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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 583045" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>Ny daughter is in a residential treatment center in Florida while we live in Georgia. We do our weekly/biweekly family therapy sessions over the phone. We recently went down there for a family therapy weekend which was intense but helpful. I would say our difficult child wasn't comfortable but was friendly and generally cooperative. The entire weekend was devoted to making the clients understand the effect that the clients behavior/addiction/mental illness has had on the family. It was not a time for difficult child to air grievances or complaints. </p><p></p><p>One thing . . . the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) made it clear to our difficult child and us that difficult child's phone calls that were not family therapy calls were supposed to be reassuring to us and kept light and easy. They said that if she started complaining about treatment or a roommate or aftercare plans, we should direct her back to her therapy team and end the call if necessary. I think you are wise to refuse to go back until your difficult child makes you feel welcome and participates in the family therapy.</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 583045, member: 1967"] Ny daughter is in a residential treatment center in Florida while we live in Georgia. We do our weekly/biweekly family therapy sessions over the phone. We recently went down there for a family therapy weekend which was intense but helpful. I would say our difficult child wasn't comfortable but was friendly and generally cooperative. The entire weekend was devoted to making the clients understand the effect that the clients behavior/addiction/mental illness has had on the family. It was not a time for difficult child to air grievances or complaints. One thing . . . the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) made it clear to our difficult child and us that difficult child's phone calls that were not family therapy calls were supposed to be reassuring to us and kept light and easy. They said that if she started complaining about treatment or a roommate or aftercare plans, we should direct her back to her therapy team and end the call if necessary. I think you are wise to refuse to go back until your difficult child makes you feel welcome and participates in the family therapy. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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