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<blockquote data-quote="PassedExhausted" data-source="post: 477404"><p>OK....thank you all for your kind words and support. Lets see if I can answer some of the questions here. </p><p></p><p>Bunny: NY needs his permission because it is through the OMH and totally voluntary, even though it is the school's recommendation.</p><p></p><p>JJJ and Buddy: The IEP committee would decide if my son went to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) and that would be it. In NY (and I'm sure other states) there are RTCs and RTFs. RTCs are group homes and usually kids' mental health issues are in control, but their behavioral issues are not. So, these kids live there and leave to go to school and get their treatment. The state takes custody and the child goes as long as the state deems fit...no loopholes. An Residential Treatment Facility (RTF), on the other hand, is through the OMH and is voluntary, therefore, I keep custody of my son. These places are not locked. They are campuses where the children go to school on site, get counseling and medication treatment, and learn to function and cope in the real world. Discharge planning starts the second the child gets there. Currently, my son is in a program with day-hab treatment. This is a high level of care for school...the highest prior to placement. The step between his program and the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) is an OMH group home. But, since my son has issues leaving the house, I don't think this "group home" step would be productive. As far as other Dxs, Aspie, bipolar, separation anxiety (at nearly 14!!!), agoraphobia and claustrophobia. Are these different currently? Who knows? Right now, the issue is that he needs to learn to function outside so he can live as normal a life as possible when he gets older. Having to be with me all the time will not be cute at 30 lol. Also, he gets violent outside of the home. I need to help him as much as I can while I still can.</p><p></p><p>Again, thanks so much for your support. It's so hard to find someone objective to talk to while putting on a brave face for my son.</p><p></p><p>MK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PassedExhausted, post: 477404"] OK....thank you all for your kind words and support. Lets see if I can answer some of the questions here. Bunny: NY needs his permission because it is through the OMH and totally voluntary, even though it is the school's recommendation. JJJ and Buddy: The IEP committee would decide if my son went to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) and that would be it. In NY (and I'm sure other states) there are RTCs and RTFs. RTCs are group homes and usually kids' mental health issues are in control, but their behavioral issues are not. So, these kids live there and leave to go to school and get their treatment. The state takes custody and the child goes as long as the state deems fit...no loopholes. An Residential Treatment Facility (RTF), on the other hand, is through the OMH and is voluntary, therefore, I keep custody of my son. These places are not locked. They are campuses where the children go to school on site, get counseling and medication treatment, and learn to function and cope in the real world. Discharge planning starts the second the child gets there. Currently, my son is in a program with day-hab treatment. This is a high level of care for school...the highest prior to placement. The step between his program and the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) is an OMH group home. But, since my son has issues leaving the house, I don't think this "group home" step would be productive. As far as other Dxs, Aspie, bipolar, separation anxiety (at nearly 14!!!), agoraphobia and claustrophobia. Are these different currently? Who knows? Right now, the issue is that he needs to learn to function outside so he can live as normal a life as possible when he gets older. Having to be with me all the time will not be cute at 30 lol. Also, he gets violent outside of the home. I need to help him as much as I can while I still can. Again, thanks so much for your support. It's so hard to find someone objective to talk to while putting on a brave face for my son. MK [/QUOTE]
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