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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 235546" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>Deep breaths. </p><p></p><p>Intensive in-home therapy is not necessarily a bad thing. And, it may be that you have to try and fail at that before they will take the step of funding Residential Treatment Center (RTC). It's pretty typical, at least it was in my county... you have to go through each "next step" of increasing supports before they go to Residential Treatment Center (RTC). It doesn't mean that Residential Treatment Center (RTC) is out of the question, it just means you may have to try something else first, something that hasn't been tried yet. </p><p></p><p>I wouldn't necessarily assume ethis means they think it's a family thing.. it means they're still trying for that "least restrictive environment" (even though that's a school-ish term) before resorting to full-blown residentail. And, keep in mind that intensive in-home is MUCH better than where you are now. In fact, since it takes time to get to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) (paperwork, paperwork), you DEFINITELY need that for now. </p><p></p><p>I would defintiely push for having some sort of plan in place upon discharge, even if it's just an informal crisis/interim plan you discussed with the psychiatric hospital, therapist, and psychiatrist. My daughter's therapist was great at coming up with those.</p><p></p><p>As for your son's therapist, it might be time to request some mini-sessions withyou alone at least every other visit (assuming he goes weekly?) I think that's really important.. I always got 10 mins with the therapist, either at the end or beginning of each session. Most tdocs should understand this, they know they don't get the whole picture from the difficult child alone. I tend to think a balance of all three is important, some (most) sessions for the difficult child alone, some mini sessions with mom alone, and then a few together. I ended up seeing the same therapist for myself, separate sessions, once in awhile, just to get strategies on how to cope with my daughter. I can't tell you how helpful that was.</p><p></p><p>You're doing good. I know it's hard not to panic when things don't go the way you'd hoped, and you've had to deal with so much back and forth on this I know that's even worse. But do your best to take those deep breaths, and focus on "ok, what do I need to do now, since that isnt' working ...how can I make this work to my/difficult child's advantage." It takes lots of practice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 235546, member: 1157"] Deep breaths. Intensive in-home therapy is not necessarily a bad thing. And, it may be that you have to try and fail at that before they will take the step of funding Residential Treatment Center (RTC). It's pretty typical, at least it was in my county... you have to go through each "next step" of increasing supports before they go to Residential Treatment Center (RTC). It doesn't mean that Residential Treatment Center (RTC) is out of the question, it just means you may have to try something else first, something that hasn't been tried yet. I wouldn't necessarily assume ethis means they think it's a family thing.. it means they're still trying for that "least restrictive environment" (even though that's a school-ish term) before resorting to full-blown residentail. And, keep in mind that intensive in-home is MUCH better than where you are now. In fact, since it takes time to get to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) (paperwork, paperwork), you DEFINITELY need that for now. I would defintiely push for having some sort of plan in place upon discharge, even if it's just an informal crisis/interim plan you discussed with the psychiatric hospital, therapist, and psychiatrist. My daughter's therapist was great at coming up with those. As for your son's therapist, it might be time to request some mini-sessions withyou alone at least every other visit (assuming he goes weekly?) I think that's really important.. I always got 10 mins with the therapist, either at the end or beginning of each session. Most tdocs should understand this, they know they don't get the whole picture from the difficult child alone. I tend to think a balance of all three is important, some (most) sessions for the difficult child alone, some mini sessions with mom alone, and then a few together. I ended up seeing the same therapist for myself, separate sessions, once in awhile, just to get strategies on how to cope with my daughter. I can't tell you how helpful that was. You're doing good. I know it's hard not to panic when things don't go the way you'd hoped, and you've had to deal with so much back and forth on this I know that's even worse. But do your best to take those deep breaths, and focus on "ok, what do I need to do now, since that isnt' working ...how can I make this work to my/difficult child's advantage." It takes lots of practice. [/QUOTE]
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