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News & Views -
Jul, 1999 Issue #59
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12 Ways to Prolong the Treatment Process
The following was included in the Three Springs Paint Rock Valley Program
(Alabama) Newsletter, Teresa Carpenter, editor. Although it specifically refers to treatment, the comments apply to any program for
children emphasizing the goal of maturity and emotional growth. –Lon
1.Tell your child he is being discharged before graduation.
2.Don’t be honest with family service worker about problems on home or town
visits.
3.Don’t hold your child accountable for earning visits and privileges. (Attempt
to lower standards or make exceptions for privileges.)
4.Allow your child to have peer visits before being approved.
5.Allow your child to be unsupervised or supervised by someone not approved
on home visits.
6.Don’t follow Three Springs standards and recommended actions.
7.Tell your child you disagree with the treatment team.
8. Complain to your child about Three Springs standards, expectations, medical
treatment or doctor decisions.
9.Don’t follow through with recommended family counseling.
10.Allow yourself to be emotionally “blackmailed.”
11. Tell your child he needs to be invested in the program and don’t attend
parent training, parent support, parent ropes, parent trips, and don’t consistently write letters to your child, etc.
12.Make a commitment and don’t follow through.
Copyright © 1999, Woodbury Reports, Inc. (This article may be reproduced
without prior approval if the copyright notice and proper publication and author attribution accompanies the copy.)
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