Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > The Troubled Teen Industry
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Deborah:
Core Solutions Takes Proactive Stand
Contact:
Randall Cook
Operations Manager
877-271-4427
www.corebb.com
October 14, 2007
In light of the recent Congressional Hearing, Core Solutions is taking a proactive stand to work in alliance with Schools and Programs intent on being viewed as Family Friendly, transparent in its day-to-day operations, and working in concert with the parents they serve.
The follow-up Congressional Hearing is scheduled for February 2008. As an industry, we must prepare. There has never been a more critical time to further empower and rally the support of your families. Their voices need to be heard and their stories told. They are your strength, your strongest ally and are the evidence of your true and honest intent.
Some key areas of value that our Bulletin Board services will provide to your Program:
A private secured online Bulletin Board system customized specifically for your program, available 24/7; includes regular monitoring to preserve the integrity of your School's Community.
The Schools are viewed as running a transparent program; no shroud of secrecy.
Viewed as a Family Friendly program. Your Bulletin Board quickly enhances and expands the family component of your program, providing a way for your families to tightly team with you for the true intent of actual family healing, not just treating their child.
Each Board reflects the individual branding of that Facility, i.e.: colors, logo, feel and they develop their own Facility Culture.
The overall Board culture reinforces the need for following program guidelines, graduation, and family involvement in order to make the changes needed for when their child returns home and to support their child's changes.
We have a very reputable reference list that you are welcome to contact.
A private, secure online central location to post Parent Manuals, Photos, News Articles, Research, Training and Resource Information, up-to-date notices about the Facility, Staff, returning graduate visits, upcoming events, family weekends, graduations, and showcase accomplishments, academic info, etc.
Economical for the Facilities, as we handle the training, monitoring, registrations, invites, terminations, and technical issues 365 days a year, including 'after hours'.
Our streamlined proven Bulletin Board system eliminates the learning curve of getting an online Community going for the families, and helping a program make it work for them.
The Administration will gain solid feedback on the effectiveness and dependability about Staff and program outcome.
Be Prepared. A functional Bulletin Board is the quickest, most efficient and effective way to become part of the solution by having a communication system that will aid your program in being prepared in all areas for the upcoming Congressional Hearing.
There are two things that are here to stay: technology and parent's needs. However, due to the unique nature of our industry, it takes much more then technical know-how to make a Bulletin Board work effectively and productively for a program. It's not just about setting a system up. It's about how to make that system work in sync with the goals and vision of the program. How to create unity and teamwork. We know how to make your Bulletin Board Service help communication with your parents, so that it doesn't work against you. It's the combined background of the Core Solutions Team - our experience and dedication to the family healing industry - that marries the two successfully!
Recognizing every private entity in the family healing field has an obligation and responsibility to be part of the solution, Core Solutions is willing to be the first contributor by offering a rate reduction through November 20th, 2007. Contact admin@corebb.com for more information. We are intent on having those Schools in full operation prior to the next hearing so that the true message can be heard.
About Core Solutions:
Core Solutions is known for their successful, affordable private and secure online parent bulletin board service, customized for individual programs, Ed Consultant Groups and other professional organizations.
Who's Randall Cook / Core Solutions?
Randall Cook has applied his vast experience, intensity and insight to Core Solutions and as a result has created an unrivaled value for Core’s client Programs and Schools, and their incredible parents. In the years since graduating an adolescent residential program himself, he went on to work in various capacities in the private youth placement arena. Now being the proud husband and father of a wonderful young family himself, he has found great purpose in serving other parents and their families.
Struggling teens are not a new phenomena. However, it seems to be happening more often that a mother stands out in front of their yard talking as their neighbor scratches their head and says “you sent him where…for what…wow, he always seemed like a nice kid, would come over and wash the dishes after he ate.â€
Anonymous:
Hey, is this Randall Cook the same Randy Cook who is the son of Glenda Cook Ikuta, former WWASPS "The Source" Newsletter editor ? If so, he was in Paradise Cove, IIRC, and also, I think was once involved in the transport business.
If I am not mistaken, Glenda Cook, aka Glenda Gabriel is somehow associated with Dore Frances, the ed consultant.
Anybody know if this is the same guy?
FYI - most WWASPS parents will remember who Glenda - nee Cook - nee Ikuta - nee Gabriel is, I am sure but may not remember her son, Randy.
Steve Ikuta worked for WWASPS too, I think at CCM, but it's been a long time.
Deborah:
As a matter of fact, Glenda Gabriel is the only other bio listed
Glenda Gabriel is a strong advocate for parent's rights and the parent-choice industry. In addition to being the mother of a program graduate, she's worked for many years developing vital parent support services for structured residential boarding schools.
Having at one time experienced her own child’s self-destructive behavior, she knows first hand the horrific roller coaster of emotions parents go through; helplessness and the loss of hope, fueled by guilt, shame and isolation. No matter how supportive and caring their personal support system, no one really understands what they’re going through.
Driven by a passion to make a difference, and understanding these parents unique needs, Glenda went on to create and introduce many innovative solutions for the parent-choice industry, that work with at-risk youth and their families. The results gave a venue and voice for more parent involvement. These solutions met the parent’s need for support, ‘tightened ranks’ with their child’s program, and encouraged personal ownership so that the entire family was working towards growth and healing. She also started parent support groups organized for parents of at-risk kids who were needing and/or already in treatment. Those groups rapidly multiplied and spread across the country. Her willingness to share her experiences, reasons to hope, and being an advocate for personal ownership, quickly made her a sought after speaker by parent groups, volunteer and humanitarian organizations, PTAs and school faculties, and programs and schools associated with the parent-choice industry.
Glenda points out that everyone has a stake in turning around the lives of kids with out-of-control behavior. Everyone benefits by a willingness to be part of the solution to stop the destruction, because our youth, and their families, are the very heart and foundation of our country. Their success ripples out and benefits us all.
Deborah:
Yeh, Paradise Cove
http://www.strugglingteens.com/archives ... ews03.html
psy:
--- Quote from: ""Guest"" ---Hey, is this Randall Cook the same Randy Cook who is the son of Glenda Cook Ikuta, former WWASPS "The Source" Newsletter editor ? If so, he was in Paradise Cove, IIRC, and also, I think was once involved in the transport business.
--- End quote ---
He also managed the WWASP bulletin board for a while.
--- Quote ---If I am not mistaken, Glenda Cook, aka Glenda Gabriel is somehow associated with Dore Frances, the ed consultant.
Anybody know if this is the same guy?
--- End quote ---
The very same one. He called me on the phone a while ago, i recorded the call since it was legal to do so and I was expecting an educational consultant with the information he sent me. AFAIK, He also inadvertently gave me consent by saying "i assume you're recording this call" and continuing to talk. He explained a lot about this new BBS thing... Imo it's a bunch of industry BS and he's being used by the industry, probably lead around by his allegedly psycho bitch wwasp-cheerleader mom.
The BBS is like an online forum for parents. It's like struggling teens, but secret. He designed his software (CoreBB) with the help of a PphBB developer. Supposedly it's secure but as far as I understood it's really his first coding project. Anyway... He sells this software only to "good" programs he says, although he did describe Ken Kay as a "great guy" (hence, I really need to question his judgment on that particular issue).
At the time he talked to me, I didn't know he was a survivor until he mentioned Paradise Cove... Then I understood. I didn't expect his BBS to get any customers but so far it looks like they have a bunch. I should probably talk to him. I know he reads Fornits...
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