This is the History of and Reporting Guide for SUWS  in Old Fort, NC

(a.k.a. Aspen Education Group, Phoenix Outdoor)

 

[THIS PROGRAM IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED/CLOSING AS OF 5/15/23]

 

On this page you will find incomplete staff and complaint histories with sources cited (i.e. Progress Report), the general advisory against segregated congregate care with sources cited, and a reporting guide for those unlawfully harmed or firsthand witnesses to unlawful harm by or at this location to report violations of the law to the proper authorities/law enforcement.  The staff list itself will not be updated with additional names out of a sense of fairness where those providing the names ask for anonymity or confidentiality.  And, this program will remain eligible for merciful release if all criteria are met and no guest sermon is provided by a qualifying sponsor by that time.  In the meantime, it can graduate the COPE Conversion Program by meeting the Honesty In Marketing Standards (HIMS) or permanently close to be removed from the watch-list/released from the COPE Conversion Program.  If permanently closed prior to graduation or merciful release, it will be buried in the virtual graveyard. 

 

Name

Unit/Position

 Additional Information
Shawn Farrell Executive Director Phoenix Outdoor and SUWS of the Carolinas are the same program.  They have merged into one and are sharing both names.  Farrell is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Farrell is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Farrell is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification. 

AEG Outdoor Division - Operations Director
SUWS of the Carolinas - Program Supervisor, Academic Director, Senior Field Instructor
Passages to Recovery - Interim Executive Director
Lone Star Expeditions - Interim Executive Director
Explorations Wilderness Program - Program Director
Aspen Achievement Academy - Senior Instructor, Logistics Coordinator
On Track - Field Instructor
Leah Madamba Program Manager Leah worked as a therapist with the Aspen Achievement Academy in Utah from 2000 until 2002 and transferred to the SUWS of the Carolinas program.  Madamba is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Madamba is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Madamba is licensed solely as a licensed professional counselor and only since 2003.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification. 
Jesse Quam Clinical Director Jesse worked for Aspen Achievement Academy, Passages to Recovery, and The Walker Home and School.  Quam is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Quam is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Quam is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification. 
Gail Carpenter Finance Manager HEAL chose not to verify Carpenter's qualifications as it is not generally expected that office professionals have specific professional licenses. 
Eric Janoski Marketing Janoski is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Janoski is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Janoski is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification. 
Melvin Cates Program Director Melvin has worked within Aspen Education Group for 5 years as a Wilderness Therapist, Field/Operations Director, and Executive Director for Lone Star Expeditions in Texas.  Cates no longer appears to work for this program. Cates is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Cates is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Cates is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification. 
Karen Nilsen Office Asst. HEAL chose not to verify Nilsen's qualifications as it is not generally expected that office professionals have specific professional licenses. 
Mickie Revis Office Asst. HEAL chose not to verify Revis's qualifications as it is not generally expected that office professionals have specific professional licenses. 
Akela Bryson Intake Bryson is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Bryson is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Bryson is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification. 
Erin Levine Admissions Erin Marcus-Levine is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Erin Marcus-Levine is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Erin Marcus-Levine is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification. 
Eric Belsterling Field Supervisor/Therapist Belsterling is a licensed professional counselor in NC and has been since 2009.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification.   Belsterling is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Belsterling is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.
James Dobbs Admissions Dobbs no longer appears to work for this program.  Dobbs is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Dobbs is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Dobbs is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification. 
Terri Chester Therapist Chester is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Chester is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Chester is not currently a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification. 

