{"id":9597,"date":"2022-03-11T15:27:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T23:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.breakingcodesilence.org\/?p=9597"},"modified":"2022-03-13T17:40:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T00:40:38","slug":"turnabout-stillwater-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.breakingcodesilence.org\/turnabout-stillwater-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Turnabout\/Stillwater Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Turnabout\/Stillwater Academy<\/b> (1988-present) South Jordan, UT<\/span><\/h1>\n

Residential Treatment Center<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

History and Background Information<\/b><\/h2>\n

Turnabout\/Stillwater Academy is <\/span>Straight Inc.<\/span><\/a> spin-off a behavior-modification program which was founded in 1988. It was originally opened under the name “Turnabout Academy”, but its name was changed to “Stillwater Academy” in 2001 in order to lessen confusion with <\/span>Turn-About Ranch<\/span><\/a>, another behavior-modification program. It is marketed as a small Residential Treatment Center for troubled teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17. Stillwater states that it treats children with any of the following challenges: dishonesty, acting out, promiscuity, school truancy and failure, alcohol or drug use, running away, low self-esteem, adoption, depression, family problems, stress from a traumatic experience, executive functioning problems, or other emotional or psychological problems. The program has a maximum enrollment of 50 teenagers, and the average length of stay is reported to be between 9 and 14 months, but may be much longer. The program’s tuition is reported to be over $6,000 per month.<\/span><\/p>\n

The program is located at <\/span>11175 S Redwood Rd, South Jordan, UT 84095<\/span><\/a>. Unlike other behavior-modification programs, the residents do not sleep at the facility but instead are sent to stay at “host homes”, which are the homes of other residents who are more advanced in the program. This system is extremely remniscent of the program used by the notorious and <\/span>confirmedly abusive<\/b> Straight Inc.<\/span><\/a> and the <\/span>KIDS Centers of America<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Founders and Notable Staff<\/b><\/h2>\n

Lee W. Caldwell<\/b> is the CEO and Executive Director of Stillwater Academy. He has been working at Stillwater since 1995. His prior employment is unknown.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tanya Radomski-Turek<\/b> works as the Clinical Director and a Therapist at Stillwater Academy. She has been working at Stillwater since 1996.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rick Reimann<\/b> is the current Program Director of Stillwater Academy. Reimann is a licensed Social Worker <\/span>intern<\/b>, which means that he’s not fully licensed and must be supervised. As such, it seems highly unlikely that he is qualified to hold the position of Program Director.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wendy Reimann<\/b> currently works as a Therapist at Stillwater Academy. She is married to the Program Director, Rick Reimann. She previously worked as an intern at the reportedly abusive <\/span>Highland Ridge Hospital<\/span><\/a> from 2012 until 2013. She has worked at Stillwater since 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Scott Jones<\/b> previously worked as the Program Director of Stillwater Academy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Program Structure<\/b><\/h2>\n

    A 2007 <\/span>article<\/span><\/a> states that the program at Stillwater was developed based on the now-defunct and confirmedly abusive <\/span>Straight Inc<\/span><\/a>. Like other behavior-modification programs, Stillwater Academy uses a level-system consisting of 6 levels. The levels are reported to be:<\/span><\/p>\n