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Big Meeting Tomorrow---Anyone know anything about getting $ support in Texas?
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 507559" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Focus on the "danger to others" aspect. This is the difficult child who sexually abused neighbors, right? So for this meeting I would stress the need for 24/7 care because she does dangerous things at night, danger to the 13yo in the house. Even if he is not her preferred victim, he is still in danger from her. Focus on how the children that she abused will be hurt simply by knowing she is at home, and will be even more hurt by seeing her in public or at school.</p><p></p><p>Focus on the GAF score (global assessment of functioning) which the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) should have or should be able to give you quite easily. Here is a description of GAF: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Assessment_of_Functioning" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Assessment_of_Functioning</a></p><p></p><p>Stress if you and husband are scared that she will hurt YOU when she comes home. Her hostility, etc... toward you may make you a target if seh can't get to another target. Or if she is angry enough. </p><p></p><p>If NOTHING else, think about possibly telling them that you might have to disrupt the adoption/surrender custody to the state because you just cannot have her at home because it isn't safe. It won't be easy if you end up needing to do this. They may threaten all sorts of things to make you back down, but you have to insist that she MUST be placed somewhere because NO ONE is safe if she is home. Stress that she doesn't see ANYTHING wrong with anything she did, so she WILL 100% or more do those things again, and you cannot risk that she will perpetrate on another child again or be violent with someone in the home - esp your other children. </p><p></p><p>I hope they help and you are able to get the placement that she needs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 507559, member: 1233"] Focus on the "danger to others" aspect. This is the difficult child who sexually abused neighbors, right? So for this meeting I would stress the need for 24/7 care because she does dangerous things at night, danger to the 13yo in the house. Even if he is not her preferred victim, he is still in danger from her. Focus on how the children that she abused will be hurt simply by knowing she is at home, and will be even more hurt by seeing her in public or at school. Focus on the GAF score (global assessment of functioning) which the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) should have or should be able to give you quite easily. Here is a description of GAF: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Assessment_of_Functioning[/url] Stress if you and husband are scared that she will hurt YOU when she comes home. Her hostility, etc... toward you may make you a target if seh can't get to another target. Or if she is angry enough. If NOTHING else, think about possibly telling them that you might have to disrupt the adoption/surrender custody to the state because you just cannot have her at home because it isn't safe. It won't be easy if you end up needing to do this. They may threaten all sorts of things to make you back down, but you have to insist that she MUST be placed somewhere because NO ONE is safe if she is home. Stress that she doesn't see ANYTHING wrong with anything she did, so she WILL 100% or more do those things again, and you cannot risk that she will perpetrate on another child again or be violent with someone in the home - esp your other children. I hope they help and you are able to get the placement that she needs. [/QUOTE]
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