118: Louise Slater: Educational Consultant and Parent of a Wilderness Therapy Student

<p>Louise Slater is an educational consultant at <a href= "https://thepricegroup.com/">The Price Group</a> and is the parent of a former wilderness student. Louise shares the story of her family's struggles with different treatment options before deciding to place their son in a wilderness therapy program in Georgia in 2004. Louise tells us about what her family's wilderness experience was like, what she and her family learned from the process, and how the field has changed over the years.  She shares how she helps parents prepare for wilderness experience as an educational consultant and former parent.</p> <p>Bio from The Price Group Website:</p> <p>As one of the two business partners at The Price Group, Louise brings her knowledge of psychology, her love of young people, and her many years of evaluating organizational leadership and culture to the educational consulting practice.  Working with and for young people has been a passion for Louise for many years.  After her own sons had been clients, she learned that Ann Carol Price, founder of The Price Group, was interested in retiring and transitioning the business to new owners.  She approached her friend and colleague, May Peach, a career educator, about purchasing the business. </p> <p>Louise completed her B.A. in Psychology at Furman University and her M.A. in Psychology at Western Michigan University.  She had a long career in the corporate world of Organizational Development and taught on the faculty of the University of South Carolina Business School.  She is still actively involved in her family businesses, as Chairman of the Board of Consolidated Systems, Inc. and is a board member of Bonitz, Inc.  She is former board chair of Glenforest School, a private school in Columbia, South Carolina, for children with learning differences and is currently serving as the secretary on the board of Presbyterian College, a small liberal arts college located in Clinton, South Carolina. </p> <p> </p> <p>Louise is a professional member of the Independent Educational Con