By: Annette Nickontro, Kitchen Supervisor I’m so grateful for the grub we get to grow! Summer is here and June’s harvest was no joke – 255 pounds worth of beautiful leafy greens, herbs and a huge chunk of weight coming from jackfruit and those white and yellow pineapples we’d been waiting for! We cut, cooked …
Many of you continue to reach out and share your concern about the people of Hawaii being affected by the Kilauea volcano eruption. While Pacific Quest is far from danger and unaffected by the volcano, our wonderful community in the Puna District have lost their homes and been displaced (the total number of homes consumed …
Pacific Quest Foundation helps to steward a healthy island community by contributing to existing 501(c)(3) organizations on Hawai’i. Over the years since our founding, Pacific Quest has developed relationships with over 60 local non-profit organizations through donations from our company, employees and clients. The PQ Foundation was created to continue this tradition of stewardship. The …
Lorraine received her BA in Social Work from Pennsylvania State University and her Master of Social Work from the University of Hawai’i in Honolulu. She also holds an Educational Specialist graduate degree in School Psychology from the University of Northern Colorado, and a Master of Arts in Psychology and a Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical …
Thanks to the wonderful PQ alumna who shared this meaningful video. As she says “Happy Place is the first song I ever wrote. I wrote it in March while I was in Hawaii, and through writing it I actually learned to play the ukulele! Ohana– this one’s for you. I hope you like it! 🌺” PQ …
Pacific Quest is pleased to report that we have diligently maintained “gold status” in our efforts to gather student outcome data, and contribute to a much larger national study on the efficacy of outdoor behavioral health programs. Thank you to the University of New Hampshire and the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs for …
September is a great month in the organic garden. PQ young adults at the Reeds Bay campus harvested 311 pounds of lovely edibles. We enjoyed fresh coconut, jackfruit, basil, bok choy, brussel sprouts, cilantro, cucumber, green beans, kale, pineapple, starfruit, papaya, and a variety of peppers. The students continued to stock their oversized pickling jars …
The Young Adult Transition Association Conference, 2018, set in the beautiful town of Coeur D’alene, Idaho, just convened. Kellyn Smythe and Mike Sullivan from Pacific Quest were among many conference attendees drilling into the conference theme: the impact of technology on young adults. It was inspiring to be immersed in such great thinkers! 21st century …
In the following article, PQ Therapist Intern and Program Supervisor Sarah Blechman, describes an outstanding training facilitated at Pacific Quest bi-annually. The Four Roots of Horticulture Therapy: Ecological, Intentional, Cyclical & Experimental Over the last two weeks, PQ hosted the bi-annual company-wide horticulture therapy training. Michael McGee, Dara Downs, Sarah Blechman, and Anthony Florig designed …
Genell is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC) and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) with advanced training in mind-body therapies. Somatic Experiencing (SE) is an evidenced-based therapeutic modality that incorporates the body and felt sensations into therapy. SE is particularly effective in treating individuals with trauma symptoms or high levels …