Reflection Paper: My Service Learning Project

Violence Prevention, Reduction, and Elimination Measures to be taken by Law Enforcement and/or School Officials in a Typical School

I decided to start volunteering at the local humane society because I’ve always been really passionate about animals and wanted to start benefiting them in the community. Prior to my service I was delighted because I’ve wanted to start volunteering for years and was glad the opportunity had presented itself. Throughout my experience I learned a great deal and met a lot of new people. Even though I’ve only just started serving my time at the Fox Valley Humane Association I can truly see the difference it has made in the community.

A Service Learning project is one of the project requirements to complete the Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree through Ferris State University (FSU). My Service Learning experience was completed at the VA Medical Center (VAMC) in November, 2014. This paper includes details of the facility along with the contact information for the coordinator of the project. A description of my role as a volunteer, critical reflection of my experience, and a synthesis of the Service Learning are also included.

Since the establishment of public education in the United States, schools have provided a sense of security and belonging to their students. Although sitting through lectures and doing homework may not be the most exciting thing in the world, students will always have a lunch to eat, a roof over their head, and a supportive teacher or counselor that they can talk to. Despite the “safe” environment and presence of authoritative figures on school campuses, trouble always finds a way to break out. Simple misbehaving and occasional fights are a common occurrence on most school campuses, however a new breed of troublesome and violent students has hatched. The

When I began my Civics class, thinking it potentially difficult and boring, I did not initially look forward to this project. However, as I did each activity, I found myself enjoying each and every one. From sitting in a board meeting to collecting trash, I discovered something new in all of the ways I volunteered. Not only did the people I volunteered for gain something through my service, but I feel that I gained a lot as well.

For this service learning project, my group and I organized a goods drive. We placed donation boxes around Denton for art-therapy supplies. The group also held an event on November 6, 2017, at Texas Woman’s University to encourage students to make donations. All the donations went to the Child Advocacy Center in Denton; this organization provides assistance to children that have been victims of physical or sexual abuse. This service learning project relates to the theories and ideas in chapter 13 and chapter 14 of Women’s Lives: A Psychological Exploration. Chapter 13 relates to mental health, and it signifies the importance of social support during stressful

Service Learning is learning through experience to gain sociological observation, concepts, and theories so I decide to do my service learning hours in one of the two high schools that is part of the Oceanside Unified School District. The name of the school is called El Camino High School. El Camino High School is a high school that is located at 400 Rancho Del Oro Drive in Oceanside, California. It has over 3,000 students currently attending. The school’s mascot is the “Wildcat” and their colors are gold and red. El Camino High School is a public school that is part of a system of free public education that is maintained at a public expense for the education of students who are part of that community or district. El Camino High School is a place is a public school where students are coming out of middle school and are

My field placement is at Mesa Middle School, the home of the rattlers. Mesa Middle School is composed of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. At Mesa Middle School they offer a variety of services for their students. They provide crisis intervention, they assist the children with conflict resolution, and as well anger management. They also assist the children in understanding and accepting self and others, and finally, they help the children with any physical or emotional needs that can possibly be interfering with their academic success. The middle school does not offer many groups. The groups they do have are task groups. The sole purpose of these groups is to educate staff and help them develop fresh ideas to better the middle school. A rising issue the middle school has been struggling with is bullying. I have observed bullies being held accountable for their actions, but the children who are bullied are given no emotional support or guidance. These children who are bullied often end up having deeper issues in result to the bullying. These issues begin to affect their overall success in school. The middle school is in need of some type of support for these children. I feel a group would be very effective in helping meet this need because it would allow for these kids to get the support and guidance they need.

This paper is an overview of mental health professional with several years’ experience to be a consultant to a local district superintendent. Based on information gather from a phone call from the superintendent regarding three students and a teacher that was severely stabbed by a student. This has been in the media for about two weeks. During this time, the superintendent has been receiving complaints from people in the community, parents and teacher stating that security measures are not adequate and that discipline for the student are lax. My responsibility as a MHP consultant is to develop a plan of action, intervention and my recommendation to the superintendent. To help improve communication within the community about the school, student, teachers and administrate staffs.

