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Aug. 16th, 2007 09:58 pmSpent an hour on the phone today for a meeting about dearson#2. We discussed yet again his discharge plan and I flatly refused to bring him home without some sort of step down program. Their position is that he will get upset and blow out of the step down program because he will be angry about not coming home right away. I feel if he can't control himself well enough to function in the step down program they have no business releasing him into the less structured environment of the community at large. They assured me again that we would have plenty of help when he returns. They are going to approve all kinds of stuff for us AND identify a provider to make sure we get these services prior to discharge. This is so much bullshit and we are so going to be left holding the bag for this very sick child.
The agency that provides services for dearson#4 told me they know longer feel comfortable sending ANYONE out to work with him due to liability issues. So he has all these services on paper, but actually he is receiving no services at all. And the only reason I'm still sane (assuming I am, bit of a leap there) is because I parked him in front of the TV and the novelty hasn't worn off yet. Which is not really a very good plan.
On the other hand, dearson#1 has held the same job almost a year now and is heavily into marching band plus he actually called the doctor and made an appointment to get his physical for soccer with no prodding from me. And he promises me he will be a good little student this year and not hide assignments he doesn't feel like doing. We'll see how that goes. He seems to be maturing a little.
The agency that provides services for dearson#4 told me they know longer feel comfortable sending ANYONE out to work with him due to liability issues. So he has all these services on paper, but actually he is receiving no services at all. And the only reason I'm still sane (assuming I am, bit of a leap there) is because I parked him in front of the TV and the novelty hasn't worn off yet. Which is not really a very good plan.
On the other hand, dearson#1 has held the same job almost a year now and is heavily into marching band plus he actually called the doctor and made an appointment to get his physical for soccer with no prodding from me. And he promises me he will be a good little student this year and not hide assignments he doesn't feel like doing. We'll see how that goes. He seems to be maturing a little.