I see resources as being, better trained people, hiring more people, better teacher child ratios, better child restraints in cars, faster reaction times for EMT's, more training for staff working with kids in wilderness. More EMT training.
Most of these programs have the resources (the money to hire qualified and trained professionals) they just choose not to do so. They chose to line their pockets with it instead of using it to help the kids. Look at the latest ad for Richey's program, the ad for employment. (It is posted in another thread). It talks about being located in a low income setting. I interpret that to mean, we ain't gonna pay you much to work for us....but then the cost of living isn't much, so come on down. You don't have to have a high school diploma, all that is required is a GED.
Don't ge me wrong, I am not knocking people who have only a GED or who are low income individuals. The point I am trying to make is most of the people who prosper off of this industry have the resources, the tuition is high, they just don't use it for what it should be used for. The industry is profit driven. They are going to cut all costs, to make a "big" buck.
Thats why it is a good idea for the parents to visit the schools and get to know who is going to be looking after their child and what training they have.
Why do they need to come down? If they want to know the training of the staff that info can be giben over the phone. The problem is that these cult/child torturers LIE about the qualifications of staff. Or give misleading information ie. have a "therepist" without a doctorate that the kid only sees rarely. The only adult that has regular cotnact with the kids is the "house parent" or whatever name they give the person who essentially acts as the guard, labor overseer
That is an extremely strange response... it is obvious you have no clue about the TBS industry. This is a prime example of someone reading about some hell hole somewhere 30 years ago and then trying to relate his experiences to boarding schools.
None of the information you provided above relates to any school that I have ever seen or read about, with house parents and therapists without degrees......This is also a prime example of why you dont want to count on what you hear on these forums or web sites (my self included)....
and all the more reason to visit the schools and talk to kids at random (as I did) and have lunch with them. Speak to parents who had been thru the program...speak to staff, ask about training and backgounds. I agree they are not all the same that is why everyone needs to do their homework.
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