Resident

With that said we did a level four activity with a group of residents. There was no possible way a couple of our residents were going to participate. After speaking with Terrie, I now feel bad that I did not plan an activity with my resident. From her life story I learned that she does like music and she does watch TV on the weekends. Now that I have a better understanding of the concept of the BATF…

Asking for their names and aiding them with simple tasks that I could achieve from the front desk was a great way for me to slowly get to know these wonderful people. Asking residents, “How are you doing today?” or even the staff, “How can I help?” allowed me to get more involved within the system. One thing I did notice about my first gut reaction was that if I would walk by someone who looked dirty, I continuously found myself…

Tablemate, a product produced by VitalTech has effectively given St. Peter’s residence a more social, pleasurable, and comfortable dining experience. A critical part of the design process was understanding that many residents are sometimes forced to leave their homes and live at St. Peter’s due to their disabilities, this gave us the idea of what experience the device should provide in the final product. The final decision was to give the ladies at table two a dining experience that would feel…

monotonous and rigid structure commonly found in nursing homes today. Above all else, St. John’s has returned to their residents two of life’s pleasures often take for granted, autonomy and the freedom to make choices. They have united the elements of medical and emotional care despite the challenge of time in an attempt to restore meaningful purpose to the lives of the residents. Admittedly, this model is not void…

The new facility and opportunity for a wide range of medical training will attract residents to the area. This is beneficial to the hospital and the community. 2. Establishment of a preventative, diagnostic mobile team. a. The team will be able to reach and treat those community members who are not able to drive, the elderly, and those…

neighbors, and everyone spoke English. This was before the mid-1980’s became a large resettlement location for refugees, because of affordable housing, and access to jobs in Atlanta. By the year 2000, the census showed that one third of Clarkson’s resident were foreign born officially classifying it a super diverse community. Clarkston is now looked at for examples of the struggles and successes of a super diverse community trying to come together. This hardship is mainly outlined in the book…

Placement Preferences Gibson- Gibson is my first preference to be a Resident Assistant in next year because I like that it is a alcohol, drug free building. I would enjoy Gibson because I think that I could relate to the other people that live there. I have been in Gibson on different occasions this year and last year and the tone that it has is very focused. I feel like my experience in Davis has prepared me for being an RA in Gibson. I think that I would bring my malleability to Gibson and…

with them to achieve an ideal living environment would be absolutely amazing. Serving as an RA isn’t limited to checking rooms and filling report forms. It can be a way to contribute a great deal to the residents that I am responsible for. I would create a positive social zone for all of my residents. Implicating fun and educational programs will break boundaries and provide a sense…

As a resident assistant you are tasked with the roles of being a community builder, policy enforcer, campus resource, crisis responder, and a problem solver. Balancing these roles can be difficult, but the way to balance them is to connect them. Being a community builder does not always mean attending big events, it could mean engaging with residents , accompany them to dinner, walk to class together, or even just hanging out with residents and showing them they have someone on campus they can…

scoffing at them, and even go as far as ignoring the students when asked for assistance. Their responsibilities consist of holding events in the lobby, holding events in coordination with other groups on campus, petulantly dealing with their building’s residents (including their personal conflicts), sitting at the desk all day, staring into their phones, and filing the…