northwest academy

Guests: Doug Kim-Brown, 208-267-1111, kimbrown@coldreams.com, www.echosprings.net, Founded/Director of Echo Springs Transition Center for Young Adults. Brandi Elliott, 909-337-8093, bmelliott@verizon.net, www.nwacademy.net, Marketing for Northwest Academy and co-owner of Powell-Elliott Consulting. Doug and Brandi talk about the possible causes and possible solutions to the increasing phenomenon of young adults, known as Boomerang Kids, Twixters, Endless Adolescence, or Perma Kids, failing to establish themselves as mature functioning adults by their 20s and winding with little motivation and living with their parents.

Guest Brandi Elliott, bmelliott@verizon.net, the Director of Admissions and Business Development for Northwest Academy in Idaho has 19 years experience with struggling teens and their families, and Guest Kimball DeLemar, Kimball@innerchange.com, a licensed Social Worker is a Senior VP of Interchange headquartered in Utah with more than 25 years experience working with stugglingteens and their families talk about changes and challenges in society that are impacting education and speculate on what education might look like in a few years.