Logan Square Neighborhood Experience

Lastly, the chairperson recounted her own personal story with addiction. I was surprised how the group handled her story in a positive way. I noticed at times members laughed and even smiled and others making brief supporting comments. Rather than judge the events of her life, the group members seemed to connect in a personal way. I liked how the meeting was honest and open. Afterwards different members of the meeting read brief AA literature, "How it Works," the "Twelve Traditions" and "The Promises." I listened to each of them very closely

Tucked away on the western edge of the Financial District and surrounded by the Hudson River, Battery Park City is a mixed-use planned community where thousands of New Yorkers live and work. As with the neighboring Financial District, Battery Park City has become a trendy place to live and work in recent years and has finally begun to shed its 9-to-5 image.

During the week in Chicago, I grew closer to God, learned how to be a better leader, and learned to put others before myself, which is what helped me become a better person. Serving others that had situations worse than I could imagine was life changing. The idea I could make such a tremendous change in someone’s life while doing activities I enjoyed, opened my eyes to the potentials of serving. After the week ended and I returned home, I wanted to do more for the people around me who were less fortunate. Going into freshman year, I made the decision to volunteer at Urban Vision. I help kids who have newly immigrated to Akron and the United States find items at a holiday shop for their families and themselves. Many of these kids went directly to the necessity aisle, (i.e. toilet paper, laundry detergent, and soaps) to get these items for their families, even though there were plenty of toys for the kids themselves. These kids helped me realize I should be grateful for everything in life, from shelter over my head to the clothes on my

I also enjoyed the prayer at the end. I didn’t like when everyone had to admit aloud that they were alcoholic (I get that it’s part of the 12 steps but it seemed like they had already admitted it to themselves because they were there). I did like that the meeting was held in a church. The atmosphere was relaxed, calm and non judgmental. Even in a room full of what could’ve been total first timers or strangers, they had an amazing and supportive energy that just filled the room. I loved watching the people connect, grow, and heal over a tragedy that took over their life. It was also amazing and empowering to see them make the step to give themselves and the people they love a better future.

This meeting lasted about 1 hour and I felt very welcomed in this warm compassionate

This meeting was good for testing my ability to not become involved in unrelated debates, as well as identifying difference within the service user I will work with during practice. The mother showed an interest in herself training to become a social worker, yet I did not respond to her derogative remarks about the types of people she expects to ‘sort out’ as a social worker.

When I walked into the meeting, I was a little apprehensive. It was only a small group of about ten people, which was held at a local hospital. Knowing that I had to explain I was there to observe as a student studying social work, I was worried that the participants would hold back from their real behaviors in the group and that they would be cold to me. However, that assumption could not have been farther from the truth. All my apprehension flew out the window, as the members of the small group all welcomed me with open arms. Apparently, these were regulars. Most in the group attended every meeting, and continued to use the support of the group to deal with the continuous chaos and trauma of living with an addict. I was welcomed to sit and observe the behavior of the individual members of the group express their grief, fear, and

This semester I participated in a service learning partnership with two other students. Through the semester I spent a little over ten hours with each of my partners. Most of the activities we participated in were activities in which we were able to get to know one other on more of a personal level. The thing that made this partnership interesting was the fact we were all from different parts of the world. Which means the way we had grown up was very different for each of us.

The whole experience of attending this A.A meeting was enjoyable and fun. I enjoyed every aspect of it, especially the personal stories that many of the A.A members decided to share, because I personally feel that it takes plenty of courage to be able to speak in front of people about personal problems that you had to overcome. I felt a sense of empathy towards some of the members because the personal stories that they shared were really vivid. It made think about how at times we are quick to judge an individual without even knowing how their problems came to

In preparation for the meeting, I arranged a suitable date and venue, then contacted all the relevant professionals to invite them to attend. This was followed by a letter confirming the meeting details. In addition, I made an account of the various concerns raised in order to briefly explain to everyone at the meeting why the family had come to the attention of Social Care to enable us to work together and devise a plan of how best to address the issues.

Another meaningful experience that sticks out to me is when I regularly volunteered at a children’s homeless shelter in Roxbury, Mass. for two years, and was reminded of the fact that the statistics we hear every day about homelessness are real people – not just numbers. Every child I played alongside,

On Tuesday, Jonette Strothcamp from Mid-America Transplant and Kim from Aging Matters came in to talk to us about two very different subjects, both are which important in the community. I enjoyed learning about them both and what they do for the community and the region. Both of the programs that we learned about today are non-profit organizations.

Today I had the privilege of attending the Regional Leadership Institute presentation that was held at DeVos Place. Leaders from both Mercy Health Muskegon and Mercy Health

With his persistence support he introduced me to a friend involved in Planned Parenthood with a major in Sociology. As I spent the day with her, she described the duties she has being part of a women's clinic. Even more, she explained the behind the scene actions her group has to take to provide the community with free services. I was impressed

This meeting served as a way to welcome me and delineate to everyone my role at The Shield. Moreover, I also had the opportunity to attend the General Assembly (GA) and meet a few of the board members. The GA discussed several aspects of the Shield such as the number of phone calls received, the number of clients they helped, their future goal, how close they are to achieving their goal of opening the Second Step Shelter, how the emergency shelter works and the different rules set forth by the social worker, and so on. The General Assembly allowed me to learn more about the organization and the services offered. As well, the statistics about how many women were calling in times of distress was surprising as I did not expect the number to be very