Welcome to the LYNC Model of Care Training and Development Courses
Co-Founders: Meredith Bieri & Casey Coughlin - LCSW
From the CoFounders
As we begin the 2025/26 school year, we pause to honor what we built together last year. The first pilot of the LYNC Model of Care with AASD was nothing short of incredible. We saw students step forward with courage, staff lean into new practices, and communities begin to feel the ripple of change.
This year, we return stronger, expanding into more schools, deepening our partnership with AASD, and continuing to build a culture where every student and educator feels seen, safe, and supported.
Families and faculty who have utilized the LYNC Model of Care are telling us how they have created strong containers of support for youth where healing, learning, and growth are not only encouraged, but possible.
The LYNC Model of Care is more than a framework; it is a daily practice of safety, trust, choice, collaboration, and empowerment. It only works if we work it together.
As you move through these modules, we invite you to pause and reflect:
- Who believed in you when you were a student?
- Who made it safe for you to show up and learn?
- Who gave you a reason to keep going?
- Say their names. Tell the story. If you can, tell them directly.
As one collaborator shared:
“I’m super excited to be partnering with you and so glad the district entered this collaboration with you! Many people have been supportive of me along the way and believed in me… I appreciate every one of them.” — Amy Steiner
For Meredith, it was Ms. Jensen, Mrs. O’Cull, Ms. Smirling, Ms. Bayer, Mr. Bradley, and Mr. Berkoben of the Wild Rose School District. Their unconditional positive regard shaped her life, and the ripple continues.
For Casey, it has been the students themselves, their persistence in the face of trauma, and their capacity for growth that have continually reaffirmed his belief in this model. The resilience of young people in non-traditional settings has shown him what’s possible when schools, families, and communities align around care.
We hope that this training not only gives you tools for your classroom but also deepens your connection to your purpose and profession. The change we seek begins with each of us; together, we can transform how students experience education.
Let’s change more lives of students together.
Meredith Bieri & Casey Coughlin
Co-Founders, LYNC Academy