where did i say that?
but the uncommon situations where this is being done do have to be stopped. last time i checked, this was the idea.
Thankyou... This was the entire point of the thread, to simply bring awareness to this specific practice.
I did consider starting a thread about attachment disorders, which would have covered everything including therapy, but I only wanted to address the atrocious malpractice [in this area], not attachment therapy or theory in and of itself.
Lark, I think you jumped the gun a bit but never the less you are right that not all attachment therapy is like this, and I was aware of that. I've been incredibly relieved to find out that there are plenty of positive methods that have been devised over the years to heal and understand children with attachment disorder and behavioral problems. There has clearly been progress made in this area, and I am not denying that, it was simply disregarded because it isn't the point.
Edit: I do appreciate your original post and the clarifications you provided. I wasn't trying to condemn attachment therapy or theory or whatever you are defending, but those particular atrocities that just so happened to be performed in the name of. Perhaps it was my responsibility to make everything in relation to the content
available and clear so as to avoid leaving people with a narrow perspective of attachment disorder and it therapies. I apologize for not realizing that during the original post, but that is because this thread was not particularly about attachment therapy/theory.
Of all the adults who have helped to put children through these experiences, I know of 4 having gone to court, and 2 actually imprisoned. 1 served half their sentence and got out on appeal.
I've looked up all the people who partook in Candace's murder, and 3 of 4 of her murderers are walking free.
This is gross GROSS injustice, and it is important that it is addressed.
This goes more into depth about Candace's case and the convictions of her abusers:
http://www.childrenintherapy.org/victims/newmaker.html
Some of these people ARE just sadistic and simply use what they've called "therapy" as an excuse to torture. Even if some are NOT motivated to harm, or actually think they are doing the right things, they are still motivated to make money and a living out of these disgustingly corrupt (to put it fkn mildly) practices... The parents of the children are too vulnerable, desperate or self righteous to know of better, they too are victims in many cases, even if they take on the role of an oppressor.
These practices have been kept alive, parents are even being provided with the information they need to learn how to administer the treatments themselves in their own homes. They can get it online quite easily. This has nothing to do with outlandish claims of satanism or cults. This is about every day people under so much pressure that they will try anything.