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<blockquote data-quote="seriously" data-source="post: 434453" data-attributes="member: 11920"><p>Karen -</p><p></p><p>Welcome, welcome. I am so sorry to hear your story. It sounds like you have worked very hard for 10 years to help her. You have hung in there - not everyone would have you know.</p><p></p><p>Are they asking you to surrender your parental rights? Or just agree to a residential treatment or therapeutic foster home placement?</p><p></p><p>Many other parents on this board will come along to share their experiences with you. Our oldest son was placed in short term foster care and then in a longer term therapeutic foster care home with an SED school placement. For us, it was a very positive experience. It may be life-saving for your daughter and the best thing you have ever done for her but there's never a guarantee. </p><p></p><p>Can you share a little more about your daughter - what has she been diagnosed with? Is the psychiatrist (psychiatrist) recommending a specific course of treatment like DBT? Are they saying where she'd be placed and do they have any idea how long she might be there (a lot of residential treatment programs have a minimum stay)? A brief sketch of the current problems she's having?</p><p></p><p>I can't tell you it will all turn out right. I can tell you that many other parents have walked the road you're on - even though it may seem that you are all alone. Residential treatment may be the only or best way to help your daughter right now. Most of the time these days residential treatment is only recommended because there is really no way to provide the intensive level of treatment, structure and safety in the home that the child needs.</p><p></p><p>Ask any questions you have, share your grief, tell us your story - we are listening and we care.</p><p></p><p>Peace</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seriously, post: 434453, member: 11920"] Karen - Welcome, welcome. I am so sorry to hear your story. It sounds like you have worked very hard for 10 years to help her. You have hung in there - not everyone would have you know. Are they asking you to surrender your parental rights? Or just agree to a residential treatment or therapeutic foster home placement? Many other parents on this board will come along to share their experiences with you. Our oldest son was placed in short term foster care and then in a longer term therapeutic foster care home with an SED school placement. For us, it was a very positive experience. It may be life-saving for your daughter and the best thing you have ever done for her but there's never a guarantee. Can you share a little more about your daughter - what has she been diagnosed with? Is the psychiatrist (psychiatrist) recommending a specific course of treatment like DBT? Are they saying where she'd be placed and do they have any idea how long she might be there (a lot of residential treatment programs have a minimum stay)? A brief sketch of the current problems she's having? I can't tell you it will all turn out right. I can tell you that many other parents have walked the road you're on - even though it may seem that you are all alone. Residential treatment may be the only or best way to help your daughter right now. Most of the time these days residential treatment is only recommended because there is really no way to provide the intensive level of treatment, structure and safety in the home that the child needs. Ask any questions you have, share your grief, tell us your story - we are listening and we care. Peace [/QUOTE]
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