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Berkeley High School
Fulfills New Needs
As reported in the May/June issue of Teacher Magazine, Berkeley,
California remains in the forefront of finding new needs to
fulfill by establishing a choir for the "melodically challenged."
"Founded last fall by Monica White, a student at Berkeley
High School, the six-member Tone Deaf Choir aims to broaden
the singing opportunities available to students who never
met a note they could hit. 'We're trying to make tone-deaf
students feel better about their singing and not annoy the
rest of the world in the attempt,' says Monica. While the
Tone Deaf Choir has not yet graced live audiences with its
cacophonous repertoire, it has performed 'Auld Lang Syne'
and 'Amazing Grace' during local radio interviews. Monica
doubts that too much practice will spoil the choir's singular
talent for off-key entertainment. 'The point is not to get
better,' she says, 'but to have fun.'"
Sierra Tucson Adds
Residential Treatment Program
Sierra Tucson announced they are adding a residential treatment
program for adolescents. They now provide "longer-term residential
care for thirty to ninety days....[which] addresses a broader
range of patient needs within our existing therapeutic setting."
Minnesota Expands Charter
School Concept
Minnesota is expanding their charter school concept, which
allows educators to create new schools free from most state
rules and regulations. Of the eight authorized last year,
several are for at-risk students.
Bill Signed To Start
Alternative Schools
Governor Bruce King signed into law legislation requiring
the New Mexico Department of Education to contract with private
organizations to provide alternative education for at-risk
youth in grades nine through 12. Albuquerque Public Schools
Assistant Superintendent Richard Romero, the state senator
who sponsored the bill said, "Basically what we'd be starting
is alternative schools ... except they'd be in the private
sector."
The 5 Start Treatment
Network
Ed Hearn, located in the Seattle area and former publisher
of Adolescent magazine has established the 5 Star Treatment
Network for selected chemical dependency treatment centers
to join together to work with companies that select inpatient
treatment facilities for their employees/clients/patients.
As of early June they have four regional offices around the
country with more than 30 Treatment Centers involved. Ed can
be reached at 206-820-9794. The Western Region is directed
by Pete Anderson in Tucson, Arizona, who can be reached at
602-577-0252. Pete is the former Clinical Director at Wilderness
Treatment Center in Montana, and a Marketing Rep. at Sierra
Tucson.
The Whole-Person Approach
To Recovery
Jerry Dorsman, of Elk Mills, Maryland, and author of HOW TO
QUIT DRINKING WITHOUT A.A., in a letter published in the April
1993 issue of PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR, says: "I've studied
many treatment programs, both inpatient and outpatient, and
here's the most striking fact: Those demonstrating the highest
success rates uses a whole-person approach to recovery. That
is, they treat all aspects of the individual--physical, emotional,
mental, and spiritual."
Copyright
© 1993, Woodbury Reports, Inc. (This article may be reproduced
without prior approval if the copyright notice and proper
publication and author attribution accompanies the copy.)
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