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psy:

--- Quote from: "blombrowski" ---This is what's left of the WWASP empire.  It's curious that they are advertising Youth Foundation, Inc. as a non-profit.
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It's a shame they didn't name their umbrella "Freedom Ranches" or donate to Romney.  They might have gotten audited repeatedly.  I haven't been paying that much attention this past year.  Is WWASP really on the ropes?  Or do you think they have a chance of rebuilding their empire?

Che Gookin:

--- Quote from: "blombrowski" ---To the extent that their officially recognized by the state of Utah there are five seperate licenses issued under Youth Foundation, Inc. at the old location of Cross Creek Programs - you do the math.

In terms of their official designation, Youth Foundation, Inc. is the new WWASP.  While Horizon and Cross Creek are still being advertised, in the eyes of Utah those programs don't exist anymore, even if they're being marketed as such.

By my count that makes it now:

Youth Foundation, Inc
Midwest Academy
Red River Academy
Sunset Bay Academy
Old West Academy

This is what's left of the WWASP empire.  It's curious that they are advertising Youth Foundation, Inc. as a non-profit.  It's clear that they're trying to adapt to what they see as the trends in the industry, and throwing around marketing concepts as if it was nothing.
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Jesus christ... what a nightmare. It's like the empire of evil meets the sith.

blombrowski:
There was a time that WWASP was the go-to brand name in adolescent behavioral modification.  That brand name is now toxic.  They can't leverage their network the same way that they used to with impunity.  So ultimately from a branding perspective, their five individual programs are left to compete with the rest of the industry.  And as consumers of the industry have more information to make their decisions, they are able to ask the kinds of questions that put the WWASP programs at a disadvantage (hence the non-profit label).

In a sense the entire NATSAP/IECA infrastructure makes sense as a quality assurance mechanism if and only if you're comparing it to the WWASP programs and the other programs that have in-house educational consultants.

I don't think WWASP will ever be what it once was, but unfortunately Jade Robinson isn't going anywhere nor are the other individuals who make up the industry, short of them being convicted of a crime and sent to jail.  Just look at this fellow - still working in the recovery field - http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bill-hoffman/39/930/60 although thankfully is now working with adults.  

At the very least though, a state shouldn't be giving him a license to run a teen behavior modification facility.

psy:

--- Quote from: "blombrowski" ---http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bill-hoffman/39/930/60 although thankfully is now working with adults.
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Interesting. He worked at CEDU/Hilltop in Running Springs like Jayne Longnecker did before she started Benchmark.  I wonder if that's why there is so much similarity between MBA's LifeSteps and the Friendship Worshop at Benchmark, down the the French maid outfit.  Both likely had a lot of influence from the particular variation of Propheets practiced at Hilltop.  Makes you wonder what would happen with WWASP staffers if WWASP ever shut down.  They could just spread to the four corners of the globe and start their own programs with a similar level structure and similar LGAT seminars.  You know if there has been any staff crossover between WWASP programs and the "softer" more psychological CEDU clones around nowadays yet?

Oscar:
If you call their office they will not guide you to Sunset Bay Academy because the new owners stole the curriculum when they were named Oceanside and changed a new names of the seminars and put them in a new order. Sunset is owned by the Heredia family in San Ysidro and they played WWASP. Their firm is registered in Mexico and I guess that the civil court system leaves nothing to come for.

They have recently rented a larger worndown hotel down in Rosarito at the beach where it is easier to make photo manipulation showing the teenagers having a good time.

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