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Pamela
& Rollin Coville
California
recovil@pacbell.net
Our son has
been at Casa by the Sea, a facility run by WWASP, since
September 26, 2002. When we
had him escorted to Casa by the Sea, he was a confused angry
15 year old boy. He was angry at us because his relinquishment
by his birth mother made him feel worthless. So he took it
out on us and we didn't know how to help him. We had attended
many parenting classes and our son had been seeing a psychologist.
Nothing worked, he didn't want to tell us why he felt the
way he did.
We tried medication
and it made him a zombie. If he came home in September
from the hospital, there was no way
that we could tell if he took his medications. At Casa by
the Sea he has learned to open up and talk about what caused
his anger at us. We saw our son at Casa on March 28, and
29, 2003 and got a tour of the facility and met the staff.
Our son can now talk to us about things that matter to him.
He is learning to be accountable for his actions. If he chooses
an action that is inappropriate, he gets an immediate consequence.
My husband and I have also attended the seminars recommended
by the program. I have changed from a frighten mother to
one who is not afraid to speak her mind and be a loving wife
and friend to everyone that I met. I have my power back.
Our son is happy
in the program and is making steady progress. He is learning
to be a leader and a problem solver. He will
be a powerful young man when he graduates from the program!
And we, his parents, will be able to love and support him
in his endeavors!
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