Behind Close Doors

Behind Closed Doors Oklahoma Families First is a private health and abuse organization that has helped families across Oklahoma since 1995. I recently got the chance to meet one of the counselors who work there. Gary is in is sixties, lightly complexioned, always wearing the same flannel, and has a very large grey beard. Talking with him I found out this program provides, individual therapy, rehabilitation services, DUI assessments, even therapeutic foster care. He participates in all. I asked Gary what was one thing that he was super big on, he stated he was super big on following the books unlike other people. “I really enjoy using the book so that away I can find out exactly how to treat the patient and not on my own, y’know?” I like how he does that, it would make me feel more like I wouldn’t be wasting my time. I had brought my cousins with me and realized he is super good with kids, I’m sure that helps him with his job. He also enjoys his work environment, “I’m not a very colorful person if you can’t tell. I enjoy everything being normal like it is here.” Normal being the beige walls, darker carpet, and straw …show more content…
By law, he couldn’t tell me any of the family members names. Although he did tell me that he had one situation where a family was falling apart due to a new child being in the home. He had stated that they looked like a normal family when they came in, all until the counseling session started. Of course, the oldest sibling being seven years old, wasn’t very ecstatic about having a little brother. It got to where he didn’t want to see or even communicate with his mother, because he believed it was her fault. The session soon got very intense as the child was being pressured to talk to his mother, which caused the seven-year-old to pull out a gun on her. Where he got the gun was up for questioning, leaving everyone in awe and no one to answer and getting the child taken away. He was the put in foster