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Littledale Hall Therapeutic Community lhtc brainwashing Lying Lancaster Lancashire rehab rehabilitation treatment about failure Sue Robinson Keith Robertson con lie bad contact con lie bad cheat contact Keith Robertson Sue Robinson concern littledale Hall Therapeutic Community lhtc brainwashing Lying Lancaster Lancashire rehab rehabilitation treatment about failure Sue Robinson Keith Robertson con lie bad contact con lie bad cheat conta lancaster, Other
I have copied the post from the other report to save time, I feel the more exposure this place gets the safer people will be. I would like to start by saying I believe therapy and rehabilitation is a good thing and that the concept behind Littledale hall is good. However I have a major issue with Littledales treatment of relationships. This is a snippet from their website. "Family and friends may play a vital role in the recovery process. Given this residents are encouraged (when possible and appropriate) to attempt to rebuild or develop positive relationships with family and friends" It must be pointed out that our relationship was never an issue. All our arguments occurred only when my partner was drunk. Littledale told my partner to end our relationship and end communications with me the moment that she entered the place. How was this rebuilding our relationship? When she refused they allowed a compromise that she could only communicate via letter. I found out that this alone was a complete breach of social care rules. When I received letters from her they were dated 3 weeks late and were franked on the same day. By this I mean I received 3 letters in one go all franked on the same day yet dated 3 weeks earlier. It was clear that they had been withholding the mail my partner had sent. Mail that I sent to her was being kept until someone was able to read it to her by Sue Robinson her key worker. So lets talk about Sue Robinson Mrs S Robinson. Dip Counselling. BA Hons TOPPS. Over 7 Years experience of working as a counsellor in a Therapeutic Community. CENTRA Groupwork Cert. DANOS Level 3 Health & Social Care (TBC Jan 2008) This person seem well qualified but when my partner posed questions to me her answers were simply not helpful. I asked her opinion on a number of occasions especially when i had letter clearly stating my partners unrest. She was quick to make suggestions that would make my partner stay in rehab, but none that would alleviate her discontent. In hindsight I should have never trusted her as this is a business not a family like they claim. It is my opinion and I can prove Sue Robinson breached protocol and aided in the breakdown of my relationship. 1) she failed to relay on vital information that would stop my partner getting stressed. 2) she disallowed dialogue between me and my partner. 3) she failed to pass on key information to my partner. 4) she convinced me not do thing my partner had requested 5) She interfered in our relationship. 6) she put phone down on me when I requested to speak to Keith Robertson the director. The phone wasnt even answered by her. Now lets talk about Mr Keith A Robertson Registered Manager . CCETSW, CSC, IMS, DMS, Cert Ed 1. Advanced Cert Substance misuse. GCT Cert Group Therapy. Over 17 Years experience of working in the substance misuse field. 14 years experience of Managing Therapeutic Communities. After reading his qualifications I trusted his judgement. His promise to arrange an interview after three months was broken and he had not kept his word. The communications still remained blocked. I requested to see my partner on her birthday, Eid and My birthday yet all were denied. She wasn't even allowed to call me. Up until a week ago my letters from my partner were full of questions that I had been advised to ignore and not respond to but consistently they ended with love, missing you, and xxxx. I then received a disturbing letter telling how emotional and erratic she was feeling (confirmed by a family member) I called in to Littledale and was shocked to be told this was not the case that she was happy and fine. I asked about why she was home sick and i was told to ignore her and just talk about stuff that was not going to make her feel bad. I did just that. A week later I received a dear John letter. when i called in i was completely shunned by the staff and told if i rang again I would be arrested for harassment. I contacted Keith Robertson who at first seemed to be helpful but then also shunned my calls. I have received an anonymous call, from Lancaster telling me that my partner is being lied to, by staff and manipulated into a wrong state of mind. They have got involved into our personal lives and made wrong suggestions that over step the line. My advise is not to use this rehabilitation facility as it is looking after the Business as oppose to the Patient. | |||||||
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2 Updates & Rebuttals
gratefulcontent
Alabama,USA
My Experience
#3General Comment
Wed, October 05, 2016
Having read all the comments i would like to give my experience of Littledale Hall
I went in broken, addicted and totally dysfunctional and not long for this world. During my time there i was able to come to terms with my upbringing and learn about my addiction and the reasons why my life was so dysfunctional. I learned an incredible amount about myself, hard as that was at times, and learned so many better ways to cope and live my life. I left almost exactly five years ago and I relocated in Lancaster for a couple of years while i found my feet, which was a sensible thing to do. It wasn't easy, and i often struggled but things slowly came together. I eventually moved back to my home town. Having had nothing on my CV, no experience, through starting in various voluntary jobs I've worked hard and am now a manager in the the Security Industry. I now have a great relationship with my family and daughter. I see a lot of my old friends but I use my common sense and I'm careful who i spend my time with. I have a good functioning life, one i wouldn't of dreamed of years ago and have confidence and purpose. I still see some great friends i made in the hall and I'm grateful to the staff for helping me build this new life. I would have ended up dead without going to Littledale. This was my personal experience.
