The Nittany Nightmare Continues: More Financial Incest At PSU- Accused Perjuror Gary Schultz Head of Nittany Insurance Pays First Victim Payout AND His Lawyers

State College,  PA & Burlington, VT-  In the latest example of financial incest involving PSU, The Second Mile, and a bevy of double-dipping board members and executives, we arrive at the first discovery between an accused suspect in the case and his principal interest in an insurance company that recently paid out a settlement to an alleged victim of Jerry Sandusky.  As the filing has likely been sealed as a condition of it’s settlement, it is unknown if Schultz or anyone else within PSU in addition to Sandusky was named in the civil action.

Gary C. Schultz, interim Sr. VP for Finance and Business returned  following  previous retirement from PSU this past July.

 

His return to the PSU payroll  around the time that a grand jury was meeting about his possible complicity, FOLLOWING his own alleged perjurious testimony begs the question-As Schultz knew he was under investigation as well as Sandusky and Curley-

Did Schultz come out of retirement in anticipation of  incurring significant legal fees he did not want coming out of his own pocket?

-Record Scratch-

You read that correctly.

Mr. Schultz, who along with Tim Curley were bound over for trial at their preliminary hearing on perjury charges and a misdemeanor failure to report summons last month,  is being provided legal representation costs through Nittany Insurance Company, where he is a paid Director.  According to Acting President Erickson,  it will also be used to cover any civil settlements and judgements in the Sandusky debacle et al.

This would seem to be in violation of the Vermont Captive Insurance Regulations Section 12, or conflict of interest.

In a letter sent to Penn State Interim President Rodney Erickson,  Senator Michael Stack (D) Philadelphia,  expressed his concern that taxpayers and donors should not be footing the bill for the Universities necessary legal representation for the various civil and criminal issues  and potential settlements.

In a response to Senator Stack,  President Erickson assured him that such costs would be accommodated by it’s liability insurance.  Nittany Insurance Company  is listed as the professional liability insurance company of record on the PSU site as well as the provider for PSU students in programs including the Hershey Medical Center.

President Erickson did not reference Mr. Schultz’s directorship position within Nittany Insurance Company although www.blinkoncrime.com was able to confirm with the Vermont Secretary of State that as of this afternoon, there are no pending changes to its registration.

Gary Schultz’s co-director at Nittany Insurance Company, is Allan Anderson,  Former VP and Chief Executive Officer for Hershey Medical Center.

While the captive insurance firm is self-administered, as Director,  Schultz would be in a position to review,  award, accept, negotiate or reject settlements within the framework of their contract with PSU and appropriate regulatory requirements.   Captive insurance companies are often developed as part of a risk mitigation strategy and as an entree to the reinsurance market for payouts exceeding a fixed amount.  Registered in Vermont, Nittany Insurance Company was formed in 1993.

It would seem a good starting point for questions on the regulatory  and compliance matter might be how the bid is/was awarded for initial self-administered liability coverage directed by a potential party and what the premiums, which are deductible to PSU,  were and  are?

What adjustments to same have been made in relation to the known incidents and corresponding dates alleged against Sandusky, Curley and Schultz?

What else is Nittany Insurance funding it may have had ample heads up about?

Does Schultz have a poster of Ken Lay in the top of his humidor?  Bernie Madoff?

 

 

 

www.blinkoncrime.com poster erose contributed to the research of this article.

 

 

 

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1,929 Comments

  1. erose says:

    Official reason the case went from Miller to Lauro.

    snip>
    As Ganim points out, Pennsylvania law requires local Children and Youth Services to be notified of child-abuse allegations. CYS often then does its own, separate investigation from police. But because the Centre County (Pa.) CYS has ties to Sandusky’s charity, The Second Mile, CYS turned its case over to DPW, whose investigation was conducted by Lauro.

    IIRC Lauro was a good guy in Clinton County, at least when we put him up against Judge Williamson, so I am inclined to believe this, unless the bad guys are fighting amongst themselves. The difference between creds on Seasock and Chambers is obvious. IMO.

    snip>
    Penn State “Detective [Ron] Schreffler never shared any of these with me,” Lauro said, referring to reports from psychologist John Seasock and a female psychologist. Seasock concluded that the boy was not sexually abused two days before the case was closed. The report of the female psychologist who evaluated the boy right after the incident found Sandusky was exhibiting signs of grooming a victim for sexual abuse.

    “The conclusions she had drawn in her report were pretty damaging,” Lauro said. “I would have made a different decision. … It’s unbelievable, and it gets my blood pressure going when I think about it.”

    Schreffler, when reached by phone, declined comment. “My report speaks for itself,” he said before hanging up.

    http://deadspin.com/5895607/investigator-says-penn-state-police-didnt-share-important-information-about-jerry-sandusky-in-1998

    erose- I edited out last line, did same to Rose, sorr I am behind moderating but the funnel is on overload and not ready to churn.
    B

  2. erose says:

    Ganim goes on to quote the source as saying the police report is “lengthy,” but that it is also “repetitious.” The report does not say why Seasock’s expertise was consulted, or whether Seasock even interviewed Victim 6.

