I came across this forum while searching for information online about AARC. As I stated in other posts, I have a very close friend who is a graduate of AARC. While at AARC, this person was subjected to a physical assault in the home of an AARC board member by the sibling of a client. For reasons known only to the staff of AARC, my friend was forced to recant the account of this assault. My friend was also sexually assaulted in another home by a "client". It is not a great leap of logic to assume that placing vulnerable children into the homes that produced children with severely destructive behaviors puts these vulnerable children at risk. There is no question that Dean Vause has attempted to misrepresent himself as a psychologist. The question one must ask is "Why?". Whether or not some children emerged from AARC able to live productive lives is not the issue. The issue is the harm done to many children while in AARC. Graham James was a successful hockey coach in the most elite junior league in the world, and was able to work for years while allegations about his behavior swirled about. In the end he was convicted for sexually assaulting a number of his most successful charges. People with wealth and power in this province have lent their support to AARC. This includes holders of political office. It is never in the interest of people whose positions entail an element of public awareness to be associated with a scandal, particularly one involving the harming of children. The unravelling of AARC could encompass a great many unsavory things: abuse of children, misappropriation of charity and government funds, fraud etc.
If some former "clients" feel that they were mistreated in AARC, a forum such as this to discuss their experiences makes sense. It does not make sense for those former "clients" who advocate AARC to post here. If one was not harmed by AARC, it does not mean that others were not.
I just wanted some info so that I could have a greater understanding of the profoundly negative experience of my friend.
