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« on: November 04, 2003, 10:11:00 AM »
Imprisonment: Being in a treatment center against your will is not imprisonment. I have done plenty of things in my life that I had to do or needed to do that were the complete opposite of what I wanted to do. That again is not imprisonment. Every single client, from the kid sitting on the front row, first chair to the fifth phaser would rather not be there.
Mistreatment: If a child is hurting themselves, others, or destroying property, and after verbal intervention does not work, physical intervention is not only warranted, it is necessary for the protection of the person and the group as a whole.
Let me ask you this, did you ever think that following the rules might acutally be beneficial?
I know you were asked to do such terrible things like talk about yourself, and be honest, and learn a different way of living.
I did work with group staff members that were in Straight and they did state that "back on my program" that misbehaviors were dealt with by other group members. I recognize that this did happen at the Straight locations that they were treated. However, at SAFE this never happened.
I can not say this enough. I can and will only speak to what I know, which is the 2 1/2 years I worked at SAFE. What I know of Straight only comes from what I heard about from group staff members that were there.
"Tis hard for an empty bag to stand upright."
-Ben Franklin
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