    Investigators have nothing to link the Sandusky case to Gricar’s disappearance, so Lawyerin’ Joe has let it be known he plans to use Gricar’s otherwise exemplary record as part of his defense strategy.

    http://deadspin.com/5895156/there-appears-to-be-a-reason-why-that-now+dead-da-did-not-prosecute-jerry-sandusky-in-1998

  3. A Texas Grandfather says:

    Thanks rose

    You lived it. Corruption to the rafters. The “Duke of Duval” was the County Judge for Duval County.

    The Texas County Commissioner system with four Commissioners and a County Judge is easy to compromise since there are only five.

    The new article by NBC indicates that there were two diffenent opinions about Sandusky in 1998. It also appears that the Campus Police did not release their files to the investigation by the County. This just another reason for university campuses to be policed by the county sheriff and not a university agency. Keeps the administrative people a little farther away from control.

  4. beejay says:

    Blink: I’ve read this all along now in MSM, so maybe it’s true, plus Miss Sara G wrote it! Another one of those “conflict of interest” curiosities:

    “In this case, since Centre County CYS worked closely with Sandusky’s charity, The Second Mile, Lauro was brought in from the state Department of Public Welfare to do the child abuse investigation.”

    link:
    http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/03/penn_state.html

    I kinda figured that since Center Cty CYS is the one who approved the Sanduskys as a foster care family, they didn’t want to handle that investigation. That is mentioned in some of today’s extended details–just that they were the approving agency. Conclusion is my own. Might be in my link earlier today.

  5. erose says:

    John P. Seasock, M.S., L.P.C., N.B.C.C.
    Master’s of Science/Licensed Professional Counselor/National Board Certified Counselor

    snips>
    Morning Plenary Session Speaker
    John P. Seasock, PhD, is currently a specialist/consultant with Renaissance Psychological and Counseling Corporation Inc., which is highly recognized for program development and treatment of traumatized individuals, persons with developmental disabilities, adolescent sexual offenders and their families. He received a Doctorate in Psychology from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic
    Medicine, and holds duel master’s degrees in Community Counseling and
    Clinical Psychology. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor and has multiple certifications in various clinical specialties. For the past 20 years, John has specialized in work and research with people affected by chronic mental health disorders, developmental disabilities, sexual victimization and trauma. He is a nationally recognized speaker who regularly presents at international,
    national and regional conferences.

    http://www.namiswpa.org/documents/uploadeddocs/2009%20SWPA%20Conf.pdf

    25. Advanced Trauma Interventions for
    Adolescents with Co-Occurring Mental Health
    Disorders (INTD-Advanced)

    35. Identification and Interventions for
    Adolescent Female Offenders (INTDIntermediate)

    59. Preventing Child Abuse/ Promoting
    Families with the Therapeutic Discipline System
    (MH–Intermediate)
    John Seasock, PsyD

    http://cme.ouhsc.edu/documents/Course_9044_APSAC_Brochure.pdf

  6. Rose says:

    @Blink. I don’t know how PA county CPS worked in 90s, but my CPS dept was divided formally into 2 depts:
    (1) Intake (a worker in that Dept took the initial investigation and passed it on if the Intake worker thought it might meet the legal standard of neglect & an investigation should be continued). Intake closed the complaint or passed it on within 30 days I think; there was a time limit to Intake investigation. (2) Continuing CPS to continue the investigation to resolution.
    So every case I had went thru an Intake cps worker first.
    Lauro was line level in 1998 & not promoted yet maybe?

    Lauro was the program director out of Harrisburg, unclear.
    B

  7. Rose says:

    also Blink, if Intake kept it open & passed it on, it was passed on to a Unit Supervisor in charge of a geographic unit, who then assigned it to one of 5-6 unit workers. The Unit Supervisor was responsible for any outside reports (ie to Court) & co-signed and also signed off on closing cases
    Lauro was probably a geographic Unit Supv who got the case from Intake Unit

  8. Rose says:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/sports/ncaafootball/psychologist-alerted-penn-states-police-to-sandusky-in-1998-nbc-says.html

    also, Blink, in my “State” all sex abuse reports were handled by juvenile detectives, not cps.
    it is possible cps here was only sitting in on the police investigation.
    sex abuse, after all, is a criminal matter & social workers don’t make the dispositions.
    on the facts the public has, including psychologist’s report, I don’t see how a sex abuse case could’ve been founded at all.

    based on the psychologist’s recommendation, his foster care license should’ve been pulled & procedures including a psychological to reapply

    How did Gricar not enlist County detectives?

    If Seasock worked for child & youth services, I don’t think he was a clinical psychologist.

    Rose- I am holding a few of your posts for obvious reasons. We were working on some things re this individual when the motion came out where Amendola mentions him. We think it was with purpose.

    B

  9. Rose says:

    Seasock has acquired a PsyD.
    http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/midwest/faculty.htm (continuing ed instructor)
    wonder why the Board didn’t just contract with him?

