by ICAPA Network | Mar 18, 2026 | Education
Investigative Series Institutional Child Abuse and Social Work: The Gap We Are Closing By Chelsea Filer · ICAPA Network · Investigative Topics Social workers are often the first professionals to encounter children who have been institutionally abused, and frequently...
by ICAPA Network | Mar 18, 2026 | Education
Investigative Series What the Research Actually Says About TTI Programs By Chelsea Filer · ICAPA Network · Investigative Topics The Troubled Teen Industry has operated for decades on a simple premise: that intensive, residential intervention can change adolescent...
by ICAPA Network | Mar 18, 2026 | Education
Investigative Series Coercive Control: How TTI Programs Keep Children Compliant By Chelsea Filer · ICAPA Network · Investigative Topics The Troubled Teen Industry does not primarily maintain control through physical force, though physical force is documented and...
by ICAPA Network | Mar 18, 2026 | Education
Investigative Series Behavior Modification vs. Behavioral Therapy: Why the Difference Matters By Chelsea Filer · ICAPA Network · Investigative Topics When TTI programs market themselves, they often use the language of behavioral therapy, referencing CBT, DBT,...
by ICAPA Network | Mar 18, 2026 | Education
Investigative Series Complex PTSD and TTI Survivors: Understanding Institutional Trauma By Chelsea Filer · ICAPA Network · Investigative Topics When a child leaves a Troubled Teen Industry program, the institution is behind them. The trauma is not. Researchers and...
by ICAPA Network | Mar 18, 2026 | Education
Investigative Series What Trauma-Informed Care Actually Means, And What It Is Not By Chelsea Filer · ICAPA Network · Investigative Topics Trauma-informed care is one of the most important frameworks in modern behavioral health. It is also one of the most misused...
