The original topic of this thread was the lie that the Wizard had created the AARC model. Untrue, he stole it from Miller Newton. That's why the phases, the total isolation of Newcomers, the host homes, the Peer Counselors, the raps, the Synanon style group hate sessions, the confessions and praying, are all identical to Kids. But then AARC was originally called Kids.
But as I stated earlier, feel free to embrace Dr. McMahon's love for AARC. I on the other hand am still waiting for an analysis from a doctor who is not an AARC parent, not an AARC board member, and not a consultant to private addiction treatment centres.
I can't help but lump Dr. McMahon in with the other physician parents who put their offspring in Kids, since they chose to forsake legitimate medical treatment and place their children in a cult run by a complete amateur posing as a mental health expert. You know, that phys ed teacher who worked at Kids and then claimed to have invented a method to rehabillitate drug addicts.
Too bad you did the same thing with your kid.