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Charly:
I don't know the topics.  I'll have to find that out.
Re: Tim Brace    Consensus seems to be that he was very mild at Carlbrook and not very confrontational-  more inclined to weep than to yell.

Want to mention that boys wore dress shirts and ties to class and girls wore nice pants or skirts.  Had the feel of a southern prep school.  Pretty campus with nice facilities and adding more.  I think there is a new dining hall now.  The portable buildings that were there won some kind of award for being so well done that they didn't look at all like portable buildings.  The main building looked like a plantation house.

Reading didn't appear to be censored. Everyone was into DaVinci Code at the time.  My kid read that and got into Ayn Rand and Shakespeare.

Dr Phil:

--- Quote from: ""Charly"" ---Dr. Phil-   The circumstances you describe would not warrant sending a kid away.  Also, I don't believe there are thousands of parents wanting to find a placement for a struggling teen- I could be wrong, but that seems high.  I didn't look at the other two schools  we considered, so I can't say if I would have found them OK at the end of the day.  Carlbrook seemed to suit what we wanted- at least based on the initial visit and information we got.
I really think every kid's situation is different.  Many will agree to family counseling or good local therapy.  Some need a rehab program for substance abuse (short term).  I am not a psychologist, so I can't say, but I actually have only recommended Carlbrook to a few people-  those who had a pretty mild mannered kid who was in wilderness at the time and the family was looking for a TBS with pretty strong academics.
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Im just assuming that number since thousands of kids have passed through one program, wwasps, all by itself.. then if you added all the unregulated TBS and abusive regulated TBS together it would be a lot more places than we care to think. I am just wondering, if a huge group of people like that were looking for placement, what do you tell them. Because that is the reality of the situation right now. Anyways, you forgot to mention the price of the program, and if you dont mind how long is the average stay for a kid?

Charly:
Carlbrook cost $5000 a month at the time my son was there.  I think it has gone up.  The kids got computers after a couple of months (no internet). There was a "tech fee" that we paid for this. My son thought it was a crappy computer, but he has pretty high standards.
The program is 14-15 months.  There are graduations in March, May, August and December. (I think March is accurate)

I am not claiming to be an expert.  All I can report is my experience and what I can get out of my son.  I did have a lot more contact with the place than most parents- I can assure you of that.  I also have had a lot of contact with graduates and parents since then.

try another castle:

--- Quote ---Re: Tim Brace Consensus seems to be that he was very mild at Carlbrook and not very confrontational- more inclined to weep than to yell.
--- End quote ---


I guess that consensus didn't bother to mention his predisposition for inviting boys up into his office privately for some more "intimate" smooshing? Nothing blatant or concrete enough to give a student adequate evidence for filing charges... just nice, no-boundaries, incredibly uncomfortable affection... in his office... with the door closed.

Charly:
Are you serious?  Was he ever accused of that?  Any charges filed?

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