Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > The Troubled Teen Industry
Coldwater the Movie
Anonymous:
This is the page that I found most interesting.
http://www.strugglingteenhelp.com/index ... %20Schools
List of Approved Schools
The following organizations represent our list of ?approved? schools that we have determined to be above reproach in regard to marketing and advertising practices. We use specific criteria to determine how a school or program can earn our ?approved? status. Below you will find the basic tenants of our approval process. Please note: The status of ?approved? schools is based on the integrity of their marketing practices. This list DOES NOT represent the quality of care, educational curriculum, or therapeutic services. We highly suggest that all parents searching for a school or program hire a professional educational consultant to assist in the research and admissions:
Integrity in Marketing & Advertising:
Does the school use referral agencies to attract and recruit new students?
Does the school accept student referrals from referral agencies who expect payment for the referral?
Does the school pay a commission or finder?s fee to referral agencies for student referrals?
Does the school pay former or current parents a finder?s fee for referring new students?
Does the school offer free tuition to parents who refer new students to the school or program?
Has the school created referral web sites to attract and gather student referrals? If so, does the website claim to be an independent referral service, or does it disclose the fact that the website is actually a lead generator for the specific school or group of schools (in other words, is the lead generating web site used to dupe or trick unsuspecting parents into believing that the referral agency?s web site is independent, representing only the best interest of the family when in fact, they only represent a certain school or program, getting paid for every family that enrolls their child).
Please note: It is of our opinion that any school that pays a referral source for a student referral is not practicing integrity unless they openly disclose this practice upfront. This practice not only lacks integrity, but it also dangerous and reckless. Additionally, any school or program that pays parents to recruit new students is not operating in acceptable levels of integrity, and is putting the referring parents into serious jeopardy; possibly opening them up to law suits and criminal prosecution. It is strongly suggested that parents searching the Internet for schools as the above questions to any referral source or school.
Approved List of Schools & Referral
The following schools have met the above described criteria. Please understand that this list is not complete. We intend to add schools continuously as our search for schools of integrity continues:
Abundant Life Academy
Carlbrook School
Positive Impact of Bahia de Kino
Academy at Swift River
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Integrity in marketing is important... but for me personally, I'd rather see a list of programs that had passed the test for safety. Are there any other programs or assoc that have marketing practices similar to WWASP? Marketing is actually the least of my concerns. If there were such a place that genuinely treated teens with respect and provided them a truly safe place to reevaluate their situation, I wouldn't care if it were plastered all over the web, or paid for referrals.
There are LOTS of programs that may have "intergrity in marketing" but fly under the radar, avoid regs (for what that's worth), and have had allegations of abuse. Academy at Swift River being one.
This seems to imply that if a program has acceptable marketing practices, they can be trusted with your child. My experience with such a "respected" programs proves that to be Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
Deborah
Carey:
Karen,
I am only a nuisance to those with whom I disagree.
Oh, and by the way, Tim did respond.
Carey
anon:
[ This Message was edited by: KarenZ on 2003-10-17 09:32 ]
Carey:
Karen you are so full of sh___!
I have talked to alot of people who run these programs. I don't trust any of them. Including Craig. They are all to eager to take on other peoples problems for a mighty high price. They are not doing it because they care...they are doing it for money. UNREGULATED!!!!!!
You talk about a fish flopping around, you go from claiming to know nothing about the programs,
"One of the reasons (the reason) I wouldn't want the job of an ed consultant, is how impossible it can be to have real knowledge of what goes on. I'm too afraid of the industry and how difficult it is to know whats going on from the outside. "
to offering advice on them,
"There are not many programs listed on the site, because I've stayed so busy with stuff like this, that I haven't called any of the thousands of programs asking about their referral policies - which I am supposed to do, and suggest adding them if they qualify according to the referral policies. Craig is the hub all the spokes connect to - but this is not a bad thing."
Oh, sounds like this is really a site that people should turn to, NOT!!!!!
You say it yourself, you are promoting something you know nothing about!
You are a part of the problem...not part of the solution!
The movie Coldwater is FICTION! If we need fiction to tell what is happening, it will shed doubt on the side of truth. It WILL hurt the court case. If you don't beleive me ask the attorney's invovled.
[ This Message was edited by: Carey on 2003-07-24 08:13 ]
[ This Message was edited by: Carey on 2003-07-24 08:15 ]
Anonymous:
:eek: :eek: :eek: Abundant Life Academy--Phase 1 in Mexico? Now KarenZ, how could you promote that? Unbelievable.
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