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Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform => Teen Challenge => Topic started by: Karly on October 05, 2006, 12:54:55 AM
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Hi everyone-
I am looking for people who are willing to make comments on my web blog about either the good or bad experiences they have had at Teen Challenge. For more information, please visit my blog at: http://http://karlycordaloni.blogspot.com/
Thank You!
Karly
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I have an ex husband that went through the adult program about a year ago to avoid jail. He just got busted again and his attorney is going to try and have him sent there again. It's a fanatical religious program. From what he told me they go around doing various jobs (car detailing, handyman stuff) and all the money goes to the program. They get donations of money and goods. Tons of food, household stuff, toiletries and most of it goes in the front door and out hte back into the cars of the 'counselors'. I'll see what more I can find out if he ends up back there. I have a feeling he's going away this time though.
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what happened to your blog
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Please visit my blog here: "Investigating Teen Challenge": http://http://teenchallengecult.blogspot.com/
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Nice site, Karly. Kudos.
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Here it is
http://teenchallengecult.blogspot.com/ (http://teenchallengecult.blogspot.com/)
What do ya'll think about a Teen Challenge forum?
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Here it is
http://teenchallengecult.blogspot.com/ (http://teenchallengecult.blogspot.com/)
What do ya'll think about a Teen Challenge forum?
Sounds good, I had no idea it went beyond the seminars....
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Here it is
http://teenchallengecult.blogspot.com/ (http://teenchallengecult.blogspot.com/)
What do ya'll think about a Teen Challenge forum?
Oh hell, yes. It's a disgustingly pervasive franchise, with a lot of political muscle and money behind it. But you know that already.
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yes antigen I was actually thinking of askining you actually.
but I thought- he doesnt really want us random younguns buggin him
but definitely. go to heal they list it as the main teen torture franchise site up and running through out the U.
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yes antigen I was actually thinking of askining you actually.
but I thought- he doesnt really want us random younguns buggin him
but definitely. go to heal they list it as the main teen torture franchise site up and running through out the U.
Man, you got me all wrong! As long as there's an interest sufficient to support a reasonably healthy conversation, I'll do it. Oh, and I'm not a he I'm a she. :rofl:
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Great Blog.
:D
We have Teen Challenge here. I am not even sure if it is a live in program. It is pretty small and has always recieved fairly minimal govt funding. As far as I am aware participation is totally voluntary. Most of it is conselling with an element of religious zealotry.
There is one residential place in QLD but there is minimal info available on it. I wonder if it runs on the same model?
http://www.teenchallenge.org.au/rehabilitation.htm (http://www.teenchallenge.org.au/rehabilitation.htm)
Can people becourt ordered to teen challenge in the US?
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Yes. I know of a couple of people who have been ordered to TC
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yes antigen I was actually thinking of askining you actually.
but I thought- he doesnt really want us random younguns buggin him
but definitely. go to heal they list it as the main teen torture franchise site up and running through out the U.
Man, you got me all wrong! As long as there's an interest sufficient to support a reasonably healthy conversation, I'll do it. Oh, and I'm not a he I'm a she. :rofl:
ooooh a lady-girl :rofl:
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Heyyy. What happened to my avatar..... :-(
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Oz Girl- Yes- people can be court ordered to Teen Challenge in the U.S. I have posted some proof that courts in the U.S. are sentencing on my web blog at:
http://http://teenchallengecult.blogspot.com/2007/03/proof-that-courts-are-sentencing-people.html
They are pdf files so you will need to use either adobe reader or foxit reader to view them.
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After reading so many post I felt I had to respond.
First of all, most of the clients at Teen Challenge are there because they have tried and failed at many other forms of recovery. Usally Teen Challenge is a "last resort". Other treatment facilities cost thousands of dollars and last only a month or two, whereas Teen Challenge is a long term theraputic community, and the cost is miniumum to the client. Of course they are raising money at all times. How do you think they remain in operation? They do not recieve insurance and rely mostly on donations. You try and run a program like that. It's not easy.
The couselors are paid at a very low level. They are generally working there because they either have gone through addition themselves or are willing to sacrifice to help additions overcome.
Is it a perfect program? No, there are quite a few things that could change. But when former clients critize the program becasue it is religious in nature that seem rididuous. Or that you have to work while there, that is also ridiculous. So many men were homeless, or in jail, or without the support of family or friends by the time they arrived at TC. Dont through out the baby with the bath water.