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hi can anyone help please.
i am for the return of my son who is two. i am having couselling and have been for past eight months.
the final hearing is in three months. but appartly i need six more months of couselling. would the court say my son willl be adoped as its not in my sons timescales. i have done all local authority havve asked and more with very positive reports. i am so worried.
thankscupcakes
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hi thanks for reply. sorry for delay in responding. i had a pychological assessment and it was pychologist who said i neef a further six months. i am unsure how he knows this. as he has never consulted my couseller to find out what sort of couselling i am having. i have been having cousellling for eight months now and my couseller has written a report to state significant changes have been made and i have engage well.pychologist reccommends pychothephy. although this is what is used in my current couselling as well as cognitive behavioural theraphy. couselling is due to my relationship which was abusive and now social services are using my time in care 28 years ago and i am having couselling for that too.. my child was taken into care due ti my ex and domestic violence. he has a restraining order on him. but know it seems my time spent in care is being used to stop return of my son. i have done everything and more social services have asked. surely if i need extra monyhs contining couselling the court could not use this to dtop return of my son.
thanks for reply earlier
cupcakes x
above reply was to loudie x
Hi cupcakes, thanks for explaining 
No-one can predict how the case will go or whether the extra counselling will be a factor in delaying your child's return, I would say that the main thing is to continue showing that you are willing to co-operate and use the opportunity to continue to grow. By the time the case happens you will be well into th prescribed six month period.
One thing I can suggest is that you contact the Family Rights Group, click to see, as they are specialists in supporting people in your situation.
Well done for being so brave as to face up to all that has happened and being prepared to do all that you can. How are you feeling?
Hi louise
Its been very difficut. I have done all i can snd still trying. This weekend has been so difficult. After contact friday my son was very distressed and clung onto me when it was time to say goodbye crying and calling out mummy. It broke my heart. Why can't local authority see i have done all and more they have asked. They tell me my don wil be adopted cause dix months more couselling I'd not in their time scales. Although by court it will be 3 months. Despite all positive reports i fear i will not get my don home. I really believe if my son is adopted i will never recover.
How are you.Cupcakes
Hi cupcakes, what do the Family Rights Group suggest?
Hi cupcakes
I am wondering how you know you "need six months more counselling" Has the counsellor told you this? What specific work are you doing with the counsellor?
No-one can predict the outcome of a court case but it sounds to me as if the fact that you are doing everything that is asked of you will go very much in your favour