Therapy

Maryville Academy Des Plaines IL – Maryville Academy has been a part of the Des Plaines landscape since 1883 caring for children in need.
Today, Maryville provides a continuum of care opportunities for children and their families. Programs and services available in Des Plaines include:
The Scott Nolan Child & Family Behavioral Health Center offers counseling to children individually and with their families. The Center works to secure stability, to build a healthy and whole child, within a strong family unit.
Should a child need more intensive treatment, the fully accredited Scott Nolan psychiatric hospital offers residential treatment, along with programs for substance abuse issues, and partial hospitalization or out-patient treatment.
If an adolescent needs therapeutic schooling for special needs, the Maryville Jen School offers personalized attention for each student within a structured learning community integrating academic and therapeutic services.
Maryville has changed since 1883. It will always change to meet the needs of the community and the needs of the children entrusted to our care.
Maryville over 125 years of caring.

www.maryvilleacademy.org

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Psychiatry Drugs Foster Care Children – Elnita

I took my video camera to a Foster Care Alumni meeting and asked seven foster kids to tell me about there experiences in Child Protective Services while wards of the state.

One thing they all had in common was massive over drugging with psychiatric drugs.

Child placement agencies, foster parents, RTCs (Residential Treatment Centers) and Therapeutic Foster Homes get paid a certain amount of money each day for taking care of a foster child. The amount of money they get paid depends on a level of care system. The more difficult the child or the more problems that child has, the more money you get.

A child at the basic level of care is worth about 17 dollars a day where as a child in the highest level of care could be worth as much as a 1000 dollars a day. This puts the incentive on diagnosing children with behavior problems to justify raising their level of care. A child on psychiatric drugs is worth more than a child without problems.

It is not uncommon for a foster child to be placed on many different psychotropic drugs at the same time. Some investigations have found children on as many as 13 mind altering drugs prescribed by a psychiatrists at one time.

These drugs include all categories of psychiatric drugs; antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, anxiety medications, anticonvulsants medications, etc.

The SSRI drugs are commons such as Paxil, Zoloft, Prozac, etc. Also a number of these children described taking Risperdal, Zyprexa, Geodon and other new generation antipsychotics which have been linked to weight gain, obesity and diabetes.

Visit the website for the Foster Care Alumni of America.

http://www.fostercarealumni.org/

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Copyright 2007 Zoe Sofia.

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Psychiatry Drugs Foster Care Children – Tristen

I took my video camera to a Foster Care Alumni meeting and asked seven foster kids to tell me about there experiences in Child Protective Services while wards of the state.

One thing they all had in common was massive over drugging with psychiatric drugs.

Child placement agencies, foster parents, RTCs (Residential Treatment Centers) and Therapeutic Foster Homes get paid a certain amount of money each day for taking care of a foster child. The amount of money they get paid depends on a level of care system. The more difficult the child or the more problems that child has, the more money you get.

A child at the basic level of care is worth about 17 dollars a day where as a child in the highest level of care could be worth as much as a 1000 dollars a day. This puts the incentive on diagnosing children with behavior problems to justify raising their level of care. A child on psychiatric drugs is worth more than a child without problems.

It is not uncommon for a foster child to be placed on many different psychotropic drugs at the same time. Some investigations have found children on as many as 13 mind altering drugs prescribed by a psychiatrists at one time.

These drugs include all categories of psychiatric drugs; antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, anxiety medications, anticonvulsants medications, etc.

The SSRI drugs are commons such as Paxil, Zoloft, Prozac, etc. Also a number of these children described taking Risperdal, Zyprexa, Geodon and other new generation antipsychotics which have been linked to weight gain, obesity and diabetes.

Visit the website for the Foster Care Alumni of America.

http://www.fostercarealumni.org/

This video was produced by psychetruth.

http://www.youtube.com/psychetruth
http://www.myspace.com/psychtruth
http://www.livevideo.com/psychetruth

The video may be copied, publicly displayed or used for any strictly non-commercial use provided it remain in it’s full unedited form. Alteration or commercial use is strictly prohibited.

Copyright 2007 Zoe Sofia.

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December 6, 2002 – March 16, 2010

Nathan was a victim of a rare cancer called Neuroblastoma. He was diagnosed when he was age 4, and by then the cancer had already reached it’s fourth and final stage. He went through many surgeries and therapeutic treatments. He was a strong kid, and bared more than many adults can even handle. He will always be loved, always be missed, and forever stay in our hearts.

For More Information about Nathan Quach, Please Visit: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/nathanquach

Song- Please Don’t Forget Me(잊지말아요) by Baek Ji-Young (백지영)

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How children benefit from horse therapy in this free video clip.

Expert: Connie Weinsoff
Contact: www.hearts.homestead.com
Bio: Connie Weinsoff is the Executive Director at Hearts Adaptive Therapeutic Horseback Riding Center. She is a NARHA Certified Advanced Instructor.
Filmmaker: Diana Bacon

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A case study of a disabled woman on therapeutic horseback riding in this free video clip.

Expert: Connie Weinsoff
Contact: www.hearts.homestead.com
Bio: Connie Weinsoff is the Executive Director at Hearts Adaptive Therapeutic Horseback Riding Center. She is a NARHA Certified Advanced Instructor.
Filmmaker: Diana Bacon

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How to mount a horse in this free video clip about Therapeutic Riding.

Expert: Connie Weinsoff
Contact: www.hearts.homestead.com
Bio: Connie Weinsoff is the Executive Director at Hearts Adaptive Therapeutic Horseback Riding Center. She is a NARHA Certified Advanced Instructor.
Filmmaker: Diana Bacon

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Informational video about Friends of Youth, an organization that provides a wide range of services for youth and young adults ages 6-24 and their families in Washingtons King and Snohomish Counties. Overseeing eight programs at 20 sites, their caring, experienced clinical staff serves between 10,000 and 15,000 teens, young adults, parents and families each year.

Since 1951, Friends of Youth has been helping young people in challenging circumstances get their lives back on track. Overseeing eight programs at 20 sites, our caring, experienced clinical staff serves between 10,000 and 15,000 teens, young adults, parents and families each year.

In addition to operating the only overnight youth shelters on the Eastside, we offer youth development initiatives, in-home family support for young parents of newborns, parent education, youth and family counseling, substance abuse counseling, therapeutic foster care, residential treatment and transitional housing for homeless young people and teen mothers.

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Therapeutic Rider qualifications in this free video clip.

Expert: Connie Weinsoff
Contact: www.hearts.homestead.com
Bio: Connie Weinsoff is the Executive Director at Hearts Adaptive Therapeutic Horseback Riding Center. She is a NARHA Certified Advanced Instructor.
Filmmaker: Diana Bacon

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Type in donatetrot@gmail.com to get to our account.

This wonderful horse does it all…and she does it for a great cause. Help Scarlett out by donating to T.R.O.T. today. This organization allows children and adults with disabilities to experience the joy of horsemanship.

Don’t forget to check out the T.R.O.T. website at www.trottx.org

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