Biography
Many distraught parents have sent their kids to residential treatment centers and later regretted their decision. They were unaware the industry was unregulated (www.caica.org).
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Isabelle Zehnder is a Professional Life and Family Coach and the Founder and CEO of Positive Family Solutions, LLC. (www.positivefamilysolutions.com).
She is also the Founder and President of the Coalition Against Institutionalized Child Abuse, Inc. (CAICA).
She is an Active Member of the International Coaching Federation and an active member of their local Chartered Chapter, the Northwest Coaches Association.
She founded CAICA to bring awareness and change in the for-profit youth industry that, for the most part, is unregulated. Isabelle learned of the injustices that occur in these facilities and has felt compelled to make a difference for the children who have been harmed and their parents who have been defrauded.
She expanded her efforts to include mental health facilities, juvenile justice systems, and other state-funded facilities. It is her desire to bring about awareness and positive change to the injustices being done to children in our country.
Isabelle works with parents, former students, lawyers, government officials, Child Protective Services, and the media to promote regulation and monitoring of the so-called “teen-help” industry.
She has researched child behavior and child development for 25 years and has authored and published numerous articles. She has also attended and participated in a series of seminars and workshops regarding families, children, teens, and child abuse & prevention. She has been invited to speak on child, teen, and family issues both on radio and at workshops and seminars.
She was awarded the TASH Award in Excellence for Public Service in 2006 and was recently asked to serve on the TASH Public Policy Committee.
Isabelle was a Member of the Board of Advisors, an investigator, and researcher for the Emancipation Projejct, working to promote regulation and monitoring of the “teen-help” industry.
Isabelle pursued her education in law and worked in the legal field for 7 1/2 years. Given her strong desire to continue learning, she attended a great number of legal seminars and workshops.
Isabelle was the Founder and President of Positive Solutions (1995 to 1998) providing community workshops for parents, children, and teens, including Mommy and Me, Terrific Twos, Cooking for Kids, Parents and Teens Unite (a coaching program designed to bring parents and teens together and to help them learn new ways to effectively communicate and understand one another); Babysitting Tips for Teens.
During the mid to late 90's, Isabelle volunteered at the bi-annual Summit Meeting for Teens, a program designed to teach teens effective ways to communicate with their parents and to better understand their needs as well as the needs of their parents.
Isabelle has tutored children with learning disabilities and those who needed assistance to meet their potential. She operated a licensed day care providing a safe, loving, and educational environment for young children.
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