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By Mike McGee, Program Supervisor Students recently made an excursion out of camp to Hawaii Volcano National Park. Given the choice of several locations to check out the students chose to visit the interactive visitor center and the Thurston Lava Tube.  On the car ride to the park, the students reflects and shared with each …

Are you up for a challenge?  Join us for the Ka’u Coffee Trail Run–The Southernmost Coffee Trail Run in the USA! Pacific Quest is proud to sponsor the first 25 employees to complete the early bird registration by July 19, 2014.  Students and staff will also be assisting at water stations along the way! This …

By Dr. Britta Zimmer, Medical Director Thirty percent of children and adolescents experience some sort of sleep disturbances. Sleep disorders include insufficient sleep, insomnia, sleep apnea, circadian rhythm disorder, bedwetting, sleepwalking, restless legs and narcolepsy. Insomnia is defined as the prolonged inability to get the amount of sleep you as an individual, need to wake …

Pacific Quest’s Clinical Director, Lorraine Freedle, PhD, CST-T will be presenting “La Llorona Weeps: Neural Integration, Sandplay and Traumatic Grief” at the 2014 Sandplay Therapists of America Conference in Seattle, Washington.  The conference entitled “The Spirit of Story in Sandplay” will take place at the Red Lion Hotel on Thursday June 5th-Sunday June 8, 2014. …

By Travis Slagle, Horticultural Therapy Director Changing the world is not an easy business, and for mental health providers, changing a life can be just as complicated. Many people enter the field of outdoor therapy because they want to change lives. For students at Pacific Quest, the most basic therapeutic task is to literally practice …

By Yvette Slagle, Communications Coordinator Pacific Quest is proud to be a Gold Sponsor at the upcoming 3rd annual Nightlights! An Evening of Comedy Benefit Event on May 10th in Menlo Park, California. Sky’s the Limit Fund is an organization that was founded to provide grant money for at-risk youth and their families who would …

Dr. Lorraine R. Freedle is a board certified Pediatric and School Neuropsychologist with over 25 years experience in clinical practice and administration in children’s behavioral health. She has extensive experience treating young people and their families impacted by trauma, loss, substance abuse, ADHD, mood disturbances, TBI, and a variety of neurodevelopmental and learning disorders through …

During a typical eight-week stay, Pacific Quest adolescent students have the opportunity to take six academic courses for a total of four academic credits. The courses include: Career and Technical Education – Horticulture Pathway (0.5 credit) Health Education – Health Education I & II (0.5 credits each = 1 credit) Language Arts – English and …

People aren’t born knowing everything, so as they say, hindsight is 20/20. Parents are there to guide their children using knowledge gained through their own experiences – with school or work, with people, perhaps with drugs. Adults recognize destructive behaviors or situations that can cause problems. And because parents love their children, they want to …

By: Mike Sullivan, Primary Therapist & Lori Armbruster, Communications Director PQ staff members were honored and humbled by the overwhelming turnout of alumni, students and families who gathered at the San Francisco Children’s Garden in Golden Gate Park for an inspiring day of service to the community! PQ alumni spent the day working side by …