The Listening Ear: A Community Analysis

To volunteer with the University of California, Los Angeles Health Department would be an ideal setting given that this experience would allow for personal growth and advancement. Expanding my horizon wherever possible is the objective and that is apparent in continuing knowledge through college. However, there is not an importance on the location seeing that acquiring and developing practice as well as exposure has more importance. Regardless, if I am presented with an opportunity to explore my career path in a respected facility I will not pass up the occasion. The possibilities are endless in this world and I want to contribute to the goodness this world has to offer seeing that I am capable and I have the right tools to excel at any task assigned. Contributing back to the community through

I’d like to volunteer at John Muir Hospital, because not only that it looks good on your college applications. It would be beneficial to learn more about particular careers and be an opportunity to maintain or even develop existing skills.

For as long as l could remember, l have been interested in working in the health care field. During my high school years, from the time l was a freshman to the time l became a senior, l volunteered at a residential health care facility called Northern Metropolitan. I volunteered in the recreation department, assisting the residents with their daily activities. My normal day routine would consist of me assisting the residents during breakfast, setting up the daily activities (board games, bingo, arts and crafts, music time, etc.), taking them out for some fresh air, conversing and socializing with them, creating new recreational events for the residents, and lastly, assisting them with their evening dinner. To me, volunteering served as a purpose to become part of a bigger mission, and to discover the pleasure of learning and working with others. The same can be said about social work and how it serves as a bigger mission to help the community and society as a whole. I want to be a part of that bigger mission to help those in a tough situation make their way into a better and safer one. By volunteering at a residential health care facility, l gained the experience of being able to work with people in my community who wanted to make an impact in someone’s life.

When I stepped foot onto UGA’s campus I knew I wanted to get involved. To me, trying out a volunteer organization was an obvious start. It was safe. It was “volunteering.” No one could make me do it or stay if I didn’t want to and while I was at it I could rack up some good karma points. I quickly learned that there was basically “the big three” (among several other awesomely worthy organizations) when it came to volunteer organizations on campus—Relay, Miracle, and HEROs.

The agency that I will be volunteering with this semester is Give Kids the World in Central Florida. Give Kids the World is a non-profit organization that assists in providing free accommodations for families and children diagnosed with health conditions that are life-threatening allowing them to carry out family vacations at the Give Kids the World Village. As a volunteer, Give Kids the World allows a variety of different ways to get involved, such as being able to work within Guest Dining, Transportation Services, Entertainment etc. Being a Health Sciences Pre-Clinical major and interested in wanting to pursue Medicine in the future, allowed me to gain a significant interest in wanting to volunteer at this agency as I have always been intrigued by willing to help and give back. Furthermore, the reason I chose this agency is that it will allow me to gain experience from a different perspective while giving me the opportunity to provide help, care, joy and hope to children and their family members. Overall, being able to participate, as a volunteer will allow me to give back by providing assistance and care in different areas that are available, enabling me to have a great chance at being able to contribute and make a difference within the community.

Volunteering at sharp hospital , is what is a good idea after hearing the things my friends including my cousin did at this program and i sounds really and something that really suits me because i have a passion for helping other.Since my future career plan is to become a RN, this program would very great way of starting.

Prompt #1 My intended major is Sociology. Once I earn my degree I intend to find a career in either social work or teaching. In choosing social work my focus will be low income families and programs that decrease social inequality. As a child I yearned for the ability to

― Martin Luther King Jr. Taking time to volunteer at the many nonprofit organizations, homeless shelters, advocacy centers, philanthropic fundraisers, local schools and child care facilities in the inner city is not always at the forefront of young people’s minds while navigating through their college experiences. But, with a little push from student organizations, local nonprofits and passionate individuals, volunteerism and community change can start to take a front seat and become not just an opportunity, but also a priority in the lives of young people.

As Key Club President, a fourth-year blood drive coordinator, and a University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics volunteer, I witness community service’s influence and encourage high school students to serve

One extracurricular activity I participate in is volunteering at my local hospital. I volunteer at Riverside Methodist Hospital and I have been volunteering there for a few months now. Some duties that I perform there include visiting patients and making sure they have everything they need. I also discharge patients when its time for them to leave. Additionally, I help greet patients and their families when they first enter the hospital. Volunteering at Riverside has prepared me for the challenges of working in a hospital environment. While volunteering I have been faced with challenges such as making sure I am respectful of families and their privacy. Travelling from each patient room I have to be able to judge whether or not it is the right

I want to pursue medicine for my future career and volunteering at Nebraska Medicine will expose me to the hospital environment. This exposure will help me gain better communication and social skills in the work place. More importantly, I find satisfaction in volunteering because it teaches me how to be more compassionate towards others and to appreciate life to the fullest. In addition, I find comfort in knowing that I make a positive, beneficial impact in peoples lives as well as in our community. For these reasons, I wish to become a volunteer at Nebraska Medicine.

I was able to meet so many volunteers who are willing to give back to their community. The volunteers, mainly consisted of medical school students and nursing students from many different institutes. Those with high blood pressure were educated on proper diet, such as those low in fat and salt. Those with very high blood pressure were encouraged to make an appointment with their primary care physicians to seek for medical intervention. After I was done with my ten hours, I volunteered to join their flu clinic to provide flu shots for those who didn’t have health insurance. In the future, I’m planning to join their biggest charity drive that happens once a year in Berkeley to provide free food for the needy and the free blood pressure clinic for those without health

There have been many misconceptions about a counselor being a good listener and showing empathy. One must realize that just because an individual is a good listener does not mean that he or she is empathetic. Showing empathy does not mean that the counselor has had the same experiences as the client. When the counselor is listening, one should make the client comfortable disclosing information about himself or herself. At residency, I learned to make sure that if I did not understand what was being shared that I ask the client to go into more detail.

My sophomore year of high school, my town went through a major crisis. We had a HIV epidemic, and my little town that was so quiet ended up all over the news with all sorts of rumors spreading about us and about HIV. At a school assembly, we had a presentation to inform the student on what HIV is, the effects of having it, and what can cause the disease. It really inspired me and I wanted to do whatever I could to help. I did a little research online and came across an organization that not only helped people with HIV, but also donated to other organizations and places in need. I looked around on their website and found that they had a high school club version of their organization. I did so much research and found people who would be willing

In my five years of active volunteer work with multiple non-profit organizations, I have seen firsthand the lack of attendance of my peers in times of great community need and support from its members. Although it has become more complicated to find time to give back to the community, with a full-time school and work schedule, there is always spare time to give back. The rapidly growing demand for volunteers in communities all across America is increasing and it is everyone’s duty, especially college students, to pay their dues to the