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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 297817" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Heather, my son has been in a therapeutic wilderness program in Georgia for 7 weeks. We placed him there after psychological/personality testing in April revealed that he was in danger of developing an Avoidant Personality Disorder unless he received intensive therapeutic interventions that we determined exceeded the resources that our community offered. </p><p> </p><p>My husband's family (parents and 2 brothers) have done nothing but criticize our decision because they deem there is nothing wrong with J, and if we just leave him alone, he will grow up just fine. The irony is that J is thriving in the wilderness environment and making more progress this summer than he's made in years. And we're also feeling optimistic about his future for the first time in years.</p><p> </p><p>Not surprisingly, J's wilderness therapist recommended that J go on to a longer-term therapeutic placement for the school year, where he can continue to build on the progress he's made this summer. So J will leave wilderness on August 27 and enroll at an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) in Utah on August 28. Needless to say, we're getting the same old chorus of naysaying from husband's family. They're now telling us that J will feel unloved and unwanted and that it breaks their hearts that we have to send him so far away from home.</p><p> </p><p>I know our stories are different, but I think the take-away value may be the same: You know what your daughter needs just the way we know what our son needs. You don't need your mother to get your daughter that help. Hang tough and do what you have to do. You can do this because your daughter needs you to.</p><p> </p><p>Hugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 297817, member: 2423"] Heather, my son has been in a therapeutic wilderness program in Georgia for 7 weeks. We placed him there after psychological/personality testing in April revealed that he was in danger of developing an Avoidant Personality Disorder unless he received intensive therapeutic interventions that we determined exceeded the resources that our community offered. My husband's family (parents and 2 brothers) have done nothing but criticize our decision because they deem there is nothing wrong with J, and if we just leave him alone, he will grow up just fine. The irony is that J is thriving in the wilderness environment and making more progress this summer than he's made in years. And we're also feeling optimistic about his future for the first time in years. Not surprisingly, J's wilderness therapist recommended that J go on to a longer-term therapeutic placement for the school year, where he can continue to build on the progress he's made this summer. So J will leave wilderness on August 27 and enroll at an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) in Utah on August 28. Needless to say, we're getting the same old chorus of naysaying from husband's family. They're now telling us that J will feel unloved and unwanted and that it breaks their hearts that we have to send him so far away from home. I know our stories are different, but I think the take-away value may be the same: You know what your daughter needs just the way we know what our son needs. You don't need your mother to get your daughter that help. Hang tough and do what you have to do. You can do this because your daughter needs you to. Hugs. [/QUOTE]
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