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Posts Tagged ‘Therapeutic Consulting’

Executive Functioning: What Every IEC and Admission Rep Needs to Know

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Experts describe executive functions as those activities we engage in that are beyond automatic impulses. No licking the icing off someone else’s piece of cake even though it looks delicious; getting up to go to school even though we’re tired and the bed is oh-so-toasty. While a host of … Read more »

Early Bird Registration Points to a Unique Networking Opportunity with IECs in Philadelphia

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Over the weekend our “early bird” conference registration period came to a close. These registrants responded to an electronic invitation and jumped in before the conference brochures were mailed. Typically we register about 500 – 550 people during this period. By Saturday morning we had over 750 registrants! Among … Read more »

Mantra: Parents Are the Customer, but the Student is the Client. Repeat as Needed.

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA I am frequently asked the question—by the media, by independent educational consultants (IECs), and other professionals—about the IEC’s relative obligations to the student, the parents, and the school, college, and program. The last of these is easiest. IECs have a singular obligation to admission directors at all levels: to … Read more »

Saving Teens Charity Provides Opportunities to Troubled Teens

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Over the last six years I have followed the development of a 501(c)3 charity that seeks to help families lacking financial resources to enroll a family member in the comprehensive care facility that can only be found in an RTC, wilderness therapy program, or emotional growth school. IECA members know … Read more »

IECA Shares Stage with Leaders of 9 National Organizations

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA from the NATSAP Conference in Tucson, Arizona The final morning of the NATSAP conference featured a panel of leaders from a number of national organizations working in the area of adolescent behavioral health. While I would have preferred a format that permitted more time for discussion and questions (more … Read more »

Meeting with IECA’s Therapeutic Members Produces Outline for Creative Initiatives

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA from the NATSAP Conference in Tucson, Arizona Two important meetings occurred Friday in Tucson: During the afternoon, IECA staff and Board member Bar Clarke (ME) met with a number of representatives from therapeutic schools, wilderness programs, and residential treatment centers. I’ll report more on this in my next blog. … Read more »

Educational Consulting Conference Evals Indicate Where We Hit it Out of the Park & Where We Can Improve

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association First, a big thank you to all who joined us at our 2010 Fall Conference in Cincinnati, with special notes of appreciation to our 77 presenters, our host committee from Ohio & Kentucky, and the amazing IECA staff. I also want to thank the nearly 300 … Read more »

Attendees Finding Myriad Ways to Maximize Their IECA Conference Experience

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA from the 2010 Fall Conference in Cincinnati Let me say to those who couldn’t make the Fall Conference of the Independent Educational Consultants Association, “We miss you, and we’re sorry that you have been missing an extraordinary event!” Every event has been well attended and many of the educational … Read more »

Transitioning Adopted Students to Boarding Schools, Colleges & Programs

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Directory, IECA [From Gayle Ward, Kinship Center: a preview of her general session at IECA's upcoming educational consulting conference] Adopted teens and their parents have special emotional needs. Very often the teen and parent are not aware of their areas of vulnerability, and can be emotionally triggered at times of transition. … Read more »

With IECA Conference Approaching, Focus on ROI

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA With the fall conference of the Independent Educational Consultants Association just six weeks away, many are deciding whether to attend. Given the nature of the economy and budgets, one way to evaluate is by examining the ROI or Return on Investment. For schools that often means the ability to … Read more »

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