Is Who involved with this? Sounds right up his alley.
The SIM Axis of Evil
Marketing to parents, existing and future programs
http://www.simalliance.com/To parents:
The section To Parents ..... See References to Troubled Teen Issues Below ..... ALSO, read this .....
You are a resource. You are a very valuable resource to other parents who may be experiencing similar problems with their children. If you own or manage a web site, consider joining our link exchange program. Regardless of what your resources are, we would also appreciate your involvement in our upcoming online forums. These forums will help parents whose financial resources make treatment help unfeasible.
Bookmark this site, and join us in our effort to help ALL people who seek us out, while trying to find help for troubled teens and at-risk children.
Educate yourself. Also, read the messages to the right, and thoroughly read through our site (links to the left). SIM is seriously concerned about the abundant unethical practices in the youth-at-risk industry. It permeates marketing practices, treatment programs, etc., and is littered throughout the internet.
STOP using search engines to find help. Be wise, and bookmark. If you're looking for help for your troubled teen or child, DON'T use a search engine to find that help. You WILL fall into a whirlwind of marketing traps and tactics.Instead, bookmark the following specific, important sites:
www.insightpros.comwww.therapistlocator.netwww.strugglingteens.comStruggling Teens has a wealth of information for parents who are looking for answers. Stop searching the net, and look at what they offer.
Struggling Teens also provides links to educational consultants whose experience in the industry dwarfs that of most independent referral sources. If you speak with them first, they will provide you with unbiased information regarding programs and perils in the youth-at-risk industry. You will not get this lack of bias by contacting most of the web sites that pop up in the search engines.
Also, the Therapist Locator service has information on numerous disorders and problems facing troubled teens and their families. In addition to being a reliable resource for finding a local therapist, you will find valuable information regarding potential therapeutic issues facing your family members.
Indicator of Quality and Value:
A solid indicator of our support of a program or treatment service is if you see it listed in our link exchange, or on any of our sites' pages. We still recommend that you do your homework before placing your child anywhere.
You are your child's most valuable authority figure. Don't compromise his/her safety or well-being by thinking you are unimportant or unnecessary. Get the assistance of a therapist AND an educational consultant, each of whom can help you make the critical decisions without being swayed by marketers.
http://www.simalliance.com/#Teen-Boot-C ... ss-Therapy