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hanzomon4:
My mom said she saw a girl get admitted into a eating disorder facility called Remuda Ranch on the Tyra Banks show.
Has anyone heard of this place?

This is what was listed on their website concerning licensing
--- Quote ---Remuda Ranch Programs are accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and are also fully licensed by the State of Arizona. Each Intensive Inpatient Program is licensed as a Level I Behavioral Health Facility - Inpatient Program.
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And this is their treatment overview:
--- Quote ---Treatment Overview:
Remuda Ranch offers programs and settings that are distinctively different from the traditional, institutional format offered at hospitals and clinics. We provide a balanced approach, which produces a continuing lifestyle change through individualized, Biblically based programs designed to treat the whole person and meet her unique medical, nutritional and psychological needs. Remuda's programs are geared toward overcoming the habitual response patterns of an eating disorder and uncovering the issues at the core of the illness.

Remuda provides safe, secure, healing environments in comfortable, ranch-like settings. These settings allow for a broad range of activities, including a full equestrian program, as an integral part of individualized therapy. Throughout her treatment, Remuda's medical, psychiatric and clinical staff gives each patient the tools to return to her family with the confidence, courage and determination to live a healthy and productive life.
 
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I don't know but something about this smacks of "program" speak.

Anonymous:

--- Quote ---All therapies are scientifically-valid and Biblically-based,
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These concepts don't mix.

Who wants to bet most of the "therapy" consists of telling anorexics that they're lardasses?

Anonymous:

--- Quote from: ""Milk Gargling Death Penalty"" ---
--- Quote ---All therapies are scientifically-valid and Biblically-based,
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These concepts don't mix.

Who wants to bet most of the "therapy" consists of telling anorexics that they're lardasses?
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First, from what/where is the quotation?

Second, why makes something based on the Bible necessarily invalid scientifically?

Finally, I'm sure newcomers welcome the sound judgment and factual basis for your opinion about therapies offered.

hanzomon4:
I called them and asked Mia's 10 questions and they seemed to pass them ok[*]How often may I contact my child, and how often may I visit? - Kids get 1 call with a therapist+parent once a week and they also get 1 call directly with their parents also once a week(or day?). It's not supervised but the phone is in a public area. Visits come in after 2 weeks are so for therapy sessions and family days. If needed parents can also visit on the weekends.(I'm going to call them back to be 100% sure that I got this info correct)    

[*]What are the qualifications of the line staff who work directly with the teens? - basically the line staff are all registered nurses and they are on hand 24hrs. The other staff include Registered Dietitians, Masters Level Therapist and psychiatrists, and a primary care doctor.

[*]What is your policy on isolation and restraint? - They don't have one because they're licensed as a Level 1 Behavioral Health Facility. I checked and it appears that in Arizona only a level 2 facility can use restraints of any kind, I'll call someone(Arizona licensing board?)  to check this out.

[*]What is your procedure for patient complaints? - Patients can make complaints...... crap I forgot the specifics but I believe each patient has an advocate who would hear complaints from the patient and parent or they could speak with the child's therapist.

[*]What are the rules of the program, and what are the consequences for breaking them? - They don't have any specific rules/consequences, they say kids are usually compliant and that they don't deal with ODD kids or kids with serious behavioral problems.

[*]How do you deal with medical complaints? - Didn't ask, I assume that this would be handled by the primary care doctor.

[*]What is your philosophy on confrontation? - No confrontations, they didn't know what I was talking about so I explained. After I explained they said that they didn't use anything that resembled confrontations.

[*]How long will my child need to be in treatment? - 60 days

[*]What is a typical day in treatment like? - Didn't ask

[*]What are your policies about medication? - They don't allow kids to bring their own medication, but Doctors at the facility will dispense and fill a patients medication. However they also said that they would screen the child to determine what medications are needed(small red flag)  [/list]

Nothing really sticks out as bad.... But I'm still curious and want  to hear about this program from an independent source

hanzomon4:

--- Quote from: ""questioningone"" ---
First, from what/where is the quotation?

Second, why makes something based on the Bible necessarily invalid scientifically?

Finally, I'm sure newcomers welcome the sound judgment and factual basis for your opinion about therapies offered.
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It's on their website and nothing about the bible makes a treatment option bad. However there's quiet a few quacks out there who use the Bible as a bases for their quackery, this makes many folks uneasy about any program mentioning the Bible.

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