Community Observation

I decided for my social observation the mall would be a good place to start. I came there on a Friday evening when there should be plenty of people to watch. I also sat in the Barnes and Noble café after that to observe. I expected to see a lot of people shopping and conversing. A few things did stand out to me within the few hours I was there. Some things I didn’t expect to see. We are expected to behave a certain way in public determined by our culture as to what is acceptable. Some people stay well within the lines while some might stray outside the norms but never too far typically. Usually the ones to travel to the extremes are adolescents and teenagers. This is what I observed.

I had the pleasure of interviewing one of our church parisinors, Ms. Maria. Ms. Maria is 75 years old Hispanic woman who has been a widow for the past three years. Ms. Maria was basically a stay at home Mom when her children were young and when she did work she worked as an assembly line worker. Her wages were low and her pension that she currently receives is not enough to meet her monthly needs. Her husband was the main bread winner prior to him dieing of a massive heart attack at the age of 78 while he was at work. Her husband was a cook in a resturanrt and had decied to continue to work until some of their loans were paid off. Since his death, Ms. Maria has been depressed, anxious and struggling to make ends meet and has recently been diagnosed with hypertension. Her three children live out of state a don’t get to visit often.

I interviewed Takisa Smith, Director of the Center for Human Development’s (CHD) Watershed Recovery Center for women in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Her facility accommodates twenty-five women at the beginning stages of recovery and can also accommodate those who have been civilly committed, are pregnant, or post-partum and their infants (http://chd.org/adult-services/addiction-recovery-services/watershed-recovery-center-women/). I was lucky enough to know Takisa through my significant other (Leshawnda Underwood’s mother). Because of our preexisting relationship the interview was very laid back. Though I have known her for some time, it wasn’t until recently that I discovered she was a director of a substance abuse program. Once I knew

The first settlers came to Apex NC in the 1860s. Not too long after settlement, the town was incorporated in 1873. Most of the history of Apex is derived from the railroad system that went through the community. Even the town’s name can be traced by to the system. As the highest point along the railroad between Richmond, Virginia to Jacksonville, Florida, the town was named Apex.

I conducted my interview with Trina who is an LMSW and work for Northwest Health Services (NHS). NHS is a community based, nonprofit, human services provider serving the needs of children and adults in New Orleans. New Orleans is just one of the agencies that NHS they have placed in BatonRouge, Lafayette, aNHS offers a full range of integrated services in the areas of mental health, addictive diseases, autism, education, juvenile justice, therapeutic family care and other specialized services. The focus of this interview is chemical addiction. NHS is committed to address the impact of addiction on the community, family, and individual. NHS offers clients comprehensive clinical, evidence-based practice, and a therapeutic program which incorporate best practice interventions using a multi-disciplinary team approach.

and interview with Mr. Martinez was not only an enjoyable experience, but informative as well. Program planning was demonstrated with real world applications. I was able to gather enough information to conclude my ideas on the pros and cons of the agency. Perhaps most importantly, some avenues of career opportunities were demonstrated with a Health Promotion degree in the substance abuse field. Since I closed my Three Quarter Way House in Miami in late 1997 and drifted away from the recovery community, I have had a longing to be involved again. This has formed part of my reason for continuing my educational pursuits. Mr. Martinez and his staff were generous with their time, interaction, and advice. On Mr. Martinez’s advice, I plan to pursue to become a Certified Peer Support Specialist to compliment my degree. Also, I plan to attend the Burke County Substance Abuse Network breakfast with Mr. Martinez on the last Friday of the month. This assignment proved to be a most valuable

I was always the kid in my family that enjoyed philosophical debate, and now with my recent love for African-American culture and history, I feel that the Telluride Association Sophomore Seminar would be just up my alley. Sitting in a room with a handful of other African-American high schoolers that have the same fire for learning and discussion as I would be wonderful, and possibly would foster a plethora of great new friendships. The workshops lead by the adult professionals would also serve as a good networking opportunity as well as the chance to understand what career opportunities would possibly available to me. I am a young intelligent poor African-American that has Haitian heritage living in Orlando, attending a predominately caucasian school on a magnet.

They can offer robust support as they have paired with key stakeholders of the community, non-profits, local companies, and policy makers. They currently serve 126,000 community members, being able to strengthen over 165 households, while maintaining nine buildings. The following paragraph is the mission statement of Esperanza:

A strong relationship between the police and any member of the community is essential in helping to deter criminal activity. Without it not much will get done to improve the community’s problems, or solve any crimes committed. In the Anonymous Community the coming together of police officers and community members has assisted in bringing down sense of worry and brought about a sense of security that things will get better for them. In regards to schools, after school programs can help juveniles that have nowhere to go, or no family to go home to right away. According to Miller, Hess, and Orthmann (2014), “data has consistently shown that on school days, juvenile crime and delinquency peaks in the hours immediately after school” (p.372). So,

In May of 2010, R-E-A-D (Rejuvenating Excellence & Accomplishing Dreams) was established with the fundamental goals of challenging young women to strive for academic excellence as well as empowering them to assume leadership roles within their community. This journey began with my daughter's desire to leave an indelible imprint spiritually, scholastically and socially in every facet of life. Today after seven years of instilling the Gospel Creed: "Faith Without Works Is Dead", R-E-A-D has grown exponentially into an organization whose reputation precedes itself positively and constructively throughout Hampton Roads.

I never saw the term community as being important before this semester. After taking this course I have realized that community is not as simple as the people living around you. Community is not limited to location, it’s also based on your lifestyle, religion, culture, education, and abilities. Learning about different communities and what makes them a community was interesting. Communities are part of everyday life and have positive affects on the individuals involved. The most intriguing communities we studied and learned about were the jewish community in Trent 1475 and the prevocational community at Kalix. These two communities stood out the most to me and I enjoyed learning about them both throughout the course.

I was a member of Ayubowan Sri Lanka Student Organization. And we had only fifteen members in our organization . According to Bruce Tuckman’s model(p.192) my group stage was adjourning stage (p.194) . We are officially appointed as comity members of this organization and our work period was since 2017 may to 2018 may . Through this year work period we completed two main goals successfully . There are Sri Lankan cultural night and Sri Lankan food festival . In 2017 Sri Lankan night named as Sihanada. The main intention of this event was we try to express our culture and tradition with st cloud state Community . in this event all the members of our organization patriciated to every performance. Because of the comity members singing

Groups talk about goals in different ways, using different words. Some groups have major and minor goals or meta- and micro-goals; others divide goals into mission, purpose or goal, and objectives, while other groups talk about aims and expectations. A group is strengthened to the extent it has clear goals and all members know what their roles are in helping to achieve them (Dimock and Kass, 2008, p.62-63). My placement is currently in the Mental Health field and as mental health workers we have groups that are organized to promote to mental health of all and to support the resilience and recovery of people experiencing mental illness.

I wouldn’t really say my community as a whole has an impact on me as a person but people in around me have had a huge impact on me for who I am today. The people who have the biggest impact on me is defiantly my family and friends, I have done so many things with them that made me the person who I am today.

In today’s society Community Policing and problem solving is what is needed to keep criminal activity under control. Due to ineffective policing methods crime has continued to be on a rise. Police organizations have learned over the years that getting the community involved in fighting crimes, makes the members of the community feel much safer and gives them some sense of pride in regards to the community they live in. This paper will discuss how much of an impact community policing and problem solving has had between law enforcement and the community in which they serve. This paper will also address solutions more communities are using to help control the access to these different drugs.