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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 509200" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>As I say fairly frequently, lol, one of the things that I love about our family is that we don't necessarily agree and feel free to share with one another. My point of view is alot different.</p><p></p><p>Personally I don't see any reason to keep this counselor. In fact I think it could be detrimental to your son's maturity or development of conflict resolution skills. in my humble opinion, he has "earned" the right to make the choice himself. She is in a position of power and he is not. She has accused him of drug use many times and actually continues to defy the scientific evidence that he was truthful and she was wrong?? Nope..not my kind of professional and not a good role model either. Furthermore she actually is telling you that she "may" not continue as his Counselor because he has issues? Goodness Gracious! We're facing passive/aggressive behavior here.</p><p></p><p>I don't even know why this struck a chord with me. In my mind (who knows why) I pictured your difficult child as similar to difficult child#2. He does not "mouth off", he has issues but there is a vulnerability about him. He has often been misread by school counselors and other adults. I wish I had taken opportunities to let him make choices instead of following directives. I don't know how the structure for change is set up at this school but "if" difficult child is allowed any input I sure would discuss it with him before making any changes. He is not there to be punished. He is there for help and guidance. Hugs DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 509200, member: 35"] As I say fairly frequently, lol, one of the things that I love about our family is that we don't necessarily agree and feel free to share with one another. My point of view is alot different. Personally I don't see any reason to keep this counselor. In fact I think it could be detrimental to your son's maturity or development of conflict resolution skills. in my humble opinion, he has "earned" the right to make the choice himself. She is in a position of power and he is not. She has accused him of drug use many times and actually continues to defy the scientific evidence that he was truthful and she was wrong?? Nope..not my kind of professional and not a good role model either. Furthermore she actually is telling you that she "may" not continue as his Counselor because he has issues? Goodness Gracious! We're facing passive/aggressive behavior here. I don't even know why this struck a chord with me. In my mind (who knows why) I pictured your difficult child as similar to difficult child#2. He does not "mouth off", he has issues but there is a vulnerability about him. He has often been misread by school counselors and other adults. I wish I had taken opportunities to let him make choices instead of following directives. I don't know how the structure for change is set up at this school but "if" difficult child is allowed any input I sure would discuss it with him before making any changes. He is not there to be punished. He is there for help and guidance. Hugs DDD [/QUOTE]
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