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The Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) Just Ain't Cuttin' It
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<blockquote data-quote="Janna" data-source="post: 73645" data-attributes="member: 2737"><p>Yeah, everything always looks good on paper, I guess. </p><p></p><p>I think if you have a difficult child that is totally out of control, fully defiant, doesn't follow rules, and you have problems enforcing rules or you, yourself, need help with that as well, the program would be cool. Thing is, Dylan's not that severe. Not even close. I thought he was pretty bad off LOL! No, not anywhere near it. This has been an eye opener for me.</p><p></p><p>The Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) is in the town I live in. It's the only theraputic based thing around that I could find. I think Dylan needs the therapy. He needs someone to follow him around 24/7 when he decides to go flat, or explode, and teach him how to deal with that differently.</p><p></p><p>Obviously, now, he's honeymooning, and I'm sure the time is gonna come when they are going to be able to help intervene. The problem is, he's so hypomanic/hyperactive/impulsive because nobody is treating him with medication, that he isn't able to follow along. I made it very clear today to the therapist that if medication isn't 50% of his treatment, I have no use for the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF). I made this clear before we ever walked in the door. I'm all for therapy. I'm gung ho for it. But he needs medications. And if they won't medicate, we may as well just bring him home.</p><p></p><p>Plus, the therapist is a dope.</p><p></p><p>The program is voluntary. I could walk in there tonight and grab his stuff and go. I signed a paper that I would be gracious and give 72 hours notice should I decide to remove him from the program, and would consider that, however, I don't see benefits at this point. I am VERY uncomfortable having a psychiatrist that doesn't communicate. I mean, VERY, very. And yeah, Sharon, if the psychiatrist won't have communications with me, I'm pulling him for sure. I'm not cool with that, end of story. As far as the ODD thing goes, yes, if they don't remove it, I'm taking him out too. I didn't ask them for diagnosis. I asked them to help US, my TEAM, me, my family, my psychiatrist, TREAT him. I didn't need another "label" from some bozo.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Thanks guys. Just a little PO'ed over the whole thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janna, post: 73645, member: 2737"] Yeah, everything always looks good on paper, I guess. I think if you have a difficult child that is totally out of control, fully defiant, doesn't follow rules, and you have problems enforcing rules or you, yourself, need help with that as well, the program would be cool. Thing is, Dylan's not that severe. Not even close. I thought he was pretty bad off LOL! No, not anywhere near it. This has been an eye opener for me. The Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) is in the town I live in. It's the only theraputic based thing around that I could find. I think Dylan needs the therapy. He needs someone to follow him around 24/7 when he decides to go flat, or explode, and teach him how to deal with that differently. Obviously, now, he's honeymooning, and I'm sure the time is gonna come when they are going to be able to help intervene. The problem is, he's so hypomanic/hyperactive/impulsive because nobody is treating him with medication, that he isn't able to follow along. I made it very clear today to the therapist that if medication isn't 50% of his treatment, I have no use for the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF). I made this clear before we ever walked in the door. I'm all for therapy. I'm gung ho for it. But he needs medications. And if they won't medicate, we may as well just bring him home. Plus, the therapist is a dope. The program is voluntary. I could walk in there tonight and grab his stuff and go. I signed a paper that I would be gracious and give 72 hours notice should I decide to remove him from the program, and would consider that, however, I don't see benefits at this point. I am VERY uncomfortable having a psychiatrist that doesn't communicate. I mean, VERY, very. And yeah, Sharon, if the psychiatrist won't have communications with me, I'm pulling him for sure. I'm not cool with that, end of story. As far as the ODD thing goes, yes, if they don't remove it, I'm taking him out too. I didn't ask them for diagnosis. I asked them to help US, my TEAM, me, my family, my psychiatrist, TREAT him. I didn't need another "label" from some bozo. Thanks guys. Just a little PO'ed over the whole thing. [/QUOTE]
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