Re: PS to Re: Chris

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my dd's program is really nice, but it took us a long time to even find

out it existed. There is a special ed teacher as well as an aide in the room all

day, plus the therapist who comes to the program. The therapist comes from a day

treatment program. Some of the kids were in that program before graduating to

the program directly in the high school. The kids can stay in the program all

day depending on their mental health that day or they can attend regular classes

in the school. The special ed teacher teaches classes in the room during the

day. My dd does her classes independently because she doesn't need the special

ed instruction. She has only been staying in the program so far, but we are

hoping to have her attend a regular class or 2 next semester. For kids who have

a hard time with social situations they don't even have to leave the room for

lunch. They have a kitchen right in their program room. There are about 10 kids

coming and going

throughout the day in the program and sometimes there are only a couple kids in

room. It has been a success, so far, for my dd as there was an entire year she

didn't attend school at all. So, for her, this is progress. Stormy

Subject: PS to Re: Help me understand my five year old

To:

Date: Saturday, December 27, 2008, 2:34 PM

Stormy, that sounds great! Don't think they have that here. They

have what they call " day treatment " programs but those are like a

different school setting. Don't know that they do what your school

does for just the typical/regular high school setting/location. I

know they have mental health people (from outside) that go to the

school (are in the student health centers) but think if they get

services (ongoing ones) they are really being seen by outside

providers, not actually employed by school. I remember once

telling me he'd told a nurse something during an

evaluation/question naire and I thought " oh, he'll get referred to

someone here " where I worked at the mental health center. People

from there would go to the schools. (He didn't get referred, by the

way) Again, that is really great schools you have offer that!!

Would have gotten to go.

>

> In my dd's regular high school she is in a program that has mental

health services as part of it. A therapist comes to the school 3 days

a week and does both individual and group therapy with the kids

specifically in this program. The program is specifically for kids

with neurobiological illnesses and is considered a special ed

program. Each kid has to have an IEP to be involved. It has been a

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What a wonderful program!!!  

PS to Re: Help me understand my five year old

To:

Date: Saturday, December 27, 2008, 2:34 PM

Stormy, that sounds great! Don't think they have that here. They

have what they call " day treatment " programs but those are like a

different school setting. Don't know that they do what your school

does for just the typical/regular high school setting/location. I

know they have mental health people (from outside) that go to the

school (are in the student health centers) but think if they get

services (ongoing ones) they are really being seen by outside

providers, not actually employed by school. I remember once

telling me he'd told a nurse something during an

evaluation/question naire and I thought " oh, he'll get referred to

someone here " where I worked at the mental health center. People

from there would go to the schools. (He didn't get referred, by the

way) Again, that is really great schools you have offer that!!

Would have gotten to go.

>

> In my dd's regular high school she is in a program that has mental

health services as part of it. A therapist comes to the school 3 days

a week and does both individual and group the

rapy with the kids

specifically in this program. The program is specifically for kids

with neurobiological illnesses and is considered a special ed

program. Each kid has to have an IEP to be involved. It has been a