Practicum

My practicum was completed at White’s Restaurant, a local family owned diner, in the charming town of Belmont, North Carolina. The first problem I encountered was the lack of technology with no POS systems, computerized registers, or Excel inventory programs at White’s Restaurant. It began when I needed a business card to turn in even before I began my practicum. Instead of a business card, I turned in a signed restaurant order ticket. Therefore, one of my first tasks during my practicum was to…

1. This article relates to my practicum project because it gives an overview of what biometric screenings are and how annual biometric screenings are important to participate in, especially if your job provides the screenings for its employees. Biometric screenings give individuals lab results that they wouldn’t get at a regular doctor’s office visit unless the doctor suspected the individual to have a problem with their health. Biometric screenings are an instrument that employers use for their…

I am writing to disclose my interest regarding a possible practicum experience with Bay County Sheriff Office. I have a committed interest in receiving a well-rounded practicum and internship experience beginning January spring semester. The practicum consists of 100 hours spread over the 16 weeks of which 40 need to be of some type of client contact experience. I am currently a graduate student attending the University of the Cumberlands, a CACREP accredited Master of Arts in mental health…

My 3-practicum placements have provided me with different, but great learning experiences. I was able to practice what I have been learning in my other college courses in my practicums. In all my practicums, I was able to build positive relationships with each student and teacher-supervisors that I interacted with. I have worked in a grade 4, grade 1, and now a grade 3 classroom. As I assisted in each classroom I was able to learn what my teacher-supervisors would expect from their educational…

My experiences throughout the time of my volunteer practicum gave me an overall positive experience by developing my knowledge, skills, and abilities in adapting physical activity programs for those with varying abilities. In addition I learned valuable lessons and strategies for improving physical activity, and the importance of inclusion. Reflecting back this is essential moving forward in to my career, as it serves as a tool kit to resolve problems or create solutions I may encounter.…

The last few days that I have been at my practicum site has exposed me to many different aspects of post acute care. I started to observe and record my feedback from the nurses, pharmacists, and therapists on the discharge procedure. One of my major projects is to propose a better way and give feedback to the senior leaders on their discharge method and how to better this process for the family members and patient. The discharge method can be very overwhelming at times because the patient and…

In all honesty, I did not have expectations going into the practicum. I wanted to take a risk and take subjects that I had never encountered in high school and sports studies was one of them. I mostly wondered what each class was going to be and how we were going to learn about sports through a different lenses such as english and sociology. Therefore, my expectations were exceeded because the practicum allowed all my brain power to be focused in one subject (sport), yet we dove into in numerous…

When dealing with misbehavior and challenging students in my future classroom I would like to try and model my current practicum teachers approach. This teacher will call out the students that are challenging him and misbehaving in front of the class. He does it in a joking manner but the students know when he calls them out they need to check their behavior. He is also very respectful towards the students and knows how far he can push certain students. This approach keeps students accountable…

Overall Reflection Where I began the semester thinking practicum class was just a place where I and others could complain freely about our placements, that notion began to change very quickly. I learned that while practicum class is a safe place to share our frustrations and concerns, it is also a place where we can learn to cope and confront those frustrations and concerns. Our class is more of a professional development group than a class, in which students can digest and unify important…

My Practicum project underwent four major phases, as promised in the proposal; Research, curriculum creation, workshop construction, and workshop implementation. Phase one focused on research. This phase consisted of compiling possible resources, theories, and practices which could prove helpful in later phases. This also entailed the gathering of data through a survey to determine what fuels conflict within the community college system and what characterizes those conflict situations. This…