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<blockquote data-quote="Janna" data-source="post: 95898" data-attributes="member: 2737"><p>My son is currently in a Residential Treatment Facility. He went in August 13th and it's an 8-10 month program for challenging children of all types. Young boys to teens.</p><p></p><p>We're not in Texas, we're in Pennsylvania, but I wanted to share my experience thus far with you.</p><p></p><p>The first couple of weeks were very hard. He lives there, goes to school there, and I spent my life following behind Dylan to make sure every THING was done. So, when I had to place him into someone else's hands, well, it wasn't easy.</p><p></p><p>He cried alot the first few weeks, too. So did I. </p><p></p><p>So, he's been in almost 3 months and it's been great! I had to let everyone involved in my son's case know that I was an advocate, and they weren't going to push me around or ignore me, and once I got that out of the way, everything was good! They put him in horticultural therapy (gardening/greenhouse), equine therapy (horses), pet therapy (cat), plus he gets individual and family. Art therapy, too. And they are working on his IEP at the school for when he's released, and giving him Occupational Therapist (OT). I can call him every night of the week. He is close, which is fortunate for me, only 20 minutes away, but there are kids there that have parents 2 hours away. It's a choice, a very, very hard one, you have to make to benefit your child.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't discriminate on Christian based or not. I would do the internet search and find what is available in all aspects, call, get information, put everything in front of you and try to make a good choice that way. We were able to speak to people AND tour this facility before making any decision. And even after the tour, I thought about this almost 3 weeks.</p><p></p><p>Also, you may want to think about calling a local MH/MR (Mental Health/Mental Retardation) agency or NAMI or something of that sort. I could not get my son into this Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) without a referral from MH/MR and a psychiatric referral. You can't just walk in with them and get them a bed.</p><p></p><p>My son is learning alot. As I said, it's been a great experience for us. Not every Residential Treatment Facility (RTF), I'm sure, is this great. You just have to do your detective work before hand.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janna, post: 95898, member: 2737"] My son is currently in a Residential Treatment Facility. He went in August 13th and it's an 8-10 month program for challenging children of all types. Young boys to teens. We're not in Texas, we're in Pennsylvania, but I wanted to share my experience thus far with you. The first couple of weeks were very hard. He lives there, goes to school there, and I spent my life following behind Dylan to make sure every THING was done. So, when I had to place him into someone else's hands, well, it wasn't easy. He cried alot the first few weeks, too. So did I. So, he's been in almost 3 months and it's been great! I had to let everyone involved in my son's case know that I was an advocate, and they weren't going to push me around or ignore me, and once I got that out of the way, everything was good! They put him in horticultural therapy (gardening/greenhouse), equine therapy (horses), pet therapy (cat), plus he gets individual and family. Art therapy, too. And they are working on his IEP at the school for when he's released, and giving him Occupational Therapist (OT). I can call him every night of the week. He is close, which is fortunate for me, only 20 minutes away, but there are kids there that have parents 2 hours away. It's a choice, a very, very hard one, you have to make to benefit your child. I wouldn't discriminate on Christian based or not. I would do the internet search and find what is available in all aspects, call, get information, put everything in front of you and try to make a good choice that way. We were able to speak to people AND tour this facility before making any decision. And even after the tour, I thought about this almost 3 weeks. Also, you may want to think about calling a local MH/MR (Mental Health/Mental Retardation) agency or NAMI or something of that sort. I could not get my son into this Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) without a referral from MH/MR and a psychiatric referral. You can't just walk in with them and get them a bed. My son is learning alot. As I said, it's been a great experience for us. Not every Residential Treatment Facility (RTF), I'm sure, is this great. You just have to do your detective work before hand. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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