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Logical Consequences In Residential Treatment Facilities

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Logical Consequences
Instance: A 17 year old female who has emotional and behavioral issues, is in a residential treatment facility. She is turning 18 in few weeks and can legally leave the facility. She is not ready to leave the facility but she would like her freedom. The only place that she has to go is her mother’s house but they do not get along.
Negative consequences: If she signs herself out she would have to move with her mother. Her mother and her mother do not get along. It is possible her mother may ask her to leave if she does not follow the rules. She could end up having to find a new place to live. She still needs emotional support and it may be stressful being homeless as well.
Positive consequences: She will be amongst family
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