Şermin Kudret: Fears of Long-Term Residential Treatment

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Şermin is a 17-year-old young woman who lives in Waterville, Ohio. She recently moved into a residential facility due to the severity of her behavior. She was emergency admitted due to aggression and property destruction at the direction of her parents due to safety concerns. Her communication is limited to short 2-3 word phrases that typically include communicating demands and requests of her, or requests that she is making herself. Her parents want to be involved and have her return home, but whenever they visit the residential facility her behavior amplifies to an unsafe level. As a result, her parents feel like they are losing their daughter, and they are afraid that they may not be able to have her in their life in the future. Earn CEUs for this episode at https://www.explanatoryfiction.com/product/ef-005-bacb-ceus/