A Hard but Helpful Step: Navigating Residential Treatment for Adopted Kids

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges and considerations of pursuing residential treatment for adopted children, featuring insights from Daniel Hochstetler of Fair Play Camp.

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! Are you considering residential treatment for your adopted child? We speak with Daniel Hochstetler of Fair Play Camp in South Carolina about preparing our families for residential treatment, navigating the programs, and how to set our families up for success after treatment. In this episode, we talk about: Pursuing residential treatment is one of the hardest decisions adoptive families can face. Based on your experience, how should we think about residenti...

People in this episode

Guest: Daniel Hochstetler

Topics covered

• residential treatment
• adopted children
• family support
• navigating programs
• success after treatment

Keywords

• residential treatment
• adopted kids
• family preparation
• treatment programs
• success strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fair Play Camp

Places: South Carolina

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