License Information Details
Information Updated:   2010-07-01
Name:   Chester, Terri Dawnelle
City State:    Black Mountain, NC
License Type:   LPCA LPC LPCS
License Number:     2389  
License Status:     LAPSED  
Issue Date:     7/1/1996  
Renewal Date:     6/30/2010  
License Verification Document:      
PDF Date:     Nov 09 2010 08:44  
Complaint Documents:  
 
Mark Cox Field Supervisor HEAL requires Mark Cox' full name in order to verify whether or not he holds any professional licenses in NC. 
Susan Danielson Field Supervisor Danielson is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Danielson is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Danielson is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification. 
Marie Davis Field Supervisor Davis is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Davis is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Davis is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification. 
Brooke Judkins Therapist Judkins has worked at SUWS since 2007.  Judkins is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Judkins is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source: http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  There is a Brandis Brooke Judkins (may be a different person) that is a licensed professional counselor in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Brandon Moffitt Therapist Moffitt is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Moffitt is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Moffitt is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification. 
Kelly Moore Therapist Moore is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Moore is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Moore is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification. 
Jonathan Stang Therapist Stang is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Stang is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Stang is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification. 
Lynn Wadsworth Therapist Wadsworth is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Wadsworth is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source: http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  There is a Genena Lynn Wadsworth (may be a different person) that is a licensed professional counselor in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Dave Browning Land Use Started with SUWS in 2001.  Recruiter/Trainer of all wilderness field instructors for SUWS of the Carolinas, Seasons, and Phoenix Outdoor. Dave currently holds the position of Land Use Manager for Aspen Education Group.  Browning no longer appears to work for this program.  HEAL chose not to verify Browning's credentials as it appears he may be a surveyor and no longer works for the program.
Becca Rockwell Field Director Becca started at SUWS in 2005.  Rockwell is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Rockwell is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Rockwell is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification. 
Taylor Woods Recruiter/Supervisor SUWS Idaho "graduate" and The Hyde School "graduate.  These are the qualifications for recruiting new members to the cult.  Woods is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Woods is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Woods is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
William Berry Field Instructor Berry no longer appears to work for this program.  Berry is not a licensed psychologist in NC. http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Berry is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification.  HEAL requires William's full name in order to verify whether or not he may be a licensed medical professional.
Zachary Beyers Field Instructor Beyers no longer appears to work for this program. Beyers is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Beyers is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Beyers is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Carrie Bonds Field Instructor Bonds is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Bonds is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Bonds is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Whitney Burke Field Instructor Burke is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Burke is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Burke is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Justin Cantalini Field Instructor Cantalini is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Cantalini is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Cantalini is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Kimberly Carfore Field Instructor Carfore began  as a Field Instructor at SUWS Idaho in 2005.  Carfore no longer appears to work for this program.  Carfore is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Carfore is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Carfore is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Isabel Carson Field Instructor Carson no longer appears to work for this program.  Carson is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Carson is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Carson is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Erin Casner Field Instructor Casner no longer appears to work for this program.  Casner is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Casner is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Casner is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Shawn Chaffin Field Instructor Shawn has worked with other youth organizations such as the Boys and Girls Club, Georgia Environmental Organization, and Earthkeepers.  Chaffin is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Chaffin is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Chaffin is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Matt Chrestman Field Instructor Chrestman no longer appears to work for this program.  Chrestman is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Chrestman is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Chrestman is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Ashley Cofield Field Instructor Loosely worded as having been involved in outdoor education since 2004.  Possible "graduate".(?)  Cofield is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Cofield is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Cofield is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Chance Connelly Field Instructor Started in wilderness "therapy" in 2005.  Connelly no longer appears to work for this program.  Connelly is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Connelly is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Connelly is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Taylor Crannis Field Instructor Crannis no longer appears to work for this program.  Crannis is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Crannis is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Crannis is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Katie Crowell Field Instructor Crowell first started working in the SUWS logistics department two and a half years ago (July, 2009). She worked as a house parent at New Leaf Academy for six months before returning to the Seasons Youth Program.  Crowell no longer appears to work for this program.  Crowell is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Crowell is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Crowell is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Sally Curry Field Instructor Curry is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Curry is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Curry is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Ryan Bachrach Field Instructor Bachrach is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Bachrach is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Bachrach is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Christopher Blouch Field Instructor Blouch is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Blouch is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Blouch is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Mark Claibourne Field Instructor Claibourne is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Claibourne is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Claibourne is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Jill Douglas Field Instructor Douglas is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Douglas is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Douglas is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Hannah Davidson Field Instructor Davidson no longer appears to work for this program.  