Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > The Troubled Teen Industry
Remuda ranch Arizona
Anonymous:
So can I put it on my list of programs to refer kids to? Can I tell parents it is Fornits approved? :wink:
Nihilanthic:
If it is non-coercive, does not cut them off from the outside world, lets them leave if they don't want to be there, does not force treatment, and does not abuse them, then its not a "program"... it is a treatment facility.
Oz girl:
Well it does not really look like this is a "programme". Obviously there is some kind of kooky religious bent but at least a specific medical condition is being treated by the relevant professionals. This looks and feels the way a "treatment facility" should.
1. It actually treats a specific medical disorder not made up things like "acting out sexually" and ODD
2. it is not about punishment. The aim appears to be to get the kid better and home.
3. it appears to have qualified staff specific to that field.
So it is run by God botherers. There are a lot of Christians who go in for the idea that jesus helps things along. As long as they dont believe that the medical therapy is prayer alone, or have kids talking in tounges I cant seem the harm if this is your sort of thing.
try another castle:
It seems legit, but that whole "Biblically based programs designed to treat the whole person" still bugs me. Doesn't mean it's a TBS... but what does jesus have to do with eating disorders? That's kind of like requiring someone to believe in a god in order to quit drugs or alcohol. (There's nothing like that, is there? :P )
Truth Searcher:
I have first hand personal knowledge of the Remuda program. It is a very first rate eating disorder clinic. The physical facility is nicer than some of the nicer hotels I have stayed in. The program is staffed by licensed and certified professionals. It bears absolutely no resemblance to the behavior modification programs that you all fight so diligently against.
It is voluntary. They offer both a short (6 wks) and long term (up to a year) residential treatment plan.
It is in fact a faith based program. It is widely recognized in psychological circles that spirituality is a human need. And using that spirituality is very often a strength for anyone battling any life threatening difficulty.
I understand that not everyone feels the compulsion to embrace some form of spirituality ... but many find that this component is key to their recovery process.
If it works ... let them be.
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