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The Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) Just Ain't Cuttin' It
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<blockquote data-quote="jbrain" data-source="post: 73771" data-attributes="member: 3450"><p>Hi Janna,</p><p>when we sent difficult child 1 to her Residential Treatment Center (RTC) we used an educational consultant. We had to send her thousands of miles away (from NY to Utah) to get the right fit. Also, it cost about 7000.00 a month--we took out a 70,000 loan to pay for it. The kids there were all from "good" families--families who cared, who wanted to help their kids, etc. Was it worth it to send her there? She relapsed and was worse than ever when she returned home despite excellent care and therapy. She couldn't seem to transfer her skills to the real world.</p><p></p><p> Her next Residential Treatment Center (RTC) was in our state--a dual diagnosis facility. The cost was only about $800.00 a month--they used the survivors' benefits she received from her father's death. It was a pretty rough place and I would never have sent her there without her having been at her previous Residential Treatment Center (RTC) first. But, she thrived there and got her GED. She said the supervision wasn't as good, they were able to sneak contraband in, if you didn't really want to work the program they didn't force you to--very easy to fake your way through. </p><p></p><p>So, what the heck is my point?! I've forgotten by now! From the sounds of it your son is not in a good place. I think you have to be very careful and really do your research or hire someone who knows these places and knows the good ones. Your son is so young--our dtr was 16 when she went to her first Residential Treatment Center (RTC) so sending her across the country was hard but not that hard. In fact, having her so far away made it easier to not go rescue her when she tried to manipulate her way home.</p><p></p><p>I really feel for you--I would certainly be ready to pull my kid from that place based on what you have said here.</p><p></p><p>Jane</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jbrain, post: 73771, member: 3450"] Hi Janna, when we sent difficult child 1 to her Residential Treatment Center (RTC) we used an educational consultant. We had to send her thousands of miles away (from NY to Utah) to get the right fit. Also, it cost about 7000.00 a month--we took out a 70,000 loan to pay for it. The kids there were all from "good" families--families who cared, who wanted to help their kids, etc. Was it worth it to send her there? She relapsed and was worse than ever when she returned home despite excellent care and therapy. She couldn't seem to transfer her skills to the real world. Her next Residential Treatment Center (RTC) was in our state--a dual diagnosis facility. The cost was only about $800.00 a month--they used the survivors' benefits she received from her father's death. It was a pretty rough place and I would never have sent her there without her having been at her previous Residential Treatment Center (RTC) first. But, she thrived there and got her GED. She said the supervision wasn't as good, they were able to sneak contraband in, if you didn't really want to work the program they didn't force you to--very easy to fake your way through. So, what the heck is my point?! I've forgotten by now! From the sounds of it your son is not in a good place. I think you have to be very careful and really do your research or hire someone who knows these places and knows the good ones. Your son is so young--our dtr was 16 when she went to her first Residential Treatment Center (RTC) so sending her across the country was hard but not that hard. In fact, having her so far away made it easier to not go rescue her when she tried to manipulate her way home. I really feel for you--I would certainly be ready to pull my kid from that place based on what you have said here. Jane [/QUOTE]
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