I know you probably fee like you are at your wits end and this may be a chance to break down and rebuild your teen as a productive member of society. Teen boot camps were extremely popular in the late 90's (I think due to the media attention on talk shows) but research since then has indicated that not only has long-term effects for a very very small percentage of teens (about 5-6%) but it is more likely to be harmful rather than helpful.
In psychology and behavioral modification fields, this methodology is call a "confrontational approach" where military and correctional experts use intimidation and humiliation as a way to "break the spirit" so to speak of the teen and retrain them. Now for teens who are truly asocial (meaning that they have a complete disregard for life and a lack of empathy) this can be an effective method, but this is about 1-2% of the population and MUST be diagnosed by a psychiatrist (not a counselors or a psychologist).
For most other teens their issues result from poor self esteem, lack of boundaries, emotional, behavioral or learning problems. You can see how if this is the ROOT of the issue how degrading tactics will only cause permanent and sometimes irreversible damage.
I would suggest, before doing this that you try going to family counseling. If there is something in the family contributing to the behavior (and I am 99% sure there is because all families have issues especially with communication). Then if you and the counselor decide it's the best thing to do, then at least you know you have exhausted all other resources.
Good luck - it's not easy being a parent.
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They have a childrens home in Masa Arizona. The home is for children that have know parents or have promblems at home. This home does not take in any children that are in trouble with the law. We sent our son to this home for a year because he was giving me(stepmother) a hard time because his mother just gave him to us and he had a hard time dealing with it. The name of the boys home is Sunshine acreaces and its off Higley Rd. They may have a waiting period,but not for sure. We were able to get him out over the weekends. He had to spend a certain amount of time there first. But we were allowed to visit until we could get him over the week ends. It helped our son alot. I haven't their number off hane but you should be able to get it from the operator. Good luck
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