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Klmno...any news on Boy's Town?
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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 442381" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>I had called them about a week or so ago, I think, then I poked around some more on their web site and printed some things out that I sent to difficult child with a letter telling him what PO's current idea is, although I'm not sure this PO has validated that as a viable option yet, and explained a little about what I learned about Boys Town. I also told difficult child it was his decision but based on what I'd learned so far, I would support it if he wanted to go. I received a letter from him yesterday saying he was interested but had a few more questions first and he relayed those to me so I can find out the answers. He also asked for a couple of more printouts and photos from their website and thanked me for trying to make this work. I'm going to compile a list of difficult child's questions with additional questions I have, then call them back to get some more information. Once I get the additional information to difficult child, which hopefully will be next week, I will ask difficult child for a final decision then start trying to figure out what hoops I have to jump through to get Department of Juvenile Justice to allow a psychiatric to get in there to give difficult child an evaluation (required by Boys Town application), and Department of Juvenile Justice doesn't normally allow this when it isn't for an IEP or them doing it themselves for processing at intake. I don't want to stir that up and talk to difficult child's "old" therapist (psychiatric PhD) about cost and scheduling until I know for sure that difficult child wants to pursue this and will stick to it. I wonder if a therapist is ethically allowed to do an evaluation interview over the phone if he is familiar with the difficult child and has previously evaluation'd him?? That would be a lot easier to make happen and cost a whole lot less. Boys Town also requires a social hx be a MH prof but said they would accept the one from the IEP. I don't know if difficult child's social hx from last year's IEP re-evaluation will be recent enough for them though but if it's not, maybe I can talk the sd psychiatric there into updating one and sending it to me. They said the psychiatric evaluation had to be less than 6 mos old.</p><p></p><p>Thank you for thinking of us!!</p><p></p><p>How is your world going with your grandson?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 442381, member: 3699"] I had called them about a week or so ago, I think, then I poked around some more on their web site and printed some things out that I sent to difficult child with a letter telling him what PO's current idea is, although I'm not sure this PO has validated that as a viable option yet, and explained a little about what I learned about Boys Town. I also told difficult child it was his decision but based on what I'd learned so far, I would support it if he wanted to go. I received a letter from him yesterday saying he was interested but had a few more questions first and he relayed those to me so I can find out the answers. He also asked for a couple of more printouts and photos from their website and thanked me for trying to make this work. I'm going to compile a list of difficult child's questions with additional questions I have, then call them back to get some more information. Once I get the additional information to difficult child, which hopefully will be next week, I will ask difficult child for a final decision then start trying to figure out what hoops I have to jump through to get Department of Juvenile Justice to allow a psychiatric to get in there to give difficult child an evaluation (required by Boys Town application), and Department of Juvenile Justice doesn't normally allow this when it isn't for an IEP or them doing it themselves for processing at intake. I don't want to stir that up and talk to difficult child's "old" therapist (psychiatric PhD) about cost and scheduling until I know for sure that difficult child wants to pursue this and will stick to it. I wonder if a therapist is ethically allowed to do an evaluation interview over the phone if he is familiar with the difficult child and has previously evaluation'd him?? That would be a lot easier to make happen and cost a whole lot less. Boys Town also requires a social hx be a MH prof but said they would accept the one from the IEP. I don't know if difficult child's social hx from last year's IEP re-evaluation will be recent enough for them though but if it's not, maybe I can talk the sd psychiatric there into updating one and sending it to me. They said the psychiatric evaluation had to be less than 6 mos old. Thank you for thinking of us!! How is your world going with your grandson? [/QUOTE]
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