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Messages - hurleygurley

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Aspen Education Group / Toni and Deborah!!
« on: October 12, 2006, 07:03:41 PM »
Deborah I left you a message in your box! Toni, do you remember me? I've just started digging in...  I had to take a break but did a tremendous amount of research some months ago. Urgently need some help re: this topic. Can you leave me a private message? I may have have your email from last year, if you are the same "Toni" and will try to get hold of you there. If you remember me, I'm probably on your email list. You had been on my group send list.

hg

boy I wish I'd jumped back in a month ago!

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Aspen Education Group / Article Marketing Aspen Education Group
« on: January 21, 2006, 03:49:00 PM »
i would appreciate the opportunity to hear the details of yur experience and i'm sure i'd have lots of questions. phone would be preferred. if you're willing please leave me a private message here w/ contact info and i'll give you mine.

thanks in advance

hg

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EdCons and referring organizations and agencies / Ed-Consultants
« on: September 27, 2005, 11:53:00 AM »
Were you referred to a program by him? If so, which one?

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EdCons and referring organizations and agencies / It would be great if survivors of any programs could name th
« on: September 27, 2005, 11:51:00 AM »
It would be great to get a good directory of ed cons that made referrals to survivors of any abusive programs. The post should be simple without reference to the ed cons wrongdoing. The post itself should be a warning to parents and good info for people like me trying to collect data.

Alternately, if no ed con was involved, the referring source, if known - other parents, internet etc... can be listed.

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The Troubled Teen Industry / Urgently seeking recent accounts from any Aspen program!!!
« on: September 19, 2005, 02:55:00 PM »
Thanks for posting the list. I was just going to. I will update with any new acquisitions as they happen frequently.

Also, it would be great if there were a separate forum for Aspen programs.

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The Troubled Teen Industry / Urgently seeking recent accounts from any Aspen program!!!
« on: September 16, 2005, 11:43:00 PM »
I am urgently trying to collect relatively recent accounts of kids/former employees who've been through any Aspen Ed. program! If you can write a detailed account of your experience it will be included in a significant piece of research that I am doing specifically on Aspen and will publish as soon as I have enough personal accounts from the last two years. It can be anonymous, but I'd need to confirm who you were or you can sign it. Your stories are the only way to penetrate the secrecy. I know it's tough to write these things and I wouldn't want to push any kid sore after release who isn't ready to rehash but if you are capable, please, please write! Send me a private message with an email and I will email back with more information.[ This Message was edited by: hurleygurley on 2005-09-16 20:45 ]

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New Info / Aspen Education Group: Any former students?
« on: September 16, 2005, 11:41:00 PM »
I am urgently trying to collect relatively recent accounts of kids who've been through any Aspen Ed. program! If you can write a detailed account of your experience at AAA it will be included in a significant piece of research that I am gathering and will publish. It can be anonymous, but I'd need to know who you were or you can sign it. Your stories are the only way to penetrate the secrecy. I know it's tough to write these things and I wouldn't want to push any kid sore after release who isn't ready to rehash but if you are capable, please, please write!

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EdCons and referring organizations and agencies / Diane Albrecht in SF
« on: September 16, 2005, 11:33:00 PM »
If you've been referred to Diane Albrecht, ed con. in San Francisco please send me a private email for further information.

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The Troubled Teen Industry / Relatives of California kids who've been abducted!! Attn!!!
« on: September 16, 2005, 11:31:00 PM »
If you or anyone you know is a relative of an abducted teen FROM CALIFORNIA, there is someone in Dianne Feinstein's office taking information and sending letters to the state and or program that the kid is suspected to be held. They will only say that they are "doing research" and "checking into numerous complaints." I don't know if it will help in the short run but a bunch of fax's all around the same time would be good. You can call or email but it's my experience that emails get lost and phone calls sometimes can be cut off abruptly.

The contact in Feinstein's office is Evan Pena - fax # 202-228-3944, Feinstein's office no. in DC is 202-224-3121.

Pena has been sent, and presumably read, Alison Pinto's Exploitation in the name of Specialty Programs  FYI, If you haven't read it and distributed to everyone you know who is ignorant about the horror I suggest you do now! It's an academic paper, very well written and covers all of the major concerns.

If you can think of other places to look for people who are worried about their California relatives I'd appreciate it.

Thanks.

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CEDU / Brown Schools and derivatives / clones / Oh, the Glory of it All by Sean Wilsey
« on: September 16, 2005, 10:34:00 PM »
If it hasn't already been mentioned "Oh, the Glory of it All" is a relatively recently published memoir by Sean Wilsey. The memoir is about his very narcissistically disturbed high society family and some bad boarding schools, the worst being Cascade, which he escaped from.

I appreciated the whole book and could sense the truth in how he described his experience at Cascade. The book reeks of honesty. It ends well, too. He's in his 30's, capable of loving, creatively successful and seemingly pretty sane despite the horrors of his childhood.

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Aspen Education Group / Synanon/Scientology/Narconon/Straights/Seed connections to a
« on: September 02, 2005, 03:48:00 PM »
I've found one significant one so far. Does anyone know of anyone else who are/were members of or former employees of Synanon/Straights/Seed/Narconon and are currently employed with an Aspen facility?

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The Troubled Teen Industry / Industry leader speaks on treating troubled teens. Not news
« on: August 26, 2005, 03:23:00 PM »
http://www.byubroadcasting.org/familiesunderfire/

Scroll down to listen to a broadcast from a well known industry leader speaking on how he believes "troubled teens" need to be treated.

No comment necessary.

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World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools (WWASPS) / A very interesting broadcast from BYU Counseling Conference
« on: August 26, 2005, 03:18:00 PM »
http://www.byubroadcasting.org/familiesunderfire/

i'd highly recommend listening to a lecture on teens given at a BYU conference. Scroll down and you'll find it. no comment necessary.

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New Info / Aspen Education Group: Any former students?
« on: August 15, 2005, 07:55:00 PM »
Why are you specifically concerned with Academy at Swift River? Are you former students or employees? What would you like to see happen re: ASR and why are you asking the list in general? Are you not able to do something yourself? (I don't mean that as an accusation.)

So more info, please?

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Brat Camp / ABC Brat Camp
« on: July 22, 2005, 03:04:00 AM »
I've been collecting as much hard data on all the program issues. I'm wondering how you found out there was an increase in Redcliffe enrollment after British airing. I'd like to track the impact of these shows and the book by Dave Marcus. I'm still horrified by ongoing impact of that book.

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