Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > The Ridge Creek School / Hidden Lake Academy
Psychotherapy Cults
hurleygurley:
Brain research that's been coming out steadily in the last few years due to technological advances in imaging, indicates, among many other relevant interesting things, that the repetition/reliving of traumatic stories makes matters worse. Every time the trauma is retold (especially under "therapeutic" circumstances when the "telling" is loaded) it reinforces the brain pathways that lead to that memory. This research has popped up a lot since 9/11 and there's been more attention on trauma therapy. No one does Psychodrama anymore except for the few who invested in workshops in the 70's and 80's and are still trying to get their money's worth.
From the Salesmanshipclub (ref. above) - nice name. ; }
http://www.salesmanshipclub.org/therapy_components.aspx
BTW: Internal research and evaluation is an important component of our mission as each program strives to deliver innovative, effective and efficient services. Each year, our research and evaluation team analyzes the effectiveness of each program.
An evaluation of family therapy clients in 2004 showed that after just 3-6 therapy sessions:
* 70% with school behavior problems reported improvement.
* 75% reported improved family relationships.
* 99% of children remained in home.
* 99% report being treated with respect.
* 95% said services are helpful.
BTW, there is a good deal of this type of brain research that supports the simple idea that rapport, "limbic attunement" (empathy!) and loving attention et al... everything we know... is at the core of a therapeutic relationship. I'll post some books on the subject.
Troll Control:
OK, so locking them up, denying contact with loved ones, depriving them of sleep and food, raw confrontation, psychodrama and punishment aren't the most effective treatment?
Who woulda thunk it? :roll:
BTW, as an aside, AEG is pushing hard to implement a new psychodrama program. Lon Toolbury promotes it on his website.
If it walks, like a duck and talks like a duck, it's a QUACK.
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