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back from Residential Treatment Center (RTC) and regressing
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<blockquote data-quote="timer lady" data-source="post: 419988" data-attributes="member: 393"><p>My tweedles were both in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) several times. One of the things I mentioned to Residential Treatment Center (RTC) therapists & staff was that a home is in no way prepared to provide the level of structure (which many of our difficult children need) that a Residential Treatment Center (RTC) can provide. Just doesn't work that way.</p><p></p><p>Both kt & wm regressed (hence the several placements) back to unsafe & unacceptable choices/behaviors. For my children, it took a lot of time for the skills learned to sink in enough for them to live out in the community.</p><p></p><p>Saying the above, I had to implement a level of structure each day. I had to lay out (very specifically) consequences for negative behaviors ahead of time. I learned the magic "carrot" to dangle in front of kt & wm each week to keep them on track. The tweedles knew the "line in the sand" for hospitalization & Residential Treatment Center (RTC) placement (tho it was never used as a punishment ~ more of an incentive). </p><p></p><p>AND I have services in the house that help me with all of the above for kt. (wm, because of unsafe/aggressive behaviors toward kt & myself lives in a therapeutic foster home.)</p><p></p><p>Liahona, it may take more than 1 stay at Residential Treatment Center (RTC). In the meantime your difficult child will have to practice his skills daily. I spent hours with wm practicing various situations. We role played ~ wm would become me & I would be wm acting out after he told me "no". wm was actually red faced after that one. I did my best to wear the boy out; lots of activity. Bike riding, running laps with the dog, basketball, etc.</p><p></p><p>Please keep us updated - others should be around with other suggestions. Please take care of you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timer lady, post: 419988, member: 393"] My tweedles were both in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) several times. One of the things I mentioned to Residential Treatment Center (RTC) therapists & staff was that a home is in no way prepared to provide the level of structure (which many of our difficult children need) that a Residential Treatment Center (RTC) can provide. Just doesn't work that way. Both kt & wm regressed (hence the several placements) back to unsafe & unacceptable choices/behaviors. For my children, it took a lot of time for the skills learned to sink in enough for them to live out in the community. Saying the above, I had to implement a level of structure each day. I had to lay out (very specifically) consequences for negative behaviors ahead of time. I learned the magic "carrot" to dangle in front of kt & wm each week to keep them on track. The tweedles knew the "line in the sand" for hospitalization & Residential Treatment Center (RTC) placement (tho it was never used as a punishment ~ more of an incentive). AND I have services in the house that help me with all of the above for kt. (wm, because of unsafe/aggressive behaviors toward kt & myself lives in a therapeutic foster home.) Liahona, it may take more than 1 stay at Residential Treatment Center (RTC). In the meantime your difficult child will have to practice his skills daily. I spent hours with wm practicing various situations. We role played ~ wm would become me & I would be wm acting out after he told me "no". wm was actually red faced after that one. I did my best to wear the boy out; lots of activity. Bike riding, running laps with the dog, basketball, etc. Please keep us updated - others should be around with other suggestions. Please take care of you. [/QUOTE]
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