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An open discussion about the troubled parent industry

I am touched by your defense of your Dad.  Please realize everyone of these parents is mounting a defense of their daughter as well and that every thing posted by a student or a parent is also true.  I'm sure Uinta is better than most but that doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement.  A good place to start is the facts:  review the therapy of each student, see that it is consistent, regular and often, have the residence staff have input into therapy calls, summaries, etc.  Look at the therapist notes and determine if there is a disconnect between what is told to the parents and what is actually going on.  Review interactions with the psychiatrist.  Is  there an issue medication could help alleviate?  Are "problem" students discussed more in depth with the doctor?  A common thread I see in all these posts is a lack of communication and real feedback by the staff.  That's a therapy problem, a business problem and a marketing problem.  Like it or not, you are in a business.  I also do  not necessarily view the story of the old man refusing to abandon his home in a positive light.  Aside from the fact that it has no relevance to the issues raised by the posters, my thought is that it is all well and good to be sympathetic to his situation but at the expense of your FAMILY?  What kind of message was that sending to you? The man's family could have been called to intervene or neighbors could have made some efforts.  The fact that this person was not confronted also appears to go to the lack of communication issue and hints at a possible conflict avoidance problem that also runs throughout the emails.