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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 302322" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Thanks, Susie!! You know, I'm actually thinking more positive about the mentor than a therapist. We tried outpatient therapy for difficult child and occasionally for family therapy for 3 years and it was useless. Tdocs in phosps seem to be lightyears more knowledgable and assertive and effective than the outpatient ones, in my humble opinion. The mentor might really be able to help difficult child, plus, he will come to the home and it won't matter if I'm here or not. See, difficult child will get home from school around 4:30. If I'm working full time, I get home around 5:30-6:00 and I'm beat but still need to cook dinner, eat, and somewhat "check" or at least, touch base with whatever is going on with difficult child. If the mentor guy can do his stuff before I get home, that would be great. Otherwise, if difficult child sees a therapist, I have to find one who'll do 6:00 appts at the earliest, putting me cooking dinner about 7:30 and difficult child eating about 8:00.</p><p></p><p>I like the idea of a visual for the schedule. What I've heard from all of them over there so far is "well, I only need to meet with you once a month, and difficult child only needs to see a therapist once a week, and well, this will only take one day", etc. Ok, but what about the 1/2 hour it takes me to come home, pick difficult child up, get back to your office, the 1/2 hour we're at your office, and the fact that you won't make an appointment after 4:00. Now, how much time do I lose off work for that one alone? IOW, I'd end up leaving work at 3:30 MANY days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 302322, member: 3699"] Thanks, Susie!! You know, I'm actually thinking more positive about the mentor than a therapist. We tried outpatient therapy for difficult child and occasionally for family therapy for 3 years and it was useless. Tdocs in phosps seem to be lightyears more knowledgable and assertive and effective than the outpatient ones, in my humble opinion. The mentor might really be able to help difficult child, plus, he will come to the home and it won't matter if I'm here or not. See, difficult child will get home from school around 4:30. If I'm working full time, I get home around 5:30-6:00 and I'm beat but still need to cook dinner, eat, and somewhat "check" or at least, touch base with whatever is going on with difficult child. If the mentor guy can do his stuff before I get home, that would be great. Otherwise, if difficult child sees a therapist, I have to find one who'll do 6:00 appts at the earliest, putting me cooking dinner about 7:30 and difficult child eating about 8:00. I like the idea of a visual for the schedule. What I've heard from all of them over there so far is "well, I only need to meet with you once a month, and difficult child only needs to see a therapist once a week, and well, this will only take one day", etc. Ok, but what about the 1/2 hour it takes me to come home, pick difficult child up, get back to your office, the 1/2 hour we're at your office, and the fact that you won't make an appointment after 4:00. Now, how much time do I lose off work for that one alone? IOW, I'd end up leaving work at 3:30 MANY days. [/QUOTE]
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