Sending to a Therapeutic Boarding if you had $- yay/nay?

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Sending to a Therapeutic Boarding if you had $- yay/nay?

« on: February 06, 2020, 09:42:27 AM »

Thoughts on sending your child to a therapeutic boarding school...?

The costs are usually astronomical but if you could afford it would you send them?
Do you think they are a good choice? There's so much negative press surrounding them.

Does anyone have good intel about any schools in the northeast (US)?


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Re: Sending to a Therapeutic Boarding if you had $- yay/nay?

« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2020, 08:31:33 AM »

Hello and welcome,
In my situation my son was in a therapeutic hospital back in 09-10 at RICA in Baltimore. He then got transferred to Board of Childcare in Baltimore group home .
I would say the positives were that my son was so dysregulated that the regimented environment helped him. In RICA, they had a school within that bored my son. At the group home he was allowed to go to a public magnet school via bus.
I am thankful because my son learned grooming, how to do laundry, and his day was regimented and supervised. I credit this time period
to helping my son graduate high school and then graduating college even though he signed himself out at 18.


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Re: Sending to a Therapeutic Boarding if you had $- yay/nay?

« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2020, 01:47:22 PM »

If you have the funds, perhaps start with an educational consultant. We have been happy so far - wilderness and now transitioning to a boarding school. We're happy because they were able to give a clear picture of my kid and picked a suitable school - she doesn't have addictions and isn't criminal but is emotional immature and too easily influenced and desperately needs healthy kids around her and so a school was picked based on that profile.


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Re: Sending to a Therapeutic Boarding if you had $- yay/nay?

« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2020, 06:59:37 AM »

There are some threads on this same question that might be helpful:

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And lbjntlx, who used to post here, wrote this 12 month journal about her experience with RTC and her D13.


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Re: Sending to a Therapeutic Boarding if you had $- yay/nay?

« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2020, 09:05:56 AM »

Thank you Lived for compiling this comprehensive list of info links.


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Re: Sending to a Therapeutic Boarding if you had $- yay/nay?

« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2020, 10:24:23 PM »

If I may, I've had 2 kids through Yellowstone boys and girls ranch in Montana. My son for odd and autism, and my youngest with (I believe) Bpd. I think very highly of their staff and am very impressed with their results. Very caring people.


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