  10. erose says:

    Seems Lauro left the PA Dept of Welfare and put his skills into a non-profit. This could be the second – Second Mile, or the Second Mile done right, IDK.

    http://www.nhsonline.org/

  11. erose says:

    ref: Gerald Lauro
    http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gerald-lauro/37/461/a9b

    Yeah, Um somebody wanna tell me why NHS has almost $500K in legal expenses dedicated to “personnel” and miscellaneous to one of it’s directors law firms?

    B

  12. erose says:

    page 135
    Gerald (Jerry) Lauro In October, 2006, Jerry retired from the state Department of Public Welfare (DPW) as an OCYF Regional Supervisor. He had 31 years of service with the department. During approximately 15 years of his tenure with The Department, Jerry conducted and/or supervised numerous allegations of child abuse. In total, Jerry worked for almost 20 total years in children and youth programs. Jerry has been a professional trainer for over 15 years. He trains various caseworker/supervisor and foster parent curriculum. He has a B/A in Sociology from Edinboro University and a MPA from the University of Pennsylvania.

    http://www.pacwcbt.pitt.edu/Resources/TrainingCalendar2011.pdf

  13. erose says:

    @Rose
    This report generated after Lauro left as DPW Regional Supervisor, but might provide some insight as to how the machine works.
    http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ucmprd/groups/webcontent/documents/report/p_011042.pdf

  14. erose says:

    Perhaps Gricar went to Raystown and got info on Operation Sunburst, then proceeded to Lewisburg the next day.

    Operation Sunburst Busts Up Cocaine Ring
    By: Import User
    Updated: January 25, 2007

    a big drug bust in central Pennsylvania Tuesday, the State Attorney General says Operation Sunbust has smashed a 2-million dollar a year crack cocaine operation. Investigators say they have warrants for 22-people suspected of drug dealing. Attorney General Jerry Pappert tells 28 News, the drug gang brought in the supplies from Philadelphia, but mixed up the crack cocaine in central Pennsylvania. The suspects are accused of dealing the crack in Lewisburg, Selinsgrove, Sunbury and Milton. the arrests came after a 2-year grand jury investigation.

    http://pahomepage.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=11658

    Was there ever any notation of where exactly the “mixing” took place?
    Any Mexican fried chicken franchises of note? (lol only Breaking Bad fans will get that ref)
    B

  15. erose says:

    Operation SUN-Burst

    snip>
    Attorney General Corbett announces arrest of 40 suspected drug dealers in second phase of multi-million dollar Central PA crack cocaine trafficking investigation

    LEWISBURG – Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced…

    “We believe that today’s arrests, combined with the 22 allegedly drug dealers arrested in October 2004 during the first phase of the investigation, have completely dismantled this well-organized drug network.”

    Corbett said prosecutors and agents continued to present evidence and testimony before a Statewide Investigating Grand Jury following the 2004 arrests, resulting in the recommendation of the criminal charges filed today.

    http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=715

  16. erose says:

    RE: Sunburst and doctor. There is a Dr Ruth Poole chiropractic/vet on Sunburst Drive in Hazelton. She died in 2009 at age 54 “suddenly ill.” The Standard Speaker has her obit, Link won’t post. Robert E Poole is not listed as a sib. Not sure if he is related at all. Odd combo FWIW.

  17. erose says:

    Why did Sandusky’s phone number hit on Sassano’s drug investigation? Is that the question we really need to ask in relation to Gricar? As awful as the child molestation is, is it possible that Sandusky has other crimes to answer for, and Gricar knew it?

    There could really not be more going on here, could there?
    B

  18. beejay says:

    OK, I’m part-way thru the PSU police report. Looks to me like Lauro got involved because the the victim’s mother or the female psychologist she called the next morning made a report to the Childline. That triggered Lauro to investigate. So, it wasn’t Lauro-instead-of-Centre-Cty-CYS; it was Lauro separately from them, due to the Childline trigger:

    “LAURO also gave Reporting Officer a written notification as per there regulations Titled Report of Suspected Abuse to Law Enforcement Official. Reporting Officer was given a copy of the Childline Report of Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect. Copies of these reports will be attached to this supplemental report.

    From:
    http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Sections/NEWS/redactedpolicereport.pdf

    One more post to follow immediately…

  19. beejay says:

    “If one pays special attention to Jerry’s reported behavior, it will be found that Jerry engaged in behavior that can be considered indicative of most people termed as “(male)coach”. It appears that Mr. Sandusky engaged in a routine of behavior that has been repeated countless times over his history as a coach. All the interactions reported by [redacted victim’s name] can be typically defined as normal between a healthy adult and a young adolescent male. The only cause of contention that would cause any doubt in the situation would be the fact that Jerry and [redacted] had taken a shower together. This immediately caused appropriate concern about whether or not a sexual victimization occurred which then put all of the other activities into a framework which could have been used to groom a child for sexual behavior.”

