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<blockquote data-quote="Martie" data-source="post: 8249" data-attributes="member: 284"><p>I gather that you received replies on some other thread??? I have been out of town and haven't read the General Board for a week or more...</p><p></p><p>I used to train ED/BD teachers. It takes a certain type of non-confrontational person who has no investment in "winning" to teach kids such as you describe. Reading The Explosive Child is a good idea in my opinion. It is written for parents and is somewhat negative toward school demands--particularly homework, but if you understand the concepts, it will help you stay out of power struggles.</p><p></p><p>Another reference that I use with my current grad. students is Life Space Crisis Intervention by N. Long, et al. This procedure is very suitable for use in schools and provides a template for de-escalating kids in crisis. The book is very clear but it usually requires instruction and supervised practice to use these techniques effectively. However just reading the book would be helpful I think.</p><p></p><p>I don't get what you mean when you say you asked for a "reevaluation." Legally, this should be an IEP team decision and unless the parent has signed an explicit release, the psychiatrist should not be talking, let alone faxing information to you.</p><p></p><p>I am neither pro or anti medication. I know that some schools push parents toward medications that are unwarranted and there are other parents who refuse medications that most people would at least give a trial. However, the 2004 revision to IDEA explicitly forbids schools from requiring parents to authorize medications as a condition of school attendance. That provision may not be in every child's best interest but that fact that it was written into law is clear evidence of the direction that the pressure is coming from.</p><p></p><p>Please remember that this boy did not choose his family life. Some parents are not doing a good job. Many parents on this site have been trying for years to help their child but are still blamed for their childs problems. This is a sensitive topic here.</p><p></p><p> It is very important in my opinion to suspend judgment and remember that this little boy goes home to live in a situation you would not create for your (future, I assume) children and a situation I would not have created for mine. However, he cannot change that--all you have to work with is your time with him, and I commend you for trying so hard to help him.</p><p></p><p>Martie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martie, post: 8249, member: 284"] I gather that you received replies on some other thread??? I have been out of town and haven't read the General Board for a week or more... I used to train ED/BD teachers. It takes a certain type of non-confrontational person who has no investment in "winning" to teach kids such as you describe. Reading The Explosive Child is a good idea in my opinion. It is written for parents and is somewhat negative toward school demands--particularly homework, but if you understand the concepts, it will help you stay out of power struggles. Another reference that I use with my current grad. students is Life Space Crisis Intervention by N. Long, et al. This procedure is very suitable for use in schools and provides a template for de-escalating kids in crisis. The book is very clear but it usually requires instruction and supervised practice to use these techniques effectively. However just reading the book would be helpful I think. I don't get what you mean when you say you asked for a "reevaluation." Legally, this should be an IEP team decision and unless the parent has signed an explicit release, the psychiatrist should not be talking, let alone faxing information to you. I am neither pro or anti medication. I know that some schools push parents toward medications that are unwarranted and there are other parents who refuse medications that most people would at least give a trial. However, the 2004 revision to IDEA explicitly forbids schools from requiring parents to authorize medications as a condition of school attendance. That provision may not be in every child's best interest but that fact that it was written into law is clear evidence of the direction that the pressure is coming from. Please remember that this boy did not choose his family life. Some parents are not doing a good job. Many parents on this site have been trying for years to help their child but are still blamed for their childs problems. This is a sensitive topic here. It is very important in my opinion to suspend judgment and remember that this little boy goes home to live in a situation you would not create for your (future, I assume) children and a situation I would not have created for mine. However, he cannot change that--all you have to work with is your time with him, and I commend you for trying so hard to help him. Martie [/QUOTE]
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