http://www.whoaphotos.com/blog/2007/03/16/wilderness-education/ Liberate! Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:05:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.whoaphotos.com/blog/2007/03/16/wilderness-education/#comment-4051 Sarah Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:22:21 +0000 http://www.whoaphotos.com/blog/?p=145#comment-4051 Thank you for the great story. I'm really struggling as well with the issue of public schools, "appropriate" child behavior, and finding solutions for families with kids who are acting out. I'm sitting at the Chevy dealership waiting for my car to be fixed so I spent about five hours at my clinic right down the street. Being behind on paperwork it was a good opportunity to catch up. So I wrote numerous treatment plans for clients who are all under 18 and acting out in some way or other. We are being audited by the state in two months so there is a big push to have all paperwork fully complete and with the "language" the state likes to see. So all my treatment plans list goals just as you listed above... "does their homework without complaint, helps around the house, never challenges authority, conforms to social norms like cleanliness and appropriate attire, gets good grades, and gets along well with others." Seriously, those are almost the exact goals I listed for each client. But I can relate so strongly to these kids and why it is that they act the way they do. It's heartbreaking. Thank you for the great story. I’m really struggling as well with the issue of public schools, “appropriate” child behavior, and finding solutions for families with kids who are acting out. I’m sitting at the Chevy dealership waiting for my car to be fixed so I spent about five hours at my clinic right down the street. Being behind on paperwork it was a good opportunity to catch up. So I wrote numerous treatment plans for clients who are all under 18 and acting out in some way or other. We are being audited by the state in two months so there is a big push to have all paperwork fully complete and with the “language” the state likes to see. So all my treatment plans list goals just as you listed above… “does their homework without complaint, helps around the house, never challenges authority, conforms to social norms like cleanliness and appropriate attire, gets good grades, and gets along well with others.” Seriously, those are almost the exact goals I listed for each client. But I can relate so strongly to these kids and why it is that they act the way they do. It’s heartbreaking.

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