"to a program that is run in a similar manner to the one that I was in...and by the same people no less. I can only assume that the same techniques are used"
Here is the real issue. Since Carlbrook was started by former Cascade grads who wanted to CHANGE the techniques, this assumption can NOT be made.
While Brace, Bender and others have been around the industry for awhile, you can not assume that they have not learned from past experience. Simply based on the reports of the few grads that do weigh in here, it does not appear that the coercive methods reported by you 80s kids are still employed- at least not at Carlbrook.