Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > Aspen Education Group
Ellen Behren's Industry Study Funded by AEG
Whooter:
--- Quote from: "Dysfunction Junction" ---Maybe, I couldn't say. All I can say for a fact is that Aspen doesn't provide treatment, so there can't be study about Aspen's treatment. I guess you could take it up with their lawyers though.
Tell me, when Behrens was studying the nonexistent treatment at Aspen programs, was she riding a unicorn by chance? Did she run into the Loch Ness Monster??
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Close your eyes and think real hard and maybe the facts will go away. Maybe there isnt a study which was independently done with third party oversight presented at the APA annual convention.
Now open you eyes !!
Residential Treatment Outcome-Study
Dam, the link is still there. It wont go away.
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Troll Control:
I think it worked!
--- Quote from: "Dr. Robert Friedman, PhD." ---Some residential programs selfidentify as “therapeutic boarding
schools,” “emotional growth academies” or “behavior modification facilities,” and market to families of youth with psychiatric diagnoses, claiming expertise in treating a variety of serious conditions.
Many of these new programs are notcurrently subject to any state licensing or
monitoring as mental health facilities.
Currently, the only information available about most of these programs comes from their own marketing efforts and there is no systematic, independently collected descriptive or outcome data on these programs[/size].
Highly disturbing reports have been published in the public media and provided
by youth and families describing financial opportunism by program operators, poor
quality education, harsh discipline, inappropriate seclusion and restraint, substandard
psychotherapeutic interventions conducted by unqualified staff, medical and nutritional
neglect, and rights violations in a number of unregulated facilities.
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I wonder whom I should believe? A renowned psychologist from USF or Whooter from Aspen? :rofl:
Whooter:
--- Quote from: "Dysfunction Junction" ---I think it worked!
--- Quote from: "Dr. Robert Friedman, PhD." ---Some residential programs selfidentify as “therapeutic boarding
schools,” “emotional growth academies” or “behavior modification facilities,” and market to families of youth with psychiatric diagnoses, claiming expertise in treating a variety of serious conditions.
Many of these new programs are notcurrently subject to any state licensing or
monitoring as mental health facilities.
Currently, the only information available about most of these programs comes from their own marketing efforts and there is no systematic, independently collected descriptive or outcome data on these programs[/size].
Highly disturbing reports have been published in the public media and provided
by youth and families describing financial opportunism by program operators, poor
quality education, harsh discipline, inappropriate seclusion and restraint, substandard
psychotherapeutic interventions conducted by unqualified staff, medical and nutritional
neglect, and rights violations in a number of unregulated facilities.
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I wonder whom I should believe? A renowned psychologist from USF or Whooter from Aspen? :rofl:
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That is why they are doing studies!!
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Troll Control:
--- Quote ---...the only information available about most of these programs comes from their own marketing efforts and there is no systematic, independently collected descriptive or outcome data on these programs.
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I think the point the good doctor was making is that the study you keep referring to was not independent nor valid, but rather a marketing tool. I tend to believe bonafide psychologists over Aspen marketers.
Whooter:
We have come a long way. A few weeks ago many people had never heard of the Residential Treatment Outcome Study performed by Canyon Research. They looked at close to 1,000 children and families and found that the programs studied where up to 80% effective.
Dysfunction junction and myself managed to put the spot light on this study over the past day or two and were able to nail down that the study was indeed independent and was overseen by an independent third party in the form of a Review Board (WIRB). From WIRB’s documents:
The IRB also reviews the consent form (which they did for the Aspen Study) for the research to make sure that it is accurate. If it approves the research, the IRB continues to review the ongoing research after it starts. (This is called oversight).
WIRB reviewed the consent forms and approved the study and issued “Certificates of approval” as was pointed out in the study itself and presented to the APA.
Here are some supportive links and information as we stand today:
Residential Treatment Outcome-Study
Canyon Research & Consulting: Independent research company that conducted the study.
** Western Institutional Review Board: Independent board that approved research and audited the study.
The Western Institutional Review Board approved consent/assent forms and issued Certificates of Approval for the study.
Here are copies of their "Certificate of Approval" forms
Sample 1
Sample 2
at the bottom of page 2 it states:
Federal regulations require that WIRB conduct continuing review of approved research. You will receive Continuing
Review Report forms from WIRB. These reports must be returned even though your study may not have started.
The above study was presented at the American Psychological Association (APA) conference 2006. ** As a disclaimer Dysfunction Junction of fornits was mistaken the first time when he said WIRB never heard of the study. What he meant was he called WIRB and they did hear of the study but said they only approved the Questionnaire. So we need to consider DJs' input/opinion against the published facts.
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