genuinepost
United States of AmericaPlease be aware of personal grievences being aired
#3General Comment
Mon, October 25, 2010
I am an ex-resident at Littledale Hall Therapeutic Community and would like to provide the following response to the below accusations:
First and foremost I would question the authenticity of each of the persons posting comments below and would challenge each of them to provide details of their time at LHTC. I believe this is an impossibility as all of the below accounts have been created by one individual wishing to air grievances against the staff at Littledale. The fact that all posts were created within hours of each other and use language that does not fit within a treatment setting is evidence of their falsehoods. I could list a multitude of contradictions and impossibilities in all of the posts detailed in this report however feel that my time is better spent reviewing my experiences of LHTC.
The strongest evidence of falsehoods are the accounts of people claiming to be ex residents. My experience of Littledale Hall is so far removed from these deluded accounts (created by one calculated individual) that I know in absolute certainty that they are false. The staff are caring, commited individuals who - above all else - allow each resident to make their own life choices. They support and guide the people in their care and have the utmost respect for families and rebuilding relationships.
I have personal experience of their genuine, open and honest approach and have witnessed countless other people being supported in changing their lives and achieving long held ambitions.
Often, as was the case for me, it is the difficulties of family and partner relationships that can have the biggest impact on the recovery process. LHTC provides a structured, open and informed service that explains the theories and models that underpin it's treatment programme and includes residents families in each step of this.
All people in treatment also have a funder who assesses their progress and is completely external to LHTC. It is these people, the funders, who offer official judgment on the centre and ensure it is providing an adequate service. They (the funders) give their clients the choice of rehabilitation centre to attend and only refer to services that meet strict standards set by national governing bodies in social care. As was the case for me, the funder attends the centre regularly to meet with their clients and check in on their progress.
It is the client who will be absolutely honest about their experiences in the centre and would report these to the funder. They would not, in any circumstance, feel the need to use comsumer choice websites that are unregulated and completely unrelated to the field of social care provision to report a complaint about their treatment. Firstly, it would have no bearing on their time in treatment anyway and secondly they have constant access to the official process and can ask to be switched service or go home at any time of their choosing.
I did not need to make any complaints against the staff at LHTC because they are selfless, commited, honest people who care very much for the people who choose to enter into their care.
I would be completely outraged at the false accusations being levied against them below if it weren't for the fact that they are so obviously a creation of one deluded and calculated individual who is unable to accept the truth of his own situation.
If by chance any potential service users have stumbled upon this site from a search engine I would urge you to do your own, independent research into Littledale Hall as a treatment centre. Look into recent inspections, review their involvement in various local and national initiatives and above all else speak to your local CDT or CAT for advice.
My life has been changed unrecognisably by the positive influences and support of LHTC. I trust and value the friendship of each staff member and would have no hesitation in recommending their help to my nearest and dearest should the need ever arise.
It is an amazing place with so much to offer those struggling with dependency and I have first hand knowledge of this. I have seen mums and children reunited, brothers and sisters reconciled after many years and worried parents finally given peace following many years of heartache and chaos.
This is Littledale, not the twisted propaganda listed below. But don't take my word for it, ask around, look at official records - please be aware of un-regulated sites such as this and always question the motives of individuals using them. I felt it necessary to post a response in light of the one sided nature of this report but I do not intend to influence the minds of those that choose to read it - only to provide my account of LHTC. For me that is enough.