    From Seasock’s report at:
    http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/sections/news/Seasock_Sandusky_Report_Redacted1.pdf

    Where’s the rest of his report? This .pdf ended midsentence.

    Also an amusing Freudian slip from the psychological evaluator: Seasock referred to the shower hug as a “bare” hug; same hug which PSU police report correctly called a “bear” hug.

    Seasock’s report is internally inconsistent, as if he’s not quite sure how to characterize the incident. I believe had he known about Jerry’s phone calls to this victim within the next few days (which his mom let PSU police capture–voice mails asking for further “dates”–that Seasock might have been able to more accurately view this as early grooming. Jer got right in there with the “date” invites.

    One more separate post…

    I am trying to figure out why he would not be given the file to date prior to his evaluation- how could he prep for it and weigh the file info vs. the alleged victim responses and behavior?

    B

  20. beejay says:

    This is from that PSU police report, showing why Lauro was involved.

    “LAURO also gave Reporting Officer a written notification as per there regulations Titled Report of Suspected Abuse to Law Enforcement Official. Reporting Officer was given a copy of the Childline Report of Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect. Copies of these reports will be attached to this supplemental report.”

    From:
    http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Sections/NEWS/redactedpolicereport.pdf

  21. beejay says:

    “…It should be noted that this interviewer knew that previous investigation had been done for the possibility of sexual abuse. The attempt of this interview was to possibly establish a pattern of what would typically seen in an adult sexual offender who would manipulate children into sexualized situations. Through this “cold interview” with [victim name redacted] there seems to be no incident which could be termed as sexual abuse, nor did there appear to be any sequential pattern of logic and behavior which is usually consistent with adults who have difficulty with sexual abuse of children….”

    So, was Seasock saying he was aware that Sandusky had been previously investigated?
    IDK

    From Seasock’s report at:
    http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/sections/news/Seasock_Sandusky_Report_Redacted1.pdf

    My link from yesterday has all the pertinent links. Snipping:

    “Chambers gave her report to Penn State police Officer Ronald Schreffler on May 7, 1998, along with a cover letter that highlighted “the gravity of the incidents.” Chambers had also reported the incident to the Pennsylvania “suspected child abuse” hotline, where officials wrote up their own report identifying Sandusky as the “AP” or “Alleged Perpetrator.” Lauro, an investigator who specialized in abuse cases, was assigned to work the case with Schreffler.

    Investigators brought in a second psychologist, John Seasock, who had worked with the local Centre County Child and Youth Services, a local agency that had licensed Sandusky as a foster parent. After meeting with the boy for an hour, Seasock concluded that no sexual offense had taken place nor was there “grooming” or “inappropriate sexual behavior” by Sandusky.”

    http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/46843083/ns/today-today_people/

    I dont believe it is clear as to the origin of the prior investigation
    B

  22. Rose says:

    It is sketchy that if Lauro was both the CYS geographic area unit head and was also serving as the caseworker due to special abuse expertise, that Miller did the written referral to Seasock–as well as that Miller did not include a prior psychological assessment for review. Who was supervising Miller?
    It is also sketchy Seasock interviewed the boy at the CYS office and did not have a child-comfortable office of his own. CYS offices aren’t typically pleasant places for childrento go to.

  23. Rose says:

    @Blink.
    Hold away! I had url disease.
    I have a question:
    http://mobile.pennlive.com/advpenn/pm_105257/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=gZYqbfMG
    Per above Judge let Amendola read psychologist’s reports but barred their use in Court.

    Whoever released the police file containing the reports, and set up Chambers to outline her report content & conclusion, wanted to use one or the other of those psychologicals in Court.

    So do you think the leaker was government or defense side?

    Lol. Renninger
    B

  24. erose says:

    The PCHIDTA Strategy is a coordinated,
    four tiered operation; Street-level/open-air
    drug markets, Mid-level suppliers,
    Interdiction and Money Laundering. Streetlevel
    and open-air drug markets are
    investigated by the Drug Violence
    Intelligence Initiative in Philadelphia and

    Operation Sunburst

    in Camden. These
    Initiatives are supported by the Criminal
    Conspiracy Task Force, the Centerpiece
    Task Force, Major Drug Heroin Task Force
    and the Violent Crimes/Fugitive Task Force
    with an investigative purpose to determine
    mid-level suppliers, seize weapons and
    locate the most dangerous drug/homicide
    fugitives. The Interdiction Initiative is
    composed of four task forces with an
    investigative focus on drug trafficking
    organizations using the Philadelphia
    International Airport, the
    Philadelphia/Camden Seaport, area
    hotels/motels and parcel delivery services to
    import drugs and export proceeds.

    PAGES 115 – 118
    http://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=691396

  25. Rose says:

    Thanks Rose. All sorts of disjoints in this one we are sifting through.
    B

  26. erose says:

    (redacted by Blink)
    Also, in mod 03/24 X 3, just in case you missed ‘em..

    erose says:
    March 24, 2012 at 10:15 pm

    ref: Gerald Lauro
    http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gerald-lauro/37/461/a9b

    Yeah, Um somebody wanna tell me why NHS has almost $500K in legal expenses dedicated to “personnel” and miscellaneous to one of it’s directors law firms?

