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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 698995" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>Hi Everybody:</p><p></p><p>I called him today. He said he has been trying to get to the lab to get his blood work done and there has been only obstruction. He thinks the place is purely a money making operation. He was told that if he leaves prematurely he will have to pay out of pocket.</p><p></p><p>The upshot: I called the case manager-I was hostile, asking if indeed it was true that he had not been permitted to go to the lab/or assisted to do so. I also asked about the threats that he could not leave-or he would pay out of pocket. The young man said, indeed it was true that there were staff members who made that threat but of course it could not be enforced.</p><p></p><p>I told him I thought that hardball would act against my son's interests and unfortunately I was obnoxious. I went too far and said I had not heard before of this kind of threatening in a mental health treatment program. I told him I would help my son assert his rights if need be, that my son was there voluntarily.</p><p></p><p>I did go too far. But sure enough he did call back in 5 minutes to say that all obstacles to my son's visit to the lab for blood work had been removed and he would go on Monday. Magic.</p><p></p><p>My son says he is reserving judgment about going or staying to complete 2 weeks. He says he feels too inadequate to return to the other treatment program because he is still wearing his hood 24 hours a day. He told me he had to go and eat and I could call him back later. (He says he has met many very nice people -- patients.)</p><p></p><p>After I thought about it some (and reading your posts),I think it makes sense to let him have his space and work this out on his own.</p><p>COM. This thrills me. Good for him!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 698995, member: 18958"] Hi Everybody: I called him today. He said he has been trying to get to the lab to get his blood work done and there has been only obstruction. He thinks the place is purely a money making operation. He was told that if he leaves prematurely he will have to pay out of pocket. The upshot: I called the case manager-I was hostile, asking if indeed it was true that he had not been permitted to go to the lab/or assisted to do so. I also asked about the threats that he could not leave-or he would pay out of pocket. The young man said, indeed it was true that there were staff members who made that threat but of course it could not be enforced. I told him I thought that hardball would act against my son's interests and unfortunately I was obnoxious. I went too far and said I had not heard before of this kind of threatening in a mental health treatment program. I told him I would help my son assert his rights if need be, that my son was there voluntarily. I did go too far. But sure enough he did call back in 5 minutes to say that all obstacles to my son's visit to the lab for blood work had been removed and he would go on Monday. Magic. My son says he is reserving judgment about going or staying to complete 2 weeks. He says he feels too inadequate to return to the other treatment program because he is still wearing his hood 24 hours a day. He told me he had to go and eat and I could call him back later. (He says he has met many very nice people -- patients.) After I thought about it some (and reading your posts),I think it makes sense to let him have his space and work this out on his own. COM. This thrills me. Good for him! [/QUOTE]
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