Meet Dr. Kathy
To meet Dr. Kathy Koch, Ph.D. (pronounced "cook") through a paragraph description doesn't do her justice. Of course, we're sure the same is true of you. In a paragraph, you can't experience Dr. Kathy's personal interest, enthusiasm, authenticity, and communication skills. In other words, her heart can't come through. When you do meet her, it won't take you long to agree with others, there's a refreshing realness to Kathy that will encourage and inspire you.
Kathy first began
thinking about universal human needs
when in graduate school, as she was
confronted with the idea during various
courses. She would relate what she
was learning to second graders she
had just taught or middle school
students she had coached. None of
the models she was taught ever totally
satisfied her, but she wasn't sure why.
When serving as
a professor, Dr. Kathy and several
colleagues taught a full-day seminar
titled "Building Self-Esteem" which included the five core needs that she eventually built the Authentic Answers Model around. It was while teaching this program that the flaws in this person's model and other similar models became clear. As a result, Dr. Kathy developed the Authentic Answers Model. The order of the five core needs is significant and her teaching of the dynamic linkages among them makes our Model a practical problem-solving tool for children, teens, and adults.
Today, as the Founder
of Celebrate Kids, Inc., Dr. Kathy
teaches these important truths to
parents, children of all ages, teachers,
women, and missionaries nationally
and internationally in seminars sponsored
by schools, churches, and conventions.
Dr. Kathy is appreciated
for her practical, realistic, helpful,
and insightful ideas about many topics.
She is also known for her down-to-earth,
upbeat, humorous, and forthright
style. People report being both encouraged
and challenged. Whether a group is
small or large, those in attendance
sense Kathy's love and respect for them.
Dr. Kathy is
appreciated for her practical, realistic,
helpful, and insightful ideas about
many topics.
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