[Platt]
> If for no other reason I think most people would
> prefer to live in a house with
> plumbing for the health of themselves and their
> children.
Yes. Exactly. So... residents that show up, we
don't keep them outside until they can do well. They
live in the building and have a bedroom, publicly used
shower (though one at a time), and public restroom
(again, only one at a time). So, we start out with
what they "prefer", then deal with their other
problems. Imagine they show up and have to be
motivated to do certain things before they earn their
bedroom and such. It wouldn't happen Platt. We have
difficulties at times with getting them into the
shower. With deterring them from putting holes in the
walls. Argue about the food they eat. Keeping their
rooms clean. Having them do their chores, etc... We
start with base one, food, shelter, and clothing, and
remove those problems and then focus on the other
problems. I know of some male placements that their
shelters are made out of wood. If the unit
misbehaves, then the shelters are torn down and the
male residents have to rebuild them. We don't start
from scratch with the residents I work with. This is
our future.
[Platt]
> Sure, there is some social pressure to have a nice
house, but
> there's social pressure to do
> a lot of things,
Exactly - Sure is!
[Platt]
> ...like earn a living instead of depending on others
for the
> necessities of life.
Not really. This social pressure is not always
present. 6 residents on the unit where I work. One
has a sister she can live with, but she went after her
with a knife. Number two has a grandmother, but she
doesn't respect the grandmother enough or herself (she
is self-injurious) to live with her now. Number three
steals and has manipulated her aunt and grandmother to
bring her home when she was only to go down the street
out to eat (while at the facility). Number four has
been a resident in the system (foster care, etc...)
since she was three years old. Number five, both her
parents where in jail and she therefore lived house to
house selling and doing drugs and having sex (two
miscarriages) idolizing her drug dealing boyfriend
(which gangs and drug dealers are most of the
residents idols). Number six broke her mothers jaw
when she was 6 years old, chased her brother around
the house with a knife when she was 10, tried to kill
herself with a bag over her head when she was 6, and
banged her head against the wall for no apparent
reason when she was 4, etc... This is the social
problem that fills the placement facilities now-a-days
and our placement facility is considered the lowest
secure facility that they come. It only gets more
secure after the kind I work at. About 40-60
residents pass through our facility each year.
[Platt]
> So yes, I differ from your conclusion about owning a
house
> being a source of fear and despair.
Owning a house a source of fear and despair? I
said if you can't get a house the fear and despair
will arise. Hopefully you can rent or your out in the
streets.
[Platt]
> In fact, home ownership has been a growing
> financial asset for millions of people over the
> years. But it does require work to build and
maintain a home.
Yeah, but not a point I was trying to make. You
wanted to know where to begin with, when it comes to
those that have social problems and degenerate
society. Security is the first order of business.
Without a secure feeling in life, confidence goes
down, and the more problems people will have - society
will have.
> [Platt]
> I mistakingly said 10-step instead of 12-step
> program. It's my understanding
> that 12-step programs have a high degree
> (relatively) of success in dealing
> not only with alcohol and drug addictions, but also
> behaviorial problems.
> The programs are semi-religious because one of the
> steps is: "Made a decision
> to turn our will and our lives over to the care of
> God as we understood Him."
> Perhaps, if your facility is government funded, such
> a program would be
> considered an "establishment of religion."
It is a non-profit organization, but it is
counties (yes government involvement) that flip the
bill. These residents are coming from court or a
caseworker, thus, are judicially funded and/or county
funded. These are the only interventions this country
has, except if parents can pay the $200-300 bill per
day or if an insurance company picks up the bill, then
that does happen occasionally.
woods,
SA
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