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<blockquote data-quote="Zardo" data-source="post: 461873" data-attributes="member: 12490"><p>[HTML][/HTML]</p><p>Just a couple of thoughts - we did the talk therapy too and acted things out - and even though he would act like he was open to the thoughts there - it never helped "in the moment". I remember when he was at Wilderness, he refused to go with the school plan we had layed out for after the program. He was very angry, which he verbalized and then did not talk to us for 2 weeks. His counselor had said, let's see how he feels after he presents his position in "group" - the kids will definately tell him he is being ridiculous, he "earned" the plans that lay before him and his parents are being reasonable. He assured me that the peers reach these kids in a way that adults cannot. It's funny too - because all of these kids are in these groups for similar reasons, but it's funny how they can see other kids' issues clearly. The support and feedback from the "group" was consistantly on-point and - it WORKS. The other thing is, at the program, there is no access to cell phones, internet or video games. I have found that he uses all of these far less now and I also wonder if that has something to do with the progress he has made. I will say before we sent him away - the times that we took all devices away completely were the only times that his behavior was somewhat normal. So - I encourage you to find an adolescent group if you can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zardo, post: 461873, member: 12490"] [HTML][/HTML] Just a couple of thoughts - we did the talk therapy too and acted things out - and even though he would act like he was open to the thoughts there - it never helped "in the moment". I remember when he was at Wilderness, he refused to go with the school plan we had layed out for after the program. He was very angry, which he verbalized and then did not talk to us for 2 weeks. His counselor had said, let's see how he feels after he presents his position in "group" - the kids will definately tell him he is being ridiculous, he "earned" the plans that lay before him and his parents are being reasonable. He assured me that the peers reach these kids in a way that adults cannot. It's funny too - because all of these kids are in these groups for similar reasons, but it's funny how they can see other kids' issues clearly. The support and feedback from the "group" was consistantly on-point and - it WORKS. The other thing is, at the program, there is no access to cell phones, internet or video games. I have found that he uses all of these far less now and I also wonder if that has something to do with the progress he has made. I will say before we sent him away - the times that we took all devices away completely were the only times that his behavior was somewhat normal. So - I encourage you to find an adolescent group if you can. [/QUOTE]
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