Hello, anonymous and non-anonymous!
Anyway, this made me want to reply:
" Incidents MAY occur, just like they do by abusive parents, or shotty nurses in normal hospitals, or careless workers at daycare facilities. Shall we protest and try to shut down ALL medical hospitals and day care facilities too?? "
" Tell me... how many teens have gone through or been in a "treatment program", and it resulted in death compared to the numbers overall??
If you had a poor experience in a program, and don't like them, then DON'T go into another OR place your child there. Ripping another parent up and down for looking for help with their child, os NOT helpful or necessary. "
Hmm... well, see, you don't close them all down, as hospitals and treatment is actually necessary, but you don't just ignore the problem, and you :grin:
But JUST incase you don't feel like clicking a link, I'll paste a few key points for you!
Get a ?reality check? from school officials, teachers, family, and friends to help assess the seriousness of the child?s behavior problems.
Explore local options first, and look for a therapy program that works with the whole family, not just the teen.
Invest in physical and psychological assessments that will define the child?s problem and point to appropriate remedies.
Hire an educational consultant who works only for the family (and does not receive a commission from schools).
Investigate the schools in person, and also check with the parent watchdog groups (listed below) to avoid the worst offenders.
Ask a lawyer to review enrollment contracts before signing them.
And finally, stay in contact with the child throughout their stay in a residential facility so that you can move them out quickly at the first sign of trouble. <- thats the only thing I'd ask you to do right now. Surely you'd know someone who was making money off of your kid wouldn't necessarily say something that might get him taken out, or let him say it, now don't you?
I apologize for my long post, and I probably have some bad grammer and speeling. But I don't care about it. And if you can't handle sarcasm go play in the highway.