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MomInCrisis:
Thanks to both of you, Joel and Oscar, for the additional information and the PMs.

Please, if anyone out there knows this place, please let me know. I find it encouraging, actually, that it there is not already a thread about it, but I am going to read carefully the sources I was pointed to by PM.

Thanks.
MiC

PS How do I subscribe to this thread?

Che Gookin:
Cutting does not equal suicidal behavior. Cutting is a very loud cry for attention and help. I apologize for the lateness of this post, I don't closely follow these forums as much as I used to.

Key points to concern yourself with your daughter's cutting:

1) She's not trying to kill herself.

- She's using it as a coping mechanism.

2) Are you sending her to a program to protect herself?

or to give yourself some sort of peace of mind?

The sort of treatment needed for cutting isn't going to be found in a place like Copper Canyon. T


3) Have you really educated yourself on cutting behaviors and the best methods of treatment for these behaviors?

- You'd be surprised what you can learn.

In my personal experience with cutters I found my reaction to their behavior was often stronger than their actual cutting. You can't freak out about it. You can't let it scare you. You definitely can't treat your daughter any differently than she was before.

If you alienate her by flipping your shit, if you treat her like a suicidal little cutter, and if you start slinging treatment loaded jargon at her you've just changed the dynamic from mother daughter to something she really isn't going to need.

As to where to send her?

Hell if I know, I don't do referrals for a good reason. No one can give you a promise of 100 percent safety from any of these places. Hence why I refuse to give a referral.

Ursus:
Copper Canyon Academy is among the schools belonging to the Friends of Families with Children in Crisis Foundation, which was originally founded in 1998 as The Friends of CEDU Foundation. Most of the participating schools are CEDU spin-offs or have strong CEDU ties:


* Academy at Sisters (OR)
* Oakley School (UT)
* Boulder Creek Academy (ID)
* King George School (VT)
* New Leaf Academy of North Carolina (NC)
* New Leaf Academy of Oregon (OR)
* Copper Canyon Academy (AZ)
* Bromley Brook School (VT)
* Monarch School (MT)
As I understand it, this foundation can offer financial support to families who already have kids attending member schools, but who have subsequently run into financial difficulties.

Some might see this association as a generous benefactor; some might see it as yet another cruel means of drawing families deeper into the cult. I personally see it as a big red WARNING flag.

More on Friends of Families with Children in Crisis Foundation (and links) in this post.

Ursus:

--- Quote from: "Oscar" ---I have not been there, but Mount Bachelor Academy in Oregon was shut down because they used the Lifestep mass-therapy system.
--- End quote ---
In 1998, these are the schools which were using the "emotional growth" curriculum called "Lifesteps", plus two more which were considering it at the time (a few of these programs no longer exist):

Cascade School, Whitmore, CA
Mount Bachelor Academy, Prineville, OR
Academy at Swift River, Cummington, MA
Hidden Lake Academy, Dahlonega, GA
Crater Lake School, Sprague River, OR
CEDU Schools, CA and ID
Spring Ridge Academy, Spring Valley, AZ
Cross Creek Manor, LaVerkin, UT
Paradise Cove, Apia, W. Samoa
Tranquility Bay, Mandeville, Jamaica
Spring Creek Lodge, Thompson Falls, MT
Copper Canyon Academy, Camp Verde, AZ[/list]
For over 18:
Northstar, Bend, OR
Benchmark, Redding, CA[/list]
Considering it:
Aspen Ranch, Loa, Utah
Montana Academy, Marion, Montana[/list][/list]

Nick08f1:
As having an older brother who attended Tranquility Bay, I would search for other solutions that these programs. For one, they are NOT highly regulated at all. Secondly, even though TB was a level 6 program (much harsher) I've heard nothing but horror stories from kids and parents alike, as well as the financial responsibility for these programs. I would look for other options, most importantly seeking out a psychologist. That is no easy task in itself. Many times people have to go through quite a few therapy sessions with different counselors before they can find someone who they can relate to and feel comfortable being honest with themselves and their feelings.

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