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<blockquote data-quote="WNC Gal" data-source="post: 64613" data-attributes="member: 3783"><p>My daughter is in a 6 month PRTF program right now (2 months into it). The very tricky thing for us is that she always claims that she is "better" and "just fine" and no longer suicidal. BUT, she has been hospitalized 10 times in the past year for suicidal ideation and self-injury and each time she is discharged, she always "wows" the treatment team with her self-reported improvements, newly found self-confidence and assurances that she will confide in others if she starts to crash again BEFORE it reaches crisis stage.. And guess what, she unfortunately can't keep her word.</p><p></p><p>Tonight she was complaining to me that it is wrong for us as parents as well as her treatment team to be making decisions about how long she needs to stay anywhere as SHE is the only one who knows she is better. If we defer judgement to better qualified mental health professionals, she counters that the last ten times they didn't exactly keep her safe and "cured".</p><p></p><p>If the issue was poor educational performance or lacking social skills, it wouldn't be such a gamble to decide when she should come home. But with a child who has been seemingly continuously suicidal for nearly a year and has attempted suicide - it is a VERY scary decision to make. Also, she is VERY intelligent and savvy about the therapeutic process - she can tell everyone exactly what they want to hear and change her scores on assessments to show improvement. But is she really better? She has always admitted to being a very successful manipulator...</p><p></p><p>Her case manager (and we as parents) feel that we need to err on the side of being conservative. Going directly from a secure psychiatric structured environment to home at a new high school (after missing most of 8th grade) seems to be a recipe for sure failure.</p><p></p><p>Anyone else with experience trying to decide how to "step down" through levels of care safely without driving your child mad because they want to be home NOW???</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WNC Gal, post: 64613, member: 3783"] My daughter is in a 6 month PRTF program right now (2 months into it). The very tricky thing for us is that she always claims that she is "better" and "just fine" and no longer suicidal. BUT, she has been hospitalized 10 times in the past year for suicidal ideation and self-injury and each time she is discharged, she always "wows" the treatment team with her self-reported improvements, newly found self-confidence and assurances that she will confide in others if she starts to crash again BEFORE it reaches crisis stage.. And guess what, she unfortunately can't keep her word. Tonight she was complaining to me that it is wrong for us as parents as well as her treatment team to be making decisions about how long she needs to stay anywhere as SHE is the only one who knows she is better. If we defer judgement to better qualified mental health professionals, she counters that the last ten times they didn't exactly keep her safe and "cured". If the issue was poor educational performance or lacking social skills, it wouldn't be such a gamble to decide when she should come home. But with a child who has been seemingly continuously suicidal for nearly a year and has attempted suicide - it is a VERY scary decision to make. Also, she is VERY intelligent and savvy about the therapeutic process - she can tell everyone exactly what they want to hear and change her scores on assessments to show improvement. But is she really better? She has always admitted to being a very successful manipulator... Her case manager (and we as parents) feel that we need to err on the side of being conservative. Going directly from a secure psychiatric structured environment to home at a new high school (after missing most of 8th grade) seems to be a recipe for sure failure. Anyone else with experience trying to decide how to "step down" through levels of care safely without driving your child mad because they want to be home NOW??? [/QUOTE]
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