Practicum

As a practicum student at YMCA Finch Scarborough center, I have learned many different techniques when it comes to group facilitations. I shadowed three different employment resource specialists and observed the techniques they used when interacting with clients. I especially enjoyed learning their styles of how they taught clients during workshops. Furthermore, I have practiced and tried their styles of coaching into my own workshop facilitation. For example, before I used to present by reading from the PowerPoint slides and now I always begin with a questions of what is their expectations and what do they know about the topic. So by doing this, I am able to assess my client’s needs and level of knowledge so I can adjust my ways of facilitation. And sometimes when I interact with…

do not understand the role of practicum in the undergraduate psychology curriculum. I feel like they wanted to give readers a brief history of the development of practicum and how people think they are beneficial to undergraduates. Universities and professor for the past 30 years have been looking at ways in which they could improve the undergraduate curriculum in psychology. According to the article, respondents of a recent report by Kulik (1973) stated that they offered courses that included…

ideas that interested me were coping with pressures, identifying legal and ethical issues, diversity in the work setting, and looking ahead. The reason I found coping with pressures important because in the book it communicates that when you first start at a practicum site there is a transitional phase. Moreover, the book goes on to give effective strategies to help adjust to all the pressures that can happen when first starting a practicum. For instance, the book states (Chiaferi & Griffin,…

Yatri Domadia Practicum – Fall 2015 Reflection - 9/16 and 9/23 I am currently doing my practicum at The Growing Tree in one of the PreK 3 classrooms. My co-operating teacher is Mrs. Naomi and TA is Ms. Diana, Room # 6. Wednesday 9/9 On the very first day of the practicum, school was yet to start officially for children. However, there was a workshop for the teachers to attend, but the director of the school…

Throughout the practicum, students are repeatedly reminded about the significance of policy and how it relates to social services and the population it serves. Policy Practice aids practicum students/social workers with practice…

For my service-learning practicum, I have been placed in a Catholic Public school named St. Charles in Thorold, Ontario. Since I am in the primary/junior program of Concurrent Education, I have been placed in a grade one classroom which I am very pleased with. One thing I have noticed about the grade one classroom is how organized it is. The first thing you notice when walking into the classroom is how the teacher uses the walls to enhance classroom lessons. Alphabets, numbers, seasons,…

paper will discuss the practicum II experience I encountered at Atlantis Elementary School. An overview of the specifics of the placement, initial emotions and thoughts and how they have changed. Additionally, analysis of the understanding of S.T.E.M and of partnerships of early childhood education. Furthermore, it will cover three major insights, personal areas of strength, and with areas to grow. My practicum II experience was fulfilled at Atlantis Elementary School, in a first-grade…

Having an opportunity to complete my practicum with University of Florida women’s soccer team will give me great experiences to learn more about the administrative and organizing portion of the team structure. I will be working with general capacity of a team as well as given an opportunity to have hands on experiences of how the team is staying successful. Some of the areas that I will be able to work with is recruiting process; considerations of admissions to the team; responding and…

As a musical theatre major going into my second year of college. I have only really ever been the performer in productions. I’ve never been to knowledgeable about the aspects of theatre behind the spotlight. But since pursuing theatre in higher education, I am aware of how limited I made myself in my lack of interest of anything not involving performance. Since being at Ouachita, I can say my eagerness to understand every position in theatre is constantly increasing. And not to just be apart of…

During week five in my practicum, I volunteered to help out the administrator. I believe it is important to know how every area of the hospice work or at least have an idea. I learned about how organized files of employees, place orders, payroll, etc. I had previews experience in management, but it was in a restaurant, so it was good to see how an office is run. In addition, I practiced to do the social workers' reports and put them into the computer system. Now, I am confident I can complete…