By Saleem Rana
Monday, September 3rd, 2012
Interview by Dr. Michele
Consultant Andy Anderson spoke to Dr. Michele, who was guest hosting the Answers for the Family weekly radio show on L.A. Talk Radio on behalf of the hosts of the show who were pulled away on different emergencies. International Detective Allen Cardoza was at work on an urgent human trafficking case while psychotherapist Dr. Melody Foxx was called away by a therapeutic client crisis.
Dr. Michele is a Licensed Psychologist who has her own radio show, "On the Couch, with Dr. Michele." Her popular show offers support for people facing either personal or relationship issues. She uses a broad variety of therapeutic approaches, ranging from the psychodynamic approach to gestalt therapy.
The guest of the show, Andy Anderson, has been working with special-needs children, teenagers, and young adults more than 38 years. The former Executive Director of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, he began Andy Anderson Consulting, Inc.
For the past 7 1/2 years, he has spearheaded Independent Small Programs Alliance (ISPA), an organization that helps smaller programs work together in a cooperative alliance. This structure allows them to thrive in a field dominated by large corporate interests.
The Independent Small Programs Alliance
During the course of the fascinating interview, Andy described how the alliance was able to provide a variety of outstanding programs for at-risk youth. The members of the ISPA represented Residential Treatment Programs, Wilderness Programs, and Therapeutic Boarding Schools. They also represented Latency Age Programs and Emerging Adult Programs. Due to this extensive base, the ISPA is able to help the population that ranged from 6 to 30 years of age.
Members are able to help young people with learning disorders like Down Syndrome, Autism, Aspergers Syndrome, and Developmental Disabilities, as well as with developing personality issues like Oppositional Disorders, Depression, Reactive-Attachment Disorder, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Besides these major learning disorders as well as personality related-disorders, ISPA members also delivered indispensable help for behavioral problems like drug or alcohol abuse, anger management, absence of motivation, and poor academic success.
Andy also mentioned that the 17 ISPA's different Residential Therapy Centers, Transitional Programs and Therapeutic Boarding Schools also handled lesser known mental problems experienced by teenagers like addiction to pornography and obsession with Internet games. The ISPA put families first and financial eligibility second. All the alliance members were hand-picked. It is expected that the association will reach full capacity at 20 members.
Final Thoughts
The radio show stimulated a huge surge of listener interest. Audience members were thrilled at the broad assortment of help supplied by the ISPA and they asked numerous questions regarding what programs were readily available for at-risk youth.
Interview by Dr. Michele
Consultant Andy Anderson spoke to Dr. Michele, who was guest hosting the Answers for the Family weekly radio show on L.A. Talk Radio on behalf of the hosts of the show who were pulled away on different emergencies. International Detective Allen Cardoza was at work on an urgent human trafficking case while psychotherapist Dr. Melody Foxx was called away by a therapeutic client crisis.
Dr. Michele is a Licensed Psychologist who has her own radio show, "On the Couch, with Dr. Michele." Her popular show offers support for people facing either personal or relationship issues. She uses a broad variety of therapeutic approaches, ranging from the psychodynamic approach to gestalt therapy.
The guest of the show, Andy Anderson, has been working with special-needs children, teenagers, and young adults more than 38 years. The former Executive Director of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, he began Andy Anderson Consulting, Inc.
For the past 7 1/2 years, he has spearheaded Independent Small Programs Alliance (ISPA), an organization that helps smaller programs work together in a cooperative alliance. This structure allows them to thrive in a field dominated by large corporate interests.
The Independent Small Programs Alliance
During the course of the fascinating interview, Andy described how the alliance was able to provide a variety of outstanding programs for at-risk youth. The members of the ISPA represented Residential Treatment Programs, Wilderness Programs, and Therapeutic Boarding Schools. They also represented Latency Age Programs and Emerging Adult Programs. Due to this extensive base, the ISPA is able to help the population that ranged from 6 to 30 years of age.
Members are able to help young people with learning disorders like Down Syndrome, Autism, Aspergers Syndrome, and Developmental Disabilities, as well as with developing personality issues like Oppositional Disorders, Depression, Reactive-Attachment Disorder, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Besides these major learning disorders as well as personality related-disorders, ISPA members also delivered indispensable help for behavioral problems like drug or alcohol abuse, anger management, absence of motivation, and poor academic success.
Andy also mentioned that the 17 ISPA's different Residential Therapy Centers, Transitional Programs and Therapeutic Boarding Schools also handled lesser known mental problems experienced by teenagers like addiction to pornography and obsession with Internet games. The ISPA put families first and financial eligibility second. All the alliance members were hand-picked. It is expected that the association will reach full capacity at 20 members.
Final Thoughts
The radio show stimulated a huge surge of listener interest. Audience members were thrilled at the broad assortment of help supplied by the ISPA and they asked numerous questions regarding what programs were readily available for at-risk youth.
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Want to find out more about quality care for special needs students, then visit Allen Cardoza's site to listen to the complete interview withAndy Anderson.
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