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Second meeting with the Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 375610" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>I agree with smallworld on all counts. A psychiatrist should be managing antidepressants, and if there's a possibility that a mood stabilizer is needed, you want to have that onboard first, before an antidepressant.</p><p></p><p>No one has a crystal ball and quite frankly, I'm really irritated at the arrogance of this SW to predict such a dire future. Ridiculous. Your son is 12.... he's still a baby in the grand scheme of things. There is no telling what maturity may bring for him in the future, along with- appropriate treatment now. I wonder if she's trying to scare you to ensure he will get treated - but you're already seeking treatment for him, so not sure why she would resort to such doom and gloom.</p><p></p><p>I have to tell you - while my kid is most definitely not the poster child for a successful adult difficult child, if you compared him today to the child he was at 12, it's night and day. He's not violent anymore, he's actually not been arrested as an adult. I can't say he's functioning terribly well, but he certainly is doing so much better than we would have thought possible when he was 12. </p><p></p><p>*Nothing* is carved in stone. Your son has so much emotional growth ahead of him. It is way too early for anyone to predict how he will do as an adult.</p><p></p><p>So sorry you had to hear that from a "professional". in my humble opinion, time to find someone else to help you guys.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 375610, member: 8"] I agree with smallworld on all counts. A psychiatrist should be managing antidepressants, and if there's a possibility that a mood stabilizer is needed, you want to have that onboard first, before an antidepressant. No one has a crystal ball and quite frankly, I'm really irritated at the arrogance of this SW to predict such a dire future. Ridiculous. Your son is 12.... he's still a baby in the grand scheme of things. There is no telling what maturity may bring for him in the future, along with- appropriate treatment now. I wonder if she's trying to scare you to ensure he will get treated - but you're already seeking treatment for him, so not sure why she would resort to such doom and gloom. I have to tell you - while my kid is most definitely not the poster child for a successful adult difficult child, if you compared him today to the child he was at 12, it's night and day. He's not violent anymore, he's actually not been arrested as an adult. I can't say he's functioning terribly well, but he certainly is doing so much better than we would have thought possible when he was 12. *Nothing* is carved in stone. Your son has so much emotional growth ahead of him. It is way too early for anyone to predict how he will do as an adult. So sorry you had to hear that from a "professional". in my humble opinion, time to find someone else to help you guys. [/QUOTE]
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