- Linda Albert is a college professor, counselor, author, and a columnist for Working Mother and Family Magazine.
- Albert was a middle school teacher so she has experience cooperating with both students and parents.
- Albert taught in a public school system in New York from 1968-1972
- From 1972-1981, Albert was a teacher specialist in Behavioral Problems.
- Here are just a few her books: An Administrators Guide to Cooperative Discipline, Coping with Kids, and Cooperative Discipline
- Albert has produced two video series with specific information for elementary and secondary education teachers.
- She is most famous for her work on the Cooperative Discipline Model
- Albert's work has been influenced by Rudolf Driekurs and the Alderian Psychology.
- Rudolf Driekurs was an American psychiatrist and educator.
- Driekurs's Theory is that children act out for four reasons:
- Not enough attention
- Power
- Revenge
- Avoidance
- Alderian Psychology was developed by Alfred Adler
- Says that human beings are goal oriented and choice making by their nature.
Human beings all want to belong somewhere or have a sense of belonging. - Alderian Psychology is best known for the inferiority complex