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From Wilderness Programs to Theraputic Boarding Schools (TBS)?
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<blockquote data-quote="recovering doormat" data-source="post: 366564" data-attributes="member: 5941"><p>Hi</p><p>I was in your shoes about 18 mos ago after my son was admitted to a children's psychiatric facility in PA for a six week evaluation for his dual diagnosis (generalized anxiety disorder, depression,and abuse of marijuana). He was a mess when he went but once he detoxed we were able to see that he most likely needed some kind of residential therapeutic placement. I spent $1,000 on an ed consultant who recommended a six week wilderness program in the Adirondacks and gave me a list of three therapeutic boarding schools. Two were Christian-based and one was a working horse farm in Tenn. They were all expensive. No one recommended we bring him home,but my ex insisted that we could handle it (difficult child 2 lives with dad near me) with psychotherapy, substance abuse counseling, Special Education placement in school. </p><p> </p><p>In our case, having him home has not worked out. You can read my earlier post today about what he did while I was out of town. However, we also did not have the solid, intact family to help him, either. </p><p> </p><p>It seems that ninety percent of ed consultants recommend six week wilderness followed by TBS. Hmmmm. </p><p> </p><p>I would stay away from any school that says that medication is bad, or that uses peer counseling in place of professional psychologists and psychiatrists. </p><p> </p><p>Can you tell me a bit more about what Positive Peer Culture is? I have a list of schools that I explored for my son and I would be glad to share info on them if you private message me. Some are therapeutic boarding schools and some are just boarding schools that seem to work for kids who need extra attention and help.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck. It is very difficult to find the right placement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recovering doormat, post: 366564, member: 5941"] Hi I was in your shoes about 18 mos ago after my son was admitted to a children's psychiatric facility in PA for a six week evaluation for his dual diagnosis (generalized anxiety disorder, depression,and abuse of marijuana). He was a mess when he went but once he detoxed we were able to see that he most likely needed some kind of residential therapeutic placement. I spent $1,000 on an ed consultant who recommended a six week wilderness program in the Adirondacks and gave me a list of three therapeutic boarding schools. Two were Christian-based and one was a working horse farm in Tenn. They were all expensive. No one recommended we bring him home,but my ex insisted that we could handle it (difficult child 2 lives with dad near me) with psychotherapy, substance abuse counseling, Special Education placement in school. In our case, having him home has not worked out. You can read my earlier post today about what he did while I was out of town. However, we also did not have the solid, intact family to help him, either. It seems that ninety percent of ed consultants recommend six week wilderness followed by TBS. Hmmmm. I would stay away from any school that says that medication is bad, or that uses peer counseling in place of professional psychologists and psychiatrists. Can you tell me a bit more about what Positive Peer Culture is? I have a list of schools that I explored for my son and I would be glad to share info on them if you private message me. Some are therapeutic boarding schools and some are just boarding schools that seem to work for kids who need extra attention and help. Good luck. It is very difficult to find the right placement. [/QUOTE]
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