klmno
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I'm sitting here combing through the draft for difficult child's FBA and BIP. The "school psychologist" (I use that term lightly) and sd case manager basicly wrote the draft and supposedly it was being altered throughout our meeting. I am a week behind on getting this back to them- I'm slammed with stuff to do and took off work today to try to get some of it done while difficult child is at school.
Anyway, even after meeting before with me takiing info about bipolar, asking for a mood disorder specialist to be brought in to train them, and going into specifics during the iep meeting- I can't believe that in his FBA for "when this happens", they wrote "when difficult child isn't interested". And for "strategies" in the BIP, they wrote "cm will discuss importance with difficult child". Are they kidding me? This is what the two "qualified" people come up with and they wonder why I tink they need a little training? On top of that, cm had just spent several minutes explaining to me how much experience he had with kids with ED since he used to work at a psychiatric hospital and some counseling place.
by the way- this is referring to difficult child's inability to complete homework or get it turned in when he is cycling or under very stressful periods (llike preparing for court) or having medication changes. Obviously, they don't get it- but what is worse is that they think they do.
Any suggestions on how I should handle this, before I lose it and call up there telling them what a disgraace it is that they think this is anywhere close to providing what is needed? I was just going to mark this up and send it back- but what good would it do to mark out what they wrote and write in that he needs coping skills and problem solving strategies? Who is going to go up there and teach them what would be adequate and how to actually do it? How do I word this to them- believe it or not, their egos seem to be more sensitive than difficult child's.
They really think it was enough to give a lecture to a kid for this because they think it is happening just because he isn't interested. Do they really believe that bipolar is a lack of motivation and willpower? And these are their school psychiatric and Special Education cm...
Anyway, even after meeting before with me takiing info about bipolar, asking for a mood disorder specialist to be brought in to train them, and going into specifics during the iep meeting- I can't believe that in his FBA for "when this happens", they wrote "when difficult child isn't interested". And for "strategies" in the BIP, they wrote "cm will discuss importance with difficult child". Are they kidding me? This is what the two "qualified" people come up with and they wonder why I tink they need a little training? On top of that, cm had just spent several minutes explaining to me how much experience he had with kids with ED since he used to work at a psychiatric hospital and some counseling place.
by the way- this is referring to difficult child's inability to complete homework or get it turned in when he is cycling or under very stressful periods (llike preparing for court) or having medication changes. Obviously, they don't get it- but what is worse is that they think they do.
Any suggestions on how I should handle this, before I lose it and call up there telling them what a disgraace it is that they think this is anywhere close to providing what is needed? I was just going to mark this up and send it back- but what good would it do to mark out what they wrote and write in that he needs coping skills and problem solving strategies? Who is going to go up there and teach them what would be adequate and how to actually do it? How do I word this to them- believe it or not, their egos seem to be more sensitive than difficult child's.
They really think it was enough to give a lecture to a kid for this because they think it is happening just because he isn't interested. Do they really believe that bipolar is a lack of motivation and willpower? And these are their school psychiatric and Special Education cm...