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Meeting at school about ds-6/ school filing 51A neglect/please read...advice needed~
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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 233805" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Janice - deep breath, hon. I know the prospect of dealing with DCF is absolutely terrifying, but I see a ton of positives here.</p><p> </p><p>First off, you have school staff, who did *not* go to medical school, trying to dictate medical treatment. Uh... no. Secondly, you have a psychiatrist who *did* go to medical school saying hospitalization is not necessary. psychiatrist trumps SD bureaucrat every time. Thirdly, you are actively seeking additional opinions on appropriate treatment strategies for your son.</p><p> </p><p>Principal *is* correct - more can be done for your son, like education of school staff on bipolar disorder and associated behaviors, including hypersexual. Grrrr. Probably won't help you, but my son did the exact same stuff at about the same age.</p><p> </p><p>Get names and #s of therapists, psychiatrists, etc together. If you haven't done a parent report, try to get one together. <a href="http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/showthread.php?t=225" target="_blank">http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/showthread.php?t=225</a></p><p> </p><p>Have all this ready for if/when DCF shows up. </p><p> </p><p>It sounds like SD wants your son "fixed" and that they think a hospitalization will "cure" him. Nope. Again, they need some serious education and if/when DCF shows up, I would point that out to them and also document what information you have already given SD.</p><p> </p><p>Don't panic. Our SD called DCF on us years ago, for a rug burn that I pointed out to SD that occurred during a restraint (which we had been trained by therapist to do, by the way). We had no warning and of course the DCF guy showed up on the rare day that I had pulled up carpets and moved all the furniture to do a massive cleaning, LOL. House was a *disaster*. It worked out fine - I had phone #'s, documentation of multiple hospitalizations and interventions, etc. </p><p> </p><p>Another quick thought - since SD is concerned about "safety" of other kids, get your safety plan together. In our family, I had my then 5 y/o son take his then 2 y/o sister and go into my bedroom and lock the door if thank you was wigging out (thank you was a very violent kiddo). I would move my oldest to a room where thank you wasn't, and then I would deal with thank you. thank you was always eyes-on supervision when he was awake.</p><p> </p><p>Hang in there!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 233805, member: 8"] Janice - deep breath, hon. I know the prospect of dealing with DCF is absolutely terrifying, but I see a ton of positives here. First off, you have school staff, who did *not* go to medical school, trying to dictate medical treatment. Uh... no. Secondly, you have a psychiatrist who *did* go to medical school saying hospitalization is not necessary. psychiatrist trumps SD bureaucrat every time. Thirdly, you are actively seeking additional opinions on appropriate treatment strategies for your son. Principal *is* correct - more can be done for your son, like education of school staff on bipolar disorder and associated behaviors, including hypersexual. Grrrr. Probably won't help you, but my son did the exact same stuff at about the same age. Get names and #s of therapists, psychiatrists, etc together. If you haven't done a parent report, try to get one together. [URL]http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/showthread.php?t=225[/URL] Have all this ready for if/when DCF shows up. It sounds like SD wants your son "fixed" and that they think a hospitalization will "cure" him. Nope. Again, they need some serious education and if/when DCF shows up, I would point that out to them and also document what information you have already given SD. Don't panic. Our SD called DCF on us years ago, for a rug burn that I pointed out to SD that occurred during a restraint (which we had been trained by therapist to do, by the way). We had no warning and of course the DCF guy showed up on the rare day that I had pulled up carpets and moved all the furniture to do a massive cleaning, LOL. House was a *disaster*. It worked out fine - I had phone #'s, documentation of multiple hospitalizations and interventions, etc. Another quick thought - since SD is concerned about "safety" of other kids, get your safety plan together. In our family, I had my then 5 y/o son take his then 2 y/o sister and go into my bedroom and lock the door if thank you was wigging out (thank you was a very violent kiddo). I would move my oldest to a room where thank you wasn't, and then I would deal with thank you. thank you was always eyes-on supervision when he was awake. Hang in there! [/QUOTE]
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