    B

    Yes, that is the one, but I was referring to why $500K in personnel legal fees would be able to be deducted as operating expenses for a charity. I redacted because to be 100% honest, as you could see based on the fact i analyzed them, I have no freaking clue what is going on yet and I have a concern about what I want to allow being posted in that regard.

    Good Freaking work everyone, yeesh.
    B

  27. erose says:

    •May 1995: Both Rendell and the Republican candidate, former State Senator M. Joseph Rocks, run unopposed in their respective primaries.
    •November 1995: Rendell, despite opposition from the municipal unions, wins reelection in a landslide defeating Rocks by over 170,000 votes – capturing 80 percent of the vote.

    http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:uCDsZNIin6AJ:thesis.christopherwink.com/thesis-paper/political-timeline/+m+joseph+rocks&cd=8&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

  28. erose says:

    Okay, okay, going to get a taco and some fried chicken, lol. I don’t know what’s going on, obviously, but I think my biggest mistake is in thinking there are ANY good guys in this story. I think this is bad guy v bad guy, for the most part. I hope this is not in poor taste, but no wonder we see such support for Paterno. Comparatively speaking, he was a saint, and I mean that sincerely.

    snip>
    Good Freaking work everyone, yeesh.
    B

    LOL.

    All I can say for sure is that in many cases, I am finding that the term “nonprofit” is both an oxymoron and highly subjective. So who owns the car wash?
    B

  29. Rose says:

    two of my co-workers (a PhD psychol as Clinical Director & an MSW as Admin Dir) in the 80s took a model inpatient program they ran private, Community Connections. Leader in deinstitutionalizarion support & treatment.
    As I remember they made great salaries comparable initially to Federal, increasing as it grew. But these nonprofits, and they, could not go out of line with private practice as they depend on grants from government agencies & file copious reports on budget & expenditures. unlike govt employees tho, you can get a car as you use it in work, , plenty of trips to present your research at Conferences, etc. As for legal, that fine MSW administrator initially got pro bono work from major law firms (ie in those days Covington did a lot for many places) or her attorney husband free. Costs of incorporating, and there is lots of contract work.

    Sounds to me like there was start up legal work, contracts, ins review, etc which a director threw to a firm billing at their regular high priced rates. shame on the firm.

    but 500,000 sounds like400,000 worth of defense & settlement.

    what State or Federal grants does this nonprofit get, , from whom.
    Isnt it on public IRS charity return?
    Grant givers are who is supposed to monitor

    Complex, foundation distributes to smaller entities, not there yet.
    Blink says whispering :)
    B

  30. beejay says:

    I guess you’ve gone back to the early 2000s RICO suit/looting of funds/excessive executive compensation, etc, involving the former NHS CEO et al?

    IDK what the legal fees involves, but wondering if NHS is still paying some of those off. Or what. Maybe what. Was hoping Sen Rock straightened out NHS after the old CEO left.

    “…NHS claims that these four schemes resulted in: (a) a $780,000 criminal fine and a
    related $7 million civil settlement; (b) hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorneys’ fees arising
    from the DOJ investigation; (c) millions of dollars funneled from NHS to Defendants in the form
    of unearned salaries, fees, and other benefits; and (d) more than $1 million in administrative and
    legal costs incurred undoing the wrongs caused by Defendants. The twenty-two counts of the
    Amended Complaint allege violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act….”

    All the parties are named.

    http://www.paed.uscourts.gov/documents/opinions/04D0319P.pdf

    In a separate lawsuit, NHS, a sub, et al, around 2001 (still old CEO), the judge, in the wrangling over venue, cited some income figures for NHS and concluded that it was primarily in the landlord business.

  31. beejay says:

    Oh, I just want to remind ya’ll that the origin of the “sunburst” clue was in a psychic’s vision. From that data, the psychic and other posters pursued possible meanings of the clue. Including Operation Sunburst II.

    But, oddly, as it has any connection to the purported Raystown trip on midday of April 14, there’s this: the blogger who is, per JKA and now other speculation, either a strategic writer hired by someone and/or a person with horse in the race personally was one of a very few to publish that Raystown trip and to promote it as a fact.

    Not that we should let a blogger’s position influence our interpretation of the facts. Just wanted to say it.

  32. Rose says:

    TY for the url e-rose.

    a general observation based on my long ago work experience, inpatient & outpatient mental health and cpsd as an msw.
    An institutional performance & quality review position in a mental health setting relates to eval and improvement of programmatic clinical treatment. emphasis on clinical. 
    This job where I worked was held by a physician, phd psychologist, or RN with an advanced clinical degree (emphasis on word clinical)  who may have Admin degree (ideally would have a masters level admin degree in addition to RN or Psychology doctorate).  

    I would expect this position to be filled by someone with a supervised graduate clinical degree & experience.