Davidson is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Davidson is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Davidson is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Liz Dodson Field Instructor Dodson no longer appears to work for this program.  Dodson is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Dodson is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Dodson is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Michael Dulcis Field Instructor Dulcis no longer appears to work for this program.  Dulcis is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Dulcis is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Dulcis is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Brandon Edwards Field Instructor Edwards no longer appears to work for this program.  Edwards is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Edwards is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Edwards is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Roman Evans Field Instructor Evans is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Evans is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Evans is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Sarah Flint Field Instructor Flint is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Flint is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Flint is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Lurah Folely Field Instructor Foley is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Foley is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Foley is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Katie Ford Field Instructor There is a Katherine Wingfield Ford (may be a different person) that is a licensed professional counselor applicant in Asheville, NC.  However, she is not a licensed counselor.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification  Ford is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Ford is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.
Lynx Gallagher Field Instructor Gallagher is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Gallagher is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Gallagher is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Elle Glassberg Field Instructor Glassberg no longer appears to work for this program.  Glassberg is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Glassberg is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Glassberg is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Chris Herndon Field Instructor Herndon no longer appears to work for this program.  Herndon is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Herndon is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Herndon is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Dana Hickey Field Instructor Hickey no longer appears to work for this program.  Hickey is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Hickey is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Hickey is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Andy Hill Field Instructor Hill is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Hill is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Hill is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Mike Holt Field Instructor Holt no longer appears to work for this program.  Holt is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Holt is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Holt is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Jesse Howerton Field Instructor Howerton no longer appears to work for this program.  Howerton is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Howerton is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Howerton is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Elise Freeman Juraschek Field Instructor Juraschek is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Juraschek is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Juraschek is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Rachel Kaminer Field Instructor Kaminer is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Kaminer is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Kaminer is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Brock Kehoe Field Instructor Before SUWS of the Carolinas, he worked with several unnamed youth organizations and camps.  Kehoe no longer appears to work for this program.  Kehoe is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Kehoe is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Kehoe is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Angie Kelley Field Instructor Kelley no longer appears to work for this program.  Kelley is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Kelley is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Kelley is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Alex Kiryakakis Field Instructor Kiryakakis no longer appears to work for this program.  Kiryakakis is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Kiryakakis is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Kiryakakis is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Brian Kromer Field Instructor Kromer is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Kromer is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Kromer is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Alex Krug Field Instructor Krug is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Krug is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Krug is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Christian Lim Field Instructor He moved to North Carolina to work for an outdoor school for at-risk youth after graduating. In 2007, he moved to Idaho and started working for SUWS.   Lim no longer appears to work for this program.  Lim is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Lim is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Lim is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Nathan Lopez Field Instructor Lopez is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Lopez is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Lopez is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Ryan Machiele Field Instructor Machiele is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Machiele is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Machiele is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Jess Matthews Field Instructor There is a Jessica Matthews (may be a different person) that is a licensed physician's assistant only in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Matthews is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Matthews is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Paul Martin Field Instructor Former Police Officer  Martin no longer appears to work for this program.  HEAL requires Paul Martin's full name in order to perform a proper licensure verification.
Chris May Field Instructor May no longer appears to work for this program.  HEAL requires Chris May's full name in order to perform a proper licensure verification.
Andrew McCormick Field Instructor McCormick is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  McCormick is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  McCormick is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Bettie McKemie Field Instructor McKemie is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  McKemie is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  McKemie is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Brent Mill Field Instructor Mill is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Mill is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Mill is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Amber Moore Field Instructor Moore is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Moore is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Moore is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Jennifer Nance Field Instructor Nance is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Nance is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Nance is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Lee Neale Field Instructor There is a Leigh Neale (may be a different person) that is a licensed professional counselor in Montreat, NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification.  There is an Elizabeth Leigh Neale (may be a different person) that is a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Neale is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.