The first lesson of the curriculum has students identify the relationship among crime, violence, drug abuse, and gangs. The second lesson of the curriculum has students analyze information sources and identify realistic, normative beliefs about gangs and violence. The third lesson of the curriculum has students define their roles and responsibilities in their family, school, and community. The fourth lesson of the curriculum allows students to write goals that are realistic and achievable. The fifth curriculum students receive the chance to practice decision-making skills. The sixth curriculum students practice effective communication skills. The seventh curriculum will teach students how to identify active-listening skills and learn how to recognize the emotional state of others. Also in the seventh curriculum students learn how to demonstrate empathy toward victims of crime and violence. The eight lesson of the curriculum allows adolescence students to practice effective refusal skills. The ninth lesson of the curriculum allows students to practice effective refusal skills. The tenth lesson of the curriculum allows students to practice anger-management skills. The eleventh curriculum allows students to identify how anger-management skills help prevents violence and conflicts. The twelfth

1). How do you believe service learning (SL) is utilized as a tool for fostering civic engagement?

Madison Community Unit School District services students grades K-12 and they have a support center that houses these same grade levels for challenged children. Children who display violence, and who are overly aggressive with students and teachers, during the school year are also sent to the support center. Ultimately, this is done as a means of attempting to reshape behavior that could ultimately result in some students being expelled for the remainder of the school year, or being sent to an alternative school. The demographic makeup of the Junior and senior high school is a matriculation of 300 students, which consist of 92.2% black, 4.8% white, 1.2% Hispanic, and 1.8% of two or more races. This school provides service to a base of 99% low income student, 11% of these students have an IEP, and the total number of students followed by the counselor equates to 199 students amongst Jr high and high school. The graduation rate is 82% which is rather high, but the percentage that is college ready is 6% and that seems rather low to me. The Counseling techniques utilized by the counselor is 50% career development and 50% educational improvement. There is a high need for social emotional training as well as the entire school needs to be addressed about bullying. Its evidence of this behavior taking place with the females, and the school is curious if it is happening with the males too. I will be tasked in the upcoming future, with creating a group for

Within the Service Learning Project, I have learned quite a few things. I have learned that I know a lot more about history then I ever imagined I knew. I can explain events and facts than ever before, but most importantly I learned that the government and society begins with myself. I have a duty and role within Society and the United States government to act morally and defend our nation.

During the past decade, school safety has been at the forefront of many school districts safety polices and plans. With recent high profile school shootings, the question school districts continue to ask is how do we keep our schools safe? Administrators face heavy scrutiny when weighing approaches to school safety and student discipline. Likewise, school employees have the right to work in safe environments devoid of life-threatening behaviors (Fenning and Bohanon, 2006; Skiba and Rausch, 2006). America’s founding fathers understood the importance of a public school education. They believed educating its citizens would allow them the opportunity to learn new skills while becoming successful and productive people in society. However, our founding fathers did not predict the severe behavior changes our schools face in educating disruptive and dangerous students. America’s school districts are charged with providing solutions for disruptive and dangerous students (Fenning and Bohanon, 2006; Skiba and Rausch, 2006). School officials must address these issues with research-based interventions and collaborative resources that provide a safe learning environment for all stakeholders (Elliott and Mihalic, 2004; Schoenwald and Hoagwood, 2001). Boards of education continue to support school efforts to rethink best practices for disciplinary alternative middle schools (DAMS). Many school districts focus on research-based interventions and resources that manage aggression and

According to Kathleen Flecky and Lynn Gitlow, service-learning is defined as, “learning that occurs in experiences, reflection, and civic engagement” (Flecky & Gitlow, 2011). In recent years more universities are implementing service learning into their curriculum. A key concept of service learning is civic responsibility. Civic responsibility can simply be defined as your responsibilities as a citizen. As will be shown later in this paper, service learning can have many benefits not only to a student, but also to the community members