    In the field of government child welfare (foster care, cps) persons with degrees higher than entry level (first job) msw were rare, and clinical degrees nonexistant.  an msw is not a clinical mental health degree and does not substitute for post grad clinical supervised experience in a mental health treatment facility, the aspirations of many of my peers to “do therapy” or be in “private practice” and advertise themselves as such notwithstanding. 

    many state governments do not now require an msw for child welfare jobs (foster care, cps) as was required in my state & in my day) I suppose for cost reasons, or even require a BSW.  In many States, any old english or other BA will do.  I gather PA is one of those States. Today, a State gets what it will pay for, but it is often not clinical graduate degree services, much less qualified clinical graduate degree mental health therapists, in cps positions.   

    And certainly not clinical quality review and continuous improvement professionals. 

  33. Rose says:

    slowly self educating here.
    the chairman & ceo of nhs is a state senator?
    didnt realize how big they are.
    6 states.
    looking at a newsletter.
    they do developmentally disabled? autism? have schools? res care?
    amazing that half mill in legal fees isn’t larger
    i don’t see how a BA Sociology and Supv in CPS is a background for programmatic quality review with these populations. must be a hot shot Admin/clinical genius. developmental autism is quite a specialty.

  34. Rose says:

    p 13 acquisition of AVS
    http://www.nhsonline.org/attachments/NHS_Abilities_Final_low.pdf
    perhaps they are still in takeover mode.
    generates legal fees

  35. erose says:

    Just wondering if these guys are already in your pot? They might not own the car wash, but they’re at least selling the soap.

    History of the Council:

    The Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth and Family Services (PCCYFS) was originally incorporated in 1976 as the PA Council of Voluntary Child Care Agencies (PCVCCA). A new name was adopted in 1986 which was deemed to be more reflective of practice and services – The Pennsylvania Council of Children’s Services. During the past two years, significant efforts to incorporate a regional association, the Children, Youth and Family Council Education Consortium (CYFC), with PCCS as one stronger statewide organization have been in process. This reorganization officially occurred this year. A new name was adopted along with revised statements of purpose, ethics, strategic plan and scope of service and activities.

    The Articles of Incorporation of the Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth and Family Services (PCCYFS), as amended, reflect the original intent of the organization as a vehicle for communication and coordination among private providers on behalf of children, youth and families.

    “The formation of the Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth and Family Services reflects the recognition of the need to establish statewide communication among all private, nonprofit agencies providing services for the dependent, neglected, delinquent, emotionally-socially maladjusted, and other exceptional children through the participation of administrators, board members and individuals connected with the same.”

    The mission of the Council reflects the overarching goal of working “to enhance the ability of member agencies in the engagement of children, youth and families to improve the quality of their lives and our communities,” as adopted by the Board of Directors.

    http://www.pccyfs.org/who.htm

    One thing I can say with certainty – many of you on here, and a special shout out to Rose who has a background in this area, are educating me in an environment I am not skilled in.

    In terms of investigative analysis, and I pray you don’t think me arrogant, I work very hard at honing my skills and tools. I can flick a proverbial criminal flea off that proverbial log with a pea shooter. The hard part is building the pea shooter.

    In this venue, when we talk about programs that without question, help children and youth that need them, this is a dang slippery slope and should be approached with caution.

    That said, through this case and other cases I have not presented yet, it is wrought with criminals that have identified same as their “victim pool.”

    How to expose the criminal element without compromising the innocent is a quandry.

    It’s almost like the disadvantaged are hostages in a way. Heartbreaking.

    B

  36. erose says:

    Said the spider to the fly.

    snips>

    “Immediately, we will reach out to the victims we know of and seek to pay for their abuse-related health costs, to pay for related counseling they have had to date, and to pay for counseling going forward related to the abuse.”

    The Praesidium website says the company’s “mission is to create safe environments. Environments that protect the children, elderly, or vulnerable adults you serve from abuse. Environments that protect your employees, volunteers, and clergy from false allegations of abuse. And environments that protect your organization from loss of reputation and financial ruin.”

    Powers said she does not believe Penn State has hired Praesidium to perform any other services.

    http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/03/penn_state_hasnt_yet_helped_al.html

    I am not even sure what to say to that, I think you summed it up well.

    B

  37. Rose says:

    If a nonprofit social or mental health service provider does not receive Federal or State grants, then no independent gov’t entity monitors. except the IRS & State office monitoring Corporations, and those 2 don’t do it without a Big Stink if then. Business purpose rule shields almost everything. with a State Senator as CEO, teflon proof.

  38. erose says:

    Not arrogance at all, confidence. You know, that you know, what you know. We would be no where with out your pea shootin’ skills.

    TY.
    B

  39. erose says:

    I hate to add to the pot, but this is recent (2012) and Hewett is on the board of the PCCYFS. Maybe this helps you, IDK anymore. (We must be making mole sauce, you know 25+ ingredients).

