, I would fucking freak out on those bastards. I'd be on the road, locked and loaded, looking for some face time with the director.
I just cannot understand, for the life of me, why on earth do HLA parents allow this type of nonsense to be inflicted upon their children without raising hell and holding these idiots and quacks to account for their actions.
hmmmmmm:
From when I worked there, they did do conference calls with the parents and counselors. I am not sure the extent of what they told them about the "intervention", but I do know they had the calls and received consent. (At least verbal.....and to what degree they divulged about the program, I am not sure)
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: ""Guest"" ---If they pulled this hit on my kid without my advice or consent, I would fucking freak out on those bastards. I'd be on the road, locked and loaded, looking for some face time with the director.
I just cannot understand, for the life of me, why on earth do HLA parents allow this type of nonsense to be inflicted upon their children without raising hell and holding these idiots and quacks to account for their actions.
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It gets even better...
HLA does get your consent before doing anything like this. But here's the kicker...If you don't give your consent, you will be told that you need to pick up your child and find another placement. The rationale is: "if you are not going to follow our reccomendations for what is best for your child, then we cannot help you and you need to find a place better suited for your needs"
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