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What might psychiatric hospital do if difficult child refuses reunification?
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<blockquote data-quote="kris" data-source="post: 19838" data-attributes="member: 74"><p><span style="color: #660000">he's really playing it hard core, isn't he?</p><p></p><p>i'd stop visiting so often...tell staff you are going to do this. it's not helping by you showing up all the time to visit. if nothing else give him the opportunity to miss you.</p><p></p><p>in truth, maybe a different placement might be better. he's is a threat to you from what you are saying. if he refuses to come home staff may have no other option but to bring cps into the picture. for me Residential Treatment Center (RTC) would be preferrable to foster care. at 15 they are going to listen to what he is saying about where he lives. they won't just turn him loose, but they may consider placement if they feel the situation is too volitile. </p><p></p><p>maybe you should revisit the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) placement idea with-the SW at the hospital. sometimes working on big issues like this can be best done when you are not living on top of each other. at Residential Treatment Center (RTC) they could work on his separate issue while working toward family reunification ~~~ and trust me, that's not a goal they give up on easily. the distance might help more than harm tho i know it may seem contradictory to you at this point.</p><p></p><p>as for him refusing medications...if that's what he's doing....check your state laws. at what age do they grant the right to kids to make medical decisions? 14 seems to be the most popular age (i don't know what nitwit thought this was a GOOD idea :grrr: :grrr: :grrr:, but most states grant this right well under 18.</p><p></p><p>kris </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kris, post: 19838, member: 74"] <span style="color: #660000">he's really playing it hard core, isn't he? i'd stop visiting so often...tell staff you are going to do this. it's not helping by you showing up all the time to visit. if nothing else give him the opportunity to miss you. in truth, maybe a different placement might be better. he's is a threat to you from what you are saying. if he refuses to come home staff may have no other option but to bring cps into the picture. for me Residential Treatment Center (RTC) would be preferrable to foster care. at 15 they are going to listen to what he is saying about where he lives. they won't just turn him loose, but they may consider placement if they feel the situation is too volitile. maybe you should revisit the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) placement idea with-the SW at the hospital. sometimes working on big issues like this can be best done when you are not living on top of each other. at Residential Treatment Center (RTC) they could work on his separate issue while working toward family reunification ~~~ and trust me, that's not a goal they give up on easily. the distance might help more than harm tho i know it may seem contradictory to you at this point. as for him refusing medications...if that's what he's doing....check your state laws. at what age do they grant the right to kids to make medical decisions? 14 seems to be the most popular age (i don't know what nitwit thought this was a GOOD idea [img]:grrr:[/img] [img]:grrr:[/img] [img]:grrr:[/img], but most states grant this right well under 18. kris </span> [/QUOTE]
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