    Presbyterian Children’s Village Employee Charged With Sexual Assault

    Kahlil Hopkins has been charged with three counts of institutional sexual assault.

    http://radnor.patch.com/articles/presbyterian-children-s-village-employee-charged-with-sexual-assault

    PCV Comments on Alleged Crime

    According to Darlene Hewett, President and CEO of PCV, “The safety and protection of our children are the utmost priorities for PCV, and we are confident that these matters are being handled appropriately.

    http://radnor.patch.com/articles/pcv-comments-on-alleged-crime

    Presbyterian Children’s Village is pleased to announce that Darlene
    Hewett, PCV President and CEO, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth, and Family Services (PCCYFS)

    http://radnor.patch.com/articles/pcv-comments-on-alleged-crime

  40. erose says:

    Great find.

    beejay says:
    March 26, 2012 at 2:56 pm

  41. erose says:

    Jerry Sandusky, adopted son had ‘rocky’ relationship

    snips>
    According to the source, she said Matt was estranged from Sandusky for a long time, and only talked to him a few times during their marriage.

    When Jerry Sandusky would call Matt, she told police, Matt would keep the conversations private. But every time he hung up the phone he would go to the bathroom and throw up.

    The FBI is conducting an investigation parallel to the state’s, and it appears to be more focused on a possible cover-up.

    Sandusky writes in his book, “Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story,” that after Matt attempted suicide, “It got to the point where the authorities were going to take him away from us, but fortunately two people stepped in and, in our eyes, saved that young man’s life.”
    One was a psychologist, who wrote a letter that Long saved, telling the judge that Matt should go back into the Sandusky home. (Matt wrote a similar letter to the judge asking to return.)

    The second person, Sandusky wrote, was Judge David E. Grine, now retired and a senior judge in Centre County. Grine said he could not comment on the case.

    http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/03/jerry_sandusky_adopted_son_had.html#incart_hbx

    Same link. The judge was Centre County Judge Pamela Ruest. (link won’t post, just google). According to this article she was Matt’s guardian.

    snip>
    Then, when Ron Heichel’s murder case went to trial, there was another intersection. The judge assigned to the case was the same woman who had been the guardian for Matt when Matt was in foster care with the Sanduskys. By then she had been elected judge.

  42. Rose says:

    http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/03/penn_state_discussing_paying_f.html

    For me, for any witnesses that have testified before the grand jury or may need to testify in the criminal matter going forward, this concerns me greatly.

    While I support the need for victims to get help, I have a concern that this blurs the line discussing court protected details, which could be subpoenaed as it relates to what would be similar to an intake interview over the phone. One the other hand, I don’t think victims should have to wait for suit resolutions to get that they need either.

    The attorneys are in somewhat of a catch 22. You cant say your client is debilitated and in need of substantial care and then refuse help for cause.

    As an example, a hypothetical- I wonder if any of the victims have been accused of victimizing any others- as is often the case, or had any other areas of “acting out” that are or were a criminal matter.
    That information would likely be used to impeach them.

    Lots to think about, truly.
    B

  43. Rose says:

    Rose, lol, did you notice your freudian spelling error? ROTFL
    B

  44. beejay says:

    Here, IMO, is the problem with the victims using PSU’s generous offer thru Praesidium: IF the victims have superior attys, who can steer them thru the initial negotiations with PSU, and memorialize them in legal documents–well, that’s only the start.

    Because, as always, the party who can afford the big legal fees will often dominate. So, later on, should a victim attempt a civil suit against PSU, he has to have the money to see thru all the legal wrangling that may come (or his atty works out other fee arrangements).

    Of course, the victim also has to have the mental health to endure a protracted legal battle.

    The other caution is: every additional organization/personnel you add in adds another possibility for corruption and influence attempts. Not that I suspect anything, or know anything, about Praesidium. It’s just a theoretical possibility.

    IMO, receiving counseling thru PSU’s current offer has the potential to do more harm than good, considering the overall picture of the road these victims may have to travel. NO, NO, and No way. IMO

    “The Catholic Church and other religious communities have hired Praesidium to investigate claims, train employees and help craft policies to protect the organizations from future liability.

    Employees who attended those training sessions later complained Praesidium did not explain typical child-predator behavior such as grooming, Blaine said.

    “They are focused on risk management,” Blaine said, “not necessarily protecting children.””

    from Rose’s link:
    http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/03/penn_state_hires_texas-based_f.html
    _______________

    And somebody please spend $$ on a body guard for Matt Sandusky.

    Ganim’s article (erose linked), Ron Heichel’s remarks about his discussions with Matt wrt Jer and sexual behavior, and Matt’s wife’s comments about him throwing up–the body is so telling– all confirm for me what I feared was his history with Jer.

    I’m feeling a bit nauseous myself.

