Setting Boundaries in Your Practice
I recently came across an article by James Michael Sama, “10 Signs You Have Healthy Emotional Boundaries,” that made me think about my own ability to maintain boundaries and how that has affected both the success and enjoyment of my work. This page is restricted to IECA members only. To get the full benefits that…
Read MoreStrategic Planning: Good for Our Association and Our Businesses
It is hard to imagine anything I enjoy more than the start of a new year, a fresh annual planner in hand and ready to dream about what my team and I can achieve together. With 2022 waiting around the corner, now is an excellent time to plan a strategic planning meeting, either by yourself…
Read MoreTo File or Not to File, That is the Question
While not typically an existential matter, whether to apply for financial aid could be one of the biggest decisions a family makes. After all, a college education is a huge investment, and as independent educational consultants (IECs), it is incumbent upon us to educate our families about college affordability so that they can make an…
Read MoreCreating Your IEC Business: Moving from Dream to Reality
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Read MoreWhat Does a Therapeutic Independent Educational Consultant Do?
Let’s take a moment to look at the core elements of what therapeutic IECs offer for families.
Read MoreFour Easy Steps That Can Change a Young Person’s Life
What is your dream? Do you still have one? Are you living it? Have you thought about it recently? At a young age, kids are commonly asked questions about what they want to do when they grow up. And because they are young, most often times, they are encouraged and celebrated for those dreams no matter how…
Read MoreWinter Break Tips for First-Year Students and Their Families
First-year students have settled in, and the fall semester will be over before students realize it. They are looking forward to celebrating the holidays, seeing friends, and avoiding homework. Parents are excited to welcome their students home and hear every detail about how the first semester has gone.
Read MoreNavigating Leave of Absence and Withdraw Policies in College: Why We Need to Know
“Mason” was thrilled to start an elite engineering program within a large university during the fall of 2023. His college has struggled with containing COVID outbreaks on campus since spring 2020. Just last week, they made the decision to offer up to each professor their preference in finishing out the semester: continue offering in-person classes…
Read MoreThe Impact of Student Participation in High School Research Programs on College and Career
Since 1988, Gail Richmond has spent summers welcoming rising high school seniors to Michigan State University, where they devote seven weeks to conducting research while living on a college campus for the very first time.
Read MoreWhat IECs Need to Know Today about Student Mental Health
Admiring a photograph of an expert climber flashing a frosty smile and waving a tiny flag on the summit of Mount Everest is radically different from actual Himalayan mountaineering. Similarly, admiring a school or college website, replete with carefully curated student profiles and teacher bios, impressive admissions statistics, majestic buildings, and lush lawns is radically…
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