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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 746105" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>I think Deni's post is brilliant and absolutely to the point. Her suggestion that you discuss these issues prior to admission is proactive and entirely appropriate. This way you will not have the kind of mismatch which you have had. You should NOT be dismissed, blamed, scapegoated, disregarded, diminished, ignored, or marginalized. This happens in environments that are authoritarian, paternalistic, close-minded, disrespectful, regressive and behind the times. Where the central and important thing is the ego, and power of individuals and the status quo. I am not dissing Mexico here. This was what it was like in the prisons where I worked.</p><p></p><p>Face it Baggy. What chance is there, really, that professionals like you have been encountering will not keep trying to stigmatize and scapegoat you, for your involvement, for your lifestyle, for your independence of thought, for your views? Psychology is a highly normalizing and regressive and scapegoating system of thought. They think of deviance and try to get individuals back into synch with what is "normal" to them. This is a culture that you find deeply offensive and flawed. You do not want it for L. Or for you. It would be like a square peg over and over again in a round hole. This will keep happening, I think.</p><p></p><p>I was in favor of this facility in MX or one like it, if there was not an alternative. Because he needs a facility fairly long-term, and so do you, for him. But if there is a facility which would be radically different, with the potential to be exponentially better, I would want you to go for it. There are no guarantees, but it could be tremendously better.</p><p></p><p>And any risk or inconvenience from being in a different country, you could deal with. You are already dealing with it!</p><p>Very proactive and excellent counsel.</p><p>Yes. That they are offended because you ask to be informed, is really concerning. But I am grateful that they are not just throwing him out and giving you time to arrange an alternative. They are doing this, however from their own sense of professionalism (i.e. for themselves, their own self-regard, self-interest, and self-esteem), rather than your or L's welfare.</p><p></p><p>If there was <em>only</em> this kind of place, I would say, work with them. If there are alternatives, I would go for it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 746105, member: 18958"] I think Deni's post is brilliant and absolutely to the point. Her suggestion that you discuss these issues prior to admission is proactive and entirely appropriate. This way you will not have the kind of mismatch which you have had. You should NOT be dismissed, blamed, scapegoated, disregarded, diminished, ignored, or marginalized. This happens in environments that are authoritarian, paternalistic, close-minded, disrespectful, regressive and behind the times. Where the central and important thing is the ego, and power of individuals and the status quo. I am not dissing Mexico here. This was what it was like in the prisons where I worked. Face it Baggy. What chance is there, really, that professionals like you have been encountering will not keep trying to stigmatize and scapegoat you, for your involvement, for your lifestyle, for your independence of thought, for your views? Psychology is a highly normalizing and regressive and scapegoating system of thought. They think of deviance and try to get individuals back into synch with what is "normal" to them. This is a culture that you find deeply offensive and flawed. You do not want it for L. Or for you. It would be like a square peg over and over again in a round hole. This will keep happening, I think. I was in favor of this facility in MX or one like it, if there was not an alternative. Because he needs a facility fairly long-term, and so do you, for him. But if there is a facility which would be radically different, with the potential to be exponentially better, I would want you to go for it. There are no guarantees, but it could be tremendously better. And any risk or inconvenience from being in a different country, you could deal with. You are already dealing with it! Very proactive and excellent counsel. Yes. That they are offended because you ask to be informed, is really concerning. But I am grateful that they are not just throwing him out and giving you time to arrange an alternative. They are doing this, however from their own sense of professionalism (i.e. for themselves, their own self-regard, self-interest, and self-esteem), rather than your or L's welfare. If there was [I]only[/I] this kind of place, I would say, work with them. If there are alternatives, I would go for it. [/QUOTE]
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