    Yup.
    B

  45. beejay says:

    Anybody want a job with Praesidium? Two current openings, if interested:

    “Current job openings:
    Catholic Abuse Prevention Specialist
    Abuse Prevention Specialist”

    “Company Description:
    With two decades of experience, Praesidium is the national leader in abuse risk management. We are mission driven to help organizations reduce the risk that a child, vulnerable adult, or the elderly will be abused by an employee, volunteer, or another program participant.”

    from their website:
    http://www.praesidiuminc.com/careers.php

  46. Word Girl says:

    Nauseated is right. When I read Rose’s linked article, I had to force myself to read through the blatant risk management and pottentially impeachable information they are trying to get–even though they say that you don’t have to disclose it to get counseling (they’ll get it one way or another, it says to me.)

    Counseling, therapy, yes, but not with this firm. Even with a good lawyer, there cannot be a trust level with a company who wants to minimize risk. Hell no, that’s not victim support at all.

    I do pray these victims know that none of the atrocities are their fault–they did nothing to further the crimes–and I pray they have a soft place to land. A place where they can daily affirm their own self worth and value in a world that seems to work against them at every turn.

    May peace be with them. And with us all.

  47. beejay says:

    For anyone who wants a few more organizations/businesses Sen Rocks has been involved in, I’m snipping a partial from the bio where he was a presenter at a conference in Ireland:

    “For eight years prior to being named CEO of NHS, Senator Rocks was president of InterLink Strategies, Inc., a Blue Bell, Pa. business consulting firm specializing in public and Taft-Hartley markets with a major client base in behavioral healthcare. Prior to that, he was CEO of Windabrae Associates also specializing in behavioral healthcare and strategic planning.

    Senator Rocks’ interest in behavioral health care began in the 1970’s when he was elected to the board of Interact a community base service unit….”

    symposium:
    The Brehon Law Society: U.S. – Ireland legal symposium 2011
    Doing Business in the U.S./Ireland/Europe
    Critical Legal Issues for U.S. and Irish Companies
    May 11-13 2011, Westport, Co Mayo, Ireland

    link:
    http://www.eventznet.com/evx/acs/brehonlawsoc/symposium11/Speakers.aspx

    Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor was another speaker; interesting group. Non-profits have always needed great business minds and had a hard time attracting them. If that’s Sen Rock’s role, and he’s a good-guy, then bless him. (Having worked for a nonprofit back when the dinosaurs roamed.)

  48. Rose says:

    @beejay
    Cost of defense is why all victims as a group need to pursue this as a class action against Jerry, Penn State, , the Board of Trustees & The Second Mile and its Board.

    Benefits in addition to defense costs are:
    1) no one defendant is villified as greedy
    2) once the class is certified, then attorneys can advertise for other potential class members (victims) to come forward.
    3) case facts are tried once by sex abuse experts

    Should be tried by someone who has successfully done this for a class of Catholic vics

    Drawbacks:
    1) individual attorneys will not step aside and so advise their clients.
    ego & need for a shot at the pot for recompense
    2) pot for any one vic with the better attorneys or stronger cases will be reduced relative to what they
    might have gotten relative to vics with weaker cases & representation.

  49. Rose says:

    if there were a class action certified (like get it done now attorneys–form a committee), those attorneys for the class could negotiate with 2-3 clinical psychologists to serve as service providers until case resolution or a fixed term, say 2 years) & waive fees if loosing but have their usual fee with a standard rate of interest plus some for the risk if winning to be paid out of the settlement. I’d reach to Pittsburgh for service provider options.

  50. Rose says:

    Beejay. I will give background, call me a Texas Grandmother for this post.
    I didnt look farther than the UTA retiree co-principal, was it wayne duehn or something. His CV included U Wash/St Louis, hired at UTA school of social work in 1970.
    I was at uta 66-67 because I was too poor for E or N TX or anything else. went on the next year to a free school. uta was a mainly commuter campus then, & there was no school of social work there. Duehn must’ve been one of the first hires when the school was founded. . By 1976, one of uta’s first graduation class of msw’s lived next door to me, getting a U Mich doctorate. As I graduated, 1 of my teachers Paul Glasser went down to be UTA’s SSW Dean for 10 years and imo built the place up. He was a leader in child welfare & groupwork.

    Now here’s what’s relevant about U Wash/St L (Duehn) and the Dean from Mich and his UTA hires while Duehn was employed. Both schools shared a strong theoretical commitment to “systems theory.” none if this Freudian stuff (go to Smith), none of this Behavioral stuff (msu), none of this Ellis RET (see Seacock CV), etc. Duehn & his Dean were undoubtedly on the same page.

    That page meant you assessed a treatment client not only in terms of his own ego functioning and stated problem but also as set in his systems: the family, the worksite, the church, the clubs, etc. And if he was part of a dysfunctional system, the belief was you had to treat that system too.

    So that is why Praetorium would be a natural likely outgrowth of a treatment worldview of a U Wash/St Louis grad with a UTA SSW career. (BTW U Wash Seattle was the same theoretical SSW cup of tea then)

    Unless they have PhD psychologists or psychiatrists who are experts in treating adult survivors of child sex abuse on contract in PA, and a Chinese wall erected between the treatment providors & company, I wouldn’t let my famy member get involved in their referral system myself.

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