Phillip Pearce Field Instructor Pearce no longer appears to work for this program.  Pearce is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Pearce is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Pearce is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Rhane Pfeiffer Field Instructor Pfeiffer is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Pfeiffer is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Pfeiffer is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Nickie Pippenger Field Instructor Pippenger no longer appears to work for this program.  Pippenger is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Pippenger is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Pippenger is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Liz Piriczy Field Instructor Piriczy no longer appears to work for this program.  Piriczy is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Piriczy is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Piriczy is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Brad Rentz Field Instructor Rentz is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Rentz is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Rentz is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Erin Rice Field Instructor Rice is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Rice is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Rice is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Ellen Richardson Field Instructor Richardson is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Richardson is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Richardson is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Will Rogers Field Instructor Rogers is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Rogers is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Rogers is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Alison Ryan Field Instructor Ryan no longer appears to work for this program.  Ryan is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Ryan is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Ryan is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Blaise Schulten Field Instructor Schulten no longer appears to work for this program.  Schulten is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Schulten is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Schulten is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Eric Strittmatter Field Instructor Strittmatter is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Strittmatter is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Strittmatter is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Liz Sump Field Instructor Sump no longer appears to work for this program.  Sump is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Sump is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Sump is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Ann-Marie Swartz Field Instructor Swartz is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Swartz is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Swartz is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Kada Unwin Field Instructor Unwin is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Unwin is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Unwin is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Amy Vandenbossche Field Instructor Amy worked with children at a D.N.R. camp, a boy scout camp, and a YMCA camp, as well as another wilderness therapy program in Utah.  Vandenbossche no longer appears to work for this program.  Vandenbossche is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Vandenbossche is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Vandenbossche is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Mike Vines Field Instructor Vines is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Vines is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Vines is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Breck Warne Field Instructor Warne is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Warne is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Warne is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Clay Wawner Field Instructor Wawner no longer appears to work for this program.  Wawner is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Wawner is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Wawner is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Jeremy Wise Field Instructor Wise no longer appears to work for this program.  Wise is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Wise is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Wise is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Clay Wooldridge Field Instructor Wooldridge no longer appears to work for this program.  Wooldridge is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Wooldridge is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Wooldridge is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Scott Stockman Medic Stockman no longer appears to work for this program.  Stockman is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx. 
Jess Woodard Medic Woodard is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.
Mike Groves Logistics He moved to NC in 2005 and became a Field Instructor at SUWS.  Groves is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.  Groves is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Groves is not a licensed mental health professional in NC.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification
Jeff Kilpatrick Logistics HEAL chose not to verify Kilpatrick's qualifications as it is not generally expected that those in logistics work directly with those enrolled in the program.  Please notify us if logistics means something other than surveying and planning at SUWS.
Robert Major Logistics HEAL chose not to verify Major's qualifications as it is not generally expected that those in logistics work directly with those enrolled in the program.  Please notify us if logistics means something other than surveying and planning at SUWS.
Kelly Pace Operations Pace no longer appears to work for this program.  HEAL chose not to verify Pace's qualifications as it is not generally expected that office professionals have specific professional licenses. 
Emily White Logistics Emily discovered SUWS in January of 2006.  White no longer appears to work for this program.  HEAL chose not to verify White's qualifications as it is not generally expected that those in logistics work directly with those enrolled in the program.  Please notify us if logistics means something other than surveying and planning at SUWS.
Tammy Brown Logistics/Food Coordinator Tammy came to SUWS of the Carolinas in May 2004.  HEAL chose not to verify Brown's qualifications as it is not generally expected that those in logistics/food prep work directly with those enrolled in the program.  Please notify us if logistics means something other than surveying and planning at SUWS.
Donna Grindstaff Housekeeping HEAL chose not to verify Grindstaff's credentials due to the fact that it is not generally expected that housekeeping staff have special licenses.
Kevin Waller Therapist Kevin worked with high-risk teenagers in a therapeutic, residential setting. He also developed and implemented a group therapy curriculum for middle school children. Much of Kevin’s work and research has been with oppositional defiance  and related behavioral characteristics.  Waller no longer appears to work for this program.  Waller is a licensed professional counselor only and only since March, 2010.  Source: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/verification  Waller is not a licensed psychologist in NC.  Source:   http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/search.htm.  Waller is not a licensed medical professional in NC.  Source: http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationResults.aspx.
Ted Bost Field Staff Reportedly no longer works for this program though may again in the future.
REPORTING GUIDE FOR VICTIMS, SURVIVORS, AND WHISTLEBLOWERS:
 
