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Boy raped at WestCare-Georgia Intensive RTC
Anne Bonney:
--- Quote from: "Whooter" ---This is what my point is, Anne. lol I can say that someone implied Basketball is abusive and that catches your eye, but you accept “at face value” someone implying that a coroner is bribed or coerced and that gets a pass.
It shows how one sided you think. You cant see that?
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No, I sort of dismissed the bribery of a coroner as reaching. I "accepted" nothing. But, par for the course for you, you insisted on attempting to make it seem as if I "gave it a pass".
Ursus:
--- Quote from: "Whooter" ---I read the report twice and here is what we know from it:
That was Saturday night. Two days later, the victim reported what happened to a therapist.
He noted that the victim waited two days to report it and cited conflicting statements in his account, but said the company alerted Juvenile Justice, DFCS and police anyway.
"The investigation did not substantiate any negligence on their part," said Rob Rosenbloom, deputy commissioner for Community Services and Intake, "and we believe the children are still safe there."
From what I have read about synanon they would not readily notify outside authorities or have therapists. These were not even conflicts with the staff…..I don't see how this was handled poorly at all or how this reflects a model based on Synanon. If you think I am missing something point it out to me, but I don’t see it based on this report.
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What you (twice) refer to as a "report" ... is actually a newspaper article. Just wanna make sure we're clear on this.
Ursus:
Richard Steinberg has been the CEO of WestCare since 1979 (i.e., for the past 31 years, in case ya just happened to gloss over that). Here's his bio from the Nevada Attorney General's website, color emphasis added:
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Governor's working Group on Methamphetamine Use Members
Richard Steinberg, CEO of WestCare Nevada
For years, Richard (Dick) Steinberg has dedicated his life toward "uplifting the human spirit" by helping people build better lives. As a clinical specialist in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in South Vietnam, Dick demonstrated leadership abilities early in his career. In addition to supervising personnel, facilities, and health programs, Dick also developed substance abuse treatment programs for the troops and medical civic action projects in the villages.
Since 1979, Richard E. Steinberg has been President/CEO of WestCare and is responsible for developing a management team to operate all aspects of the respective agencies including, board development, program design and implementation, fiscal and legal matters, treatment protocols, resource development, and community relationships. Under his tenure as President/CEO of WestCare, WestCare has grown from a small treatment center in Las Vegas, Nevada, into one of the largest nonprofit substance abuse and mental health treatment organizations in the United States. Over the years, Dick expanded the agency to meet the growing needs for education and prevention services. WestCare now operates programs in seven states and off shore: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, and Nevada, as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands. Dick's insight into substance abuse and mental health treatment programs has prompted several communities across the country to model programs after WestCare.
Mr. Steinberg has demonstrated his expertise and knowledge of providing mental health, substance abuse treatment and recovery services and the benefits of the Therapeutic Community treatment modality in working with diverse populations through the variety of services developed under his leadership. Mr. Steinberg has made significant contributions to professional organizations in order to promote research and efforts to improve the quality of services for mentally ill and chemically dependent individuals and their families. He is a founding member of California Therapeutic Communities (CTC) and past Vice Chairman; Immediate Past President, after serving four years as President, of Therapeutic Communities of America (TCA); member of the American Correctional Association, the National Association of Drug and Alcohol Counselors and the Nevada Association of Drug and Alcohol Programs, Western States Youth Services Network, the World Federation of Therapeutic Communities, and the International Council on Alcohol and Addictions; has served as an appointed member of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) National Advisory Council as well as appointed to the Forensic Addictions Corrections Treatment (FACT) Board for the University of California San Diego Medical School. As President/CEO of WestCare, Mr. Steinberg has had prolonged and direct management experience with Therapeutic Communities, mental health and community-based substance abuse treatment programs, and treatment and recovery programs for specialized populations.
Mr. Steinberg received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from California State University, Long Beach, and a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In addition to his academic training, Mr. Steinberg holds certification as a Substance Abuse Program Administrator from the Nevada Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
©2010 Nevada Attorney General
Whooter:
--- Quote from: "Ursus" ---
--- Quote from: "Whooter" ---I read the report twice and here is what we know from it:
That was Saturday night. Two days later, the victim reported what happened to a therapist.
He noted that the victim waited two days to report it and cited conflicting statements in his account, but said the company alerted Juvenile Justice, DFCS and police anyway.
"The investigation did not substantiate any negligence on their part," said Rob Rosenbloom, deputy commissioner for Community Services and Intake, "and we believe the children are still safe there."
From what I have read about synanon they would not readily notify outside authorities or have therapists. These were not even conflicts with the staff…..I don't see how this was handled poorly at all or how this reflects a model based on Synanon. If you think I am missing something point it out to me, but I don’t see it based on this report.
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What you (twice) refer to as a "report" ... is actually a newspaper article. Just wanna make sure we're clear on this.
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I am just quoting what the article stated... so it is a report. Unless there is something I am missing... Not sure why that bothers you so much... if someone reports something than I consider it a report. If it is stated in a newspaper, magazine or on the back of a napkin I think it should still be considered a report if that is what the victim did. If it were hearsay then I would have stated hearsay.
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Whooter:
--- Quote from: "Ursus" ---Richard Steinberg has been the CEO of WestCare since 1979 (i.e., for the past 31 years, in case ya just happened to gloss over that).
Therapeutic Community treatment modality
Mr. Steinberg received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from California State University, Long Beach, and a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In addition to his academic training, Mr. Steinberg holds certification as a Substance Abuse Program Administrator from the Nevada Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
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Thanks Ursus, that is impressive. I didn't see that. I can see that he has been well educated also.
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