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The Troubled Teen Industry / Re: Silverado Boys Ranch
« on: September 03, 2010, 07:02:17 PM »
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Equine

One of the most unique aspects of our program at the ranch is the use of horses to assist students in the attainment of treatment goals. This program is directed by trained professionals who focus on safety and therapeutic interventions. The techniques developed by the ranch staff are designed to raise issues underlying the student?s behavior that might not surface during traditional therapy. Students and their families can participate in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) and experience team building, communication, and problem solving skills that will enhance their self-esteem. This program has received national recognition and is a significant part of each student?s experience at the ranch. In addition to therapeutic activities, students may participate in a variety of activities through the EAP program including western riding, cattle driving, and rodeo events.

 
That is a fairy tale! Silverado has no EQUINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY! They dont even have any horse's there! And they certainly dont let the boys particapate in any rodeo events. And they cant do any cattle driving when they dont have any cattle. ::deadhorse::
If you look on Silverado's web site you will see that they boast over 200 acres with all kinds of activities to do on a DAILY basis. They say your child WILL BE INVOLVED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES EVRY DAY! That is not true. They have no daily out door activities that they boast about on there web site.They have no 4 wheelers that the boys get to ride. They only go camping 2 or three times a year. There entire camping gear consist of about 50 old sleeping bags for the boys. They have no tents. The staff take there RV's and the boys sleep on the ground.There is no boating activities on the property. They dont get to go fishing.
so for 6g's a month you get "horse therapy" (holding in laughter) AND

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Substance Abuse

A significant percentage of our students come to the ranch with a substance abuse history. We believe that an important goal of the program is create an environment that is abstinent and recovery focused. Treatment goals will be developed for students who come to the ranch with a history of substance abuse. Substance abuse groups will be held as well as participation in recovery groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. All students will receive education and information regarding substance abuse regardless of their history with illegal substances.

BIG SURPRISE!! A program took AA/NA and adopted for themselves to profit from, what a shocker. (thought they didnt handle medical issues like drug abuse hmm interesting)

That's all the therapy they list. Horses, and AA/NA.

Are they joking?

Are parents retarded?

All of the above?

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The Troubled Teen Industry / Re: Silverado Boys Ranch
« on: September 03, 2010, 06:37:09 PM »
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Equine

One of the most unique aspects of our program at the ranch is the use of horses to assist students in the attainment of treatment goals. This program is directed by trained professionals who focus on safety and therapeutic interventions. The techniques developed by the ranch staff are designed to raise issues underlying the student?s behavior that might not surface during traditional therapy. Students and their families can participate in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) and experience team building, communication, and problem solving skills that will enhance their self-esteem. This program has received national recognition and is a significant part of each student?s experience at the ranch. In addition to therapeutic activities, students may participate in a variety of activities through the EAP program including western riding, cattle driving, and rodeo events.

 
That is a fairy tale! Silverado has no EQUINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY! They dont even have any horse's there! And they certainly dont let the boys particapate in any rodeo events. And they cant do any cattle driving when they dont have any cattle. ::deadhorse::

so for 6g's a month you get "horse therapy" (holding in laughter) AND

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Substance Abuse

A significant percentage of our students come to the ranch with a substance abuse history. We believe that an important goal of the program is create an environment that is abstinent and recovery focused. Treatment goals will be developed for students who come to the ranch with a history of substance abuse. Substance abuse groups will be held as well as participation in recovery groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. All students will receive education and information regarding substance abuse regardless of their history with illegal substances.

BIG SURPRISE!! A program took AA/NA and adopted for themselves to profit from, what a shocker. (thought they didnt handle medical issues like drug abuse hmm interesting)

That's all the therapy they list. Horses, and AA/NA.

Are they joking?

Are parents retarded?

All of the above?

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The Troubled Teen Industry / Re: Silverado Boys Ranch
« on: September 03, 2010, 06:28:29 PM »
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To all of you who are unitiated, $5500/month is cheap for a program nowadays.

And shoveling horsehit all day instead of getting a real education can be very therapeutic. The tuition is remarkably affordable, considering all that horseshit-shoveling therapy the kids get there!

That would be true if there were any horse's there to provide the shit for them to shovel.
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The Troubled Teen Industry / Re: Silverado Boys Ranch
« on: September 03, 2010, 05:42:01 PM »
As recent staff member at Silverado boys ranch,,I can tell you that what they tell you about there program is a fairy tale. The only thing RANCH about the place is the sign over the entrance to the place. There are no ranch activities what so ever for the boys to do at silverado. There are no horse's,no cattle,no sheep, no goats,no chickens,no ducks etc. They have no daily ranch chores to do. I know, I was a coach there for a little over 3 months. When I first was hired on I was looking forward to spending time with the boys and taking them on horse rides and teaching them about horse's and going camping and fishing and hiking, all sorts of activities. But that enthusiasim soon dwindled as I came to the reality that none of those things were going to happen.In my short time at Silverado I was allowed to take the boys out on only 4 different activities. The rest of the time I was expected to just sit in the cabin with them and escort them to breakfast ,lunch and ,dinner. And they were allowed a whopping 1/2 an hour in the evenings in the gym. Some times we got to spend an hour there. Most of the time the boys and there coach really had nothing to do! At first when I was hired on they had three horse's there.[If you could call them horse's. really they were nothing more than two bit nags. Ready for the glue factory.] But there was no equine program. I suggested that they get going with one and I would love to be a part of it, but that went in one ear and out the other. It never happened. And to this day it is the same. The coaches when I was at silverado were pretty good ol boys that really wanted to help the boys out and get involved with them. But the administration would constantly tie there hands, and never do anything but administer there form of disipline.[They called it treatment]. I got to know the boys in my cabin pretty well when I was there, at first they didnt like me,,,I know cause they told me so.But after I was terminated the first time and came back,,,they all told me how glad they were that I was able to come back. They all told me how mad they were when they heard that I had been fired. But the addministration at silverado does not care whether or not the boys get along with there coach. They are only concerned about the money they can rake in. If you are a parent considering taking your child to Silverado,,Think twice about it. Dont believe every thing you read on there website. Frankly you can send your child to any inner city program and they will get the same thing that they get at Silverado. You dont need to send them way out west just to sit in the cabin and watch tv.

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