ABOUT
About me
Linda D. Cain
- B.A. Hope College, Psychology
- M.S. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Education
- Elementary, middle, high school teacher
- Homebound teacher for at risk adolescents
- Previous director of a private elementary school
- Adoption Liaison, LSS Adoption Agency Wisconsin
- Past President of OURS Adoptive Support Group, Wisconsin Chapter
- SASSI Certified - (Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory)
- Parent Program - IOP (intensive out patient) Substance Abuse Treatment Center
- Service on various non profit boards
- Academic Advisor for Catalyst Academy
- National Victim Advocate Crisis Responder
- Mother of four adopted children and numerous foster children
- Parental experience with gifted and talented, learning disabilities, special needs, struggles after high school and the anxiety of having a child in a therapeutic program
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
- Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA)
- Clinical Member, International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and Psychotherapy
- National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP)
- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
- Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
- International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
- Colorado Alliance of Caring Professionals (CACP)
- National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
- Small Boarding School Association (SBSA)
- North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
Professional Standards
- Extensive, ongoing local and national travel for personal assessment of academic, special needs and therapeutic schools and programs
- Continuing professional development in child, adolescent and young adult treatment protocols
- Affiliations and memberships providing access to nation-wide networks of collective knowledge
- Strict adherence to IECA's ethics
- No referral fees or commissions accepted from any program or school insuring impartiality
Contact
Linda D. Cain, MS.Ed, Educational & Therapeutic Consultant
PO Box 1497
Boulder , CO 80306
(720) 299-8844
(303) 444-8579 (fax)