As someone who attended one of these schools I am really mortified by this film. It paints the industry as a whole as "bad". Dont drink the kool aid.
Of course, there are bad places out there, but if you look at any industry that has people helping other people (healthcare, behavioral healthcare, schools, religion etc) there are going to be cases where messed up stuff happens.
I heard about places like this, many people I know went to wilderness camp before coming to the boarding school I went to, but I can tell you it helped. It saved my life. The discipline, the mental fortitude... these are things I still tap into as an adult today. The people who worked at these places, think about who they are dealing with everyday. No one wants this job. No one wants to deal with psychotic, violent children. But the people who worked at these places stepped up and did it. Of course they became exhausted and burned out. If you work in healthcare, you know how often this happens. But unfortunately there just arent many folks out there who want to do this work.
The place I went to was bare bones. The food sucked, the staff wasnt licensed, it wasnt funded well. But it saved my life. That enviornment saved my life. I hated it when I was there, but I am so glad I went because if I hadn't, I dont know where I would be.
Like I said, places where the job is people helping other people are always going to have bad eggs. Hopefully they get weeded out, hopefully those places get shut down, and hopefully those people get prosecuted. But most of these places are doing good work for people who are in serious need of help.
Of course, there are bad places out there, but if you look at any industry that has people helping other people (healthcare, behavioral healthcare, schools, religion etc) there are going to be cases where messed up stuff happens.
I heard about places like this, many people I know went to wilderness camp before coming to the boarding school I went to, but I can tell you it helped. It saved my life. The discipline, the mental fortitude... these are things I still tap into as an adult today. The people who worked at these places, think about who they are dealing with everyday. No one wants this job. No one wants to deal with psychotic, violent children. But the people who worked at these places stepped up and did it. Of course they became exhausted and burned out. If you work in healthcare, you know how often this happens. But unfortunately there just arent many folks out there who want to do this work.
The place I went to was bare bones. The food sucked, the staff wasnt licensed, it wasnt funded well. But it saved my life. That enviornment saved my life. I hated it when I was there, but I am so glad I went because if I hadn't, I dont know where I would be.
Like I said, places where the job is people helping other people are always going to have bad eggs. Hopefully they get weeded out, hopefully those places get shut down, and hopefully those people get prosecuted. But most of these places are doing good work for people who are in serious need of help.