therapies go in and out of style.
In the 90s and 00s sending out of control teens away to programs often escorted by two guards was not unusual. Back then parents were considered responsible for their children and in many places out of control sexual or substance abuse was considered to be risky behavior to end immediately. This is no longer the case and those people who now evaluate it, consider the treatment to be a negative.
In the 1800s and 1900s sending a pregnant girl away to a home for the duration of the pregnancy was considered a kind thing, since the previous option was to kick the girl out of the house, and have her and the child die or find work in the flesh trades. Now those homes are considered abominations.
Removing native children from their culture was considered a good thing in the 1900s for many reservations and towns run by natives were drunken, uneducated, ghettos. It was felt that the children would have a better chance brought up in a less toxic environment. It is no longer seen that way.
ECT was seen as a miracle for depression in midcentury. As it started to come into its own it was disparaged as drugs came into the market that addressed depression. Now both drugs and ECT are used to good effect with the profoundly depressed.
Spanking was considered a child management technique. In todays environment it is considered child abuse.
Water therapy was considered helpful treatment for the mentally ill. It actually has a good short term effect for some, however it is now considered abuse.
Excellent points!
I somehow suspect ABA is not bad and if used correctly and not overdone it would be very successful.
I suspect ABA was abused by the people in power, sometimes intentional and other times unintentional. The results either way cause long term damage.
Case in point this story about the Judge Rotenberg Center.
“School defends controversial shock therapy”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ59j-0onsI
The people in that video are sadistic bastards who need to be horsewhipped.
I live in the South. Spanking is still a form of discipline and is effective. My mom used a peach tree switch. It took once and only once to change my behavior. My mom could also pinch if a switch was unavailable or we were in church.