In North Carolina, the criminal statutes of limitation are 2 years on most misdemeanors and no statutes of limitation on malicious misdemeanors and felonies.  For civil suits in North Carolina, the statute of limitations is 3 years depending on cause of action. 

Options for you to take action and/or seek redress/justice today are listed below:

1.  Report crimes such as assault, fraud, battery, labor trafficking, and child abuse to law enforcement in North Carolina. You can call the Old Fort Police at (828) 668-4244  to inquire about filing an official complaint which may provide the probable cause needed to get a warrant for investigation and/or prosecution.

2.  File a consumer complaint with your home state's attorney general against SUWS (aka Phoenix Outdoor) and include your request for compensation for any harm done to you.  If you live in North Carolina and/or would like to file consumer complaint as a non-resident with the Attorney General of North Carolina, visit https://ncdoj.gov/file-a-complaint/ .

3.  If you do not wish to file a consumer complaint, you can contact a private personal injury attorney and look into suing in tort/civil court.  However, if you can't afford the retainer, you should expect to settle out of court with a non-disclosure agreement which may bar you from speaking publicly about the incident because you've agreed (even if with a grumbling assent) to the terms of the settlement. 
 
4.  You may send a new e-mail to rev@cope.church with subject "Post My Feedback" and we will post your feedback (e-mail printed to .pdf disclosing your name and e-mail address and any information in your e-mail with that subject) to https://www.cope.church/feedback.htm  and add a direct link to those .pdf files to this page . 

 5. You may also wish to provide a guest sermon.  Guest sermons are posted at https://www.cope.church/sermons.htm , under Progress Reports/Guest Sermons at https://www.cope.church/conversion.htm where appropriate, and on program info pages when applicable.  So, one provided by you on your program would also be placed on this page .  Guest sermons should be written into the body of an e-mail and sent to rev@cope.church . Your first and last name will be disclosed (contact info will not be unless you expressly request disclosure).  For sermons available on our site see https://www.cope.church/sermons.htm  (and sermon archives linked on that page).  If you have questions about this option, please contact rev@cope.church. Please see https://www.cope.church/givetoday.pdf  to get an idea what your sermon may be worth.
THE TRUTH:

All segregated congregate care providers, including those on our watch-list, are welcome to contact us to correct any information or provide additional data that may assist with delivering the whole truth to the public.  The HEAL Mission of COPE (HEAL) found in many cases where this offer has been abused or resulted in revealing additional basis for our concerns. For some examples see feedback.  Now, we are willing to look at the facts and may have questions or require documentation backing up any claims.  We do verify licensing, academic backgrounds, and other qualifications when investigating and researching programs on our watch-lis/enrolled in the Conversion Program to assist consumers seeking additional information on such programs or victims requiring assistance with getting corroborating evidence of their claims.  We do that in order to make sure the information we provide is accurate and verified and cite our sources.  In the event any information we've posted is in error, we're happy to make a correction. 

