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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 166451" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Wiz was in a long term psychiatric hospital, but it sounds like Residential Treatment Center (RTC) mroe than psychiatric hospital. It was for 4 months. The kids there got $50 TWICE A YEAR for clothing allowance - the ones who lived there. Wiz DID earn rewards, twice he chose going out to Golden Corral to eat and then buying a beanie baby. By the 2nd time, the male staff member who went with him had seen SO much improvement that he bought a 2nd beanie baby for Wiz. BUT this was maybe 2 weeks before Wiz was released. We were strongly limited in what we could bring. We had to sign all kinds of release papers to let a staff member take Wizard out to eat for a reward. But it was something that REALLY motivated him. </p><p> </p><p>I think maybe you need to work on her IEP (they must have an IEP for her, and include measurable goals). Of course, the older tehy get the more input they get, and sometimes this starts too early and is too much say so.</p><p> </p><p>The $110 the other kids get may be supposed to pay for shampoo, toothpaste, clothes, etc.... not sure. You may be able to limit what they give Kanga, or not provide toiletries, etc....</p><p> </p><p>I would be very upset if my child was taken out one on one regularly, way too many opportunities for abuse (of Kanga, or by Kanga). Also for false allegations. They may have to learn about the false allegations by themselves.</p><p> </p><p>I am sorry these things are happening. They do sound worrying. Is it possible to have the $$$ put into a bank account for her, instead of her being given it to blow? </p><p> </p><p>Just ideas, as I said, ours was not called an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) but a psychiatric hospital - but Wiz was one of the patients who spent dramatically less time there than the other children. Many spent years there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 166451, member: 1233"] Wiz was in a long term psychiatric hospital, but it sounds like Residential Treatment Center (RTC) mroe than psychiatric hospital. It was for 4 months. The kids there got $50 TWICE A YEAR for clothing allowance - the ones who lived there. Wiz DID earn rewards, twice he chose going out to Golden Corral to eat and then buying a beanie baby. By the 2nd time, the male staff member who went with him had seen SO much improvement that he bought a 2nd beanie baby for Wiz. BUT this was maybe 2 weeks before Wiz was released. We were strongly limited in what we could bring. We had to sign all kinds of release papers to let a staff member take Wizard out to eat for a reward. But it was something that REALLY motivated him. I think maybe you need to work on her IEP (they must have an IEP for her, and include measurable goals). Of course, the older tehy get the more input they get, and sometimes this starts too early and is too much say so. The $110 the other kids get may be supposed to pay for shampoo, toothpaste, clothes, etc.... not sure. You may be able to limit what they give Kanga, or not provide toiletries, etc.... I would be very upset if my child was taken out one on one regularly, way too many opportunities for abuse (of Kanga, or by Kanga). Also for false allegations. They may have to learn about the false allegations by themselves. I am sorry these things are happening. They do sound worrying. Is it possible to have the $$$ put into a bank account for her, instead of her being given it to blow? Just ideas, as I said, ours was not called an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) but a psychiatric hospital - but Wiz was one of the patients who spent dramatically less time there than the other children. Many spent years there. [/QUOTE]
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