Recovering from a morning that was like being in an asylum.
13 year old girl (with problems) goes into one. 2 weeks ago she assaulted one of the support workers, a 19 year old girl.
Today she was a screaming,swearing animal, head-banging, punching and kicking walls doors etc. - 2 hours of it.
Her parents don't want her - she was adopted, and she seems to be excluded from every school in the country. She's possibly autistic so she has been brought to us to see if we can help.
Horrible alternative is to have her sent to a residential establishment and probably the use of drugs to control her.
Not a nice situation.
I'm feeling quite drained and I wasn't even directly involved.