Good Day to All, We are happy to have this opportunity to share the news of what is happening at our wonderful, engaging site with a plethora of delightful animals! It is truly amazing how all the animals interrelate with one another. We are always wishing that this was true for humans as well! However, … Read more
Everyone’s brain functions completely differently than anyone else’s. Therefore, we all have learning patterns that help us function in various ways. Neurodivergence is the term for groups of people with various ways of brain usage. The term neurodivergent is a relatively new conceptualization to process how we learn. Unfortunately, the term “disorder” is still diagnostically … Read more
Introduction Solution Focused Brief Therapy(SFBT)is a primary strength-based therapy, begun by social worker and family therapist Steve de Shazer and his partner, social worker, Insoo Kim Berg from the Milwaukee Brief Family Therapy Center (1993). Solutions are created from the conversations of therapist and clients when the clinician asks the client for exceptions to … Read more
Kate Twardzik, BA & Dr. Sandra L. Kakacek, Ed. D, LCPC Sunlight shines on the day at the animal-assisted therapy in counseling at the farm. The smell of hay combined with the neighs of horses and dogs and cats wandering to greet clients as an animal-assisted session begins, has been replaced with no smells, but … Read more
Dr. Sandra L. Kakacek, Ed. D, LCPC and Allen J. Ottens, Ph.D.Northern Illinois University Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) is a relatively new experientially-based therapy that has been applied to individuals, couples, families, and groups. There is a small but growing literature base that speaks to EAP’s potential for working with very challenging clients. Adjudicated juveniles diagnosed … Read more
Paper based on a program presented at the 2007 Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, October 11-14, Columbus, Ohio Dr. Sandra L. Kakacek, Ed. D, LCPC Sandra L. Kakacek, MS Ed; LCPC is currently a doctoral candidate at Northern Illinois University. She has an extensive background as a special education supervisor and has been … Read more
