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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 80136" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>My son was in what the state called a psychiatric hospital, but it was more a Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) than psychiatric hospital. He spent 4 months there when he was 12. I went to see him 2-3 times a week. They wanted both husband & I for family therapy each week, then they also wanted just me for therapy with difficult child. The just me and difficult child therapy was because I knew how to trip his triggers and they couldn't treat what they couldn't see. </p><p></p><p>I also went up for weekend passes, weekend visits, and some evening visits. If it weren't for this group I would have gone insane. </p><p></p><p>The ONE big thing that I did that difficult child said helped was make sure that if someone said he would have a visitor then he would have a visitor. We had relatives who would promise to visit then just not go. And husband or I would pack up some music and snacks and get in the car. Rarely were we able to do this together as someone had to watch the younger two, but if whomever promised to visit got sick or had some problem, he got a visitor. He said he learned he could really count on us.</p><p></p><p>Not sure it really helped later, but time will tell. And even now he knows I will follow through if I tell him something.</p><p></p><p>Good or bad. I will follow through with him.</p><p></p><p>Susie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 80136, member: 1233"] My son was in what the state called a psychiatric hospital, but it was more a Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) than psychiatric hospital. He spent 4 months there when he was 12. I went to see him 2-3 times a week. They wanted both husband & I for family therapy each week, then they also wanted just me for therapy with difficult child. The just me and difficult child therapy was because I knew how to trip his triggers and they couldn't treat what they couldn't see. I also went up for weekend passes, weekend visits, and some evening visits. If it weren't for this group I would have gone insane. The ONE big thing that I did that difficult child said helped was make sure that if someone said he would have a visitor then he would have a visitor. We had relatives who would promise to visit then just not go. And husband or I would pack up some music and snacks and get in the car. Rarely were we able to do this together as someone had to watch the younger two, but if whomever promised to visit got sick or had some problem, he got a visitor. He said he learned he could really count on us. Not sure it really helped later, but time will tell. And even now he knows I will follow through if I tell him something. Good or bad. I will follow through with him. Susie [/QUOTE]
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