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« on: January 13, 2005, 12:53:00 AM »
Actually, the staff and director are HAPPY to see the "students" make mistakes and start the program again. It means more money!
Oh, many times I witnessed the staff make up a stupid excuse to punish or demote a girl. I have seen girls go from helper to buddy or detention for no good reason. Maybe she was hungry and had to steal food, or maybe she felt sick and couldn't eat all of her food, or maybe she was having a bad day because she felt unloved - all punishable actions by Victory's standards. The staff lies to parents and the parents don't know any better because they don't have proper communication with their children. Many times, parents are trapped into feeling that they have no other choice except to keep the child there after a year because they have already invested so much money, and are hoping that one day their daughter will CHANGE.
My experiences have shown me that change can not be forced, only encouraged. In addition, the person expected to change, must have the genuine desire to make changes. These behavioral modification programs are merely a money pit for parents, a holding cell for adolescents, and a joke to real therapy. Yeah, it may keep teenage girls out of trouble, but at the expense of their quality of life, later on, as adults.