When I was a child, I had a golden retriever named Genesis. Most of my cousins and friends were terrified of his stature, but I found his presence and interactions with me therapeutic in the truest form. He would sit next to me as I …
Therapy Matters | Unbroken Support During COVID: How iCan Dream Center is Managing Therapy
With COVID-19 changing how we communicate, the saying, “I’m just a phone call away,” means more now than ever before. In a therapeutic educational setting and for people like Mr. T, a behavior therapist at iCan Dream Center, face-to-face communication was the primary method of …
Stay Well: Sleep Better
Although we sleep at least one-third of our lives (National Sleep Foundation 2017), a person’s quality of sleep is just as important as the quantity or amount of time they sleep. There are many health benefits pertaining to sleep and its quality. The immune system …
Want To Increase Productivity? Give Them A Break
At iCan Dream Center’s Afterschool Program, we acknowledge the importance of allowing our students to take a break in a fun and interactive way. As our students begin to arrive at the program from a long and busy day at school, they enter our building …
How Play Therapy Improves Behavior
Every child has a unique way of understanding the world around them. Play allows children to learn, develop new skills and express their feelings in unique and fun ways. Did you know that play can also be a form of therapy? Therapy can be helpful …