And according to Mignon Scherer , an MFCC in San Diego, CA, about one out of every 20 children are being raised by grandparents. This situation can bring about a multitude of problems, as Scherer learned while raising her own grandson. To help others in her situation, she started a support group. Assisting Scherer is a woman who teaches clients how to deal with attorneys, juvenile courts, and other social service agencies. Scherer says she's seen other groups of this kind come and go.
Personal experience makes it most meaningful.
I feel good because we've helped thousands of grandparents and helped to make significant changes in the foster care system and other legislative areas. There are eight phases of the treatment, but a patient can sometimes complete it in a couple of sessions-even for an incident as traumatic as witnessing a massive shooting. For now, this is definitely a self-pay niche. We've approached many MCOs and sent packets of literature and research and have not received the response we expected. Since 1983, he's specialized in working with Vietnam veterans, as well as crime victims.