Grace has not had any more major incidents. That means that today she requested that next Wednesday she will be allowed off campus with us to go to lunch. The psychiatrist approved that 1-2 hour lunch visit based on her improved behavior. She is VERY excited about that. If she has any more incidents, she won't be able to come with us so I hope she can make good choices until then.
Next Wednesday we have another Team Meeting regarding her progress/needs and the therapist will be requesting of the insurance company for another 30 day extension. Insurance is an interesting dance of determining "medical necessity." She is not behaviorally ready to leave the facility so we are praying she will get the 30 day extension. With that said she needs to be doing well enough for the long term group home to approve her to that step-down program. Thankfully the residential program is self-pay and based on our income so we can afford it and not have to keep getting insurance approvals.
The biggest problem that I see at this time is that she really REALLY has a problem with thinking "it's not fair." That is a major trigger for most of her behaviors. She 1) often misinterprets information and therefore thinks it isn't fair when it is and 2) needs to live with the fact that life ISN'T fair lol!
So...please pray that she:
1) has no more incidents and is internalizing the skills that she is being taught. Not just behavioral compliance but that her thinking becomes more appropriate.
2) gets approved for another 30 days at the facility, and
3) gets approved for the long term group home (12+ months)
Additionally, Faith is...struggling. Please pray for her to have genuine heart change as well and that she would actually use her words to express her needs.
Thanks for caring about our family and praying for us:)
Thanks for caring about our family and praying for us:)
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