Ann Locke Davidson and Pamela Sheffield on Options for Parents with Struggling Teens

I had such a great discussion with Ann Locke Davidson and Pamela Sheffield for this episode. Ann and Pam are educational consultants with a practice called Educational Connections in Portland, Oregon. Don’t worry if you’re not in Oregon -- they have extensive experience working with families all over the United States, and some outside the US as well.

I wanted to talk with Ann and Pam today about a topic that can be difficult: what are some options if your teen is really struggling -- and outpatient therapy and other local resources just aren’t helping?

Some topics Ann and Pam and I discuss include:

• The types of situations that lead people to call them for more help;

• How they go about determining what sort of help might be most appropriate;

• Understanding some placement options, such as psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers, therapeutic boarding schools, and wilderness programs;

• Examples of some different types of therapeutic boarding schools;

• What is the ‘milieu’ and why is it important; and

• How educational consultants can help evaluate and recommend appropriate options.

I hope you enjoy my discussion with Anne Locke Davidson and Pamela Sheffield.

Links & resources for this episode

• Educational Connections

• Episode 99: Melissa Pierce on parenting the kids you have and the importance of self care

• Independent Educational Consultants Association

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