coerce: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
Hmmmm just what parents do every day in order to get appropriate behaviour from their children.
The only coersion I underwent was when my parent told me I would no longer get money for my drug habit. While I was in AARC, we dealt with my addiction. But we also dealt with my abandonment by my father, my poor self image, the shame and guilt I had for the shitty things I did during my 10 years of using drugs every day. I was given responsibility, respect, invited into peoples homes to interact with their young children, and shown a positive way to live where I wasn't hurting people. 13 years later I am doing awesome, have written 2 books, have a 2 year old, well adjusted baby, a great marriage, good income and good friends. I worked my ass off for the last decade to get here, and AARC was the initial springboard, taking me out of my destructive lifestyle and giving me a safe place to work out my stuff, become responsible for my future. I could have walked away any time - I chose to get what I could out the experience. Was it fun? Sometimes, but not always. But it was better than the lonely, criminal existence I was living. I took what worked for me and ran with it.
Now I am "coersed" to work hard and get what I want because I like succeeding. Life is about being pushed to do better.
I feel compassion for anyone who felt they were harmed by their experience at AARC, but my experience did nothing but help me to do better.