HEAL does not support segregated congregate care for many reasons which include that many such facilities are abusive, exploitative, fraudulent, and lack effective oversight often as a result of fraudulent misrepresentation coupled with the ignorance of those seeking to enroll loved ones in such facilities, programs, schools, or centers without a valid court order and involuntarily.  In the United States such involuntary placements done without a court order are apparently illegal as they either violate the Americans with Disabilities Act community integration requirement or due process rights of those involuntarily placed.  Now, in regards to parents, in the United States parents have the right to waive their own rights, but, not the rights of their minor children.  See https://www.cope.church/legalarguments.htm for more information.  Now, most facilities on our watch list include waivers, indemnity clauses, and sworn statements legal guardians must sign assuring the program that the parents/legal guardians have the right to make the placement involuntarily and without due process in a segregated congregate care environment, however, California and federal prosecutors as well as settled law appears to suggest that is not the case.  In fact, in the David Taylor case found at https://www.cope.church/provocases.htm , Taylor sued Provo Canyon School and his mother as co-defendants.  His mother was found liable for 75% of the damages awarded to Taylor as a result of multiple complaints including false imprisonment, while the program was found only 25% liable because the mother owed a duty of due diligence to investigate anyone to which she would entrust care of her child and she failed to do so. 

Now, HEAL opposes segregated congregate care and we find most placements are happening illegally in the USA which if the youth understood their rights would result in unfortunate outcomes for the parents, particularly when they don't exercise good judgment and support the fraud and abuse rather than their own children when they need remedy and justice.  And, HEAL supports all victims of fraud and abuse in seeking remedies at law for any crimes or torts committed against them.  And, that's true whether or not the program or victims are in the USA. 

HEAL has a 5 point argument against segregated congregate care we'd like you to consider:

a.  Segregated care is unconstitutional and a civil rights violation.  It is only permissible if a person is unable to survive independent of an institutional environment.  For more on this, watch the HEAL Report at  https://youtu.be/C4NzhZc4P0A.  Or, see:   http://www.ada.gov/olmstead/  which includes in part:    "United States v. Florida – 1:12-cv-60460 – (S.D. Fla.) – On April 7, 2016, the United States filed an Opposition to the State of Florida’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment.  In the Motion, the State had asked the Court to rule, on a variety of grounds, that the United States could not recover damages for unnecessarily institutionalized children to whom the State had been deliberately indifferent."

b.  Institutionalization is always dehumanizing and coercive.  Institutionalization always harms the institutionalized and deprives them of protected civil rights.  Dr. David Straker, Psychiatry Professor at Columbia University's School of Medicine (Ivy League) explains this in detail at http://changingminds.org/disciplines/sociology/articles/institutionalization.htm.  "Many institutions, from prisons to monasteries to asylums, deliberately want to control and manage their inmates such that they conform and do not cause problems. Even in less harsh environments, many of the institutionalization methods may be found, albeit in more moderated form (although the psychological effect can be equally devastating)."  (See website linked in this paragraph for more info.)

c.  Institutionalization is not in the best interest of children.  Institutions are not ever better for a child than living with a loving family.  Source:   http://www.unicef.org/cambodia/12681_23295.html       

d.  Reform schools, residential treatment programs, and other segregated congregate care settings have been shown to be ineffective and harmful.  Best source on this currently is:     https://www.acgov.org/probation/documents/EndoftheReformSchoolbyVinny.doc

e. Boarding Schools, even the "good ones", result in a form of social death, isolation, and cause both anxiety and depression.  Therefore, it is clearly not in the best interest of the youth subjected to those environments.  Sources: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jun/08/boarding-school-syndrome-joy-schaverien-review and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/secondaryeducation/11662001/The-truth-about-boarding-school-syndrome.html

Beyond the above arguments against segregated congregate care, we have reports from the NIH, Surgeon General, Yale University Studies, and much more showing the methodologies of behavior modification are damaging, harmful, and ineffective.  You can request these documents via e-mail.  In addition, for such programs offering academic services or claiming to offer diplomas, certifications, or the like, it is important to check to see if it is a diploma mill with no accredited academic services.  Please see article: "Avoiding Scams: What You Need To Know"  for important information on how to avoid education/training scams.

If you'd like to see what HEAL suggests rather than segregated congregate care (i.e. committing a crime or tort against your child if done against their will without a court order), please see articles: "Fix Your Family, Help Your Teen" and "Emancipation Guide".
10/27/21: COPE Conversion Program Progress Report on SUWS of the Carolinas/SUWS/Phoenix Outdoor

 

 Last Updated: April 25th, 2023

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